Julie Harlow

Russian Peacemakers

• Author(s):
• Julie Harlow

Friends: To be a peacemaker in Russia today is to open yourself to charges of treason.  Despite the mass arrests and the constant dangers of even saying that there is a war, good men and women in Russia do stand up for their beliefs. With amazing courage and sly creativity many are finding ways to say, “No to War,” and “No to Putin.”

Issue: On Conflict (January 2023)

Songs to Lift the Spirit

• Author(s):
• Julie Harlow

Dear Friends: As part of our daily International Worship for Peace, we have been sharing songs with each other. I have stored links to recordings of those songs in an online spreadsheet. Having the songs listed in a table makes searching for a specific song much easier. See: tinyurl.com/SongsLiftSpirit

Issue: On Science (November 2022)

Vision for the Day to Be

• Author(s):
• Julie Harlow

Peace I ask of thee of river, Peace, Peace, Peace. When I learn to live serenely, cares will cease. From the hills I gather courage, vision for the day to be. Strength to lead and faith to follow, All are given unto me. Peace I ask of thee of river, Peace, Peace, Peace.                     by Gwyneth Walker

Issue: On Vision (January 2021)

The Face Under The Face

• Author(s):
• Julie Harlow

When I first went to the Soviet Union in 1984, I expected to meet a hospitable people, if not outgoing. The first thing I learned was that Russians never smile. They look grim. They stare. The women especially would often stare at me and then turn away abruptly. In U.S. culture, this could be interpreted as distancing, judgmental, even hostile. It was definitely uncomfortable.

Issue: On Secrets (July 2020)

Listening Beyond Words

• Author(s):
• Julie Harlow

I travel to Moscow each year to participate in the annual meeting of the International Board of Friends House Moscow and visit the programs we support. I also attend Moscow Meeting for Worship. It generally draws a visitor or two plus the usual core of three-to-five regulars, including a Russian Orthodox priest who uses Quaker materials in discussion groups in his church.

Issue: On Separation (November 2019)

To Form a Faithful Community

• Author(s):
• Julie Harlow

On February 24 this year, Russia invaded Ukraine. For now, I ask you to set aside all history and politics. I ask you to step back with me to that moment when I realized in terror that terror had just filled a country I had visited many times, where I had friends, where there was a Quaker meeting and facilitators for the Alternatives to Violence Project. The invasion couldn’t be happening . . . but it was.

Issue: On Cooperation (September 2022)

WF Podcast Fifteen – Julie Harlow on Friends House Moscow

Authored by: Julie Harlow, Jonathan Stoll, colin cole

Peer Mediation in Russian Schools

Authored by: Julie Harlow