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Racism and Militarism in U.S. Foreign Policy

Dec. 16, 2022

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Ennegram for Friends

Dec. 16, 2022

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Quaker Peace Carol

Dec. 16, 2022

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Honolulu Friends Hospitality

Dec. 16, 2022

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Ben Lomond Quaker Calendar for 2023

Dec. 16, 2022

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Apply – Quaker Voluntary Service 2023-2024

Dec. 16, 2022

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Solstice Worship Sharing

Dec. 16, 2022

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Peace Efforts in African Great Lakes Region

Dec. 16, 2022

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Woolman at Sierra Friends Center – Update

Dec. 9, 2022

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War Prayer

Dec. 9, 2022

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Phoenix Meeting’s Minute on Abortion

Dec. 9, 2022

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Gun Flow from U.S. to Mexico

Dec. 9, 2022

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Friends General Conference - Gathering 2023

Dec. 5, 2022

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Christmas Truce in Ukraine

Dec. 3, 2022

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Grants to Study Quaker Mysticism

Dec. 2, 2022

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Learning Under Occupation

Dec. 2, 2022

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The New-Old Quaker Women’s Club

Dec. 2, 2022

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QUNO on COP27 “Loss and Damage” Fund

Dec. 2, 2022

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Young Adult Fellowships with FCNL

Dec. 2, 2022

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Support Arms Negotiations with Russia

Dec. 2, 2022

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The Task to Uncover Ourselves

Dec. 2, 2022

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Listening Session for Veterans

Nov. 18, 2022

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USA Military Empire - Visualization

Nov. 18, 2022

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Spring Term at Pendle Hill - Q&A

Nov. 18, 2022

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Making Sense of the Conflict in Ukraine

Nov. 18, 2022

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The Basics of Bible Study

Nov. 18, 2022

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Quaker Voluntary Service 2023-2024

Nov. 11, 2022

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Calendar of Worldwide Online Worship

Nov. 11, 2022

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Celebrating Stephen McNeil

Nov. 11, 2022

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Call for Coloring Page Ideas

Nov. 11, 2022

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Sharing Session – Housing and Homelessness

Nov. 5, 2022

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Interfaith Reflections on the Climate Crisis

Nov. 4, 2022

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Election Eve Worship with MGOF

Nov. 4, 2022

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New Year’s Gathering of Young Friends

Nov. 4, 2022

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Quaker Peace Testimony and Ukraine

Nov. 4, 2022

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Job Opportunity with Intermountain Yearly Meeting

Nov. 4, 2022

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George Lakey Dancing with History

Nov. 4, 2022

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Economic Roots of the Climate Emergency

Nov. 4, 2022

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Unleashing the Power - Virtual Workshops

Oct. 29, 2022

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The Incarnation of Love

Oct. 29, 2022

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“Have Hope” Spotted in the Wild

Oct. 28, 2022

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Quakers at the U.N. on Racial Justice

Oct. 28, 2022

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Election Eve Quaker Worship

Oct. 28, 2022

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FCNL West

Oct. 21, 2022

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Lots of Queer Quakers

Oct. 21, 2022

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At Home in Honduras

Oct. 21, 2022

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Book Launch Celebration

Oct. 21, 2022

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Transgender Awareness Week

Oct. 21, 2022

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Connecting to COP27

Oct. 21, 2022

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Radical Hospitality with Lloyd Lee Wilson

Oct. 21, 2022

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Blended, Hybrid Quaker Meetings

Oct. 14, 2022

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Quakers and the Vanguard S.O.S. Campaign

Oct. 14, 2022

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Facing our History and Ourselves

Oct. 14, 2022

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Dancing with History – Book Talk

Oct. 7, 2022

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Theocracy in the U.S.A.

Oct. 7, 2022

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Nobel Peace Day

Oct. 7, 2022

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Native Land Acknowledgements and Beyond

Oct. 7, 2022

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Quakers Formally Apologize to Alaska Natives

Oct. 7, 2022

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Uncanonized Saint John Woolman

Oct. 7, 2022

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Quakers Bridging the U.S. Divide

Sept. 30, 2022

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Introduction to “Faith and Play”

Sept. 30, 2022

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Ukraine Pacifist Movement

Sept. 30, 2022

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Religion and Politics

Sept. 30, 2022

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Discomforting Quaker History

Sept. 30, 2022

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John Woolman, 250 Years After

Sept. 30, 2022

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Thanks to Sierra from Salem Meeting!

Sept. 23, 2022

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Tact for People in Hardship

Sept. 23, 2022

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Clerk Sought for AFSC Board

Sept. 23, 2022

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World Quaker Day

Sept. 23, 2022

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Hear from a Friend in Guatemala

Sept. 23, 2022

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Books Seeking Reviewers

Sept. 23, 2022

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Job Openings with Right Sharing

Sept. 23, 2022

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Have Hope, Choose Love, Be Kind

Sept. 16, 2022

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The Man in the Dog Park

Sept. 16, 2022

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AFSC-Sponsored Worship

Sept. 16, 2022

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Loss and Damage Day

Sept. 16, 2022

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Quakers Strengthening Democracy

Sept. 16, 2022

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Interrupting Racism through Movement and Story

Sept. 16, 2022

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Songs to Lift the Spirit

Sept. 9, 2022

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"Power of Enough" Workshop

Sept. 9, 2022

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Nonviolent Action

Sept. 2, 2022

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A World of Sacred Gifts

Sept. 2, 2022

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Quaker Murals Fireside Chat

Sept. 2, 2022

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Conversations about Authenticity

Sept. 2, 2022

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Four Spaces Left for Alabama

Sept. 2, 2022

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The Secret Life of Trees

Aug. 27, 2022

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Living Right with the Natural World – Again

Aug. 27, 2022

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Sociocracy at the Compassionate Listening Project

Aug. 27, 2022

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Report - Quaker Religious Education

Aug. 27, 2022

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God Talked to Me

Aug. 27, 2022

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New Associate Director at Quaker Center

Aug. 27, 2022

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Quaker Parent Mutual Support Group

Aug. 19, 2022

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Lessons from Bayard Rustin

Aug. 19, 2022

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Land Acknowledgements

Aug. 19, 2022

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Quaker International Organization is Hiring

Aug. 19, 2022

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Restorative Justice

Aug. 19, 2022

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Bible Study Basics for Friends

Aug. 19, 2022

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Figs are Joyous

Aug. 19, 2022

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Living Right with the Natural World

Aug. 19, 2022

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Teach English to Guatemalans

Aug. 12, 2022

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Glimmer of Hope on Nuclear Weapons

Aug. 12, 2022

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Ecological Grief Workshop

Aug. 12, 2022

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QUNO at Climate Meetings in Bonn

Aug. 12, 2022

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Radical Transformation – Long Overdue

Aug. 12, 2022

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On the Line - Border Convening 2022

Aug. 5, 2022

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Friendly Political Cartoon

Aug. 5, 2022

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Quaker Religious Education Conference 2022

Aug. 5, 2022

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Nagasaki and Hiroshima Days – Virtual Demonstrations

Aug. 5, 2022

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Book Banning

Aug. 5, 2022

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Call to End Hostilities in Ukraine

July 29, 2022

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Guatemala Friends Interest Group

July 29, 2022

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Film – Living for Social Change

July 29, 2022

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Pacific Yearly Meeting – In Person!

July 29, 2022

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Protect Cambodian Genocide Survivor

July 22, 2022

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Jorgensen School for Nonviolence

July 22, 2022

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Right Sharing in Guatemala

July 22, 2022

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Wisdom Jesus – Book Discussion

July 22, 2022

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Last Day to Register for Quaker Women Conference

July 22, 2022

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Online Book Club – Wendell Berry

July 22, 2022

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Healing Through Restorative Justice

July 21, 2022

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Panel on The Peace Testimony and Ukraine

July 16, 2022

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Quaker Peacebuilding Perspectives Group

July 16, 2022

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North Pacific Yearly Meeting – In Person!

July 15, 2022

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Kum Ba Yah

July 15, 2022

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Creation Justice Resources

July 15, 2022

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AFSC Restructuring Process, continued

July 9, 2022

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Running Hybrid & Virtual Meetings

July 8, 2022

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Director Sought for Shadowcliff Mountain Retreat

July 8, 2022

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Land Acknowledgement: A First Step

July 8, 2022

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Study Tour – Quaker Council for European Affairs

July 8, 2022

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Continuing Revelation: Friends of African Descent

July 8, 2022

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We the Peoples Before

July 8, 2022

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From Obedience to Choice

July 8, 2022

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Two Minutes of Concern - Approved

July 2, 2022

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Looking for Mountain Friends Campers

July 2, 2022

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Naturally Beyond Boundaries

July 2, 2022

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Thoughts on Current Issues

July 2, 2022

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New Director at Ben Lomond Quaker Center

July 2, 2022

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Peace Vigil in Downtown Chico

June 24, 2022

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Quaker Concern for Democracy – National Calls July 2022

June 24, 2022

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Boletin El Amigo Cuaquero, Junio, 2022

June 24, 2022

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Meeting for Grieving - Sunday 6/26

June 24, 2022

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Intermountain Yearly Meeting – In Person!

June 17, 2022

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A History of Ukraine

June 17, 2022

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Urgent Call to Friends

June 17, 2022

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Quaker-Style Father’s Day Gathering

June 17, 2022

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Registration Open for Women’s Theology Conference

June 17, 2022

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Slavery, Reparations, Quakers, and Congress

June 17, 2022

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Friends Silent Retreat – Labor Day Weekend

June 17, 2022

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Pacifists in the Belly of the Military Beast

June 10, 2022

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FCNL Statement on Anti-Racism

June 10, 2022

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Racial Wealth Gap - Follow-up

June 10, 2022

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Video – Living into the Peace Testimony

June 10, 2022

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Love-thread

June 10, 2022

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A Candid View of the Peace Testimony

June 10, 2022

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First Release from "A Month of Sundays"

June 3, 2022

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Guatemala Scholarships Update

June 3, 2022

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Healing Racialized Trauma

June 3, 2022

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Demilitarizing Police Across California

June 3, 2022

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Small Scale Farming in Kenya

June 3, 2022

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Geological Perspective

June 3, 2022

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Friends of Color Gathering in Oregon

June 3, 2022

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Scope of Quaker Involvement in Indian Boarding Schools

June 3, 2022

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Recipe for The Convener

June 3, 2022

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Torn over Pacifism from the Start

June 2, 2022

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QUNO on Peace and Environment at Stockholm +50

May 27, 2022

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Food Security through Conservation Agriculture

May 27, 2022

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Land Reparations Program

May 27, 2022

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Faith and Community on Trial

May 27, 2022

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When will it be enough?

May 27, 2022

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Bolivian Quaker Education - Virtual Tour

May 27, 2022

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Good News from Mountain Friends Camp

May 27, 2022

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Minute for Peace Around the World

May 21, 2022

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Quakers, Indian Boarding Schools, and Congress

May 21, 2022

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Quaker Earthcare Worship Sharing

May 21, 2022

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Personal Connections with Russia and Ukraine

May 21, 2022

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Peace & Planet - Ukraine Special Edition

May 21, 2022

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Last Days of the American Republic

May 21, 2022

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Beyond Pink and Blue

May 21, 2022

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Another View of AFSC Restructuring

May 21, 2022

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Indigenous-Led Organizing Today

May 13, 2022

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Video – Justice for Historic Injustice

May 13, 2022

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Boletin El Amigo Cuaquero, Mayo, 2022

May 13, 2022

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Recordings – Black Quaker Lives Film Festival

May 13, 2022

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Financial Planning for Women

May 13, 2022

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FCNL Seeks Policy and Advocacy Lead

May 13, 2022

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Workshops from Quaker Earthcare Witness

May 13, 2022

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Listening in the Heart of Alabama

May 13, 2022

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White Supremacist Culture in Friends

May 6, 2022

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Tribute to My Mother's Tragedy

May 6, 2022

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Waging Peace - Book Group

May 6, 2022

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“Ukranian Now,” Song by Friends

May 6, 2022

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Regarding American Friends Service Committee

May 6, 2022

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A Racial Wealth Gap Simulation

May 6, 2022

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An AFSC Update

April 29, 2022

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Environmental Justice for All

April 29, 2022

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One Meeting’s Advice to FCNL

April 29, 2022

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Forgiveness and Being a People of Peace

April 29, 2022

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Training for International Reconciliation Facilitators

April 29, 2022

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Olive Rush House in Santa Fe

April 29, 2022

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Season One Complete

April 29, 2022

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Quakers, Prisons, and State Legislators – video

April 22, 2022

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Vancouver Friends – Renovated Meetinghouse

April 22, 2022

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Digital Communications Contractor Sought

April 22, 2022

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Seeking Director for Quaker Center

April 22, 2022

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Compassionate Listening Trip to Alabama

April 22, 2022

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Quakers in the News

April 22, 2022

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Place of Privilege (unabridged)

April 22, 2022

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Quaker Job Opportunity in Seattle

April 15, 2022

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Woolman Seeks Campers and Counselors

April 15, 2022

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Worship with Children, Reimagined

April 15, 2022

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Where No “Humanitarian Corridors” Exist

April 15, 2022

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Boletin El Amigo Cuaquero, Abril, 2022

April 15, 2022

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Update on History of Woolman School

April 15, 2022

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Quaker Sermon at Glide Memorial

April 15, 2022

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Friends House Moscow – Report

April 15, 2022

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The Organ of Spring

April 15, 2022

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Waging Peace in Vietnam

April 9, 2022

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Repatriation in Ukraine

April 9, 2022

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Annual Anti-War-Tax Letter to the IRS

April 8, 2022

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Decolonizing the Quaker Peace Testimony - recording

April 8, 2022

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Spring Hybrid Retreat for Friends of Color

April 8, 2022

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Assistance to Ukraine

April 8, 2022

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Friends House Moscow – Presentation

April 8, 2022

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Spiritual Life through Books for Children

April 8, 2022

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We Are All Together!

April 8, 2022

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QUIP Conference in May 2022

April 1, 2022

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Room to Grow Nursery School

April 1, 2022

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Sharing Clerkships

April 1, 2022

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The Public Universal Friend

April 1, 2022

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Jane Peers Memorial

April 1, 2022

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Join Friends of Color in Oregon Virtually

March 26, 2022

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Local Police, Military Equipment, and Racial Justice

March 26, 2022

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AFSC Corporation Meeting Open to All

March 25, 2022

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God’s Green Image

March 25, 2022

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The Reparations Underground Market

March 25, 2022

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Local Stolen Land

March 25, 2022

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MLK’s “Beyond Vietnam”

March 25, 2022

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Quaker Peace Testimony Discussion Group

March 18, 2022

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Bayard Rustin Film Screening

March 18, 2022

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Call to Annual Session - PacYM 2022

March 18, 2022

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Innocent Until Proven Muslim

March 18, 2022

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Apology to Local Tribes

March 18, 2022

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Support Roma People, Especially Children

March 18, 2022

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FCNL Leadership Opening

March 11, 2022

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Quaker Earthcare Dialogue

March 11, 2022

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Wednesday Online Bible Study

March 11, 2022

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Quaker Voluntary Service Deadline Extended

March 11, 2022

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Ukraine Friends Online Worship

March 11, 2022

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Love Knows No Borders

March 5, 2022

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Quaker Library Available

March 5, 2022

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Quaker United Nation Office on Ukraine

March 5, 2022

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Songs of Struggle and Hope

March 5, 2022

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Nonviolent Response to Aggression

March 4, 2022

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FCNL Statement on Ukraine

Feb. 25, 2022

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Meeting for Worship for Ukraine

Feb. 25, 2022

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FGC 2023 Coming to Oregon

Feb. 25, 2022

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Nonviolent Self-Defense

Feb. 25, 2022

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Clerking with Joy and Confidence

Feb. 25, 2022

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Drop-In Bible Study Online

Feb. 25, 2022

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A Prayer for Ukraine

Feb. 18, 2022

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Discussion of the AFSC Restructuring

Feb. 18, 2022

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Quaker Displacement of Native Peoples

Feb. 18, 2022

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FWCC Americas Consultation 2022

Feb. 18, 2022

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Future Ecologies – Goatwalker

Feb. 18, 2022

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Loving Earth Exhibit

Feb. 18, 2022

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Alternatives to Police Response

Feb. 18, 2022

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Letters - March/April 2022

Feb. 17, 2022

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Preparing for Nonviolent Elections in Kenya

Feb. 11, 2022

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More Sessions of Gandhi Series

Feb. 11, 2022

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Indigenous Boarding Schools Slide Show

Feb. 11, 2022

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FCNL Viewing of Hunger Ward

Feb. 11, 2022

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Quakers, Prisons, and State Governments

Feb. 11, 2022

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Afterthoughts, Paula Palmer Interview

Feb. 11, 2022

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Traditional Medicinal Practices of Native People

Feb. 11, 2022

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Quaker United Nations Summer School

Feb. 11, 2022

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An Invitation from Amis in France

Feb. 11, 2022

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White Privilege Conference 2022

Feb. 5, 2022

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Ukraine – Anti-War Resources

Feb. 4, 2022

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New Executive Director of Woolman

Feb. 4, 2022

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Free Them All on Valentine’s Day

Feb. 4, 2022

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Del Señor Anniversary

Feb. 4, 2022

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FCNL is Hiring Young Advocates

Feb. 4, 2022

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Letter about Nuclear Weapons Control

Feb. 4, 2022

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Faithful Meetings

Feb. 4, 2022

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Dismantling Borders Book Club

Jan. 28, 2022

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Reparations for African Americans

Jan. 28, 2022

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The Winter Rose

Jan. 28, 2022

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FNCL’s New Leadership and the 117th Congress

Jan. 28, 2022

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More on AFSC from Friends Journal and Chuck Fager

Jan. 28, 2022

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Minute of Support for Indigenous Peoples

Jan. 28, 2022

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Emerging Leaders for Liberation

Jan. 21, 2022

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Study Groups with Marcelle Martin

Jan. 21, 2022

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Decolonizing the Quaker Peace Testimony

Jan. 21, 2022

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Dear AFSC Board of Directors

Jan. 21, 2022

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FLGBTQC 2022 Mid-Winter Gathering

Jan. 21, 2022

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Call Your U.S. Representative about the Draft

Jan. 21, 2022

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One Conscientious Objector

Jan. 21, 2022

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A Western Friend in Luxembourg

Jan. 21, 2022

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Engaging with Gandhi

Jan. 21, 2022

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Thresholds, Passing Through

Jan. 15, 2022

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Mysticism, Magic, Decolonizing Quakerism

Jan. 15, 2022

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Joy of Writing

Jan. 15, 2022

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Rain Clouds over Seminary

Jan. 15, 2022

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Support Lebanese Charities

Jan. 15, 2022

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Mountain Friends Camp 2022

Jan. 15, 2022

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Call for Unity in AFSC

Jan. 14, 2022

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Black Quaker Film Festival

Jan. 14, 2022

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Way of the Spirit Continues

Jan. 8, 2022

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Introducing Quaker Education Studio

Jan. 8, 2022

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Program Assistant Needed at QUNO

Jan. 8, 2022

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Printing in a Pandemic

Jan. 8, 2022

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Gardner Documentary Group

Jan. 8, 2022

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Mexico City Meeting - January Bulletin

Jan. 8, 2022

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Spiritual Care on the Streets of San Francisco

Jan. 8, 2022

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In the Struggle - book review

Jan. 8, 2022

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College Scholarships from Mennonites

Jan. 7, 2022

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Epistle from Heads of Worldwide Quaker Organizations

Jan. 7, 2022

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