Tag: Steve Chase
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AFSC The Quaker Peace Testimony and Palestine
Dear Friends, Major DC Gaza peace and Palestinian rights talk by Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee. The event will take place at Friends Meeting of Washington and on Zoom on June 5 at 7:30 pm (6:30 reception for in person addenders at Friends Meeting of Washington.) Please register and specify…
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Pursuing a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine: What Can Quakers Bring to the Table?
Apr 1, 2024 A First Monday Lecture with Steve Chase. 7:30pm – 9pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) on campus and via Zoom. Free and open to the public! Registration required. Register Online Call us for more information! 610-566-4507, ext. 137 Since October 7, 2023, national Quaker organizations like the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)…
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Nonviolent Action and the New Story
https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/nonviolence-new-story-completing-circle-unstoppable-movement/
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This is an Uprising
Toward the end of This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century, coauthors Mark and Paul Engler argue that Quakers have often acted powerfully as a “prophetic minority” in U.S. history—sometimes to great practical effect. According to the Englers, “Quakers served as the backbone of the movement against slavery in both the…
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New online learning opportunities at Pendle Hill
Hello NEYM monthly meeting friends! Greetings from Pendle Hill! I am the new communications and outreach coordinator here, and look forward to being in touch regarding our programming and educational opportunities. I am reaching out today because several of you had a chance to join Doug Gwyn in his bible study half hours at NEYM…
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Beyond Conventional Wisdom
Today, I was struck powerfully by the fact that there are so many proverbs in scripture that express some lazy and erroneous conventional “wisdom” that we should question and reject. An example of this is the frequently repeated notion in Proverbs that if you love God and are faithful to the Spirit’s leadings, you will…
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