We call for an immediate ceasefire, the prompt release of all hostages and uncharged prisoners on both sides, and urgent action to relieve the tremendous suffering in Gaza. We demand that the United States no longer provide weapons that are used to kill innocent civilians indiscriminately.
We urge our government to call for an immediate ceasefire, immediate and adequate humanitarian aid, and negotiations for a long-term peace. As Quakers, we believe each life is sacred.
As members of Campus Friends Meeting in Wilmington, Ohio, we carry with us the legacy of generations of peace activists at Campus Meeting and Wilmington College. We hold up our belief that all people have the Inner Light, that of God and the universe in all living beings, and stand opposed to acts of state violence that undermine our shared humanity.
Cannon Valley Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) calls for an immediate cease‐fire in the Middle East, an end to the United States providing weapons of war, and swift action to ensure urgently needed humanitarian assistance.
As Quakers, we oppose war and seek a just and lasting peace in Israel/Palestine. We grieve the death of over 1,200 Israelis and over 33,000 Gazans, including 13,800 children (As of April 2024).
Friends feel a responsibility to act on the immense suffering in Gaza, as well as the ongoing violence in the West Bank. All the peoples of Israel and Palestine deserve to live in peace.
The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t stop thousands of Quakers from conducting business with FCNL this March and April. 215 Meetings and Churches, as well as Yearly and Quarterly Meetings, chose to center their first virtual meetings for business on discerning FCNL’s legislative priorities for the 117th Congress.
Friend Tom Bertrand is following a long-held tradition of visitation, and a leading to invite Friends to Quaker advocacy.
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