Feb 1, 2020 | 2020, BeFriending Creation, January-February-March, Number 1, Spiritual, Spirituality, Theology, Volume 33, Youth & Young Friends
Compiled by Beverly G. Ward. “A touchstone transcends any one religion, thought, or spiritual tradition and serves as a guide. These touchstones provide examples of specific prayers, passages or scripture, or inspirations from various sacred texts or philosophical...
Feb 1, 2020 | Action-Oriented, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 33, Youth & Young Friends
By Hayley Hathaway. GEORGE LAKEY, lifelong civil rights activist, and Friend, hosted “Young and Old for Climate Justice: A Dialog” at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond, CA this January. Forty Friends, ages ranging from 15 to 80, joined the weekend-long retreat in the...
May 6, 2019 | 2019, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 2, Uncategorized, Volume 32, Youth & Young Friends
By Robert McGahey. ARTHUR MORGAN SCHOOL and Celo Monthly Meeting recently hosted Southern Appalachian Young Friends (SAYF) for their annual retreat here. The Quaker Earthcare Witness Outreach Committee contacted the organizers to share about our work, leading an...
Feb 6, 2019 | 2019, BeFriending Creation, January-February-March, Number 1, Volume 32, Youth & Young Friends
By Dan Kriesberg. AN EXCELLENT MEASURE of how much children are learning is to count the number of times the teacher says “Pay attention.” The fewer “pay attentions” the more learning. In my own experience of 30 years as a science teacher, a 4th-grade teacher, and...
Feb 1, 2019 | 2019, Action-Oriented, Activism, Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, January-February-March, Number 1, Quaker-Specific, Volume 32, Youth & Young Friends
By Kallan Benson. AS A 15-YEAR OLD QUAKER, I am accustomed to silence. I understand it is not empty; it can hold profound power. I have felt my spirit resonate in the silence of my Quaker community, but silence has recently taken me outside the meetinghouse to the...
Nov 6, 2018 | Action-Oriented, BeFriending Creation, Friendly Landscapes, Meetings Taking Action, Mini-Grants, Number 4, Quaker-Specific, Soil, Uncategorized, Volume 31, Youth & Young Friends
By Eric Fuselier. LAST YEAR FAYETTEVILLE Monthly Meeting’s Quaker Earthcare Witness Committee started a project to improve the grounds at our meetinghouse, the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology, to include more habitat for wildlife, with the ultimate goal...
