March 30, 2017
A newly updated analysis written by CFSC associate member Paul Joffe examines recent developments in the Americas, including the establishment of the American Declaration on the […]
March 29, 2017
Canada’s Court Challenges Program has historically provided funding for challenges under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that advance the rights of marginalized and disadvantaged […]
February 17, 2017
We’re hearing more and more about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples these days. From the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada […]
January 31, 2017
As a faith community committed to actively seeking just peace, Friends are profoundly concerned by all acts of violence and hatred. In Canada, the US, and […]
December 14, 2016
As Quakers, we are well aware how dangerous surveillance and a “police state” can be. ~ CFSC, December 2016
December 5, 2016
Canadian Friends Service Committee has joined a major call from around the world for a moratorium on gene drives. We’ve written about gene drives in […]
December 1, 2016
Just peace is the dream of BDS: A statement on Ontario’s anti-BDS debate The holocaust was a tragedy of inconceivable proportion. It is sickening not only […]
November 11, 2016
The Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Project at Muskrat Falls has been contentious since construction began in 2013. Recent studies by Harvard University scientists have shown that if […]
October 27, 2016
Friends support recommendations to improve policing in Ontario There are many long-standing human rights issues around policing in Ontario. These include racial profiling, discriminatory use of […]