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World Distribution of Quakers, 2012
Statistics on Quaker membership by region and country.
 
Snapshots, Summer 2012
The quarterly newsletter of the School of the Spirit.
 
Quaker Spirituality and Addiction: A Retreat for Concerned Friends, by Rita M. Willett (PDF)
An outline and description of a retreat for Friends concerned about addiction prepared for the On Being a Spiritual Nurturer program, January 2011.
 
The Call (PDF)
A play by Charlotte Basham produced as a final project On Being a Spiritual Nurturer program of the School of the Spirit, May 2011.
 
Class Epistle, May 2011 (PDF)
Class epistle of the 2009-2011 On Being a Spiritual Nurturer program of the School of the Spirit.
 
Next Steps
Lu Harper reflects on steps to take after completing the On Being a Spiritual Nurturer program of the School of the Spirit.
 
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Hopkinton's Vintage Books will close its doors in September
Vintage Books, believed to have the largest collection of Quaker material in the United States, is closing but is hoping for a buyer who would continue selling the Quaker items.
Milford Daily News, May 5, 2013
Peace and tolerance high on Quaker Palestine school curriculum
A feature story on the Ramallah Friends School, currently engaged in a year-long campaign to establish a North American development program for the School.
Ecumenical News, April 22, 2013
Rare memorial inspires contemporary Quaker work
A memorial to the Friends Ambulance Unit, in which British conscientious objectors served during World War II, has been built in the National Memorial Arobretum.
The Guardian, April 16, 2013
Church gets more drama than it bargained for in film
Yorba Linda Friends Church makes feature film to highlight the issue of global trafficking affecting the Dalit people of India, with whom the Church works.
CNN, April 13, 2013
Wilmington embraces Quaker values
Quaker values have great influence at Wilmington College.
Cincinnati Enquirer, March 25, 2013
Quaker leader from Chalfont invited to Vatican for Pope Francis' Inaugural Mass
Gretchen Castle, General Secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, had a front row seat at the mass formally installing Pope Francis.
phillyBurbs.com, March 21, 2013
Local Quaker group revives tradition
Historical Commission of Massachusetts town founded by Quakers steps in to provide today's Quaker group in that town a place to meet.
Boston Globe, March 20, 2013
Dame Judi Dench: I'm a Quaker and a 'peacenik' - video
Actress Dame Judi Dench talks about a number of things, including her Quaker beliefs.
Channel 4 News (Great Britain), March 19, 2013
Israel denies entry to American teacher working in West Bank
Israel denies entry to an American English teacher who works at Ramallah Friends School in Palestine.
Haaretz, February 27, 2013
Hiatt a role model, devoted Quaker, part of WC and community advocate
Muriel Hiatt's 64 years of service to Wilmington College (a Quaker school) and the community of Wilmington, Ohio are honored.
Wilmington News Journal, February 21, 2013
Quaker school aims for move from Falmouth to Cumberland in 2014
The Friends School of Portland (Maine) has bought property to which it plans to move the school.
The Forecaster, February 5, 2013
New Quaker House leaders say they want to make a big contribution
The new Directors of Quaker House in Fayetteville, North Carolina, have a vision of making a difference in the lives of soldiers at Fort Bragg.
The Fayetteville Observer, February 4, 2013
Changing Skyline: Quakers' decision to use nonunion labor causes strife in Chestnut Hill
Architecture critic writes about the design and contractor selection process for the new Chestnut Hill Meeting House, and the arson of the construction site.
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 4, 2013
Quakers celebrate 'miracle' - a permanent home on South St.
Davidson (North Carolina) Friends Meeting have a permanent meetinghouse after moving from place to place over the years.
DavidsonNews.net, November 5, 2012
Friends Community School breaks ground on $1.4M expansion
Friends Community School in Greenbelt, Maryland is expanding only five years after moving onto its current property.
Gazette Newspapers, November 1, 2012
Quaker group protests PNC Bank's ties to controversial mining method
Earth Quaker Action Team protests at 4 branches of PNC Bank.
Newsworks (WHYY), October 12, 2012
Winchester Quakers march to highlight Third World issues
Winchester (Hampshire, England) Quakers marched in solidarity with the landless poor in India.
Hampshire Chronicle, October 8, 2012
Quaker group divests from companies working in Israel
Friends Fiduciary Corporation dropped Veolia Environment and Hewlett-Packard from their portfolio because of their involvement in the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.
JTA, September 28, 2012
Louis W. Schneider, longtime Quaker leader, dies at 97
Louis Schneider, who worked four decades for the American Friends Service Committee, died September 20.
Daily Local News, September 26, 2012
Quakers arrested at Vermont Yankee protest
A group of 10 Quakers was arrested in front of the gates of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
Brattleboro Reformer, September 24, 2012
Quakers join terrorist suspect's lawsuit against U.S.
American Friends Service Committee joined in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of severe restrictions placed against a man the U.S. government labeled a “specially designated terrorist.”
Chicago Tribune, September 22, 2012
A Quaker Meeting House That's Friends With Nature
Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC converted an old gymnasium into an environmentally friendly building for worship.
earthtechling.com, September 19, 2012
Quakers announce key appointment
Britain Yearly Meeting of Friends appoints Juliet Prager as Deputy Recording Clerk.
Ekklesia, September 8, 2012
Historic Service: Church marks 190 years
Vermilion Groves Friends Church, the oldest church in continual use in Vermilion County, Illinois, celebrates 190 years on September 2.
The Commercial News, August 31, 2012
Quaker group's Hopewell Meetinghouse gets renovation
The 1759 Hopewell Meetinghouse is completely renovated.
Northern Virginia Daily, August 23, 2012
European Quakers' new staff pledge commitment to peace and justice
Two Friends newly named as official representatives of Quaker Council on European Affairs to the European Union and other European agencies.
Ekklesia, June 14, 2012
Downingtown Quaker leader Francis Brown dies at age 94
Former Philadelphia Yearly Meeting General Secretary Frances Brown dies.
Daily Local News, May 29, 2012
PNC funding of mountaintop mining hit
Earth Quaker Action Team completes its walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to protest PNC Bank's financing of mountaintop removal.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 17, 2012
Prosecutors drop John Marjoram census case
British authorities drop census refusal case against Stroud Mayor John Marjoram, a Quaker who joined numerous other Quakers in refusing to cooperate with the census.
Stroud News & Journal, May 14, 2012
Quakers announce plans for sustainable refurbishment of Friends House
British Quakers have reached agreement on how to refurbish Friends House in London.
Ekklesia, May 12, 2012
Quaker group, walking from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, protests in front of PNC Bank
Earth Quaker Action Team walks across Pennsylvania to protest PNC Bank financing of mining companies doing mountaintop removal.
The Patriot-News, May 7, 2012

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