Quaker Collective Action to Push Vanguard to Steward the Earth

Even a small group can make a big impact when working together.

George Lakey and Eileen Flanagan

Writing Opp: Quaker Arts

Fast Facts: Features run 1200-2500 words Submissions close June 20, 2022. Questions? Email editors@friendsjournal.org Show us your creativity. Share your…

Martin Kelley

News

Scattergood-style hostel launches in Germany for Ukranian refugees

When Ukrainian war refugees began to appear in central Germany in February, Bad Langensalza resident Michael Luick-Thrams had a plan.…

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10 Picture Books about Family That Should Be in Every Quaker Meeting’s Library

These picture books have all been reviewed by Friends Journal, and they are ones I believe belong in every meetinghouse…

Eileen Redden

News

Swastikas spray-painted at Haddonfield Meeting’s graveyard

On the morning of Friday, April 1, members of Haddonfield (N.J.) Meeting discovered two swastikas spray-painted on trees located on…

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The Long Work of Climate Activism

Introduction to our May issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

Love Is the First Motion

The Spiritual Dimension of Social Action.

Paul Buckley

Features

Get Down to the Rock

Addressing the Economic Roots of the Climate Emergency.

Pamela Haines

Features

Leave a Place Better than You Found It

Activism and Performance for Environmental Justice.

Liana Irvine

Features

Finding Hope and Connection in a Time of Climate Disruption

Continuing our activism in the face of despair.

Shelley Tanenbaum

Poetry

My Body

The breath comes in. / I don’t know why. / I didn’t decide, / I didn’t try.

Bud Clark

Poetry

Skaters

Disturbing oaks’ reflections, / the water striders swirl, spin, still / in the river’s quiet curl…

Karen Kilcup

Poetry

While It Is Still Dark

While still dark enough to be called night, / yet just before dawn, I think of you hundreds / of miles away turning over in your bed.…

Ellen June Wright

Online Features

Friends in Oregon Advocate for Climate Justice

A bipartisan coalition helps pass one of the strongest clean energy policies in the country.

Damon Motz-Storey and Cherice Bock

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A Hard Conversation about Humankind

Finding an equitable, sustainable balance with the environment.

The Population Working Group of Quaker Earthcare Witness

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Our Letter to Hazel

A 12 year old challenges Friends to make a difference.

Kat Griffith and the Winnebago Worship Group

Dave Reynolds on A Hard Conversation about Humankind

Humans face a multilayered set of threats that are almost all sourced in our own actions….
Cassandra Fralix on A Hard Conversation about Humankind

Indeed increasing population will put the world in peril. The Guardian reports, “Human damage to the…
Kathryn Price on The Spirit of Christ and Our Historic Peace Testimony

Perhaps it is necessary to differentiate between conscience and the inner light attributed to the Divine….
Sabrina Jones on Rethinking William Penn

Thank you for these dismaying facts about William Penn. I’m afraid the influence of the Germantown…