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Anti-War, War, & Weapons

• Hear Us  Dec. 15, 2023
• Meetings Call for Ceasefire  Dec. 12, 2023
• Quaker Pacifist Interviewed on NPR  Dec. 9, 2023

Civic Engagement & Nonviolent Action

• Protect Our Election - Resources  Dec. 10, 2023
• Quaker Pacifist Interviewed on NPR  Dec. 9, 2023
• AFSC Director Interviewed on Public Radio  Dec. 9, 2023
• Taking Sides  Dec. 9, 2023
• Update on Controversy with Friend in New Jersy  Dec. 6, 2023

Community

• Ramallah Friends School - Song to the World  Dec. 6, 2023

Diversity, Equity, & Antiracism

• Jesus Was a Manzer: A Christmas Story  Dec. 16, 2023
• Report on LGBTQi Friends in Uganda  Dec. 5, 2023
• Video on Quaker Indigenous Boarding Schools  Dec. 1, 2023
• Video on Quaker Indigenous Boarding Schools  Dec. 1, 2023

Ecology & Climate

• One More SPICE  Dec. 8, 2023

Health & Family

• What Child is This?  Dec. 22, 2023
• A Child with A Child  Dec. 21, 2023

Help Wanted / Position Filled

• Pacific Yearly Meeting Seeks IT Administrator  Dec. 1, 2023

Housing & Hunger

• December 24th  Dec. 20, 2023

Integrity

• Quakers and “The Time Called Christmas”  Dec. 17, 2023

Life of the Meeting / Life of the Society

• Notes from “Which Way Worship?”  Dec. 1, 2023
• Seeking the Divine in Costa Rica  Dec. 1, 2023

Spiritual Deepening

• Grant to Study Christian Mysticism  Dec. 4, 2023
• Next Gen Politics Meets Compassionate Listening  Dec. 1, 2023

Uncategorized

• Two New Videos from Right Sharing  Nov. 24, 2023
• Love & Truth and Israel/Palestine  Nov. 24, 2023
• Quakers, the U.N., and Gaza  Nov. 24, 2023
• Sierra-Cascades Grant to Indigenous Alaskans  Nov. 17, 2023
• People Power Peace  Nov. 17, 2023
• Speaker of Quaker Nonviolence Threatened  Nov. 17, 2023
• Reconciliation in Northern Washington  Nov. 10, 2023
• Join Reparations from Friends to Indigenous Alaskans  Nov. 3, 2023
• Nonviolent Peaceforce in Ukraine  Sept. 8, 2023
• World Quaker Day 2023  Sept. 8, 2023
• Leave Nothing Behind  Sept. 8, 2023
• Truth and Healing for Indian Boarding Schools  Sept. 8, 2023
• International Quakers and Climate Chaos  Sept. 8, 2023
• Why so few African American Friends?  Sept. 8, 2023
• Celebrate Quaker Earthcare Witness  Sept. 8, 2023
• Reports on Quaker-Led Work in Central Africa  Sept. 1, 2023
• Friendly Planning for Refugee Shelter  Sept. 1, 2023
• Las Amigas Photos from Honduras  Sept. 1, 2023
• Inquiry - Poetry from Fernwood Press  Sept. 1, 2023
• Babylon - from Fernwood Press  Aug. 25, 2023
• San Francisco Friends on Nuclear Weapons  Aug. 25, 2023
• New Study of Native American Boarding School History  Aug. 25, 2023
• Quaker Earthcare Witness - New Communications Coordinator  Aug. 25, 2023
• Parker Palmer Online on Democracy  Aug. 25, 2023
• The March on Washington - Unveiled  Aug. 25, 2023
• Welcome Families and Youth  Aug. 25, 2023
• Healing Justice Work in California  Aug. 18, 2023
• Indigenous Boarding Schools and Multigenerational Trauma  Aug. 18, 2023
• Young Advocates to Work to Interrupt Violence  Aug. 18, 2023
• Peace Libraries Nutrition Project  Aug. 18, 2023
• When did you last change your mind?  Aug. 18, 2023
• A Friends Event for Diaspora Communities  Aug. 18, 2023
• Right Sharing in Kenya and Sierra Leone  Aug. 11, 2023
• More on John Greenleaf Whittier  Aug. 11, 2023
• Highs and Lows at John Woolman School  Aug. 11, 2023
• An Inside Perspective on Afghanistan  Aug. 11, 2023
• Pix from Annual Sessions 2023  Aug. 11, 2023
• Annual Pendle Hill Lecture - Soon  Aug. 11, 2023
• Quaker Call To Action for 2024  Aug. 5, 2023
• A Quaker Apology to Native Americans  Aug. 5, 2023
• Report from African Great Lakes Region  Aug. 5, 2023
• Urban Design for Racial Justice  Aug. 5, 2023
• Debate on Sustainable Human Population  Aug. 5, 2023
• Three Steps of Retrospective Justice  Aug. 5, 2023
• Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Livermore Labs, and Dan Ellsberg  July 28, 2023
• Resident Couple Wanted in Honolulu  July 28, 2023
• Quaker Social on Mastodon  July 28, 2023
• Ongoing Work to Restrict War Powers  July 28, 2023
• A “Western” Pendle Hill Scholar  July 28, 2023
• Canoe Journey to Muckleshoot  July 28, 2023
• New Administrative Coordinator at QVS  July 21, 2023
• False Certainty and True Repentance  July 21, 2023
• “Clouds,” a Parable  July 21, 2023
• Beyond Permaculture  July 21, 2023
• Antiracist in Name Only  July 21, 2023
• An Invitation to AFSC Supporters  July 21, 2023
• Help LGBTQ Youth in Uganda  July 14, 2023
• Jobs at Pendle Hill  July 14, 2023
• Strengthening Family Planning Programs  July 14, 2023
• Job Opening: General Secretary  July 14, 2023
• George Fox’s 400th Birthday  July 14, 2023
• Quakers Uprooting Racism Program  July 14, 2023
• New Justice and Peace Secretary  July 7, 2023
• What color is divine light?  July 7, 2023
• Faith-Based Advocacy  July 7, 2023
• Asheville Friends Support for Indigenous Peoples  July 7, 2023
• North Star for Community Safety  July 7, 2023
• Stop Cluster Munitions to Ukraine!  July 7, 2023
• Militarism in the Asia Pacific  June 30, 2023
• New Climate Publication from QUNO  June 30, 2023
• A Quaker Reaction to Ruling on Affirmative Action  June 30, 2023
• William Penn and Unfriending the Enemies of God  June 23, 2023
• Children’s Peace Libraries  June 23, 2023
• Welcoming Children, Families, and Youth  June 23, 2023
• The Wellspring of Quaker Life  June 23, 2023
• Violence-Interrupter Programs  June 23, 2023
• FCNL at 80: Past, Present, and Future  June 16, 2023
• Quakers and Legal Chattel Slavery  June 16, 2023
• New Staffer at Quaker Earthcare Witness  June 16, 2023
• Celebrate Juneteenth with Bayard Rustin  June 16, 2023
• Compassionate Listening in Israel and Palestine  June 16, 2023
• Quaker NOATS June 2023  June 16, 2023
• Reimagining Independence Day  June 16, 2023
• Slow, Slow, Very Small Progress in Congo  June 9, 2023
• Reparations for Justice, Art for Freedom  June 9, 2023
• Benefit Concert for Friends in Pacific Northwest  June 9, 2023
• More Videos from Right Sharing  June 9, 2023
• Healing and Rebuilding in Burundi  June 9, 2023
• Quaker-Created Wildlife Habitat  June 9, 2023
• Changes – Quaker Voluntary Service  June 2, 2023
• Native Boarding Schools – Podcast Series  June 2, 2023
• Fair Funding for Climate Damage  June 2, 2023
• First Episode of “Thee Quaker Podcast”  June 2, 2023
• Registration Deadlines for Annual Sessions  June 2, 2023
• Indigenous Peoples’ Stories of Quakers  June 2, 2023
• The United States, Russia, and China  June 2, 2023
• Bolivian Quaker Education Fund  May 26, 2023
• Quaker Institute for the Future 2023  May 26, 2023
• Faithfulness Groups for Earthcare  May 26, 2023
• Update on Congo Mudslides  May 26, 2023
• Guatemala Friends Spring Update  May 26, 2023
• Earthcare Worship-Sharing  May 19, 2023
• Thanks to Albuquerque Meeting  May 19, 2023
• Post-capitalist, post-racialized, eco-harmony  May 19, 2023
• Friends and the Debt Ceiling  May 19, 2023
• Quakers, Colonization, and Decolonization  May 19, 2023
• A Dry Hate  May 19, 2023
• Friends of the Americas - Spring 2023  May 19, 2023
• Bring the Mothers Home  May 19, 2023
• Faith Investors & the ESG Backlash  May 11, 2023
• Three New Videos from Right Sharing  May 11, 2023
• Storytelling from the Front Lines  May 11, 2023
• California Dreamin’ with George Fox  May 11, 2023
• Right Relationship with Native Peoples - Online  May 11, 2023
• Holistic Earthcare in the Blue Ridge  May 5, 2023
• Integrous Testifying: Body, Mind, & Spirit  May 5, 2023
• Quaker NOATS May 2023  May 5, 2023
• Progresa English Tutoring in Guatemala  May 5, 2023
• Youth Leaders for Healing Justice  May 5, 2023
• Map of World Militarism 2023  May 5, 2023
• A Testament to What’s Been All Along  May 5, 2023
• Online Videos for Quaker Scholars  April 28, 2023
• Young Friends Community of Practice  April 28, 2023
• Support for Digital Libraries  April 28, 2023
• Spring Lobby Weekend 2023  April 28, 2023
• Missoula Meetinghouse - 30 Years!  April 28, 2023
• Land-Back Video Ends Soon  April 28, 2023
• Recordings from Annual Corporation Meeting of AFSC  April 21, 2023
• Seeking – Quaker Census Data Researcher  April 21, 2023
• No Faith in Fossil Fuels  April 21, 2023
• Justice Indigenous Women  April 21, 2023
• What Life is Really Like in Ukraine Now  April 21, 2023
• Ubuntu – The Call to Cherish Creation  April 21, 2023
• Deconstructing the Master’s Tools  April 14, 2023
• Coming Attractions – Friends World Committee for Consultation  April 14, 2023
• A Meaningful Shared Experience  April 14, 2023
• Early Registration Ends April 16  April 14, 2023
• Reparations for Indigenous and African Americans  April 14, 2023
• Nonsense about Reconciliation  April 14, 2023
• Justin Jones and Joan Baez  April 14, 2023
• Interrupting Gun Violence for Peaceful Communities  April 14, 2023
• Peace-building in Latin America and the Caribbean  April 7, 2023
• Film Screening – Doctrine of Discovery  April 7, 2023
• Discussion of Modern Quaker Writings  April 7, 2023
• Work Remotely for Quakers in Australia  April 7, 2023
• Quaker Accountability for Indigenous Boarding Schools  April 7, 2023
• Quaker Contributions to U.N. Climate Science Report  April 1, 2023
• Death Penalty for LGTBQ in Uganda  April 1, 2023
• News of all the Stuff 2023-04  April 1, 2023
• Spirituality and Hybrid Worship  April 1, 2023
• Two, Actually  April 1, 2023
• Tribute to Black Quaker Paul Robeson  April 1, 2023
• Quaker Earthcare Witness is Hiring  April 1, 2023
• Forgiveness – Freed to Love  April 1, 2023
• The Life Cycle of Quaker Meetings  March 28, 2023
• Friends General Conference Early Registration  March 24, 2023
• Peace Vigil in Idaho  March 24, 2023
• Quaker Oaks Farm – Spring 2023  March 24, 2023
• Art and Activism  March 24, 2023
• Progress to Limit Military Authorization  March 24, 2023
• Quaker Values and Spiritual Accompaniment  March 17, 2023
• Earthcare Worship Sharing  March 17, 2023
• Harold Chance (Not Change)  March 17, 2023
• Israel Palestine Journey  March 17, 2023
• Calling All Friends in the Southwest  March 17, 2023
• “Quaker” Retirement Communities  March 17, 2023
• A Quaker Ecology  March 10, 2023
• Black Quaker Film Festival - Benjamin Banaker  March 10, 2023
• Stop the Madness of War  March 10, 2023
• Quaker News of All Stuff (Quaker NOATS)  March 10, 2023
• Quaker Center Seeks Office Manager  March 10, 2023
• Development Kills  March 10, 2023
• PBS Premier of Quaker-Produced Film  March 10, 2023
• ¡Berta Cáceres, Presente!  March 3, 2023
• Abortion and Reproductive Health  March 3, 2023
• Teach-In – Biden’s Budget Proposal  March 3, 2023
• Woodbrooke Center to Move Online  March 3, 2023
• A Fun Timeline of Friendly Publishing  March 3, 2023
• Civilian Protection for Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant  March 3, 2023
• Unmasking the Doctrine of Discovery  Feb. 24, 2023
• Health and Strength  Feb. 24, 2023
• Minute on War in Ukraine  Feb. 24, 2023
• Erratum  Feb. 24, 2023
• New Quaker Audiobook  Feb. 24, 2023
• Haiku of Friendly Response  Feb. 24, 2023
• Spring Lobby Weekend in D.C.  Feb. 24, 2023
• Sisters in Freedom  Feb. 24, 2023
• White Privilege Conference 2023  Feb. 17, 2023
• Banking on our Future  Feb. 17, 2023
• Peer Mediation in Rawanda  Feb. 17, 2023
• Just Migration  Feb. 17, 2023
• Quaker United Nations Summer School  Feb. 17, 2023
• Sanctuary Within and for Others  Feb. 17, 2023
• Stipend Increase for Fellows  Feb. 17, 2023
• Creators of Peace  Feb. 17, 2023
• Touched by God  Feb. 17, 2023
• Quaker Ecology  Feb. 10, 2023
• Packages Delivered  Feb. 10, 2023
• Registration Closes Soon for FWCC Americas  Feb. 10, 2023
• Traffic Stops – Black and White  Feb. 10, 2023
• Our Queer Hearts  Feb. 10, 2023
• Openings for Young Adult Friends  Feb. 3, 2023
• Spring Lobby Weekend for Young Adults  Feb. 3, 2023
• Collect Positive Stories from Africa  Feb. 3, 2023
• Emerging Leaders for Liberation 2023  Feb. 3, 2023
• Child Cobalt Miners  Feb. 3, 2023
• The Battered Earth  Feb. 3, 2023
• Positions Open at FCNL  Jan. 27, 2023
• Meaning of “Choice”  Jan. 27, 2023
• Friends for Technology Evaluation Needed  Jan. 27, 2023
• Friends' Silent Retreat  Jan. 27, 2023
• Friendly Mantra  Jan. 27, 2023
• Correction from Population Working Group  Jan. 27, 2023
• Dispatches from the Population Working Group  Jan. 20, 2023
• Othering and Belonging Explainer  Jan. 20, 2023
• Presentation about Friends World Committee for Consultation  Jan. 20, 2023
• Woolman Center Online Book Discussions  Jan. 20, 2023
• Quaker Response to War in Ukraine  Jan. 20, 2023
• Deadline Approaching for Young Adult Fellowships  Jan. 20, 2023
• Sister Cities with Indigenous Peoples  Jan. 20, 2023
• Black Quaker Lives Matter - Film Festival  Jan. 13, 2023
• Civilian Unarmed Protection of Nuclear Power Plant  Jan. 13, 2023
• Respondent Spark Conversation Continues  Jan. 13, 2023
• The 118th Congress and Quakers  Jan. 13, 2023
• Thee Quaker Project - A Conversation  Jan. 13, 2023
• Becoming the Quakers the World Needs  Jan. 13, 2023
• Russian Peacemakers  Jan. 7, 2023
• Advance Copy – Barbara Birch on Elizabeth Fry  Jan. 6, 2023
• COP 27 Report-Back  Jan. 6, 2023
• Request for Support in Honduras  Jan. 6, 2023
• Part-time Quaker Job in Seattle  Jan. 6, 2023
• Golden Rule in Cuba for New Years  Jan. 6, 2023
• Life Reflections Workshop  Jan. 6, 2023