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- Indigenous voices on reconciliationby Matt on November 25, 2023 at 8:25 pm
Do you ever feel that you’d like to advance the work of reconciliation, but you’re confused or unsure where to begin? Maybe you have questions but The post Indigenous voices on reconciliation appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Join us in calling for a ceasefire in Gazaby Matt on November 13, 2023 at 11:50 pm
Donate urgently needed humanitarian relief to Gaza. Read our open letters on the war. Find out more about our vision for a just peace in Israel/Palestine. The post Join us in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Living One series discusses contemplative nonviolence with CFSC’s Matt Leggeby Matt on November 10, 2023 at 8:47 pm
Check out this hour long conversation between Olivia Crossman of the Kerulos Center for Nonviolence and CFSC’s Matthew Legge. They cover a wide range of peace The post Living One series discusses contemplative nonviolence with CFSC’s Matt Legge appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
- Alternatives to Prison: 5 Effective Methodsby Matt on November 7, 2023 at 9:41 pm
A new short video narrated by CFSC’s Nancy Russell looks at five effective alternatives to prison. Did you know there are already successful alternatives to prison? The post Alternatives to Prison: 5 Effective Methods appeared first on Canadian Friends Service Committee.
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- Charlotte Ingrid Millerby Alla Podolsky on December 1, 2023 at 3:48 am
Miller—Charlotte Ingrid Miller, 77, on July 10, 2022, surrounded by her husband and children in home hospice in Denver, Colo.… The post Charlotte Ingrid Miller appeared first on Friends Journal.
- We Only Survive If We All Surviveby Alla Podolsky on November 30, 2023 at 7:12 am
Reflections on Gaza, genocide, and co-liberation. The post We Only Survive If We All Survive appeared first on Friends Journal.
- Unsung No More: Netflix Makes “Rustin” Everyone’s Heroby Alla Podolsky on November 30, 2023 at 12:35 am
Netflix makes “Rustin” everyone’s hero. The post Unsung No More: Netflix Makes “Rustin” Everyone’s Hero appeared first on Friends Journal.
- Ramallah Friends School Graduates Shot in Vermontby Alla Podolsky on November 28, 2023 at 7:20 pm
Three Palestinian graduates of Ramallah Friends School were shot on Saturday, November 25, in Burlington, Vt. The post Ramallah Friends School Graduates Shot in Vermont appeared first on Friends Journal.
- Quakers, Fiction, and Virginia Woolfby Martin Kelley on November 14, 2023 at 4:16 pm
How do you process memories, experiences and feelings? The post Quakers, Fiction, and Virginia Woolf appeared first on Friends Journal.
Friends General Conference Together we nurture the spiritual vitality of Friends
- What is a Quaker Public Minister?by Rashid Darden on November 27, 2023 at 4:32 pm
by Windy Cooler Throughout Friends General Conference, Friends are taking up the cause of “right relationship,” as 18th-century Quaker public minister John Woolman advocated. This cause involves addressing previously taboo issues and bringing hidden hurts into the healing light. This is the […]
- Choosing a Web Hostby Johanna Jackson on November 8, 2023 at 9:55 pm
Quaker web workers discuss web hosts. Friends focus on WordPress, the Quaker Meetings Network, and Google Sites. The post Choosing a Web Host appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- Yearly Meeting News Update for October 25, 2023by Johanna Jackson on October 25, 2023 at 6:12 pm
…apply is August 30. Illinois Yearly Meeting Virtual Meeting for Worship: There is a yearly-meeting-wide virtual meeting for worship every month on the 10th of the month. It’s held at… The post Yearly Meeting News Update for October 25, 2023 appeared first on Friends General Conference.
- FGC is Hiring a Spiritual Deepening Program Associateby Rachel Ernst Stahlhut on October 12, 2023 at 5:41 pm
The Spiritual Deepening Program Associate supports the development of Spiritual Deepening program content for adults and children. The post FGC is Hiring a Spiritual Deepening Program Associate appeared first on Friends General Conference.
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- The Lasting Trauma of Quaker Indigenous Boarding Schoolsby Christopher Cuthrell on November 23, 2023 at 9:00 pm
“Most Quakers still don’t know our history as participants in this enterprise of forced assimilation of Native people,” Paula Palmer… The post The Lasting Trauma of Quaker Indigenous Boarding Schools appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
- A Quaker Way to Earth Careby Christopher Cuthrell on November 9, 2023 at 9:00 pm
Cherice Bock worries about the human tendency to separate our spiritual concerns from our material condition—a problem she traces back… The post A Quaker Way to Earth Care appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
- How Quaker Testimonies Can Combat White Supremacyby Christopher Cuthrell on October 26, 2023 at 8:00 pm
“I believe that Quakers are uniquely called… to lean into racial equity principles, to engage in the antidotes to white… The post How Quaker Testimonies Can Combat White Supremacy appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
- What is Discernment?by Christopher Cuthrell on October 12, 2023 at 8:00 pm
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- Spirituality on the Road: Five Years of Quaker RV Livingby Christopher Cuthrell on September 28, 2023 at 8:00 pm
When Betsey Kenworthy’s adult son suggested that she and her husband downsize from their large home, maybe he thought they’d… The post Spirituality on the Road: Five Years of Quaker RV Living appeared first on QuakerSpeak.
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- 2024 Residents and Scholarsby pendleadmin on October 1, 2023 at 12:00 pm
We are delighted to have a new cohort of resident F/friends and scholars join us for the 2023-24 academic year!… Learn More The post 2024 Residents and Scholars appeared first on Pendle Hill.
- The Fundamental Principle of Quaker Spirituality: Light in the Conscience PHP# 483, by David Johnsonby pendleadmin on September 28, 2023 at 1:40 pm
Now available in the Pendle Hill Bookstore is our most recent Pendle Hill Pamphlet #483, released October 2023 Synopsis The… Learn More The post The Fundamental Principle of Quaker Spirituality: Light in the Conscience PHP# 483, by David Johnson appeared first on Pendle Hill.
- Traveling in the Dark: A Memoir, PHP #482 by Donna Ederby pendleadmin on July 27, 2023 at 2:50 pm
Now available in the Pendle Hill Bookstore is our most recent Pendle Hill Pamphlet #482, Released August 2023 Synopsis Donna… Learn More The post Traveling in the Dark: A Memoir, PHP #482 by Donna Eder appeared first on Pendle Hill.
- Pendle Hill: A Place for Love and Inclusionby pendleadmin on July 10, 2023 at 3:02 pm
For more than nine decades, Pendle Hill has served as a fertile ground for personal and communal transformation, but this… Learn More The post Pendle Hill: A Place for Love and Inclusion appeared first on Pendle Hill.
QEW Quaker Earthcare Witness
- Climate and Money: A Guide to Fossil Fuel Divestment & Reinvestmentby Quaker Earthcare Witness on November 2, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Created by Friend Jennie Ratcliffe and members of the Earthcare Witness Committee of Durham (NC) Friends Meeting. This guide provides resources on the what and why of divestment, which banks or funds to divest from, how to go about divesting, and how to reinvest in a more livable whole earth […]
- Earth Awareness, Earth Activismby Quaker Earthcare on August 22, 2023 at 10:13 pm
This is an excerpt from QEW’s Earthcare for Friends: A Study Guide for Individuals and Faith Communities. You can find this curriculum, as well as our Earthcare for children curriculum for your First Day or Sunday School at QuakerEarthcare.org/Resources. Written by Bill Cahalan and Ruah […]
- Young Friends for a Fossil-Free Futureby Quaker Earthcare on August 22, 2023 at 10:05 pm
All photos by Sebastian DiMino With the local temperatures soaring to 96 degrees during the Friends General Conference Gathering and the global average temperatures breaking records, Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) gathered an intergenerational group of Friends from across the country in an action […]
- Cold-Climate Horticulture and a Freed Beeby Quaker Earthcare on August 22, 2023 at 9:52 pm
Photo by Kathy Barnhart A Year as a Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow By Elsa Hoover I just finished as a Quaker Voluntary Service Fellow in Minneapolis Through QVS, I worked at the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, aka “The Hort”. To say I did not know what I was getting into when I […]