Camp NeeKauNis

Camp NeeKauNis sits on the shore of Sturgeon Bay, near Waubaushene, Ontario, welcoming people of all ages and from all walks of life. As a camp founded and run by Canadian Quakers, we strive to build a community that nurtures values such as compassion, co-operation, respect, and fellowship. Our camp sessions are 7 to 10 days long, and our groups are small and close-knit, with an average of 40 to 50 participants. Campers and staff alike leave camp reluctantly, and count the days to next summer. Once you have been a part of Camp NeeKauNis, it becomes a part of you.

Friends Peace Teams

Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC)

Description:
African Great Lakes Initiative is just developing this program which takes ten people from one side of the conflict with 10 people from the other side and has a three day workshop to restore normal relationships between the two sides. In Rwanda, this means Tutsi survivors of the genocide and the families of the Hutu perpetrators of the genocide. In Burundi, this also means 10 Tutsi and 10 Hutu in each workshop.

KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives is a web of people and partnerships dedicated to a faithful and decisive response to God’s call for respect for the earth and justice for its people.

A faith-based ecumenical organization, inspired by a vision of God’s compassionate justice, KAIROS effects social change through advocacy, education and research programs in: Ecological Justice, Economic Justice, Energy and Extraction, Human Rights, Just and Sustainable Livelihoods, and Indigenous Peoples.

Interactive Map of Friends in the United States and Canada.

Provided by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Section of the Americas.

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Quaker Quest is a dynamic new approach to outreach that has brought seekers to meetings all over England. It is based on the idea that Quakerism, "a spiritual path for our time," is simple, radical, and contemporary.

In essence, Quaker Quest is a series of public open meetings on Quaker topics, which are presented in repeated cycles. The sessions follow a lively format which engages seekers intently for two hours. During each session three Friends speak briefly from the heart about the eveningís topic. Seekers then divide into small groups each facilitated by a Friend who makes certain that everyone has a chance to share. The three presenters then offer a second, shorter set of talks. A question and answer period follows. The program closes with a 30-minute Meeting for Worship.

Being a Peace Church in the 21st Century
Old Testimonies: New Times

September 26-28, 2008

Crieff Hills Community in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada. 60 miles west of Toronto, just south of Hwy 401

See Brochure and registration form here

Janet Ross, Jane Orion Smith and Murray Thomson will guide Friends in discernment to explore the topic.

The cost of the weekend including registration, all meals and linen will be about $225 - $275 (CAD or US) per person.

This gathering is being organized by Friends in the Lower Great Lakes region of FWCC

CYM Ad Hoc Committee for War Tax Concerns

”Chances are you and I will never be conscripted to fight in a war. However, as taxpayers we are required to make a financial contribution to war with our taxes. Edith Adamson, [Quaker] founder of Conscience Canada, once remarked that "it only took twelve men to drop the bomb over Hiroshima, but it took millions, perhaps billions, of taxpayers' dollars  to develop that bomb." As Canada continues its war in Afghanistan conscientious objection to military taxation is one tangible way to promote peace.” -- Conscience Canada

CYM Ad Hoc Committee on War Tax Concerns urges all Friends and friends to support the Conscience Canada campaign for legislation to make military tax resistance legal and accessible to all. To this end, Conscience Canada has developed a Peace Tax Return form with easy-to-follow instructions that offer you three choices for action.

Resources for Welcoming Newcomers to your Meeting

Click here to learn more from FGC about creating a welcoming and supportive space for newcomers and visitors to your Meeting.

Includes Advancement Basics, Literature for Newcomers, Courses for Newcomers, and other resources.

An Introduction to Quaker Business Practice
by Eden Grace

Written for the WCC

http://www.quit-torture-now.org/

QUIT is the spiritual work of Quakers to end torture.

Our greatest dangers are denial and inaction. The greatest good will come by being faithful to the Light that guides compassionate work and restores our frail humanity in the face of unimaginable pain.

CYM Gathering 2006

Peace: WithIn, WithOthers, WithEarth

August 11-19, 2006
Canadian Mennonite University
Winnipeg, MB

What Canst Thou Say? (WCTS) is a worship-sharing group in print for Quakers with an interest in mystical experience and contemplative practice.

WCTS is produced cooperatively by a group of Friends who, themselves, have felt the movement of the Spirit and who wish to deepen their understanding by interacting with others. 

Over the ten years of publication more than twenty Friends have been a part of the editorial and production team and hundreds of Friends in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain have shared their stories. 

What Canst Thou Say?

Education Grants and Loans

Find out more about
grants and loans
for Quaker study opportunities

• Quaker Education Fund
• Pendle Hill Scholarship Fund
• Quaker Youth Pilgrimage
• Non-Quaker Education fund
• Referrals to other funds

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The Quaker Information Center is a gateway to Quaker heritage and to modern Quakerism. The QIC responds personally to inquiries, providing individual answers supplemented with literature and referrals to other Quaker organizations when appropriate. We respond similarly to inquiries by phone, internet, and mail. The QIC serves both the Quaker community and the general public in its quest to increase awareness about Friends and Quaker institutions.

The Friends' Youth Development Experience (FYDE) is an intensive, 25-day program for youth aged 14-16.

The co-ed program is aimed to offer a learning experience for teens to develop skills, competence, confidence, and leadership skills in the enriched camping environment of Camp NeeKauNis (Ontario, Canada).

This year's program will run from July 9th to August 2nd.

CFSC NON-EVENT - Apr 1st

"An Evening For You"
Fundraiser

Join friends from coast to coast in supporting and celebrating the incredible
work of the Canadian Friends Service Committee by not participating!

Friends General Conference
2005 Gathering of Friends

July 2–9

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

With worship throughout, a stimulating selection of workshops and plenaries and other activities will provide the many-colored threads with which we shall weave together.

Tsunami Relief Donation Web Sites
(c/o cbc.ca)

Disclaimer: CYM does not endorse any of the groups listed on the CBC web site and provides this link for your information only. Donors should contact the organizations directly for information on how funds are distributed.

Quaker-C Email Discussion List

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FYDE is a unique project for a group of 8-10 teens around the ages of 14-16 years. The aim of the program is to develop a variety of skills through a co-operative camping experience, the ideals of which are based on Quaker values. The Camp NeeKauNis based program will take place over 25 days during the summer of 2004 (July 29th to August 22nd) including an eight-day out of camp canoe expedition.

CYM Travelling Libraries

Three Month Loans of Quaker Books

For Adults       For Children and First day School

CYM Gathering 2003
"Simplicity"

August 2-9, at Sedbergh School, Montebello, QC

FYDE is a unique project for a group of 8-10 teens around the ages of 14-16 years. The aim of the program is to develop a variety of skills through a co-operative camping experience, the ideals of which are based on Quaker values. The Camp NeeKauNis based program will take place over 25 days during the summer of 2003 (July 30th to August 23rd)

Provides alternative voices and perspectives on areas of critical conflict involving and demanding action by people of faith

A joint initiative of:

CFSC's
Creative Responses to Terrorism
On-Line Discussion

Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada was founded in May, 2000 to teach the techniques of nonviolence and peaceful conflict resolution to Canadians, and to help the international effort to create a global nonviolent peace force to send to conflict areas worldwide.