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Building Bridges

I vigil for peace, never knowing the impact I have on passersby or the effect they may have on me. […]

Eric Wasileski

The Gift of the House of the Peaceable Kin-dom

[…] Quaker meetinghouses have been so important to me. I am peace to my core. But I do not fear confrontation; […]

Tai Amri Spann-Wilson

Reexamining the Peace Testimony

[…] to address. So it should be quite clear what the Peace Testimony means today—or is it? We are now living […]

Susan Corson-Finnerty

Reflections on the World Since 9/11

[…] played a crucial role in facilitating the opening of the peace talks that in 1992 finally brought an end to […]

Helena Cobban

Living Outside the Box

[…] by our beloved Friend Eileen O’Brien, focused on war and peace, and evoked much discussion after meeting, all of which […]

Fran Palmeri

A Young Friend at the UN

[…] including American Friends Service Committee, Canadian Friends Service Committee, Quaker Peace and Social Witness, and local Quaker community-building organizations. The […]

Jill Terrell

Friends and the Interfaith Peace Movement

[…] truth to power. As British Friend Marigold Bentley of Quaker Peace and Social Witness writes: The lack of dogma in […]

Anthony Manousos

A Convergence of Friends

[…] is about as liberal as Quakers get—who are most at peace, who have the most depth of commitment and the […]

Robin Mohr

Hiroshima Cherry Blossoms and Nagasaki Azaleas, 2006

The Hiroshima Peace Park was bordered by cherry trees in full bloom when I visited the city in April. Their […]

Lynne Shivers

The Peaceful Pedal Cab

[…] General Conference provided the opportunity for an unconventional form of peace witness at the Gathering this year by allowing me […]

Kim Carlyle