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Julien Davies Cornell: Gentle Quaker, Determined Litigator

By Charles F. Howlett on May 1, 2007

In December 1994, the New York Times published an obituary titled “Julien Cornell, 83, The Defense Lawyer in Ezra Pound […]

Charles F. Howlett is assistant professor of graduate education at Malloy College on Long Island, N.Y. He is the editor of the book The American Peace Movement, 1890-2000: The Emergence of a New Scholarly Discipline.


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Guantanamo Witness Relief

By Fred Adler on September 1, 2006

Few people were talking about Guantanamo when a group of Humboldt (Calif.) Meeting members began laboring over a response to […]

Fred Adler, Andrea Armin-Hoiland, Carol Cruickshank, Margaret Thomas Kelso, Richard Recklefs,, and Karin Salzmann are the members of the Humboldt (Calif.) Meeting Guantanamo Group.


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Contemplating Torture

By William Nichols on June 1, 2006

When U.S. political leaders debate the ethics and efficacy of torture, we need to consider how our country arrived at […]

William Nichols serves on the executive committee of American Friends Service Committee, Great Lakes Region. He is retired from Denison University, where he was a teacher and administrator. His essay "Light beyond the War Clouds" appeared in Friends Journal, September 2005. He is at work on a Vietnam-era memoir, Collateral Damage at Fox Creek.


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Auburn Prison Friends Meeting after 30 Years

By Edward Stabler on September 1, 2004

In 2005 Auburn Prison Quaker Meeting will observe its 30th year of continuous existence. Meeting time is 9–11 a.m. every […]

Edward Stabler, a member of Syracuse (N.Y.) Meeting, is a retired professor of Computer Engineering at Syracuse University. He attended the first worship session at Auburn Prison and the first Alternatives to Violence Project workshop there.


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To Friends: A Call to Duty

By Ismael Meléndez on September 1, 2004

Friendship is an abundant self‐expression of giving, helping, caring, and expecting, existing in every corner of our world. So enticing […]

Ismael Meléndez is a member of Eastern Prison Preparative Meeting in Napanoch, N.Y.


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Service: Prisoners Doing Ministry

By John Mandala on September 1, 2004

Some time ago I heard a story about a visitor to a Quaker meeting. After a while the visitor leaned […]

John Mandala is clerk of the Sing Sing Worship Group in Ossining, New York.


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Amachi: Faith‐Based Mentoring to Children of Prisoners

By Friends Journal contributor on August 1, 2004

Amachi is a national initiative to provide caring, committed mentors to the children of prisoners. 🔒


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