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By Reviewed by David Etheridge on August 1, 2017

Written by Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick, directed by Ava DuVernay. Netflix Documentary, 2016. 100 minutes. Public screenings are free [鈥

David Etheridge is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and clerk of Baltimore Yearly Meeting鈥檚 Working Group on Racism.


Posted in: August 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, The Art of Dying
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One of the many injustices that I am craving for you to change is the death penalty

By Lucy Joy Rupertus on May 1, 2017

Student Voices: 鈥淥ur world is killing people who might not have even committed the crime they鈥檝e been sentenced for. People [鈥


Posted in: Quaker Summers, Student Voices Project, Uncategorized
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I want my brother to be able to drive without having the fear of being pulled over

By Nawal N鈥橤arnim on May 1, 2017

Dear President Donald Trump, Being under 18, I had no say in the election, but I would like to mention [鈥

Student Voices: "The system is rigged. Too many people are being incarcerated, especially minorities due to the color of their skin. A way to help fix this problem would be to have police officers go through extensive training and wear body cameras at all times."


Posted in: Quaker Summers, Student Voices Project, Uncategorized
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The Courageous Many

By Lucy Duncan on April 1, 2017

Learn the many ways AFSC engages with Friends today.

Lucy Duncan serves American Friends Service Committee as director of Friends Relations and is a storyteller and member of Green Street Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.


Posted in: AFSC Centennial, Features
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The Distressed Body: Rethinking Illness, Imprisonment, and Healing

By Reviewed by Margaret Fisher on April 1, 2017

By Drew Leder. University of Chicago Press, 2016. 304 pages. $30/paperback or eBook. To be human means to lead both [鈥

A physician practicing in Virginia, Margaret Fisher is a member of Herndon (Va.) Meeting and Baltimore Yearly Meeting鈥檚 Working Group on Right Relationship with Animals.


Posted in: AFSC Centennial, April 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

By Reviewed by Patience Schenck on March 1, 2017

By Carol Anderson. Bloomsbury, 2016. 256 pages. $26/hardcover; $17/paperback; $18.99/eBook. [Buy on Quakerbooks] A lot of attention has been given to [鈥

Patience Schenck is a member of Annapolis (Md.) Meeting and the Annapolis Human Relations Commission.


Posted in: March 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, Race and Anti-Racism
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Le Flambeau School of Driving

By Reviewed by William Shetter on February 1, 2017

By Peggy Senger Morrison. Unction Press, 2016. 314 pages. $15/paperback; $10/eBook. Rarely have I read a book focused on our [鈥

William Shetter is a member of Bloomington (Ind.) Meeting. He has recently written on the psalms as spiritual directors.


Posted in: February 2017, February 2017 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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Bridging the Gap

By Phyllis B. Taylor on January 1, 2017

Finding a way to communicate with those on both sides of violent crime.

Phyllis B. Taylor is a member of Germantown Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. Besides her work with victims and the incarcerated, she is a wife, mother, and grandmother and a resource person for those facing end-of-life issues.


Posted in: Features, January 2017: Quakers in the Workplace
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End Slavery for All

By John Andrew Gallery on September 1, 2016

Viewpoint. 馃敀

John Andrew Gallery lives in Philadelphia, Pa. He can be contacted at聽jagphila@mac.com.


Posted in: September 2016, Viewpoint
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Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000

By Reviewed by J.E. McNeil on June 1, 2016

By Kris Hermes. PM Press, 2015. 336 pages. $22.95/paperback. The author, a legal worker (non鈥恖awyer) member of the National Lawyers [鈥

J. E. McNeil is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and an attorney member of the National Lawyers Guild, off and on depending on the pressure to support military or violent solutions within the local chapter.


Posted in: 2016, June/July 2016 Books, June/July 2016: Almost Quaker, Quaker Book Reviews, Uncategorized
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