The Spring 2018 issue of Quaker Concern is here!
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The Spring 2018 issue of Quaker Concern is here!
It starts with a moving interview with Jane Orion Smith discussing her 18 years of service work with Canadian Friends Service Committee and sharing wisdom learned along the way.
Dick Cotterill and Joy Morris explore a topic you might not have heard about - the challenges associated with Canada's aging prison population.
Jennifer Preston describes a tour of communities in northwestern British Columbia where she and CFSC associate member Paul Joffe were speaking about Indigenous Peoples' human rights.
Matt Legge shares news about the possible creation of a Canadian Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security and what that might mean.
As usual we also offer brief news updates and a look at recent travel undertaken in the work and witness of CFSC. You can find the current and previous issues of Quaker Concern at http://quakerconcern.ca and as always, they're also available for download in PDF and in print copy to all donors (contact us to find out more).
Reflections on Service: An Interview with Jane Orion Smith
I recently caught up with Jane Orion Smith to discuss her 18 years with Canadian Friends Service Committee, and what she learned along the way. Q: What motivates Quaker service work? Orion: Quakerism is a religion of response. The motivation is a response to the Inner Voice, not just what we think is right.…Read more
Canada's Aging Prison Population
The number of older offenders (those aged 50+) incarcerated in Canadian prisons is on the rise. It has now exceeded 25% of the people in our federal institutions. Together with this come new realities of deteriorating mental and physical health. Walkers and wheelchairs are common sights.... Read more
Engaging with Indigenous Peoples in BC’s Northwest
During the first week of February I traveled with CFSC associate member Paul Joffe to northwest British Columbia to make presentations on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Such presentations, and dialogue on Indigenous concerns, are critical for human rights education.... Read more.
An Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security?
Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, recently introduced a Private Members’ Motion (M-163) seeking to establish an Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security. This concept of women, peace, and security has been advanced by the international community since 2000 (PDF), but it seems Canada is starting to take it more seriously, with a newly updated National Action Plan and “theory of change”.... Read more.
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