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Entries from October 2008

Friends, Roamers, Countryfolk, Lend Me Your Talents!

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

That’s right– the ever-popular arts issue of Western Friend will be in your mailbox in time for the holidays this year. Wouldn’t you like to help make it a wonderful gift to Friends everywhere? Now accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, songs, photos and all manner of visual artwork, color or b&w.
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Reflections on the Republican National Convention

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Though I am late posting this to the website, this is still a timely reminder of the importance of Friends speaking truth, particularly about their own experiences . Thanks to Minnesota Friends for sharing their concerns with all of us. -Kathy
REFLECTIONS BY SOME TWIN CITIES FRIENDS ON EVENTS SURROUNDING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN ST. [...]

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From the Editor
- Looking Ahead to 2009
  Got a story idea, photos, or a hankering to write? Know someone whose thoughts on one of these topics you would really like to hear? Drop me a line! Story ideas do not need to line up with the themes– it’s just a nice perk.
  January/February: Meetinghouses
  -Some meetings own them and love them, some [...]
Minutes
- NPYM's Minute on the War on Drugs
  Approved July, 2008, at North Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session in Corvallis, OR.
  As an expression of our belief in nonviolence and the value of each person, Friends have throughout our history sought compassionate and effective answers to social problems.
  One of the most problematic federal policies for decades has been the federal government’s failed War on [...]
Annual Session News
- NPYM's Minute on the War on Drugs
  Approved July, 2008, at North Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session in Corvallis, OR.
  As an expression of our belief in nonviolence and the value of each person, Friends have throughout our history sought compassionate and effective answers to social problems.
  One of the most problematic federal policies for decades has been the federal government’s failed War on [...]
From the Archives
- Membership?
  The theme for this weekend’s gathering of Willamette Quarterly Meeting (North Pacific YM) focused on “The Future of Friends.” One of the topics that surfaced along the way was membership, and so this seemed a timely reprint.
  by Marjorie Sykes, Pacific Yearly Meeting (though living in India at the time)
  March, 1975
  A lot of people have been [...]