August 3, 2017
Every child should be free from cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment. Just about everyone can agree with this statement. In practice, one of Canada’s closest allies […]
August 1, 2017
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) is pleased to release a position paper, Synthetic Biology: Major Issues of Concern to Quakers. We’ve been actively tracking synthetic biology […]
March 31, 2017
The word “parole” is quite familiar, but stop and ask yourself, how much do you actually know about parole? How does it function? In what ways […]
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 […]