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U.S. Pacific-Area Quakers Join Third Lawsuit Against DHS

More meetings have joined a July lawsuit against DHS over the threat of federal immigration enforcement in houses of worship. Sharlee DiMenichi

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

Hoopes Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Related to Protest Against Ice [Updated]

Robert “Jacob” Hoopes, a Portland, Oregon man with ties to Newtown (Pa.) Meeting was arrested by FBI agents on Friday,… Sharlee DiMenichi

Guilford College Accreditation at Risk as School Struggles to Balance Budget

Guilford College could lose its accreditation due to financial problems, according to a December 2024 disclosure statement by SACSCOC. Sharlee DiMenichi

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

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

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

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

Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom [Updated]

Friends’ historic experience of religious persecution motivated modern Quakers to join the lawsuit. 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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