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The Joyful Rebellion of George Lakey

A review of "Citizen George" Gail Whiffen

Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty

Directed by Leo Eaton and John Paulson; produced by Thomas D. Lehrman, Leo Eaton, and John Paulson. Virgil Films, 2024.…

Reviewed by Hope Ascher

How the “Inside Out” Movies and Quaker Advice Converge

Pixar’s movies show how we can embrace suffering as well as joy. Andy Tix

Escaping Oppenheimer’s Shadow

The power of the peace movement. Anthony Manousos

Unsung No More

Netflix makes "Rustin" everyone's hero. Rashid Darden

A Thought Experiment in Sympathy and Love

A Quaker minister reviews "Women Talking." Windy Cooler

Sweet Home Monteverde and A Long Walk, a Gradual Ascent: The Story of the Bolivian Friends Church in Its Context of Conflict

Directed by Robin Truesdale, produced by Bill Adler. Self-released, 2020. 56 minutes. For purchase and streaming options: sweethomemonteverde.com. By Nancy J.…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

February 2019 Books

Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries

Directed by Janet P. Gardner. Gardner Documentary Group, 2018. 108 minutes. See Quakersthefilm.com for more information. Friend Janet Gardner and…

Reviewed by Books In Brief: Review by Karie Firoozmand

August 2017 Books

13th

Written by Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick, directed by Ava DuVernay. Netflix Documentary, 2016. 100 minutes. Public screenings are free…

Reviewed by Reviewed by David Etheridge

This Changes Everything

Directed by Avi Lewis, written and narrated by Naomi Klein. Klein Lewis Productions, 2015. 89 minutes. $9.99 to buy or…

Reviewed by Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret and Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret Produced by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn. A.U.M. Films and First Spark Media, 2014. 91 minutes.…

Reviewed by Two titles reviewed by Margaret Fisher

12 Years a Slave: A Reflection

"White Narcissim" author Ron McDonald writes about the classic slave narrative and what it still reveals to us. Ron McDonald

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Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty

March 1, 2025

Sweet Home Monteverde and A Long Walk, a Gradual Ascent: The Story of the Bolivian Friends Church in Its Context of Conflict

November 1, 2020

Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries

February 1, 2019