Q Society of Australia
The Q Society of Australia is an anti-Islam lobby group.
It describes itself as 'a not-for-profit civil rights organisation run by a dedicated group of volunteers'.
In March 2014 the group announced that it intended to launch a political party based on the hardline views of Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Its plans to field candidates at the next federal election has raised fears among moderate Muslims of a rise in extremism. [1]
SION host 2014
In March 2014 it held the First International Symposium on Liberty and Islam (SION) in Melbourne, Australia. Attendees and speakers included:
- Pamela Geller | Robert Spencer |Dr Mordechai Kedar | Dr Ashraf Ramelah | Noni Darwish | Anders Gravers | Gavin Boby |Bill Muehlenberg | Michael Burd | Bernard Gaynor | John Perkins |Kirralie Smith - Founder and director of HalalChoices. [2]
Affiliations
People
Funding
From private donations, and membership of the 'Q Coffee Club'. The latter's downloadable donation pamphlet explains that 'The Coffee Club allows you to act privately but on a very public issue') and 'is like your insurance to protect Australian values'. Subscribers can choose from three levels of monthly membership; from either $20, $40 or $100.[3]
Resources
Website
Contact
- Q Society of Australia Inc
- Phone 02 8006 1525
- Facsimile 02 8008 1529
- ABN Number: 11 883 362 342
Notes
- ↑ Anti-Islam party to contest next election, The Australian, 5 March 2014
- ↑ Q Society of Australia Inc in association with SION and SkipnGirl Productions P/L presents 1st International Symposium on Liberty and Islam in Australia, Melbourne 7 ~ 10 March 2014, acc 31 May 2014
- ↑ The Q Society Coffee Club, Q Society of Australia, accessed October 2014
