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Helen Meredith Ellis Little

Little—Helen Meredith Ellis Little, 86, on May 15, 2020, peacefully, in Tucson, Ariz. Meredith was born on March 10, 1934,…
Student Voices Project 2020

Communities and Protest Songs

Music brings people together. If people like the same song, then they’ll dance together and have a good time and… Ralph Richardson III

Forum, October 2018

Letters from our readers.

Ruth Corwin Meyer

Meyer—Ruth Corwin Meyer, 83, on May 11, 2017, in Rio Rancho, N.M. Ruth was born on September 21, 1933, in…
Reflection

Of Heartbeats and Woodblocks

Reflection: Richard Reed Parry and the art of stillness. Janet Youngdahl

Listening for the Silence: In Music and in Life

“I didn’t hear any singing!” These were the words of a neighbor across the street from the new Red Cedar…

Three Kinds of Singing in Meeting

Some years ago (in 1980) when my husband, Bruce, and I were visiting New England Yearly Meeting with a minute…

My Trip to Kunduz

In the summer of 2009, I was given a grant by German Technical Corporation to conduct field research to gather…

A Modest Step Towards Peace and Union

Among reflective people, there is probably little doubt that the traditions and culture we are born into incline most people…

Threshold Choirs

Five years ago, after attending a workshop by Richard Lee on Meetings for Healing, I started a Meeting for Healing…

The Importance of Language–Or: Why I Threw My Teenage Son's CDs into the Trash Can

The language kids hear and use certainly has changed since I was a youngster. What would have seemed shocking and…

Not Another Holiday Letter

2004 was an unusual year. I wrote a Christmas letter on time. After a year’s hiatus from writing a Christmas…
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