Other Quaker Websites
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Information on Quakers
Resources for Quakers
Quaker Radio Programs
Books, Pamphlets, Magazines & Newsletters
Umbrella Organizations
Quaker Associations
Quaker Blogs
Quaker Retreat & Study Centers
Quaker Schools & Educational Organizations
Quaker Camps
Friends Houses (places to stay)
Quaker Social Action Organizations
Other Social Action Organizations
New: For a look at recent news from other sites, see our “Quaker News Beyond LEYM” page.
INFORMATION ON QUAKERS |
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Find a Quaker meeting | Quakerfinder.org |
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Short, engaging video interviews on topics | Friends Journal’s QuakerSpeak |
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Short videos about what being Quaker means to the Friend | Baltimore Yearly Meeting QTube |
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Multitudes of information geared toward non-Friends | Quaker Information Center |
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Multitudes of information | Quakerinfo.com |
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A comprehensive index of Quaker web sites | Quaker.org |
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Maps of Quaker meetings | Quakermaps.com |
RESOURCES FOR QUAKERS |
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Friends General Conference | FGC |
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Help your Meeting challenge racism | FGC Resources on Racism |
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Extensive materials to help your worship group or meeting | FGC Quaker Meetings Toolbox |
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Helps meetings renovate, build & purchase meeting houses through loans & grants | Friends Meeting House Fund (FGC) |
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Investing for Quaker organizations | Friends Fiduciary Corporation |
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Quaker aging resources | Quaker Aging Resources |
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Quaker Parenting Iniative | Quaker Parenting Initiative |
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Quaker acronyms spelled out | Quaker acronyms & abbreviations |
QUAKER RADIO PROGRAMS |
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Quaker Radio Broadcasts | Northern Spirit Radio |
BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAGAZINES & NEWSLETTERS |
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Bookstore run by Friends General Conference | QuakerBooks of Friends General Conference |
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Bookstore run by Friends United Meeting | Friends United Press |
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Reprints and on-line versions of historical Quaker writings | Quaker Heritage Press |
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Earlham School of Religion’s digital library of Quaker works from the 17th & 18th centuries | Digital Quaker Collection |
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Independent Quaker magazine published in Philadelphia | Friends Journal |
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Magazine of Friends United Meeting | Quaker Life |
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Quarterly magazine for Quakers with an interest in mystical experience & contemplative practice | What Canst Thou Say? |
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Quarterly journal of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts | Types and Shadows |
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The magazine of Canadian Yearly Meeting | The Canadian Friend |
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A weekly independent magazine published in London | The Friend |
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This magazine carries substantial articles, occupying the space between a weekly magazine and very formal academic journals. Based in the UK. | Friends Quarterly |
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Magazine of Pacific, North Pacific & Intermountain Yearly Meetings | Western Friend |
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Journal sponsored by the Quaker Theological Discussion Group | Quaker Religious Thought |
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Printed Quaker pamphlets | Pendle Hill Pamphlets |
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On-line pamphlets | Wider Quaker Fellowship library of pamphlets |
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On-line pamphlets | Quaker Pamphlets Collection |
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Printed & on-line pamphlets plus an annual calendar with Quaker quotes | Tract Association of Friends |
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On-line journal seeking to foster understanding among people from diverse spiritual cultures | Quaker Universalist Voice |
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Quaker Earthcare Witness Newsletter | BeFriending Creation |
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Friends Committee on National Legislation’s bimonthly newsletter | The Washington Newsletter |
UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONS |
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Organization of yearly meetings in the US and Canada that are primarily unprogrammed, including Lake Erie Yearly Meeting | Friends General Conference |
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Woldwide organization of yearly meetings that are primarily programmed, mostly in the US and east Africa | Friends United Meeting |
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Organization to bring different branches of Friends together | Friends World Committee for Consultation See also: FWCC Section of Americas |
QUAKER ASSOCIATIONS |
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Publishes and responds to the concerns of Friends of African descent and provides for the nurture of Friends of African descent, their families and friends | Fellowship of Friends of African Descent |
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Nurtures and showcases the literary, visual, musical, & performing arts within the Religious Society of Friends | Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts |
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A North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in all people; gathers twice yearly for worship and play | Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQ) |
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Dedicated to the study, preservation, & publication of material relating to Quaker history | Friends Historical Association |
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A fellowship of Quakers and others concerned with universalist themes in the Quaker tradition | Quaker Universalist Fellowship |
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Quakers uniting in the ministry of the written word | Quakers Uniting In Publications (QUIP) |
QUAKER BLOGS |
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A bunch of Quaker blogs all in one place | QuakerQuaker |
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From Emily Provance, a young Quaker traveling minister to energize and connect interested Friends – anyone who is aiming to follow Spirit adventurously and build culturally inclusive communities of faith. | Turning, Turning |
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From Peggy Senger Morrison, a Quaker pastor presently parked in the no-man’s land of the Q Continuum. | A Silly Poor Gospel |
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C. Wess Daniels “is an author, educator, theologian, and part-time coffee roaster who currently lives with his family in Greensboro, NC.” | Gathering In Light |
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A birthright Friend in the unprogrammed tradition, Lynn Fitz-Hugh, talks about Quakerism today | The Friendly Seeker |
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Martin Kelley: dad, husband, media geek, lover of the quirky. Sharing stories of Quakers. | Quaker Ranter |
QUAKER RETREAT & STUDY CENTERS |
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Chelsea, Michigan; under the oversight of Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting, LEYM | Michigan Friends Center |
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Barnesville, Ohio; Ohio Yearly Meeting (Conservative) | Friends Center of Ohio Yearly Meeting |
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Ben Lomond, California; offers simple, modestly priced, comfortable accommodations located on 80 acres of redwood forest. | Ben Lomond Quaker Center |
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Richmond, Ind.; Friends United Meeting | Quaker Hill Conference Center |
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Wallingford, Penn.; independent | Pendle Hill |
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Old Chatham, New York (near Albany); New York Yearly Meeting’s conference center | Powell House |
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Deerfield, MA (western Massachusetts); independent | Woolman Hill Quaker Retreat Center |
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Philadelphia, PA; independent | Friends Center – rents rooms for meetings & events |
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Harpers Ferry, WV; independent | Friends Wilderness Center – 1400-acre wilderness preserve on the western side of the Blue Ridge Mountains |
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Birmingham, England; independent | Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre |
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London, England; Britain Yearly Meeting’s conference center | Friends House |
QUAKER SCHOOLS & EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
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Independent boarding High School in Barnesville, Ohio | Olney Friends School |
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Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana | Earlham College |
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Quaker seminary in Richmond, Indiana | Earlham School of Religion |
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Historically Quaker college in Greensboro, NC | Guilford College – Quaker Leadership Scholars Program |
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Offers Friends programs for study, prayer, and transformation; under the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s Worship and Care Standing Committee | The School of the Spirit |
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Supports Quaker values in higher education through annual conferences, a newsletter, and a more scholarly, online publication | Friends Association for Higher Education |
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Provides leadership in drawing Friends schools together in unity of spirit and cooperative endeavors | Friends Council on Education |
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Friends from all branches share resources & support for religious education. Resource-rich web site. | Quaker Religious Education Collaborative |
QUAKER CAMPS |
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Music camp for Quaker youth ages 10 to 18 for a month in the summer at Earlham College | Friends Music Camp |
FRIENDS HOUSES(Places to stay) |
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Ann Arbor, Mich., in the Meetinghouse | Quaker House Residential Community |
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Washington, DC | William Penn House |
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Mexico City | Casa de los Amigos |
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Moscow, Russia | Friends House Moscow |
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Boston, Mass. | Beacon Hill Friends House |
QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION ORGANIZATIONS |
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Promotes lasting peace with justice as a practical expression of faith in action | American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) |
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Web site | Connecting Friends to the work of AFSC |
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Information on Israel and Palestine | Ann Arbor Quakers promoting peace in Israel Palestine |
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Quakers working for justice and peace | Canadian Friends Service Committee |
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Nonviolent direct action for a just and sustainable economy | Earth Quaker Action Team |
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Quaker lobby in Washington, DC | Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) |
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Sign up for weekly alerts from FCNL (scroll down) | FCNL: E-mails to Congress |
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Works around the world to develop relationships with communities in conflict to create programs for peacebuilding, healing & reconciliation | Friends Peace Teams |
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A Quaker initiative to end the worst that people do to one another | Quaker Initiative to End Torture |
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Works in Nicaragua for community cohesiveness, economic development, education, health, non-violence training, sustainable agriculture, & women’s empowerment | ProNica |
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We empower communities abroad to take care of their clean water needs, even as we empower people here to make a real difference | Friendly Water for the World |
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Provides seed money for micro-enterprises in Kenya, Sierra Leone and India, mostly to women. | Right Sharing of World Resources |
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A network of Friends in North America as well as other like-minded people who take spirit-led action to address ecological and social crises from a spiritual perspective | Quaker Earthcare Witness |
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Advances a future of inclusion, social justice, & ecological integrity through research & discernment | Quaker Institute for the Future |
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Provides counseling & support to service members who are questioning their role in the military, and advocates for a more peaceful world | Quaker House of Fayetteville, NC |
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Contributes to the nationwide effort to end mass incarceration | Quaker Work to End Mass Incarceration |
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Offices in Geneva and New York serve as places where UN diplomats, staff, & nongovernmental partners can work on difficult issues in a quiet, off-the-record atmosphere; also host Quaker workshops & committee meetings | Quaker United Nations Office |
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Advocates for US federal legislation that would enable conscientious objectors to war to have their federal income taxes directed to a special fund which would be used for non-military purposes | National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund |
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A year-long fellowship program for young adults living in community and doing service. | Quaker Voluntary Service |
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Engages youths (middle school thru college) and adults in service working with homeless & hungry people in New York City & Washington, DC | Youth Service Opportunities Project |
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How can Friends work for a just and lasting peace? What are meetings, Quaker organizations, and individual Friends doing to help? How may Friends reach out to others to learn and to share? | Quakers with a Concern for Palestine-Israel |
OTHER SOCIAL ACTION ORGANIZATIONS |
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Programs and educational projects concerned with domestic and international peace & justice, nonviolent alternatives to conflict, and the rights of conscience; many Quakers are involved | Fellowship of Reconciliation |
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Conflict transformation program via experiential workshops to develop participants’ abilities to resolve conflicts without resorting to manipulation, coercion, or violence; started by Quakers for prisoners | Alternatives to Violence Project USA (AVP) |
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Training programs enabling participants to deal with potentially violent situations in new and creative ways | Alternatives to Violence Project International |
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Places teams at the invitation of local communities that are confronting situations of lethal conflict. Teams seek to follow God’s Spirit as they risk injury & death by waging nonviolent direct action to confront systems of violence & oppression. Started by U.S. peace churches, including Quakers. | Christian Peacemaker Teams |
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Works to defend & preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S. | American Civil Liberties Union |
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Dedicated to the vision of a world without war; focuses on disarmament for sustainable development and the reallocation of military expenditure. | International Peace Bureau |
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An unarmed, paid civilian protection force; fosters dialogue among parties in conflict and provides a protective presence for threatened civilians | Nonviolent Peace Force |