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Newest members of Dunedin Monthly Meeting

This month we were delighted to welcome Ashley Macmillan and Grant Galbreath into membership.

Full house at Rainbow Warrior movie remembering the fight against nuclear weapons testing

The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island is a film by Suzanne Raes, made in 2009.

76th Hiroshima anniversary marked at Dunedin's Peace Pole

Several Dunedin Quakers took part in an event to mark the 76th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing on 6th August.

Raising funds and awareness with refugee rations

Two Dunedin Quakers, Elizabeth Duke and Elizabeth Thompson, have again participated in Christian World Service's Operation Refugee

Quakerism - a religion for the 21st century (podcast)

Listen to Ashley Macmillan, Dunedin Monthly Meeting's newest member, and Murray Short, long-standing Friend and former Clerk of Quakers in Aotearoa New Zealand

National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies award for Quakers

In October 2020, the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Otago University made a unique award to Quakers

John Osmers Memorial Fund for Refugee Education in Zambia

John Osmers worked in Zambia to support and fund the education of refugees, especially those from Rwanda. This memorial fund has continued his work since his death in June 2021. Additional contributions are always welcome.

Care for the Planet

Quaker beliefs have much to offer as the world faces the challenge of making radical change to reverse the environmental degradation caused by human behaviour.

Presentation at Mt Eden by Alyn Ware, NZer and global peace activities

Quaker Lecture 2021

Hear Anjum Rahman: STORIES of BELONGING - A Journey Across Aotearoa

Free public lecture presented by Anjum Rahman
on Saturday 15th May, 7pm
Kauri Hall, El Rancho, Waikanae

Refreshments provided.

Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

A letter has been sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, and all Members of Parliament, expressing our support for her inaugural foreign policy speech and including questions on th

Quakers in Nelson Embroidery can now be viewed online

The Nelson Quaker Embroidery sets out to tell the history of Nelson (Whakatū) Friends (Quakers), from its beginnings in seventeenth-century England to the present day.

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