Quakers, Yemen, and Ukraine
To the Editor: Why the stark difference between the Quaker responses to two tragic and dangerous ongoing wars in Yemen and Ukraine?
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To the Editor: Why the stark difference between the Quaker responses to two tragic and dangerous ongoing wars in Yemen and Ukraine?
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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 . .
Dear Western Friends: Please consider joining Boulder Meeting in our Statement of Concern about the Ukraine War (7/17/2022). We adapted it from a recent letter by FCNL’s General Secretary Bridget Moix. We hope to share Friends’ profound commitment to peace widely.
