With the election of Barack Obama in November 2008, it seemed for a time that, as a people, we might [âŚ]
Tag Archives | Nonâviolence
Nonviolence and Forgiveness in San Quentin Prison
Was he thinking that Jesus spoke of love? Did he remember that the language of love is nonviolence? Maybe he [âŚ]
Christopher Huneke is a prisoner of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who spent 15 months based at San Quentin Prison. To beat the crushing isolation, he took up creative nonfiction writing. His last pieces appeared in UUSangha (Fall 2008), in which he wrote about a prisoner's appreciation of melting memories, "Rocky Road," and the relevance of electing a mixed race President to a prisoner who lives in a racially segregated community (American Union'). See <www.christopherhuneke.blog-spot.com >.
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Listening and Affirming
Listen. For me, âHeeding Godâs Callâ felt like just that, a callâexcept that it came by email. The invitation from [âŚ]
Carol Towarnicky is a member of the editorial board of the Philadelphia Daily News and a member of Mishkan Shalom, an activist Reconstructionist Jewish synagogue.
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On the Cutting Edge: The Peace Activism of Earle Reynolds
In U.S. history, where articulating a desire for peace is too often accepted as sufficient opposition to war, one manâs [âŚ]
Kristin Grabarek completed a master's degree in History at Auburn University, where she researched effective social activism. She now lives in Denver, Colo., where she works in a branch library developing youth programming.
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No Greater Degradation: Jonathan Dymond on the Moral Costs of War
Few Friends know the name of Jonathan Dymond (1790â1828), who labored in obscurity, manufacturing linen drapes in Exeter, England. In [âŚ]
Chip Poston, a member of Newtown (Pa.) Meeting, teaches Religious Studies at George School.
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TwentyâOne Tips on Personal Peacemaking
I think we as Quakers spend a lot of time thinking about and discussing peacemaking, but when it comes to [âŚ]
Lynn Fitz-Hugh, a member of Eastside Meeting in Bellevue, Wash., is a therapist. She is the founder of the Washington State Alternatives to Violence Project. She has broken each of these guidelines at least once!
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âReturningâ and âReceivingâ Communities in Kenya
Friends, I must share with you something so exciting and wonderful. As a volunteer with the Africa Ministries Office here [âŚ]
The Quaker Coalition for a Department of Peace
I am involved at various levels in a grassroots global phenomenon calling for ministries and departments of peace within governments. [âŚ]
Anne Creter is a member of Westfield Meeting in Cinnaminson, N.J. A social worker, she is U.S. Department of Peace N.J. state co-coordinator and United Nations liaison to the Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace.
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February 2019
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Fox Hut by Cameron McWhirter
Surprised by Joy by Kat Griffith
Bearing False Witness by Andrew Huff
Paying as Led by Molly Wingate
Eleven Steps toward an Enduring World by Robert Dockhorn
Asylum Seekers Need Action, Not Apathy by Janice Pulliam
Why I Got Arrested at the Border by Lucy Duncan
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