Category: The Wider Quaker World
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Quakers v. Trump
In First Suit of Its Kind, Quakers Ask Court to Halt Immigration Authorities from Enforcing in and Near Houses of Worship, Religious Gatherings. Suit alleges new policy violates the First Amendment and other bedrock federal protections
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VIKING ECONOMICS
VIKING ECONOMICS How the Scandinavians got it right — and how we can, too by George Lakey Sat Oct 15 Keene, NH: Toadstool Bookstore, 4pm. 12 Emerald St. , the corner of Main St. and Emerald St. Bill McKibben: “A completely fascinating account of the Nordics–and, in particular, of Norway, one of the planet’s most fascinating nations. Viking Economics shows us there’s…
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Supporting the work of Orlando Quakers
Forwarded from the Clerk of NEYM: Friends, Orlando Quakers invite Friends across the country to have silent worship at a common time, 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14th 2016, whether in your homes or in your meetinghouses. Here are links for additional information about two local LGBTQ+ non-profit community organizations in Orlando that do amazing work: Zebra Foundation (http://zebrayouth.org)…
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World Quaker Day, El Día Mundial de los Cuáqueros, La Journée Mondiale Quaker
4 Oct. 2015 Friends World Committee for Consultation… . . . invites every Quaker meeting and church from around the world to celebrate WORLD QUAKER DAY (WQD) on October 4, 2015. As the sun rises in each area of the world, we want to remember that Quakers are worshiping through every time zone, celebrating our deep connections across cultures and…
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QuakerSpeak now showing!
QuakerSpeak is now available on putneyfriendsmeeting.org. Scroll to the bottom of our home page to watch. QuakerSpeak is a Quaker YouTube channel. They interview Friends of all different backgrounds and ask them the core questions of our faith. QuakerSpeak interviews are personal and intimate. We seek to give viewers worldwide an experience that is entertaining, informative, inspiring, challenging,…
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Meet Hubert J Hirwa
Friends, Brattleboro Worship Group with the support of Putney Meeting has provided support to Hubert J Hirwa to attend SIT. He is now here in Brattleboro. HIs study was sponsored by the African Great Lakes Initiative of the Friends Peace Teams.. He is currently working in Rwanda. El Dearborn, Clerk of Ministry & Counsel Committee,…
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Friends of Woolman Hill
Hello Woolman Hill friends! The Baltimore orioles are back in the maple trees, the pear trees have just begun blooming, and the daffodils are still holding forth. Spring is in full bloom! As many of you may already have heard, Woolman Hill lost our dear friend and long-time Hill resident, Juanita Nelson, in March. At…
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How to Help in Nepal
Greetings Friends, Many of us would like to help the folks in Nepal, and are wondering just how best to do it??? Coincident to the earthquakes, there happened to be members of Friends Peace Teams running Alternatives to Violence Workshops (AVP) as the earthquakes were occurring. I’ve been copied on several messages from an AVP acquaintance…
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An invitation from Burlington Friends Meeting
Doug Gwyn, pastor of Durham Friends Meeting and author of many books including his recent A Sustainable Life–Quaker Faith and Practice in the Renewal of Creation, is coming to Burlington Friends Meeting on March 29. Burlington Friends have been reading the book together and have found it to be very relevant to our life and times…
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