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After Three Decades, Friends Lay Down Journal Chronicling Mystical Experience

The volunteer staff of What Canst Thou Say? have decided to lay the publication down. Sharlee DiMenichi
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As Effects Ripple Out, Quakers React to Devastating USAID Cuts

Quakers who worked for international development organizations and residents of developing countries have lost jobs due to recent suspension of… Sharlee DiMenichi
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Quakers Walk from New York City to Washington, D.C., to Share Flushing Remonstrance with Congress [Updated]

The walk advocating free speech and due process reached Washington on May 22. Sharlee DiMenichi
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Quaker Coalition Offers Antiracist Clerking Advices

The coalition offers “Anti-racist Clerking Advices for Friends” to help clerks center Friends who are typically marginalized in North American… Sharlee DiMenichi
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British Quakers condemn police raid at London meetinghouse, call for reform to protect right to protest

The following story was adapted from news reports posted on the Quakers in Britain website. Follow the latest updates on… Staff
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Friends General Conference Joins over Two Dozen Religious Groups in New Immigration Lawsuit [Updated]

FGC joined an interfaith lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CBP, and ICE. Sharlee DiMenichi
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‘We Are All Fire Survivors’: Southern California Friends Support Each Other Through Loss, Trauma

Several Quakers in the Los Angeles County area lost their homes and possessions. Sharlee DiMenichi
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Friends Journal, Other Quaker Groups Withdraw from X

Quakers in Britain, FCNL, Pendle Hill, FWCC, and others have stopped posting on X and turned to Bluesky. Sharlee DiMenichi
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Quaker Clerk Murdered on Philadelphia Meetinghouse Property (UPDATED)

Sean Rivera was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2023 killing of his mother, Carol Clark. Sharlee DiMenichi
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Quaker Initiative to End Torture Laid Down After Nearly 20 Years of Advocacy

Members of the Quaker Initiative to End Torture (QUIT) laid down the group on July 15, after more than 19… Sharlee DiMenichi
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Quakers Organize Support for Survivors of Hurricane Helene

As of October 10, at least 232 people have died due to Hurricane Helene, CNN reports. Sharlee DiMenichi
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Update: Woolman Center Sells Land to Indigenous Tribe

A more than 230-acre parcel of land in Nevada County, Calif., has been sold to an Indigenous group that includes… Sharlee DiMenichi
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