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Brooklyn Friends School seeks to dissolve its employees’ union citing “Quaker values”

On August 14, the head of Brooklyn Friends School (BFS), Crissy Cáceres, emailed parents and teachers stating that the school… FJ News Editor
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Guilford President replaced by interim

On August 1, Carol A. Moore became interim president of Guilford College, a school founded by Quakers in Greensboro, N.C.… FJ News Editor
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AFSC joins call to defund the police

“This isn’t a political question. This isn’t a budgetary question. This is a moral question,” said Joyce Ajlouny, general secretary… FJ News Editor
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University Friends, Wichita to disaffiliate from Evangelical Friends Church

University Friends Church in Wichita, Kans., is ending its affiliation with Evangelical Friends Church–Mid-America Yearly Meeting (EFC-MAYM) as of July… FJ News Editor
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Eden Grace resigns as FUM’s director of global ministries

On June 23, Friends United Meeting (FUM) announced the resignation of Eden Grace as the director of global ministries, a… FJ News Editor
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Guilford President announces plans to step down

On June 26, Jane K. Fernandes announced she would be stepping down as Guilford College’s president as of July 31,… FJ News Editor
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Quaker organizations seek to adapt, continue work at a distance

The pandemic is leading Friends organizations and their supporters to reflect on their missions and discern a way forward. FJ News Editor
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Yearly meetings go virtual

In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many yearly meetings annual sessions will be held virtually. FJ News Editor
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FGC cancels in-person 2020 Gathering, goes online

On March 23, Friends General Conference (FGC) announced that “after several meetings with a number of committee clerks, staff, and… FJ News Editor
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Denver meeting to house COVID-19 healthcare workers

  On March 24, Mountain View Meeting, a meeting of about 100 in Denver, Colo., decided to open its meetinghouse… FJ News Editor
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Francisco Burgos named executive director of Pendle Hill

  On March 30, the Pendle Hill Board of Directors announced that Francisco Burgos will become executive director of Pendle… FJ News Editor
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California Friends church resists denominational takeover

  A legal dispute is taking place between Evangelical Friends Church Southwest (EFCSW) and one of its member churches, Friends… FJ News Editor
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