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Issues, Concerns, Actions
Quakers are committed to action, rather than passive acceptance of the sorrows of the world. This section of the Devon and Cornwall Web site is concerned with some of the issues that Quakers are interested in, concerns that they have, and actions that they are engaged in. |  Work in progress |
Environment: climate change, sustainability, etc. [Correspondent: ?] Education xxx Peace......................................... Slavery Political action [Correspondent: ?] Cuba [Notes only] Kenya schools [Needs some pictures!]
Justice: prison reform; prison visiting; restorative justice; drugs; the 2010 riots; etc [Devon and Cornwall Peace and Social Witness Group?]
Civil Liberties [Devon and Cornwall Peace and Social Witness Group?] Quaker Concern for the Abolition of Torture (Q-CAT) [Link lost] Quaker Homeless Action Economic justice for farmers (Jansatyagraha)
| Economic systems, justice and the planet Israel/Palestine [Correspondent: Tony Davies] Equality. Not the whole enormous subject - just some bulletins from the Exeter Equality Group. See also note about Quaker meeting on 17 Oct 09 about The Spirit Level. Economics and Business. [Notes only] Circles of Support and Accountability [Correspondent: ?] News from Rwanda [Correspondent: Christopher Middleton ] Belief [Notes only]
Quaker organisation and practices [Correspondent: Alan Ray-Jones]
Devon and Cornwall Quaker Life Group Marriage Greenpeace Amnesty Quaker Bolivia Link Recycle: facilitates the recycling of old mobile phones and printer cartridges in support of QBL.
... and many more |
QFP 23.01: Remember your responsibility as citizens for the government of your town and country, and do not shirk the effort and time this may demand. Do not be content to accept things as they are, but keep an alert and questioning mind. Seek to discover the causes of social unrest, injustice and fear; try to discern the new growing-points in social and economic life. Work for an order of society which will allow men and women to develop their capacities and will foster their desire to serve. [Advices, 1964]
A subject in this section may have its own page and in many cases its own correspondent, as shown above. Except where stated, any views expressed are presented by the named correspondent and are not guaranteed to be those of other Quakers. All material on these topics is intended to be accessible from the body of this page and its subordinate pages. The menu under this page (on the left) contains links to a changing selection of the more interesting, urgent or active topics.
This section also encompasses other ventures which many Quakers support, or are in sympathy with, but for which there may be no ongoing action in Devon and Cornwall and/or no available correspondent, in which cases there may be just links to external sites. And in some cases what is undoubtedly a serious concern does not yet have any additional material at all.
The menu also contains links to a News page and a Links page, for material that does not fit readily anywhere else in this section.
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