We are called to act in faith and love, with persistence, patience, and courage, as partners and hands
of the divine spirit as we pursue the sacred goal of peace, shalom, salaam.
As Adelphi Friends Meeting, we pray that this lengthy conflict be ended quickly in
a way that insures freedom, safety, and justice for all. Let us seek paths to work for
peace with the tools available to us.
You might know that you can visit members of Congress in their offices by setting up a lobby visit—but did you know that members of Congress will also visit you? Two groups of Quakers put this knowledge to work when they invited their members to attend their Quaker meetings.
Quakers are known for translating their faith into action. Few communities had embodied that commitment more fully than Dover Friends Meeting in New Hampshire and their engagement with sanctuary ministry.
José Santos Woss, FCNL’s Legislative Manager for Justice Reform and Election Integrity, will offer the Keynote address at the virtual gathering of Intermountain Yearly Meeting’s gathering. The event will take place from June 16-20, 2021.
Cai Quirk spoke with FCNL staff in a late-June Zoom lunch, and discussed the ways Spirit has been leading them to explore gender, faith, and nature through art.
Nashville Friends Meeting abhors the horrific violence continuing in Israel and Palestine. As Quakers, we respect the universal sanctity and dignity of all people. We urge our government to call for an immediate cease-fire among all parties to allow them to enter into diplomatic negotiations to build a just and lasting peace.
We join with many millions across the world to call for an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access, an end to the catastrophic bombing of civilian Gaza, and action to address the inequalities underlying this situation so as to create the conditions for a lasting peace.
We urge members of Congress and President Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further civilian harm in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Further, we urge them to address the root causes underlying this explosion of violence.