Quaker News Beyond LEYM
This page connects to other Quaker websites and draws in short snippets of news from their websites. You can click through to the full story on their site.
Also of possible interest is our collection of Quaker Organizations and Resources links.
Canadian Friends Service Committee Quakers working for justice and peace
- Peace workshopsby Matt on July 29, 2025 at 3:53 pm
The post Peace workshops appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Quakers discern genocide is occurring in Gaza and urge courageous actionby Matt on July 25, 2025 at 2:55 pm
“We are for justice and mercy and truth and peace and true freedom.” — Edward Burrough, 1659 As Quakers, we recognize the divine imprint in every The post Quakers discern genocide is occurring in Gaza and urge courageous action appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Quaker Concern newsletter, summer 2025 editionby Matt on July 21, 2025 at 5:24 pm
The Summer 2025 issue of our newsletter Quaker Concern is available in print and online. This issue includes four full length articles as well as The post Quaker Concern newsletter, summer 2025 edition appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples statements at the UN in Genevaby Matt on July 18, 2025 at 1:45 am
CFSC is in Geneva this week for the 18th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. One of the important pieces of The post Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples statements at the UN in Geneva appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Bilal Qureshiby Kate Noble on August 14, 2025 at 6:05 pm
Bilal Qureshi Kate Noble Thu, 08/14/2025 – 14:05
- 5 ways to pressure Vanguard to stop funding fossil fuelsby Kate Noble on August 14, 2025 at 3:56 pm
5 ways to pressure Vanguard to stop funding fossil fuels Kate Noble Thu, 08/14/2025 – 11:56
- 100+ groups speak out against Israel’s efforts to obstruct and ban aid organizationsby lmullett@afsc.org on August 14, 2025 at 3:16 pm
100+ groups speak out against Israel’s efforts to obstruct and ban aid organizations lmullett@afsc.org Thu, 08/14/2025 – 11:16 Main content Paragraph PHILADELPHIA (August 14, 2025) Today, more than 100 organizations issued a statement in opposition to Israel’s obstruction of humanitarian aid and efforts to ban aid […]
- Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepensby lmullett@afsc.org on August 14, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens lmullett@afsc.org Thu, 08/14/2025 – 11:14 Resource URL 2025 Or select from hosted files Document embargoed_-joint-statement-israel-threatens-to-ban-major-aid-organizations.pdf Show download link […]
- In search of work, migrants cross the river to South Africaby Kate Noble on August 13, 2025 at 8:31 pm
In search of work, migrants cross the river to South Africa Kate Noble Wed, 08/13/2025 – 16:31
Friends General Conference Nurturing the spiritual vitality of Quakers in North America
- The Complexity of Struggleby Johanna Jackson on August 7, 2025 at 4:34 pm
Read this evoking poem from Trayce Peterson, one of the co-clerks of the Young Adult and Youth Gathering. The post The Complexity of Struggle appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- Summer 2025 Litigation Updateby Rashid Darden on August 1, 2025 at 5:56 pm
In the case of Mennonite Church USA et al v. DHS, the suit that FGC is involved in, a briefing schedule has been set by the court. The post Summer 2025 Litigation Update appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- New Faithfulness Resourcesby Johanna Jackson on July 29, 2025 at 2:01 pm
Friends General Conference has updated its page on groups that support faithfulness. The post New Faithfulness Resources appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- Black Fire Live: QuakerBooks Hosts Hal Weaverby Rashid Darden on July 28, 2025 at 1:17 am
In this video, Dr. Harold D. Weaver, Jr. and Dr. Emma Lapsansky-Werner share about the making of “Black Fire.” In the process, they explore topics like segregation in Quaker spaces, liberation, and direct repair for slavery. The post Black Fire Live: QuakerBooks Hosts Hal Weaver appeared first on […]
Friends Journal Communicating Quaker experience to connect and deepen spiritual lives
- Quakers, the Bible, and Spiritual Authority with Father James Martin and Ollie from Quake It Upby Martin Kelley on August 12, 2025 at 10:00 am
Season 4 bonus episode of Quakers Today The post Quakers, the Bible, and Spiritual Authority with Father James Martin and Ollie from Quake It Up appeared first on Friends Journal.
- Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement: Jim Fussellby Martin Kelley on August 8, 2025 at 4:24 pm
Jim Fussell’s article, “Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement,” appears in the August 2025 issue. The post Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement: Jim Fussell appeared first on Friends Journal.
- Lynette Love: Education and Empowerment in Post-Civil War Americaby Martin Kelley on August 7, 2025 at 2:29 pm
Lynette Love’s article, “Led by God to Help Educate Freedmen,” appears in the August 2025 issue. The post Lynette Love: Education and Empowerment in Post-Civil War America appeared first on Friends Journal.
- Learning from Our History, and Making Our Ownby Friends Journal on August 1, 2025 at 6:15 am
Introduction to our August issue. The post Learning from Our History, and Making Our Own appeared first on Friends Journal.
- Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavementby Friends Journal on August 1, 2025 at 6:10 am
A moral reckoning. The post Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement appeared first on Friends Journal.
Videos Archive – QuakerSpeak Weekly Videos. Vital Ministries.
- Spiritual Artistry of Lars Hertervigby Layla Cuthrell on August 2, 2025 at 3:48 am
Solveig-Karin Erdal traces her Quaker heritage back to the first Norwegian Friends, who converted as prisoners of war in England… The post Spiritual Artistry of Lars Hertervig appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
- Understanding the Quaker Peace Testimonyby Layla Cuthrell on July 26, 2025 at 5:14 pm
Even when there are conflicts around him. Pradip Lamichhane of the Bhaktaour Evangelical Friends Church says. “Within myself. I feel… The post Understanding the Quaker Peace Testimony appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
- Identity and Christianity: Navigating Gender Transition as a Quakerby Layla Cuthrell on July 4, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Willa Taber had already been processing the emotional aftershocks of Donald Trump’s re-election last fall when, shortly upon taking office,… The post Identity and Christianity: Navigating Gender Transition as a Quaker appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
- The Quaker Approach to the Bibleby Layla Cuthrell on June 20, 2025 at 8:00 pm
The post The Quaker Approach to the Bible appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
- A Common Testimony of Abuse: Laboring With the Violence in Our Livesby Gail Whiffen on June 6, 2025 at 8:00 pm
“Twelve years ago, when I first started engaging in a public ministry around abuse,” Windy Cooler recalls, “I thought that… The post A Common Testimony of Abuse: Laboring With the Violence in Our Lives appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
QEW Quaker Earthcare Witness
- Help bring on QEW’s new QVS Fellow!by Keith Runyan on August 14, 2025 at 9:17 pm
0 Our Goal 0 Donors So Far 0 Amount Raised So Far […]
- Imbolcby Quaker Earthcare on July 16, 2025 at 8:07 pm
by Charley Basham Imbolc is the Celtic traditional celebration of the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. The name comes from the Gaelic “oimelc,” which means “in the belly of the mother,” and it is associated with the lactation of ewes. It also connotes the seeds of […]
- Book Review: The Regenerative Enterprise – The Ultimate Guide to Building Future-Fit Organisationsby Quaker Earthcare on July 16, 2025 at 8:03 pm
Book Review by Ruah Swennerfelt The Regenerative Enterprise: The Ultimate Guide to Building Future-Fit Organisations By Niels De Fraguier and Stephen Vasconcellos. 426 pages. Self published, 2023. Paperback $23.74. ebook $9.99 In a world in which change is both ever-present and accelerating, the […]
- Building a New Foundation for Spirit-Led Ecojustice Action The Role of Emergent Values in Prophetic Witnessby Quaker Earthcare on July 16, 2025 at 7:54 pm
By Climate Action Committee of the Radnor Quaker Meeting As Quakers, we’re called to notice how prophetic witness influences our lives. What is prophetic witness? It’s the idea that the spirit may inspire us to recognize an injustice, or to seek what is good, just, true or somehow right, before […]
Friends Association for Higher Education A consortium of Quaker colleges and scholars
- Quaker Institute for the Future 2025by Laura Rediehs on July 8, 2025 at 2:10 pm
Info about this year’s QIF Research Seminar, August 11-15. Registrations due July 15. Continue reading →
- Article about Conference Presidents Panelby Laura Rediehs on June 23, 2025 at 2:26 pm
Article about the Presidents’ Panel at our 2025 conference at Guilford. Continue reading →
- FAHE Conference 2025 Epistleby Laura Rediehs on June 23, 2025 at 2:21 pm
Epistle from our 2025 Conference at Guilford College. Continue reading →
- Program for 2025 Conferenceby Laura Rediehs on June 23, 2025 at 2:10 pm
What happened at our 2025 Conference at Guilford College. Continue reading →
- FAHE Conference Registrationby Laura Rediehs on June 2, 2025 at 4:46 pm
Register for the 2025 FAHE Conference! Continue reading →
Quaker House A Place of Peace in a Military City
- The Messy Reality of Unjust Ordersby 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
- Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Finally Being Recognized for Troopsby 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
- Reshaping the Military, but Not Making it Shipshapeby 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
- Words Matterby 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,
- Racism and Misogyny of New Administrationby 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