Quakers Aotearoa New Zealand: Peace Testimony

Whanganui Quakers kindly provided the historic handcrafted peace banners saying (‘Quakers Care’ and Make Peace Happen Peacefully) and hand held wooden signs spelling ‘PEACE’ which were used for the Springbok Tour in 1981 and other peace demonstrations.

We recorded a video of the meeting which began with a mihi by Niwa Short, followed by 12 Quakers poignantly reading our updated Peace Testimony and concluding with the waiata ‘Te Aroha.’

This evolving event was a special reminder of the peace work Friends have taken part in over the decades and a timely reminder of the importance of our peace advocacy, which is as important as ever as our country’s military spending climbs ever upwards.