J’ai eu l’opportunité de passer quelque temps à Calais, au début de cette terrible semaine, quand il y avait encore de l’espoir que les choses puissent s’ améliorer pour plus de 1000 enfants du camp. Ils étaient pris en charge par des bénévoles, et faisaient face à la menace de perdre la seule maison qui […]
En décembre 2013, les gouvernements des 28 pays de l’UE ont décidé à l’unanimité que le soutien aux fabricants d’armes nationaux était une priorité. Cette idée a été proposée initialement comme réponse à la crise économique, mais elle a rapidement été appuyée par ceux qui voulaient une politique étrangère plus agressive. Les dirigeants des 28 […]
Nous sommes ravis que, seulement un an après le processus de transition, le Conseil Quaker pour les Affaires Européennes (QCEA) soit devenu une organisation encore plus professionnelle et dynamique, posant un défi inspirant aux tendances politiques et sociales actuelles. Dans un climat d’exclusion et de boucs émissaires en Europe, il est nécessaire que la voix […]
APRODEV, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Front Line, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, and the Quaker Council for European affairs call for the EU to condemn the Israeli anti-boycott law. Read “Anti-boycott law violates human rights and further undermines Israeli democracy: EU must unequivocally condemn the law” in English(PDF – […]
QCEA, in association with APRODEV, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), Front Line, and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issue a press release stating their concern over a law (‘Law for Prevention of Damage to the State of Israel through Boycott – 2011’) passed by the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) by a majority of 47 […]
An open letter to J.M.D. Barroso (President of the European Commission), Commissioners and services of the European Commission, Members of the European Parliament, and Representatives of Member States relating to Horizon 2020 and the need for funding to focus on the needs of society and the environment rather than those of big business. Read the letter: In English (pdf – […]
The European Union spends significant amounts of public money on research. This is currently done under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7); but there is also funding for research coming from other EU budgets. The main areas of research funded under FP7 are: Health Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Information and Communication Technologies Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and […]
2010 is the year in which Quakers reflect on the 350-year history of our Peace Testimony. This volume, published to mark that occasion, brings together a number of documents which provide an insight into the thinking which supports the Peace Testimony. “Be Patterns, Be Examples – Reflecting on 350 years of working for peace in […]
As members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), one of the peace churches, we believe in that of God in everyone. We believe in non-violent approaches to conflict resolution, in the intrinsic equality of all people everywhere, and in a sustainable way of life for everyone that the one earth we share can support. […]