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Helping North Americans Experience Nicaragua

By Kathy Hersh on March 1, 2011

This year marks the 25 year anniversary of ProNica, and an important part of ProNica’s mission has always been to […]

Kathy Hersh is a member of Miami (Fla.) Meeting and on the board of ProNica. Her interest in the Nicaraguan people stems from her experience as a journalist covering the Nicaraguan civil war in 1978-79.

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When I Was Thirsty

By MichaelPratt on August 1, 2010

Last year I visited the Sonoran Desert, which straddles the U.S.-Mexican border, for the third time— this time to volunteer […]

Michael Pratt, a retired park ranger, is a member of Estes Park (Colo.) Worship Group/Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. (About this group, he writes: "Originally formed to allow local Friends and UUs to explore common ground, our fellowship meets weekly year-round. A half hour of silence is followed by introductions, coffee, and Joys and Concerns. A group member or outside speaker then presents a program on a subject announced a month or two ahead.")

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Fair Trade Coffee: A Glimpse behind the Scenes

By JosephSorrentino on August 1, 2010

You get up in the morning and brew or buy your coffee, feeling especially good because it’s certified fairtrade and […]

Joseph Sorrentino is a Rochester, N.Y.-based writer and photographer who has a commitment to documenting social justice issues. A previous article by him, "A Place Called Home," appeared in Friends Journal in September 1991.

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A La Chureca Christmas

By Herb Haigh on December 1, 2009

My friend Michael popped into my office. When he told me he couldn’t make it to Nicaragua this year for […]

Herb Haigh, a member of St. Petersburg (Fla.) Meeting, is president of Ameri-Plus Select Services, a Medicare Select hospital network. He and his wife, Pam, are available to talk about the work of ProNica to monthly meetings and other interested groups; contact through http://www.pronica.org.

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Chronicle of a Journey: Central America, 2008

By Loida E. Fernandez on December 1, 2009
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Two Quaker Families in Suchitoto

By Robert Broz on October 1, 2009

Suchitoto, a small Salvadoran town and municipality (similar to a U.S. county), was virtually emptied during a decade‐long internal civil […]

Robert Broz, an attender at Palo Alto (Calif.) Meeting, has been project director of the meeting's El Salvador Project since 2002. Frank Cummings, an attender at Atlanta (Ga.) Meeting, is a retired professor of Chemistry.

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Crossing the Border

By Heidi Blocher on March 1, 2009

National borders are a strange phenomenon within the fabric of human life. They can be crossed with a single step, […]

Heidi Blocher is a member of Sandwich (Mass.) Meeting, at West Falmouth Preparative Meeting. She has traveled and sojourned widely among Friends in the U.S. and Western Europe.

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A Conference on Banning Depleted Uranium

By Candace Andrews-Powley on March 1, 2009

Central America’s tumultuous history provides many opportunities for raising awareness about human rights and social justice. The Friends Peace Center, […]

Candace Andrews-Powley is a volunteer at Friends Peace Center in San José, Costa Rica, and a recent graduate of St. Mary's College of Maryland.

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Burdened by a Leading

By Elizabeth Eames Roebling on March 1, 2009

Friends in the Southern Appalachian region are talking about leadings. I want to share a bit of my journey with […]

Elizabeth Eames Roebling, a member of Asheville (N.C.) Meeting, lives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She wrote "An Invitation to Hispaniola," which appeared in Friends Journal in August 2006.

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Espere Su Luz

By A. Laurel Green on November 1, 2008

Ciudad del Maíz, in the state of San Luis Potosí, México, is a four‐stoplight town. Posted at the first light […]

A. Laurel Green was a member of Putney (Vt.) Meeting for 20 years before moving to Mexico. She teaches English in her village there, and she is co-writing a book about her experiences. She can be reached at [email protected]

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