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Are We Done Fighting? Author Talk Tuesday, September 29, 2026 6:00pm–7:00pm Mount Pleasant Library, 599 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto Registration required. Register here. […] The post Are We Done Fighting? Author Talk appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
The Summer 2026 edition of our newsletter Quaker Concern is out now! Truth and reconciliation: Quakers and reparations By Rachel Yordy and Jeremy Vander Hoek We’ve […] The post Quaker Concern newsletter Summer 2026 appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, write to express our support for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), its leadership, and […] The post Civil society groups support curatorial independence of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
We’re excited to welcome the newest member of our small staff team, Sarah Bear! Sarah is Wolastoqey from Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation). She holds a […] The post CFSC welcomes new Indigenous Rights Program Coordinator Sarah Bear! appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
CFSC is pleased to release two new resources to support trans and gender-diverse inclusion. Primarily aimed at Quakers, these resources contain information that may be useful […] The post Trans and gender-diverse inclusion amongst Friends appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
Boundaries don’t have to hold us down. They can lift us up. Here’s how. I recently heard someone say that a speaker making vicious and […] The post You might have a problem with being too permissive appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
Are you ready to move beyond good intentions and into real action for reconciliation? No matter where you are on your reconciliation journey, our new resource […] The post Truth and reconciliation: Quakers and reparations appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
Are you worried about Canadian-made weapons and their impact in the world? Did you know that every year, CANSEC—the largest arms fair in North America—is held […] The post Resisting CANSEC: strength through peace appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
We made the following submission to Canada’s May 2026 pre-budget consultation. Summary of recommendations Recommendation 1 1.a) Reconsider spending cuts to Global Affairs Canada, increase […] The post Our priorities for Canada’s budget appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .
$259,654. That’s the cost to tax payers to keep a woman in federal prison for a year. Jaw dropping, isn’t it? It gets worse. There are […] The post Who benefits from Canada’s federal prisons? New executive summary appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee .