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Most definitions of the word gadfly make people like me sound like pests, but that’s not how I see it.

QuakerSpeak, January 2024

“Most Quakers still don’t know our history as participants in this enterprise of forced assimilation of Native people,” Paula Palmer…

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Tendered Hearts

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Quaker Author’s Talk on Israel–Palestine Leads to Interfaith Dialogue

Quaker author Steve Chase offered a talk about nonviolence and a just peace in Israel–Palestine.

Quakers Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance

The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance takes place every year on November 20.

Quakers Nationwide Continue Efforts to Protect Elections

Quakers nationwide have joined Quaker Call to Action to respond to threats to democracy in the United States.

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Connection and Belonging

A deeper perspective on stewardship.

Stewarding Our Time

The Nimble Responders experiment.

Dream Protectors

Stewarding the heart visions of our children.

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The Quaker Covenant with Creation

A testimony of earthcare love.

The Quaker Stewards of Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest

Testimony in practice.

I Pour, I Drink

The dedicated stewardship of a nontheist.

Back to the Garden

A Friend’s evolving relationship with Creation.

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