Coming Out to Myself in Quaker Community

Coming Out To Myself In Quaker Community

As the members of Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends wrestled with leaving their former yearly meeting over, among other issues,…
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Healing From Abuse in Quaker Communities

Windy Cooler is a survivor of domestic violence within her Quaker community. “It never occurred to me to be angry…
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Top 5 Videos of 2022

2022 has been quite the year for QuakerSpeak! This year we posted 19 new videos and reached almost 4.8 million…
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Examining the Quaker Peace Testimony

Contemporary Friends have a wide range of beliefs on various topics—all the more reason Adria Gulizia takes comfort in the…
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The Secret to True Communication

J.E. McNeil prides herself on her ability to bridge the regional, cultural, and political divides in the United States—the ability,…
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My Experience as a Young Adult Quaker

“Quakerism was always a very grounding space for me throughout my whole life,” says Calliope George, “but in college when…
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What to Expect at a Quaker Memorial Service

For some people, attending a memorial service may be their first time worshiping with Quakers; for those who have joined…
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A Calling to Prison Ministry and Antiracism Work

“It’s a struggle for me on an ongoing basis to wrestle with my own internalized racism,” Judy Meikle admits. As…
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What to Expect at a Hybrid Quaker Meeting for Worship

“I think God is always available to us,” says Robin Mohr. “It’s when we tune in and actually quiet ourselves…
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A Quaker Way Toward Ending Gun Violence

“There is so much overlap between advocacy for gun violence prevention and what Quakers believe in,” says Peter Murchison. “It’s…
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Making My Own Quaker-Adjacent Community

“I think the reason I never got involved with Quakers before I met my husband was I didn’t think of…
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Fitting into “God’s Big Tent”

“I felt an energy, and it was just kind of a love at first sight,” John Spears says of his…
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