Social Concerns

Quaker Services and Quaker Values

Friends have made a substantial impact on the availability and quality of senior care in the United States. Friends senior…

Stirring Dull Roots

April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with…

Letter to My Grandchildren

Dear grandchildren, Ever since the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York over two years ago, I have…

In the Wake of Hurricane Isabel

The most powerful experience I had on a Friends Disaster Service (FDS) trip to Hyde County, N.C., was also the…

See No Evil

Before I tell you that I don’t see anything to be gained using the word "evil" to describe any part…

Reaching out to Prisoners

To introduce the Quaker Spiritual Friends program of the Advancement and Outreach Committee of Friends General Conference to the larger…

Shalom: Much More than Just 'Peace'

I begin with two queries: To what extent might our opposition to war be diverting us from addressing the conditions…

Towards a Peaceable Community: An Invitation to Co- Creation

Being a Quaker is my primary identity, and I consider my monthly meeting to be my primary community. My devotion…

Moving toward Wholeness: Addressing Race among Friends

George Fox admonished Friends "to know one another in that which is eternal." In building our communities and in providing…

Racial Inequality: Painfully Present among Friends

We believe there is that of God in every person, and thus we believe in human equality before God. Friends…

Friends, Race, and Systemic Change

In preparation for being a part of your discussion on the important work against racism, I have read the material…

Raising a Deaf Child

Our adventure into diversity began as an arrogance of the human spirit. If this comes across as very personal, it…
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