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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… FJ News Editors

Quakers globally respond to war in Ukraine

Many Quaker groups condemned Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine and called for support of all those impacted by the… FJ News Editors

AFSC fires Director of Friends Relations following public criticism of restructuring plan

On Saturday, December 18, 2021, Western Friend published an open letter written by AFSC Director of Friends Relations Lucy Duncan… FJ News Editors

ESR launches Congregational Leadership Center

Earlham School of Religion (ESR), with a million-dollar grant from the Lilly Endowment, is establishing the Quaker Center for Transformational… FJ News Editors

Guilford College reaches fundraising goal

On December 16, 2021, Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., announced that it had reached its goal to raise $6 million.… FJ News Editors

Court refuses to reinstate Quaker practices at New York’s Green Haven Prison

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling on October 18 that denies a preliminary injunction… FJ News Editor

Quaker Heritage Scenic Byway launched in southwest Ohio

Beginning around 1800, large numbers of Quakers, disturbed by slavery in the Carolinas, migrated north and west to free territories.… FJ News Editors

Bridget Moix named next FCNL General Secretary

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) announced on November 22 that Bridget Moix will become its next general secretary effective… FJ News Editors

Plymouth Meeting Friends help in rescue of Afghan interpreter

David DiFabio is not a Quaker. He is an Air Force veteran and military contractor. But when he came to… FJ News Editors

Friends Place on Capitol Hill to open in January 2022

Friends Place on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., will begin hosting groups in January 2022 following nearly $2 million in… FJ News Editors

Quaker Manumission website launched by Haverford College

This past summer, Haverford College Libraries launched a new website, Manumitted: The People Enslaved by Quakers (manumissions.haverford.edu). The site presents… FJ News Editors

Kyle Farmbry appointed as next Guilford College President

On October 6, Guilford College announced Kyle Farmbry as its next president. Farmbry will be the school’s tenth president and… FJ News Editors

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