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Canadian Friends Service Committee Quakers working for justice and peace

  • Resisting CANSEC: strength through peace
    by Matt on May 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.

  • Our priorities for Canada’s budget
    by Matt on May 19, 2026 at 6:59 pm

    We made the following submission to Canada’s May 2026 pre-budget consultation.   Summary of recommendations Recommendation 1 1.a) Reconsider spending cuts to Global Affairs Canada, increase The post Our priorities for Canada’s budget appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.

  • Who benefits from Canada’s federal prisons? New executive summary
    by Matt on May 14, 2026 at 9:41 pm

    Incarceration costs much more than effective alternatives. It also fails to reduce recidivism. Why does the carceral system persist? Who benefits? CFSC’s ground-breaking report Following the The post Who benefits from Canada’s federal prisons? New executive summary 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

  • July 4 Organizer Guide
    by abruton@afsc.org on June 8, 2026 at 2:59 pm

    July 4 Organizer Guide abruton@afsc.org Mon, 06/08/2026 – 10:59 Featured Image Image Or select from hosted files Document july-4-supplemental-host-guide-updated.pdf Show download link Off

  • Love as Action Poster: June-July
    by abruton@afsc.org on June 8, 2026 at 2:56 pm

    Love as Action Poster: June-July abruton@afsc.org Mon, 06/08/2026 – 10:56 Featured Image Image Or select from hosted files Document love-as-action-flyer-june_july.pdf Show download link Off

  • UN Representative, Program and Outreach
    by rmarcus@afsc.org on June 4, 2026 at 8:02 pm

    UN Representative, Program and Outreach rmarcus@afsc.org Thu, 06/04/2026 – 16:02 There are currently three Quaker UN Representatives at QUNO New York, including the Director.  This Representative position functions as a senior member of the QUNO team, sharing program responsibilities while also taking particular care for QUNO outreach efforts, as well as the QUNO Program Assistant […]

  • Beautiful synchronicities mark the celebration of San Ysidro Day
    by jkrieg@afsc.org on June 3, 2026 at 9:18 pm

    Beautiful synchronicities mark the celebration of San Ysidro Day jkrieg@afsc.org Wed, 06/03/2026 – 17:18 Main content Paragraph On May 17, 2026, people gathered in Albuquerque for our annual San Ysidro Day celebration, a four-centuries old tradition to bless farmers and pray for rain. For the first time, there was no water in […]

  • Liberation Summer Camp Intern
    by SCharles@afsc.org on June 3, 2026 at 4:05 pm

    Liberation Summer Camp Intern SCharles@afsc.org Wed, 06/03/2026 – 12:05 Amid today’s resurgence of grassroots organizing and heightened calls for racial justice, pointed efforts must be made to engage young people in local communities. The New York Office of the American Friends Service Committee will contribute to this effort during our 2026 in-person Liberation Summer Youth […]

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  • Vitality: Forming a Daily Spiritual Practice
    by Johanna Jackson on June 6, 2026 at 3:32 am

    Finding a daily spiritual spiritual practice that’s right for you can bring freedom, joy, inspiration, and grounding. The post Vitality: Forming a Daily Spiritual Practice appeared first on Friends General Conference.

  • Vitality: Courage to Remember the Past
    by Johanna Jackson on May 24, 2026 at 5:21 pm

    Remembering the past, including its grisly parts, takes courage. Reflections on Memorial Day from one Friend’s perspective. The post Vitality: Courage to Remember the Past appeared first on Friends General Conference.

  • Register by June 1 for Youth Programs and Pre-Retreat
    by Johanna Jackson on May 23, 2026 at 4:21 pm

    June 1 is the deadline to register for the Pre-Gathering Retreat. It’s also the deadline to register children and youth for Gathering. The post Register by June 1 for Youth Programs and Pre-Retreat appeared first on Friends General Conference.

  • “The Gathering gave me confidence to live into Truth.”
    by Cai Quirk on May 21, 2026 at 3:44 pm

    Cai Quirk, FGC’s Youth and eRetreats Coordinator, describes their first experience at the Gathering as a young queer person just starting to come out. The deadline to register youth for the 2026 Gathering is June 1, 2026. The post “The Gathering gave me confidence to live into Truth.” appeared […]

QEW Quaker Earthcare Witness

  • QEW Mini-Grants: Hope is not a wish. Hope is work.
    by Keith Runyan 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 Keith Runyan 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 Keith Runyan 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 Keith Runyan 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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  • 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.

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  • Everything You Need to Know About Quakerism
    by Layla Cuthrell on June 5, 2026 at 9:26 pm

    Where did Quakers come from? What do they believe? And how did they get associated with oats? These are the… The post Everything You Need to Know About Quakerism appeared first on QuakerSpeak.

  • What Is Wrong With American Patriotism?
    by Layla Cuthrell on May 22, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    “There’s this idea of country above everything else—and for Quakers, that gets in the way of your relationship to God,”… The post What Is Wrong With American Patriotism? appeared first on QuakerSpeak.

  • 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.

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