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
- Lessons from the Road #5: What Presence Makes Possible
by Matt on August 27, 2026 at 5:55 pmAfter our recent Staff Learning tour in Northern Quebec, we invited our staff to write reflections about their time there. In this series of ‘blog’ posts, The post Lessons from the Road #5: What Presence Makes Possible appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Lessons from the Road # 4: A traditional way of life maintained – The Economic Security Program for Cree Huntersby Matt on August 27, 2026 at 5:31 pm
After our recent Staff Learning tour in Northern Quebec, we invited our staff to write reflections about their time there. In this series of ‘blog’ posts, The post Lessons from the Road # 4: A traditional way of life maintained – The Economic Security Program for Cree Hunters appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Lessons from the Road # 3: Welcomed Into Relationship – Reflections from Eeyou Istcheeby Matt on August 27, 2026 at 5:30 pm
After our recent Staff Learning tour in Northern Quebec, we invited our staff to write reflections about their time there. In this series of ‘blog’ posts, The post Lessons from the Road # 3: Welcomed Into Relationship – Reflections from Eeyou Istchee appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Lessons from the Road # 2: Prevention, Care and Self-Determination: Justice Initiatives in Eeyou Istcheeby Matt on August 27, 2026 at 5:29 pm
After our recent Staff Learning tour in Northern Quebec, we invited our staff to write reflections about their time there. In this series of ‘blog’ posts, The post Lessons from the Road # 2: Prevention, Care and Self-Determination: Justice Initiatives in Eeyou Istchee appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- West Region News September 2026
by jkrieg@afsc.org on September 4, 2026 at 11:21 am - 25 years after 9/11, a new vision for peace
by Kate Noble on September 2, 2026 at 1:56 pm - Grants Officer, US Programsby SCharles@afsc.org on September 1, 2026 at 1:12 pm
- Garlic Festival celebrates land, water, food and community
by jkrieg@afsc.org on August 31, 2026 at 8:44 pm - “This is a pedagogy of hope”
by zjannuzi@afsc.org on August 31, 2026 at 3:36 pm
Quaker Ranter A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley
- “Creationtide” and the Seasons of the Church and Earth
by Martin Kelley on September 6, 2026 at 11:34 amA beautiful meditation on Quakers softening on the ideas of times and seasons and how he (and I suspect many other Friends) have come to more fully embrace the seasons of both the wider Christian Church and also the natural seasons of the earth and cosmos.
- Be Ready to Answer the Phoneby Martin Kelley on August 20, 2026 at 6:59 pm
Thoughts on the surprise Truitt family visit yesterday, because I know Quakers can be really really bad at this… Make sure you have a website that lists a phone number that rings through to a real person in real time. One that also lists an email that will be promptly read and answered. This event
- Truitt Family Visits Meeting
by Martin Kelley on August 20, 2026 at 4:24 pmI had a wonderful time playing host for a visit by an old Cropwell Meeting family that was visiting the area this week. The Truitts were a free Black family in Delaware who joined self-emancipating enslaved people in that state and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to settle among South Jersey Quakers in the early 1800s.
- Philosophers Rediscovering Plainness and Integrity in an Always-Online Worldby Martin Kelley on August 12, 2026 at 4:14 am
I love it when cultural essayists rediscover a core Quaker observation about plainness and human nature and give it a new name. Remember a few that’s ago when “normcore” became a thing? Now we have “uni-context,” the idea that our online social lives bleed into all of our different networks (think: friends, work colleagues, romantic
Jolly Quaker Useful theology from a Quaker-shaped Christian
- Subscriber newsletter, September 2026by Mark Russ on September 4, 2026 at 1:54 pm
- Welcome to jollyquaker.com
by Mark Russ on September 4, 2026 at 9:59 am - The thorn of theological diversity: Reflections on Britain Yearly Meeting, May 2026
by Mark Russ on May 5, 2026 at 10:19 am - Learn with me in 2026by Mark Russ on March 9, 2026 at 10:14 am
- Pause for Thought: The darkness won’t have the final wordby Mark Russ on February 23, 2026 at 9:37 am
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 pmWritten 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 pmFreeing 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 pmRemembering 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 pmPotatoes, 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 […]
Friends Association for Higher Education A consortium of Quaker colleges and scholars
- Earlham Faculty Position Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Computer Scienceby Laura Rediehs on August 29, 2026 at 4:01 pm
Tenure track faculty position in Computer Science at Earlham. Continue reading →
- FAHE Conference 2026 Epistleby Laura Rediehs on June 23, 2026 at 10:22 pm
Epistle from FAHE Conference at William Penn University, June 8-11, 2026. Continue reading →
- Juneteenth 2026 – Quaker Edition
by Laura Rediehs on June 19, 2026 at 7:53 pmThe Juneteenth edition of the BlackQuaker Newsletter, 2026. Continue reading →
- The 2026 FAHE Conferenceby Laura Rediehs on June 11, 2026 at 9:49 pm
2026 FAHE Conference Follow-Up — watch this space! Continue reading →
- BlackQuaker Project Newsletter: Quaker Merchants & Bankers Deeply Involved in Slavery
by Laura Rediehs on June 9, 2026 at 5:01 pmLatest BlackQuaker Project Newsletter Continue reading →
Friends General Conference Nurturing the Spiritual Vitality of Friends
- Vitality: Finding Healthy Communities
by Johanna Jackson on September 4, 2026 at 7:48 pmSometimes, building healthy community can start with simply noticing the moments of connection, faith, and love that surround you. Vitality message by Johanna Jackson. The post Vitality: Finding Healthy Communities appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- The Desire to Grow more Quakers
by Jen Ambrose on September 1, 2026 at 10:01 pmTamsen was raised Quaker, but it had been 50 years since she attended her last Gathering! “Because I grew up Quaker, people look to me for how things get done,” says Tamsen. “I have a feel for some things, but I’d never had any training.” The post The Desire to Grow more Quakers appeared […]
- Vitality: Teaching Peace to Children and Grandchildrenby Johanna Jackson on August 28, 2026 at 7:00 pm
As part of Peace Month, Melinda Wenner Bradley shares news and strategies on teaching peace to young Friends. The post Vitality: Teaching Peace to Children and Grandchildren appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- Vitality: Walking to Combat Powerby Johanna Jackson on July 24, 2026 at 10:42 am
Updates on the National Peace Walk, which extends from New York City to North Carolina. Vitality message by Johanna Jackson. The post Vitality: Walking to Combat Power appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- Colombia: Please support the healing and rebuilding following the devastating earthquake / Colombia: Por favor, apoye la recuperación y la reconstrucción tras el devastador terremoto
by Kellum Ashuma on September 8, 2026 at 9:44 amPEACEBUILDING EN LAS AMÈRICAS — From Cali, Colombia: A terrible 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck on August 10 at 7:34 a.m. local time. The PLA team in Cali would like to help support the people who are displaced from their homes. We would like to be able to deliver Peace Baskets of food and other essentials along with a message of peace to 30 families and individuals over the next four months. We will need $13,200 USD to meet this need. Desde Cali, Colombia: Un terrible terremoto de magnitud 7,4 sacudió la zona el 10 de agosto a las 7:34 a. m. (hora local). El equipo de PLA en Cali desea apoyar a las personas desplazadas de sus hogares. Queremos entregar “Canastas de Paz” —que contienen alimentos y otros artículos de primera necesidad, junto con un mensaje de paz— a 30 familias y personas durante los próximos cuatro meses. Para cubrir esta necesidad, requerimos 13.200 dólares estadounidenses.
- Cuba: Reinventing the Sacred Art of Coming Together / Cuba: Reinventar el arte sagrado del encuentro
by Kellum Ashuma on September 2, 2026 at 10:14 amPEACEBUILDING EN LAS AMÈRICAS — Each experienced facilitator has formed a small group with two or three apprentice facilitators just beginning their AVP journey. Together, using digital means, they propose exercises to the wider facilitator team—activities that encourage reflection, whether in the quiet depths of our inner selves or within the warmth of our homes. Cada facilitador con mayor recorrido ha formado un pequeño grupo con dos o tres de los que inician su entrenamiento en PAV, para, juntos, a través del manual digital, proponer al grupo de facilitadores, ejercicios que nos ayuden a reflexionar en la intimidad de nuestro ser o en el calor del hogar. Este proceso es una oportunidad para pensar el sentido de la vida, la coherencia de nuestras acciones y la vigencia de nuestros valores, reafirmando así nuestra apuesta trascendente por la paz y el poder que transforma.
- Upcoming Workshops, Great Resources, News
by Mackenzie Barton-Rowledge on September 1, 2026 at 6:47 pmUpcoming Workshops, Great Resources, News Join Us For These Online TRR Workshops Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples In this 2-hour participatory program, we experience the history of the colonization of Turtle Island, the land that is now known as the United […]