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  • Reminder – Spiritual Life of the Meeting Reports
    on April 8, 2021

    Warm greetings from the Ministry and Care Committee of Quaker Life Council! We trust this communication finds you well, grounded in Spirit and in your community of faith. This a

  • In Solidarity with LGBTQ+ People
    on April 1, 2021

    The author of this post, Zachary T. Dutton, serves our yearly meeting as Associate Secretary for Program and Religious Life. He is a white cisgender gay man working (imperfectly) to

  • Quakers in Education: Terry Nance, Part II
    on March 25, 2021

    This interview with Terry Nance is the second in a two-part series. It follows our earlier conversations with Sa’ed Atshan, Maurice Eldridge, and Sarah Willie-LeBreton. We suggest also reading part 1. A Quaker who attends

  • A Quaker in Beirut, Lebanon: Interview with Friend Tony Manasseh
    on March 18, 2021

    Tony Manasseh (Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting) is a third-generation Quaker who grew up in a country that used to be referred to as “the Switzerland of the Middle East.” His

  • Quakers in Education: Terry Nance, Part I
    on March 11, 2021

    This interview with Terry is the first in a two-part series. It follows our earlier conversations with Sa’ed Atshan, Maurice Eldridge, and Sarah Willie-LeBreton. A Quaker who attends at Swarthmore

  • Quakers in Education: Sa’ed Atshan
    on March 4, 2021

    This profile is the third in a series of Q&A articles on Quakers in higher education. A Palestinian Quaker, a published author, and a thoughtful, deeply compassionate person, Sa’ed Atshan

  • Friends Center Announces Friends Select Purchase Agreement on 1520 Race Street Building
    on February 25, 2021

    Chris Mohr, Executive Director of Friends Center, recently announced that Friends Center Corporation has entered into an agreement with Friends Select School to sell Friends Center’s 1520 Race Street building.

  • Quaker Voluntary Service – Reflecting on a Life Changing Work Experience
    on February 25, 2021

    Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) was founded in 2011 and though young in years, QVS sees itself as “a modern expression of a long-standing tradition of Spirit-grounded service and witness in

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