Quaker Service

As a charity committed to peace, truth, and equality, we have decided to pause our engagement here indefinitely. The owner’s posture and increasing disinformation and hate are inconsistent with our values. We have moved over to Bluesky - find us there @quakerservice.bsky.social

Over the past 17 months, we've delivered food, water, hygiene kits, and other life-saving aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Now we are preparing for the next phase of our emergency response. Read more from AFSC’s Kerri Kennedy. bit.ly/436jjyM

President Trump has called for the mass expulsion of Palestinians and a U.S. takeover of Gaza. This would be a U.S.-led ethnic cleansing and colonization of Palestine. We must do everything in our power to prevent these atrocities and any further violence. bit.ly/4jPasaz

Hi Folks - we are looking for new Board members for our trading company Quaker Care Ltd. All retweets appreciated. Full details of the role and skills needed at the link here - shorturl.at/szVyn Thank you very much! #SocialEnterprise #Trustees

Board Chair Max Murray & Probation Chief Executive Amanda Stewart congratulate Probation Officer Siobhan McElnea who has been recognised in the New Year Honours with a BEM #Honours

Our offices will close today for the Christmas holidays and we will return to work on Thursday 2nd January 2025. We wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas and new year.

We are very grateful for the huge collection from @FSLnews for our annual appeal and to Belfast Friends for helping us pack and organise donations. 67 hampers of varying sizes are being distributed to support 108 adults and 139 children across Belfast this Christmas.

Two new job roles in our Northern Ireland office 🚨 Are you passionate about delivering change? Do you have experience of working on antipoverty issues? Are you a team player who can work with colleagues across the sector in NI? Sounds like you? Read this thread 🔽 1/3

Get your #ChristmasShopping underway at the FESTIVE FUNDRAISER in Rathfarnham Quaker Meeting House, 62 Crannagh Road, Dublin 14, THIS SATURDAY 7th December! Call in anytime 11am -2.30pm & choose from crafts, art, books, gifts, toys, plants, cakes, jams, chutneys & hand-knits!

JOIN US for a Christmas Craft Fair in South Belfast Quaker Meeting, 22 Marlborough Park North, BT9 6JH, on Saturday 30th November from 10am to 12 noon! All proceeds will go to @QuakerServiceNI and the Frederick Street Hub. #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction

Thank you to South Belfast and Frederick Street Friends for organising one of our favourite events of the year. Always some creative crafts and tasty treats to tempt one and all.

11 years ago Quaker Service became the first employer in NI to become an accredited Living Wage employer. This means that we pay wages based on the real cost of living and not just the government defined minimum. It is the #Fair thing to do. #LivingWageWeek @AdviceNI

Did you know EcoQuakers Ireland devised a series of eco queries to encourage people to consider how they can adapt eco habits into their everyday lives? See our website to find out more >> buff.ly/40x7kt4 #QuakersIreland #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #FaithInAction

White Poppies are now available at The Quaker Shop, Lisburn Rd. “We utterly deny all outward wars and strife, and fighting with outward weapons, for any end or under any pretence whatsoever; this is our testimony to the whole world.” Quaker Peace testimony, 1660

Editorial in today’s @irish_news in support of the sector - proper support and acknowledgment needed and must be reflected in the draft Programme for Government. @niexecutive

The vote by the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) against @UNRWA this evening is unprecedented and sets a dangerous precedent. It opposes the UN Charter and violates the State of Israel’s obligations under international law.  This is the latest in the ongoing campaign to discredit UNRWA and delegitimize its role towards providing human-development assistance and services to #Palestine Refugees. These bills will only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in #Gaza where people have been going through more than a year of sheer hell. It ⁠will deprive over 650,000 girls & boys there from education, putting at risk an entire generation of children. These bills increase the suffering of the Palestinians & are nothing less than collective punishment. Putting an end to UNRWA & its services will not strip the Palestinians from their refugee status. That status is protected by another UN General Assembly resolution until a fair and lasting solution is found to the plight of the Palestinians. Failing to push back these bills will weaken our common multilateral mechanism established after World War 2. This should be a concern to all.

Tomorrow 6pm #Belfast Stop the Extermination of North Gaza. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Would you like to help create a vibrant Quaker hub in Belfast? Head over to our website to find out how you can contribute to this exciting initiative >> quakers-in-ireland.ie/2024/10/10/app… #QuakersIreland #QuakersBelfast #FaithInAction

🎉 Join us for Living Wage NI's first #LivingWageWeek celebration! 📅 Tues 5 Nov: bit.ly/LWW5Nov2024 📅 Fri 8 Nov: bit.ly/LWW8Nov2024 Are you a #LivingWage employer? Come celebrate with us! Not accredited yet? Here about the benefits of being a Living Wage Employer!