One of the ways that Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC) contributes to social change is through researched reports that shine light on issues of injustice. In December, we published Following the money: cui bono report. It’s an analysis of who benefits financially from Canadian federal carceral institutions. I want to tell you about the report,…
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Canada needs a museum to promote peace
Over the past year, Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC) has partnered with the Canadian Peace Museum, with the dream of seeing it opened to the public. The museum will increase peace education opportunities for everyday people, contributing to CFSC’s long-term goal of educating about how peace needs to be continually built. The museum will also…
The power of coalition: recent webinar on Indigenous Peoples’ human rights
Have you ever tried to learn more about a complicated subject, only to find yourself stuck? When we turn to social media or web searches, we might be pointed to the angriest voices, not because their information is accurate, but because it’s attention grabbing. A search for information on Indigenous Peoples’ human rights is like…
Upholding human rights for Hassan Diab
In November 2025 I went to the Hassan Diab Support Committee’s public event, Seeking justice for Hassan Diab: almost 20 years of violated human rights. CFSC has long supported Hassan and continues to ask that the Government of Canada refuse any second extradition request from France. At this event I was able to meet Hassan,…
Friends on the move
Jennifer Preston and Jeremy Vander Hoek travelled to Ottawa in June to meet with members of the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Coalition was able to do significant planning for the Advancing implementation webinar and an upcoming symposium on the impact of important recent court decisions. Jeremy and Jennifer then met…
Keeping up with Friends
Our latest resources We’ve put out many new resources since our last issue of Quaker Concern: Indigenous Peoples’ human rights joint statements from the UN in Geneva: https://QuakerService.ca/EMRIP2025 Joint statement from multiple Quaker agencies calling for immediate action to end genocide in Gaza: https://QuakerService.ca/GazaGenocide Submission with our peace and social justice priorities in advance of…
Reparations and the hard work of reconciliation
In 2026 Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC) and Winnipeg Friends will bring forward a proposal for Friends nationally to make an annual payment of reparations to Indigenous Peoples, in response to living on and benefiting from Indigenous Peoples’ lands. This would be a natural progression of Friends’ reconciliation work. Friends’ early history with Indigenous Peoples…