January 26, 2022
Quantum physicists, philosophers, and spiritual figures like the renowned Zen Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh have converged on an idea. Our latest post for Psychology Today looks […]
January 13, 2022
Open letter for the criminalisation of ecocide We are living in a unique moment in the history of humanity. Mass damage and destruction of ecosystems–ecocide–committed for […]
December 15, 2021
Canada has been named twice by the UN as one of several countries perpetuating the devastating war on Yemen. That’s because, although Canada acceded to the […]
November 23, 2021
As civil society organizations, trade unions, investors and/or subject-matter experts from around the world committed to upholding human rights (including Indigenous Peoples’ rights), environmental protection, climate-change […]
November 17, 2021
Canadian Friends Service Committee has joined over 60 civil society groups who have come together to call on the federal government to implement real reform to […]
October 25, 2021
On October 22, news broke that the government of Israel had declared six major Palestinian human rights groups “terrorist organizations.” CFSC has worked with one of […]
October 1, 2021
The seeds of the Canadian Coalition for Children with Incarcerated Parents (CCCIP) were sown many years ago, influenced by Quaker work internationally. In January 2019, CFSC […]
September 21, 2021
Over 200 organizations, including CFSC, joined together again this year to release a joint statement on the International Day of Peace. The statement was delivered to […]
August 25, 2021
The following open letters were sent by Canadian Quaker bodies following the discovery of unmarked graves of Indigenous children at the sites of former residential schools. […]