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What Kind of Times Are These?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. . . ." So begins Charles Dickens’ A…
Another View on Nuclear Power
We were aghast, and surely we weren’t the only ones, to see such a frighteningly pro-nuclear article as "A Friend’s…
Nairobi: Impressions of a Newcomer
Only hours after my arrival in Nairobi for the first time, in 2005, I was taken to Mathari slum, its…
The Friendly Folk Dancers Tour Rwanda: Land of a Thousand Hills
Between February 13 and March 4, 2008, a troupe of Friendly FolkDancers toured the central African country of Rwanda, well…
Beggars to God
I scarcely see beggars near my home in the United States, but they can be found almost everywhere in Rwanda.…
Rwanda: Escaping the Victim-Abuser-Rescuer Triangle
There is that of God in each of us. This is a fundamental tenet of Quaker faith. But perhaps there…
Goat Story
When I was a child we had goats at home. While we were at school, we tied them to a…
Sitting Allowances
It may surprise you that international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are not viewed favorably here in East and Central Africa. This…
AVP: An Instrument of Peace
When I became involved with the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), I had no idea how important the underlying principles…
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Exploring Isaac Penington: Seventeenth-Century Quaker Mystic, Teacher and Activist
April 1, 2024
Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises
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Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration
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