Quaker News Beyond LEYM

28 March 2022
Categories: News

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Canadian Friends Service Committee Quakers working for justice and peace

  • Employment opportunity: Indigenous Rights Program Coordinator
    by Matt on May 5, 2026 at 12:28 pm

    Employment opportunity: Indigenous Rights Program Coordinator   Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC) is the peace and social justice agency of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) The post Employment opportunity: Indigenous Rights Program Coordinator appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.

  • When the pine needles fall film screening and discussion
    by Matt on April 21, 2026 at 4:32 pm

      If you’re in or near Burnaby, British Columbia, come join us for a free screening of our long-time partner Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel’s award-winning documentary When The post When the pine needles fall film screening and discussion appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.

  • Resisting CANSEC: strength through peace
    by Matt on April 20, 2026 at 5:08 pm

    Are you worried about Canadian-made weapons and their impact in the world? Did you know that every year, CANSEC—the largest arms fair in North America—is held The post Resisting CANSEC: strength through peace appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.

  • Donate to urgent humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza
    by Matt on April 9, 2026 at 12:59 pm

    Canadian Friends Service Committee continues to be appalled by the needless and brutal suffering we’re witnessing in Gaza. Quaker agencies globally have joined to denounce this The post Donate to urgent humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.

American Friends Service Committee – Quaker action for a just world

  • State House Watch: May 9, 2026
    by mfogarty@afsc.org on May 9, 2026 at 4:12 pm

    State House Watch: May 9, 2026 mfogarty@afsc.org Sat, 05/09/2026 – 12:12 Main content Paragraph For nothing is fixed,forever, forever, forever,it is not fixed;the earth is always shifting,the light is always changing,the sea does not cease to grind down rock.Generations do not cease to be born,and we are responsible to […]

  • Showing solidarity with immigrants on Mother’s Day
    by Kate Noble on May 8, 2026 at 5:21 pm

    Showing solidarity with immigrants on Mother’s Day Kate Noble Fri, 05/08/2026 – 13:21

  • Why We Record Exhibit & Reception
    by etower@afsc.org on May 8, 2026 at 2:59 pm

    Why We Record Exhibit & Reception etower@afsc.org Fri, 05/08/2026 – 10:59 Featured Image Image Event date Sat, 06/06/2026 – 12:00 Formatted event date Friday, June 5, 6:00 – 8:00 PM ET External registration URL […]

  • Elected officials, what have you done for moms? 
    by Kate Noble on May 7, 2026 at 6:34 pm

    Elected officials, what have you done for moms?  Kate Noble Thu, 05/07/2026 – 14:34

  • Organizing and Advocacy Intern
    by rmarcus@afsc.org on May 7, 2026 at 2:29 pm

    Organizing and Advocacy Intern rmarcus@afsc.org Thu, 05/07/2026 – 10:29 The Organizing and Advocacy Intern will work with Immigrant Rights Program staff to promote program vision and activities via organizing, outreach and education. The Organizing Intern will conduct outreach to legislators, rapid response organizations, and families of community members affected by detention […]

Friends General Conference Gathering Registration is Open!

  • It Began at Gathering: Charley’s Story
    by Jen Ambrose on April 30, 2026 at 7:33 pm

    It was at the 2014 Gathering when Hannah Mayer and Eric Peterson realized they might want to be more than “Friends.” (The theme that year was “Let Love be the first motion” . . .) Ten years later, they brought their 3-year-old daughter Charley to the Gathering at Haverford in 2024. The post […]

  • Gathering Registration is Open!
    by Johanna Jackson on April 10, 2026 at 12:57 pm

    Registration is open until June 19, 2026. We’ll see you at the FGC Gathering inn Burlington, VT from July 7-12, 2026! The post Gathering Registration is Open! appeared first on Friends General Conference.

  • FGC’s 2025 Impact Report
    by Jen Ambrose on April 9, 2026 at 9:16 pm

    The 2025 Impact Report reflects on a year of being Centered in Faithfulness. The post FGC’s 2025 Impact Report appeared first on Friends General Conference.

  • Friends General Conference Launches Listening Sessions
    by Rashid Darden on April 7, 2026 at 9:27 pm

    In the coming weeks, FGC will host listening sessions and provide other ways for Friends to share ideas, hopes, and concerns. We want to hear from all who care about the future of Quaker spiritual practices. The post Friends General Conference Launches Listening Sessions appeared first on Friends […]

QEW Quaker Earthcare Witness

  • QEW Mini-Grants: Hope is not a wish. Hope is work.
    by Quaker Earthcare on April 23, 2026 at 4:22 pm

    Written by Al McGrew, Co-convener of the QEW Mini-Grants Working Group What do the following all have in common? Indigenous potato farmers in the Bolivian Altiplano; Young women studying environmental sciences at a Friends school in Costa Rica; Friends Meetings in New Hampshire and North Carolina […]

  • Freeing Ourselves From Possessions
    by Quaker Earthcare on April 23, 2026 at 3:33 pm

    Freeing Ourselves From Freeing Ourselves From Posessions By Tom Small We are close to waking up when we dream that we are dreaming. Norvalis (1799) For some time now, my house has been becoming more transparent. I can see across it, sometimes almost through it. There’s a little more clarity. […]

  • Remembering Bill Howenstine
    by Quaker Earthcare on April 23, 2026 at 3:18 pm

    Remembering Bill Howenstine: William Lester Howenstine “Bill” Born June 20, 1925  Bill Howenstine was a gentle force of nature and led a life of great impact. He passed away on January 23, 2026, at the age of 100, at home on the farm where he and  Alice, his wife of 72 years, had lived since […]

  • Potatoes, Prayers, and Prisons: A Quaker Study Tour of Bolivian Resilience
    by Quaker Earthcare on April 23, 2026 at 3:14 pm

    Potatoes, Prayers, and Prisons: A Quaker Study Tour of Bolivian Resilience Jonny Costello For two weeks at the beginning of January, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to accompany the “Quaker Study Tour” on a trip to Bolivia. The trip is organized by the Bolivian Quaker […]

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Quaker House A Place of Peace in a Military City

  • The Messy Reality of Unjust Orders
    by Steve Woolford on June 10, 2025 at 4:25 pm

    One of the most frequent calls received since Trump’s return to office has been from people who saw the GI Rights Hotline on social media and wanted to confirm that The post The Messy Reality of Unjust Orders appeared first on Quaker House.

  • Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Finally Being Recognized for Troops
    by Wayne Finegar on June 10, 2025 at 4:19 pm

    Recognition of the life-long damage caused to the human brain from exposure to military related blasts is beginning. Despite doctors talking about “shell shock” and “combat stress reaction” for over The post Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Finally Being Recognized for Troops appeared first on Quaker House.

  • Reshaping the Military, but Not Making it Shipshape
    by Wayne Finegar on April 4, 2025 at 8:14 pm

    The leadership of the US military continues to recreate the modern forces in the image of the 1800s so beloved by the president. Women, people of color, trans people, and The post Reshaping the Military, but Not Making it Shipshape appeared first on Quaker House.

  • Words Matter
    by Wayne Finegar on March 14, 2025 at 4:32 pm

    The continued war on anyone and anything that doesn’t match Pete Hegseth’s vision of a “warrior” has had multiple victims lately. Along with women, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color, The post Words Matter appeared first on Quaker House.

  • Racism and Misogyny of New Administration
    by Wayne Finegar on February 22, 2025 at 10:20 pm

    On Friday, February 21, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth did the expected. They proved the depths of their racism and misogyny by removing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of The post Racism and Misogyny of New Administration appeared first on Quaker House.

    Videos Archive – QuakerSpeak Weekly Videos. Vital Ministries.

    • Are Quaker Meetings Safe for Black People?
      by Layla Cuthrell on May 8, 2026 at 8:00 pm

      “I am accustomed to joining communities where I am the only African-American present,” Billie Wade says. “That’s been a common… The post Are Quaker Meetings Safe for Black People? appeared first on QuakerSpeak.

    • Can a Quaker Murder You?
      by Gail Whiffen on April 10, 2026 at 8:27 pm

      When Charlie Kirk was assassinated last year, Amber Flannery Field recalls, we saw a number of people “celebrating… the death… The post Can a Quaker Murder You? appeared first on QuakerSpeak.

    • Margaret Fell: The Mother of Quakerism’s Powerful Ministry
      by Layla Cuthrell on March 27, 2026 at 8:00 pm

      Margaret Fell was a judge’s wife, living in a manor home in northwest England in the mid-seventeenth century. One day,… The post Margaret Fell: The Mother of Quakerism’s Powerful Ministry appeared first on QuakerSpeak.

    • Resisting Fake News About Jesus
      by Layla Cuthrell on March 13, 2026 at 8:00 pm

      As a high school student, Chris Stern had some negative experiences with missionaries that turned him off Christianity, especially the… The post Resisting Fake News About Jesus appeared first on QuakerSpeak.

    • The Pacifist Who Toppled a Democracy: A History of Smedley Butler
      by Layla Cuthrell on February 27, 2026 at 9:00 pm

      Smedley Butler came from solid Quaker stock, on both sides of his family tree—but he dropped out of high school… The post The Pacifist Who Toppled a Democracy: A History of Smedley Butler appeared first on QuakerSpeak.

    Register for LEYM April 2nd Representative Meeting

    11 March 2022
    Categories: Committees, Events and Opportunities, Monthly Mtgs

    Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Representative Meeting is on the horizon!  This gathering is a time for people from every Monthly Meeting in LEYM (as well as committees) to consider important matters together and to build or strengthen our relationships.   This year, Representative meeting will be held virtually on Saturday April 2.  Here’s the agenda. Business will be from 10:00am to 3pm  (with an hour break for lunch).  To make dedicated time for relationship building – something we’ve been missing a lot in the last couple of years! – there will be a structured opportunity for energizing small group conversation or worship starting at 9:30 am.  Come for both business and the earlier session, or just one!

    Many meetings have designated representatives to the Yearly Meeting (YM), and those people should definitely plan on attending. However, like last year, this year we welcome anyone who is interested from any LEYM meeting, and will have an agenda that you can engage with even if you’re unfamiliar with LEYM.  We are hoping to see faces from as many meetings as possible.  
    Our time together will include: 

    • Hearing about all the different activities and programs underway within the YM
    • Discerning what topic we might consider as an LEYM statement of shared belief this summer – think a bite-sized piece of Faith and Practice
    • Getting a chance to hear and have conversations about what other Quaker organizations are doing 

    …the complete agenda and zoom link will be distributed to registrants. 
    We hope you can make it! If you are planning on attending, please use this link to register:  https://airtable.com/shrpmEKgERzcdEAK7 We’d appreciate receiving registrations by March 30th.

    If you have any questions, please contact the clerk, Susan Loucks, at leymclerk@gmail.com

    Thank you! 

    Growing Together at LEYM

    Friends Respond to War in Ukraine

    10 March 2022
    Categories: News, Peace and Justice

    As a community committed to peace, the War in Ukraine is of deep concern to Friends around the world. Friends General Conference has posted a Message to Friends About Aiding Ukraine that provides helpful links to various aid organizations. The American Friends Service Committee is also speaking out, seeking to dampen the ongoing push to escalate via military responses. Friends Committee on National Legislation has issued a Statement on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine that among other points seeks to ensure that sanctions are targeted in ways to limit the damage to citizens. The Friends World Committee for Consultation has issued a Christian Call for Peace.

    We have received news from multiple sources about a daily noon EST Online Meeting to Uphold Ukraine sponsored by Friends House Moscow supporters. LEYM Friends have attended these sessions and were joined by Friends from around the world, mostly Britain and the U.S., and have found that the “oral ministry was moving and wide ranging.”

    We have also learned that there is a small group of Quakers in Kyiv. Here is a link for their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/QuakersKyivUkraine/ You can join them on Zoom for silent worship on Sundays, being mindful of timezone issues.

    LEYM Friends stand for peace both at home and abroad and hold the people of Ukraine in the Light during these troubling times.

    Food Security, Food Justice event set for March 12th

    4 March 2022
    Categories: Events and Opportunities, Peace and Justice

    SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2:00-3:30 pm
    Food Security, Food Justice
    Hosted by Lake Erie Yearly Meeting and North Columbus Friends Meeting

    Our March Interest Group session is set for Saturday, March 12th starting at 2:00 pm. The speakers will provide an informational overview of the larger issues around food sovereignty, food security, food justice, etc., before diving into concrete strategies for advocacy and action, including community-based as well as broad-based movements seeking to ameliorate food insecurity and/or effect systemic change. The online event can be accessed via Zoom via this link.
    Meeting ID: 826 7274 6215
    Passcode: leympje

    PRESENTERS
    Ilana Warner, North Columbus Friends Meeting, Food Security Advocate
    Tim White, Advocacy Manager, Mid-Ohio Food Collective
    Hallie Carrine, Grassroots Gov’t Relations Specialist, Mid-Ohio Food Collective

    LEYM Winter Bulletin Now Available

    25 January 2022
    Categories: Bulletin, News

    The Winter 2022 issue of the LEYM Bulletin is now available in PDF from leym.org (See https://leym.org/leym-bulletins/ for all recent issues). Paper copies will soon arrive at addresses for monthly meetings and worship groups, or directly to those who have requested it in that form. Contents include a message from Clerk Susan Loucks on Quaker business meetings, a preview of the 2022 Annual Meeting along with a request for workshop proposals, a summary of Executive Committee minutes, news from three monthly meetings, memorials for three Friends, a report from Olney Friends School, and more.     

    Peggy Daub & Jeff Cooper, Co-Editors   

    Winter GQPM Program – Updated

    13 January 2022
    Categories: Events and Opportunities, GPQM, News

    NEW: PRESENTATION POSTPONED

    Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Feb 19 GPQM First Nations presentation has been postponed. It will be rescheduled for a later date. A shortened GPQM event will still be held.

    Michigan’s Anishinaabe People’s Social and Environmental Justice Campaigns

    Join Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting online for worship, socializing, an important program and small group discussion.

    Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting (GPQM), 2022 Midwinter Gathering
    Saturday, February 19, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, online.

    Join the meeting using this Zoom Link or
    by using Meeting ID: 880 4585 5166
    Passcode: GPQMW22

    The main program, presented at 10:30 a.m., will feature two speakers who are leaders in Michigan’s First Peoples campaigns:

    Andrea Pierce of the Anishinaabek Caucus will discuss opposition to the Enbridge Line 5 across the Mackinac Strait, as well as the campaign to protect native species of animals (wolves) and plants (manoomin or wild rice).

    Stacey Ettawageshik of Uniting Three Fires Against Violence will discuss sexual assault against women in Indian Country, including by workmen in natural gas pipeline camps.

    We will also review Quaker resources for supporting our Indigenous neighbors’ justice campaigns.

    Small group discussions will follow over lunch.

    Detailed Schedule

    • 9:30 – 9:45 Worship
    • 9:45 – 10:15 Coffee/Chat
    • 10:30 – 12:00 Speakers/ Q&A
    • 12:00 – 12:15 Break
    • 12:15 – 1:15 Breakout groups/ discussion
    • 1:15 – 1:30 Break
    • 1:30 – 2:00 Worship

    Submissions for Winter Bulletin due Jan 15

    11 December 2021
    Categories: Bulletin, News

    SUBMISSIONS FOR LEYM WINTER BULLETIN DUE SAT., JAN. 15, 2022 

    Please send items for Lake Erie Yearly Meeting’s Winter 2022 Bulletin to the editors, Jeff Cooper and Peggy Daub, by Saturday, January 15, 2022 (send to bulletinleym@gmail.com)   

    As always, we welcome reports and announcements reflecting the business of the Yearly Meeting.  Materials for Representative Meeting in April are especially needed for this issue.  Also welcomed are reports on activities in monthly meetings or worship groups.  Items from individuals might include essays or artwork pertaining to one’s spiritual life. 

    Jeff Cooper & Peggy Daub, Co-Editors, LEYM Bulletin 

    Coffee and Climate Chat upcoming on Dec 11

    1 December 2021
    Categories: Earthcare, Events and Opportunities, News, Peace and Justice

    Coffee and Climate Chat – 2021 Earthcare Actions Among LEYM Friends

    Wondering what other Quakers in Lake Erie Yearly Meeting have done to care for the environment in 2021? Hearing about the efforts of others can give you new ideas and encourage you and your meeting to keep doing this important work in 2022. The pandemic did not mean that the urgency of working to mitigate climate change and promote environmental justice was lessened, and we know we have work to do.

    Bring a cup of coffee and join an informal chat on Saturday, Dec. 11, at 10 am on Zoom (access link is here). And bring your stories of what Friends in your meeting or worship group have done to care for the Earth in 2021. All are welcome for this time of sharing and listening.

    Coffee cups with chat bubbles

    November Interest Group Session to Focus on Anti-racist Standards for Healthcare

    24 October 2021
    Categories: Anti-Racism, Events and Opportunities, Peace and Justice

    LEYM’s Peace, Justice and Earthcare Interest Group series continues on Saturday, November 13th from 2:00-3:30pm ET on Zoom.

    Healthcare, Healing and Anti-Racist Standards

    In this interactive presentation we will have the opportunity to understand how racism impacts the healthcare setting; how anti-racist standards prevent racism in the healthcare setting and beyond; and how we can employ anti-racist standards in our everyday lives to promote advocacy, activism, and healing.

    Our Knowledgeable Presenters:

    Valencia P. Walker, MD, MPH (She/Hers/Ella)
    Associate Chief Diversity & Health Equity Officer
    Nationwide Children’s Hospital
    Associate Division Chief for Health Equity & Inclusion | Division of Neonatology
    Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Department of Pediatrics | The Ohio State University College of Medicine

    Rev. Carrie Finegan, M.Div., BCC, ACPE Certified Educator
    Director of Pastoral Care
    Nationwide Children’s Hospital

    (UPDATE: Session Recording now available here)

    Series information available via https://leym.org/pje-interest-group/

    LEYM Event Planning

    8 October 2021

    Lake Erie Yearly Meeting seeks to promote events that reflect our values and that members will find interesting, useful and/or enriching and inspiring. We host our own online events (see calendar below) and are quite open to co-hosting or helping to promote events organized by Monthly Meetings wishing to share their event beyond their own members.

    If you have an event you’d like to have co-hosted or just listed in the LEYM events calendar, please check that your proposed date doesn’t conflict with events already scheduled, and then share your event details using the button below.

    Click Here to Schedule an Event

    Helpful Planning Tools

    Struggling to find the right meeting date for everyone on your committee? Looking for quick feedback on an idea or possible decision your team is contemplating? Consider using LEYM’s free no-registration required Framadate tool which is similar to a Doodle Poll. You can use it to suggest possible dates for a meeting or to gather input on participant preferences prior to making a decision. Quite helpful!

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