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Since 1979, we have worked to promote just and peaceful solutions to issues affecting Europe and its relationships with the rest of the world.

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We currently work on three programme strands that aim to combine our expertise and experience in working at the intersections between issues. Learn more:

Pillar 1:

Address the Intersections of Climate, Migration, and Peace

Pillar 2

Rethinking Security in Europe

Pillar 3

Speaking Truth to Power in a Crisis of Democracy

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Annual Report 2025 Out Now!

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Voices of Peace: Stories of Conscientious Objectors from Europe and Beyond

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Around Europe 401 – Out Now!

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Publications

Voices of Peace: Stories of Conscientious Objectors from Europe and Beyond

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Events

Brown bag lunch with Conscience and Peace Tax International (CPTI)

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Recent videos

Explore below recent videos covering diverse topics such as EU issues, migration, peace, climate justice and so much more.

In our publication, you will discover eight powerful personal stories from Belgium, Greece, Eritrea, Türkiye, Israel, Finland, Russia, and Spain. At our launch, you will hear about the journey behind creating this publication and listen to stories from conscientious objectors themselves. This project is a collaboration between Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA), Connection e.V., War Resisters’ International (WRI), and Agir Pour la Paix. Introduction: 00:00:00 Behind the Scenes: 00:01:08 Charlène Poupon Brengel: 00:06:38 Ayana from Israel: 00:15:02 Mayis from Türkiye: 00:33:46 Q&A: 00:47:16 Conclusion: 00:58:34
'Voices of Peace: Stories of Conscientious Objectors from Europe and Beyond' Online Launch
Meet Olga Karach, a Belarusian human rights defender and founder of the NGO Our House. Olga has participated in multiple advocacy initiatives with us. In this new video, she discusses the status of peace activists in Belarus, who are viewed as a threat. She also explores the connection between patriarchy and war, as well as how Quakers support people like her in Europe. 00:42 #nomeansno campaign 01:24 Political repression 01:59 Europe's greatest challenges 02:35 War & patriarchal narratives 03:30 Quakers & peacebuilding 04:04 A message to European leaders
Interview with Olga Karach
On Wednesday, 23 April 2025, QCEA launched its milestone migration publication: Moving with Dignity - A positive peace approach to migration. 📽️ Watch the recording to relive these moments with us. 00:00 - Introduction - Feblezi Huebi (QCEA Migration and Peace Officer) 01:23 - A poem by Loraine Masiya Mponela (Migrant rights campaigner and community organiser) 04:10 - Welcoming words by Tracey Martin (QCEA Director) 07:54 - Presentation of the key findings of the handbook - Dr Majbritt Lyck-Bowen (Author of Moving with Dignity) 30:59 - Insider Mediators - Matthias Wevelsiep (Director - Programme and Operations, Finn Church Aid) 44:38 - Humanitarian Corridors - Eliane Maes (Coordinator of Humanitarian Corridors, Sant’Egidio Community) 01:00:39 - Introduction of the online version of the handbook - Feblezi Huebi 01:04:16 - Closing remarks - Tracey Martin 📘 Read the handbook here: https://www.qcea.org/moving-with-dignity/
Moving with Dignity: Online launch

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We are part of diverse international and informal networks in Brussels, uniting for peace, migration, and climate justice initiatives. We are members of:

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