10 Picture Books about Family That Should Be in Every Quaker Meeting’s Library

These picture books have all been reviewed by Friends Journal, and they are ones I believe belong in every meetinghouse…

Eileen Redden

News

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

Among Friends

The Long Work of Climate Activism

Introduction to our May issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

Love Is the First Motion

The Spiritual Dimension of Social Action.

Paul Buckley

Features

Get Down to the Rock

Addressing the Economic Roots of the Climate Emergency.

Pamela Haines

Features

Leave a Place Better than You Found It

Activism and Performance for Environmental Justice.

Liana Irvine

Features

Finding Hope and Connection in a Time of Climate Disruption

Continuing our activism in the face of despair.

Shelley Tanenbaum

Poetry

My Body

The breath comes in. / I don’t know why. / I didn’t decide, / I didn’t try.

Bud Clark

Poetry

Skaters

Disturbing oaks’ reflections, / the water striders swirl, spin, still / in the river’s quiet curl…

Karen Kilcup

Poetry

While It Is Still Dark

While still dark enough to be called night, / yet just before dawn, I think of you hundreds / of miles away turning over in your bed.…

Ellen June Wright

Online Features

Friends in Oregon Advocate for Climate Justice

A bipartisan coalition helps pass one of the strongest clean energy policies in the country.

Damon Motz-Storey and Cherice Bock

Online Features

Quaker Collective Action to Push Vanguard to Steward the Earth

Even a small group can make a big impact when working together.

George R. Lakey and Eileen Flanagan

Online Features

A Hard Conversation about Humankind

Finding an equitable, sustainable balance with the environment.

The Population Working Group of Quaker Earthcare Witness

Online Features

Our Letter to Hazel

A 12 year old challenges Friends to make a difference.

Kat Griffith and the Winnebago Worship Group

Online Features

How Can Friends Help Save Our Planet?

Personal lifestyle changes alone aren’t enough.

Bruce Birchard

Online Features

Two Climate Justice Stories

Two members of the Climate Justice Working Group share their personal stories of climate activism.

Jackie Bonomo and Dorothy Habecker

Marcia V. Ormsby, MD on Nurturing Spiritual Gifts and Concerns

This writing speaks my heart, my devotion to the spiritual guide within! I couldn’t agree more…
Patrick Nugent on Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Thank you, Peter, for this marvelous article. I also enjoyed re-reading today after many years the…
Tom Louderback on Quakers and Capitalism

Capitalism is supposed to be an economic system with checks and balances, like democracy, and we…
Steven Davison on Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Thank you, Peter, for this ministry. I share your concern. In fact, Pendle Hill just published…