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Among Friends

The Long Work of Climate Activism

[…] students wrote for us about their personal experience with climate activism and sustainability. We’ve got climate strikers and media producers […]

Martin Kelley

December 2020 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

[…] troubling period of unrest and violence. The subtitle, How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World, gives hope to young readers. The […]

Quaker Author Podcast

Fostering Empathy Through Fiction Writing: A Conversation with Peterson Toscano

Peterson Toscano's "What is Actually There" appears in the November 2025 issue.

Martin Kelley

Gerburg Maria Kanus Mowry

Mowry—Gerburg Maria Kanus Mowry, 88, on October 29, 2023, at Friends Homes retirement community in Greensboro, N.C. Gerburg was born…

Staff

Quaker Author Podcast

Standing with the Marginalized: Anthony Manousos’s Call to Action

[…] raids on local communities, and the significance of music in activism. Manousos shares his experiences in housing justice, immigrant rights, […]

Martin Kelley

April 2025 Books

In Search of Hope: A Personal Quaker Journey

[…] she contributed greatly to Quaker growth through her ministry and activism, as well as her numerous theological writings. “‘Witness a […]

Reviewed by Steve Jenkins

Warren D. Sawyer

[…] horses to help rebuild the Polish economy. Travel and social activism would be continuing themes throughout his life. Following the […]

Staff

Features

Welcoming Joy and Spirit through Accessibility

A meeting explores ways to make worship available to disabled attenders.

Brittany Koresch with editorial support from Angie Miller

Online Features

The Quakers of Alice Elliott Dark’s Fellowship Point

A Friends Journal interview with the author of a new novel featuring two Quaker protagonists.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Features

Confidence in Complexity

[…] Trainings. Thich Nhat Hanh’s Engaged Buddhism sits well alongside Quaker activism, and the Five Mindfulness Trainings ask me to assess […]

Rhiannon Grant