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David Atwood
recently retired
QUNO Geneva, Director
will deliver
"From the Inside Out:
Observations on Quaker Work at the United Nations"
at Yearly Meeting 2012.
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QUAKER QUERIES
Quaker News
Yearly Meeting 2012 Perth
Presiding Clerk Maxine Cooper in conversation with Young Friends Tom Dundas and Callista Barritt at Yearly Meeting 2012 in Perth.
One of the "quiet processes and small circles in which vital and transforming events take place" at Yearly Meeting 2012 in Perth.
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Peace And Earthcare Worker
Above:
Friends from Aoteraroa New Zealand,Gael and Robert Howell.
Robert was this month appointed AYM Peace and Earthcare worker and will commence part-time work in Canberra early next year to further AYM peace, social justice and earthcare concerns. See story in AYM Secretary's Newsletter Oct 2011.
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Most recent updates on our website
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on the members page
Privacy Policy (Draft)
Documents in Advance for Yearly Meeting 2012
AYM Secretary's Newsletter, Dec 2011
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downloadable under
Watching Brief: Responcibility to Protect
Action Alert: Iran
downloadable under
The Australian Friend December 2011
by Rowe Morrow
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Christ Church Grammar School in Perth, West Australia.
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Emergency relief — how to help
Neither Australia Yearly Meeting nor its service agency Quaker Service Australia has the resources to assist in emergencies. Instead, we recommend that Friends who wish to donate money towards emergency relief visit the website of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) http://www.acfid.asn.au. The website will assist Friends to find an ACFID-accredited agency which is already working in the country where the crisis has occurred.
Who We Are And What We Believe
The Religious Society of Friends began in Britain in the 17th century with the teachings of George Fox, an itinerant preacher, and has spread to most regions in the world. There are half a million Quakers worldwide , most in Africa; in Australia, we have around 2000 people who worship in Meetings for Worship , of whom 1000 are in membership.
Austraiian Quakers have reflected on their faith, practice, life stages, challenges and history in 'This we can say; Australian Quaker life, faith an thought' . To read these reflections, click here.
Quakers and Social Issues
…we must accept responsibility for what is happening in our lives and in the world. We must liberate ourselves from old ways of thinking. We must be part of the community debate about domestic violence and rape, the deeds of minorities, and conflict resolution. (David Purnell, 1994, in ' This we can say; Australian Quaker Life, Faith and Thought ', AYM 2003.)
For media comments on these issues, contact the national office (email email or telephone 07 3201 2685).
Read public statements from Quakers in Australia on these and other topics. Also check out our FAQ page .
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