Caring for Others, while Protecting their Privacy (conversation notes)
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Notes of a conversation among Friends in the West on January 12, 2017, concerning ways that Quaker meetings can offer care to people in times of need.
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Notes of a conversation among Friends in the West on January 12, 2017, concerning ways that Quaker meetings can offer care to people in times of need.
Recording of a conversation among Friends in the West on January 12, 2017, concerning ways that Quaker meetings can offer care to people in times of need.
Friends Everywhere: In the last few months, there have been many notices of ill Friends on various lists, and the responses of other Friends have raised a concern for me. What is the appropriate detail of medical information to be shared on an email list about a member or attender at Meeting?
Dear Friends: I hear a lot of discussion about how to increase membership in Friends communities around my state, where we have a few birthright Friends who were instrumental in the foundation of Friends meetings here. They have had a major influence on how things are done here, including the injunction against “chasing” people who attend or join our meetings.
