Are we asking difficult questions about exploitation & oppression?
“We need to work against all oppression that we suffer, cause or witness.” Read the full Twitter post by clicking HERE.
News
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Ministry is what we do for one another
“Quaker Meetings for Worship can be very simple, without liturgy, creed or paid minister. Everyone present joins in the silence. Anyone there may feel a strong calling to speak. This is called ministry. But the silent and supportive waiting of … Read more
Reinvesting in Justice
From a 2014 book club reading The New Jim Crow to the signing of the Maryland Justice Reinvestment Act of 2016 to continued advocacy, Maryland Quakers have been taking action and are encouraging others to take action. Read the whole … Read more
Indian Boarding School Initiative
CLICK HERE to read the article on the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL).
Do Quakers Quake?
Why are Quakers called Quakers? Do they literally Quake? QuakerSpeak asked 15 modern Friends. CLICK HERE to watch the video.
Can There Be a Nonviolent Response to Terrorism?
Quaker professor George Lakey’s 8 nonviolent strategies to respond to terrorism piqued the Pentagon’s interest. Learn what happened next. CLICK HERE to view video.
Pandemic Discoveries
What did you discover during the pandemic year? Mary Ann Downy shares her insights. CLICK HERE to read more.
Quaker Words & Passages
Quaker Speak Video on Quaker Words & Passages Click Here to watch and listen
Vessels of Honor in the House of God
Click HERE to read a modern-day letter in response to Samuel Fothergill (1715-1772), a reply to the “Epistle to Friends at Penketh Meeting.”
Quakers talking about Jesus
On Monday, August 9, 2021, at 7:00 pm BST (2:00 pm EST), Quakers in Britain will be talking about Jesus on Zoom. You can register through MeetUp HERE or email ZoomQuakerQuest@gmail.com
Quaker Speak – How Worship Helps
Ross Hennesy explains how Quaker worship helps him to manage some of life’s most difficult emotions. CLICK HERE to watch the video!
Conscientious Objector Status
This post can be viewed on TikTok at the following link: Conscientious Objector Status
The Power of Loving Your Enemy
Click on the link below: https://quakerspeak.com/video/the-power-of-loving-your-enemy/
The Methodist Church has become the largest religious denomination in Britain to permit same-sex marriages.
The Quakers in Britain are overjoyed about the decision. Check out the BBC article
Catholic to Quaker: Encountering a Holy Silence
Roberta Bothwell had spent more than a year training to become a Catholic nun when a family emergency took her out of the convent. She eventually got married, entered a period of spiritual questioning, and was invited by a friend … Read more
Quakerism, an introduction: The Meeting for Worship
The Quaker Meeting for Worship (MfW) is a unique form of worship. On Feb. 14, 2021, the Ministry and Worship Committee presented a Meeting for Learning (MfL) in their series of three related to introducing Quakerism. The title of the … Read more
3 Critical Justice Reform Bills
Friends can possibly make a difference as to climate change and / or racial justice TODAY from our own homes & COVID-solitude with just a few clicks to support bills coming up for votes in the next several days in Maryland’s … Read more
REPARATIONS? -A MEETING FOR LEARNING
More than 150 years after the abolition of slavery, white households on average hold about 10x more assets than African-American households. U.S. treaties with Native-American tribes continue to be disregarded. “People of color” today still suffer traffic-stops, arrest and incarceration … Read more
AFM 2020 Visit
Most of us in the AFM community have not had an opportunity to visit the meetinghouse and some of our community live too far away to make the trip, especially with the pandemic-related travel restrictions. This video was produced as … Read more
Voices for a Second Chance
To build bridges with justice-involved District of Columbia residents during incarceration and after release is part of the mission for Voices for a Second Chance (VSC). In September, folks from VSC drove out to the Annapolis Friends meetinghouse to pick … Read more
Fifth Night Light
For Quakers, Divine Light is that which cannot be put aside, that which is greater than ourselves. Some would name that presence God or Spirit or The Inner Light. There are many names. It is a strongly held belief that … Read more