Interview

Reducing Violence from Within: Finding Quakerism Through Incarceration

Layla Cuthrell

Think Twice Before Calling the Police

“Over the course of our long history, the Religious Society of Friends has had a complicated relationship with law enforcement,”… Layla Cuthrell
Interview

Moving Beyond a Minute

“I’m always thinking, is there more that I could be doing around the things that I care about?” Pamela Haines… Layla Cuthrell
Interview

The Palestinian Quaker School That Survived 150 Years of War and Occupation

Ramallah Friends School was founded in 1869 by two Friends from New England, when Palestine was still under the rule… Layla Cuthrell
Quaker Activism

A Jewish Quaker Speaks On Pacifism

This week’s guest, who wishes to remain anonymous, describes herself as “a pacifist, a poet, a Jewish grandmother, [and] a bubbe.”… Layla Cuthrell
Interview

How God Speaks Through Creativity

“When I came to Quakerism, and I sat in a completely quiet, silent meeting, I didn’t know what to do… Layla Cuthrell
Interview

Reparations: A Quaker’s Tool For Integrity

“Reparations is a tool for living in integrity,” Lucy Duncan, one of the co-founders of reparationWorks, says. For Quakers, that… Layla Cuthrell
Ensemble

Do Quakers Believe in Heaven?

Layla Cuthrell
The Top 5 QuakerSpeak Videos of 2023

The Top Five Videos of 2023

In 2023, QuakerSpeak said farewell to Rebecca Hamilton-Levi and welcomed our new producer/videographer, Layla Cuthrell, who brought a new look… Layla Cuthrell
Quaker Activism

The Lasting Trauma of Quaker Indigenous Boarding Schools

“Most Quakers still don’t know our history as participants in this enterprise of forced assimilation of Native people,” Paula Palmer… Friends Journal

A Quaker Way to Earth Care

Cherice Bock worries about the human tendency to separate our spiritual concerns from our material condition—a problem she traces back… Layla Cuthrell

How Quaker Testimonies Can Combat White Supremacy

“I believe that Quakers are uniquely called… to lean into racial equity principles, to engage in the antidotes to white… Layla Cuthrell
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