| Cuban Quakers visit Smith Neck Friends |
Two Quaker guests from Cuba come to quarterly meeting at Smith Neck Friends in Rhode Island.
South Coast Today, August 21, 2010 |
| Westfield Friends host 175th anniversary celebration |
Westfield (Indians) Friends Church celebrates its 175th anniversary.
Westfield Star, August 17, 2010 |
| Ashley leaves the D.C. rat race behind |
The new Head of School at Scattergood Friends School is moving from urban life to rural life.
Iowa City Press-Citizen, August 9, 2010 |
| Earlham College president announced retirement |
Earlham College President Douglas Bennett, who has served since 1997, announced he will retire next year.
Indianapolis Star, August 4, 2010 |
| British Quaker official announces resignation |
The top executive of Britain Yearly Meeting has resigned, the second senior official of the Yearly Meeting to step down in a period of several days.
Ekklesia, August 3, 2010 |
| Hill Friends plan new meetinghouse |
Chestnut Hill (Pennsylvania) Friends plan an innovative new meetinghouse to be built near their old one.
The Chestnut Hill Local, July 22, 2010 |
| New head of school wanted to join Scattergood’s ‘cutting edge’ teaching |
Christine Ashely becomes head of Scattergood Friends School.
West Branch (Iowa) Times, July 15, 2010 |
| Big Changes at Mary McDowell: A New Name and a New High School |
The former Mary McDowell Center for Learning, which is expanding to include high school, changed its name to Mary McDowell Friends School to emphasize its Quaker identity.
Brooklyn Eagle, July 8, 2010 |
| Come-to-Good Quaker house given £175,000 facelift |
Thatched Quaker meeting house in Cornwall gets refurbished before its 300th anniversary.
BBC, July 4, 2010 |
| Elise Boulding, Peace Scholar, Dies at 89 |
Noted leader in the peace research movement and active Quaker Elise Boulding dies.
New York Times, July 1, 2010 |
| British Quakers face controversy over £0.5 million BP investment |
The biggest investment of Britain Yearly Meeting is BP, and it is getting a lot of flak for that.
Digital Journal, July 1, 2010 |
| Modern Quakers to meet in building from 1822 |
Building originally built as a Quaker meetinghouse becomes one again.
Bangor Daily News, June 18, 2010 |
| Restoration gives iconic Quaker Meeting House new lease of life |
Thatched roof replaced on historic Quaker meeting house on the outskirts of Truro, in Cornwal, England.
This Is Cornwall, June 10, 2010 |
| Painful cuts for American Friends Service Committee |
American Friends Service Committee has been forced to make drastic cuts, including laying off 40% of its staff.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2010 |
| Quakers to break tradition and allow journalists at annual meeting |
Britain Yearly Meeting decides to allow non-Quaker journalists to report on their annual sessions.
Ekklesia, June 3, 2010 |
| Palestinian pacifist gets Sweden's Anna Lindh award |
Palestinian Quaker activist Jean Zaru is awarded the Anna Lindh prize for her lifetime of non-violent work.
Yahoo News, June 1, 2010 |
| Home at last - after 60 years |
Red Cedar Friends Meeting completes construction of a meeting house in Lansing, Michigan.
CityPulse, May 13, 2010 |
| The silence of the Quakers |
Oread Friends Meeting is 60 years old.
Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World, May 8, 2010 |
| Pulpit: Continuing revelation |
Co-Clerk of Rochester (New York) Friends Meeting explains Quakerism.
The Post-Bulletin, May 8, 2010 |
| Mary Spruance Alden |
Lifelong Quaker Mary Spruance Alden dies at 98.
Bucks County Courier Times, May 2, 2010 |
| We must not punish the children |
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network argues against detaining migrant children in Britain.
The Guardian, May 1, 2010 |
| Quakers expand Community Gardens on Vine |
Fort Collins (Colorado) Friends expand their Community Gardens.
Fort Collins Coloradoan, April 20, 2010 |
| Marriage license proves hard to come by for couple in New Haven |
Quaker has trouble getting a marriage license in New Haven, Connecticut, due to her conscientious refusal to take an oath.
New Haven Register, April 17, 2010 |
| Quakers meditate in prayer |
Friends gather regularly for worship in Salisbury, Maryland.
The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD), April 17, 2010 |
| Quaker maps |
Micah Bales and Jon Watts announce QuakerMaps.com, a Quaker mapping project of meetings and churches.
Quaker Maps, April 12, 2010 |
| Adelbert Mason, innovative, 'revered' Quaker educator |
Quaker educator Adelbert Mason dies at 87.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9, 2010 |
| Kingston's Quakers looking for families as they prepare to move graves |
As Kingston Friends prepare to move from their 1773 meetinghouse to a new site, they are looking to find families of those buried in their graveyard.
Surrey Comet (U.K.), April 7, 2010 |
| New Kendal Quaker Tapestry display to open |
The Quaker Tapestry opens a display on Quakers and railways.
The Westmorland Gazette (U.K.), March 27, 2010 |
| New First Friend's Church pastor has open ear, open mind |
Becky Rees Memmelaar came from North Carolina to serve First Friends Whittier as pastor.
Whittier Daily News, March 11, 2010 |
| Chicago Quaker school would be the state’s first |
When Chicago Friends School opens this fall, it will become the first Quaker school in the state of Illinois.
The Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2010 |
| Susan B. Anthony house opens |
The museum at the birthplace of Quaker social justice activist Susan B. Anthony in North Adams, Massachusetts opens.
The Berkshire Eagle, February 11, 2010 |
| The listening place |
A Baptist pastor writes of his experiences with Quakers.
The Christian Century, February 9, 2010 |
| George Willoughby, 95, peace activist |
Inveterate Quaker peace activist George Willoughby dies.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 4, 2010 |
| How did Quakers conquer the British sweet shop? |
How did Quakers come to dominate the chocolate industry in Britain, and why were they so important in other businesses?
BBC, January 20, 2010 |
| Australian Quakers back same-sex marriage |
Quakers in Australia are asking their government to allow marriage of same-sex couples.
Ekklesia, January 19, 2010 |
| Quaker school finds home in Burlington |
Green Mountain Friends School to open this fall in Burlington, Vermont.
Burlington Free Press, January 18, 2010 |
| George Wiloughby, longtime peace activist, dies at 95 |
Legendary Quaker peace activist George Willoughby dies.
Philadelphia Daily News, January 15, 2010 |
| Quakers call for equal marriage |
Australia Yearly Meeting calls for legal recognition of same-sex marriages.
Blaze, January 11, 2010 |
| Kenyan Quakers’ hospital recovery continues |
Friends United Meeting and East Africa Yearly Meeting mark the fourth anniversary of their agreement to improve Kaimosi Hospital.
The Friend, January 6, 2010 |
| Former MTI teacher sues School Board |
Former Teacher of the Year Ronald Wray claims harassment at the school where he taught because of his Quaker faith.
Ocala Star Banner, January 5, 2010 |
| Saint Ann’s Head to Move to B’klyn Friends School |
Dr. Larry Weiss has been chosen as the new Headmaster of Brooklyn Friends School.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 30, 2009 |
| Quaker Indian Committee disavows Doctrine of Discovery, affirms Declaration |
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Indian Committee renounces the Doctrine of Discovery used to oppress native peoples, and affirms the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Indian Country Today, December 14, 2009 |
| Poll reveals mixed public perceptions of Britain's Quakers |
British Quakers commissioned a poll to find out public awareness of Quakers.
Ekklesia, December 6, 2009 |
| New book reveals role of Quakers in Guilford |
The history of Centre Friends Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina, is explored in new book.
Greensboro News & Record, November 29, 2009 |
| Jacksonville Quaker's life is a peaceful journey |
Quaker Wendy Geiger has devoted her life to peace.
Jacksonville (Florida) Times-Union, November 16, 2009 |
| Hidden Quaker Arboretum opened to public |
Brisbane Quaker Arboretum opens to the public.
Quakers Australia, November 9, 2009 |
| Yarmouth Quakers celebrate 200 years on Cape Cod |
Yarmouth Quakers celebrate the 200th anniversary of their meetinghouse and 350 years that Quakers have been on Cape Cod.
The Register, November 6, 2009 |
| Cotteridge Quaker Meeting group given £15,000 to help their zero carbon building quest |
Cotteridge Friends receive grant to aid in their quest to make their meetinghouse carbon neutral.
Birmingham (UK) Mail, October 28, 2009 |
| Quaker House celebrates anniversary |
Quaker House in Fayetteville, North Carolina celebrates 40 years of service.
The Fayetteville Observer, October 18, 2009 |
| Quakers to host Afghani exile at Peace Center |
Amesbury Quakers to host Afghani woman at their new Peace Center.
The Daily News (Newburyport, Massachusetts, October 17, 2009 |
| Historic burial ground is brought back from the dead |
Philadelphia Quakers restore Fair Hill Burial Ground.
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 12, 2009 |
| New house for Quakers in sight |
Salisbury (U.K.) Quakers sign contract to refurbish meeting house.
Salisbury Journal, October 11, 2009 |
| Doing Business The Quaker Way |
A business magazine suggests businesses might learn from the Quaker way of decision making.
Forbes, October 9, 2009 |
| Quakers get new place to worship |
Dudley (U.K.) Quakers get new place to meet to accommodate increasing numbers.
Dudley News, October 7, 2009 |
| Wooing Quakers back to George Fox |
George Fox University seeks to strengthen its Quaker identity and attract more Quaker students.
The Newberg (Oregon) Graphic, October 6, 2009 |
| Exeter Quakers honor a union, their heritage |
Exeter Friends Meetinghouse celebrates 250th anniversary, and a couple renews their marriage vows.
Reading Eagle, October 5, 2009 |
| Flooding in Philippines Impacts Friends |
Special edition of FWCC Newsletter with 2 stories - Typhoon in Philippines floods out many in yearly meeting, and FWCC mourns the loss of Gordon Browne.
Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas, September 28, 2009 |
| African Studies Professor Later Worked at Red Cross |
Longtime Quaker Barbara Nnoka dies at 87.
The Washington Post, September 27, 2009 |
| Statue honors Wilmington heritage |
Wilmington College dedicates statue memorializing an important Quaker visit to President Lincoln.
Wilmington (Ohio) News Journal, September 22, 2009 |
| Quaker School Brings New Life to Old Levi’s Building |
San Francisco Friends School is remodeling the oldest Levi Strauss denim factory into a school building that reflects its principles.
MissionLoc@l.org, September 18, 2009 |
| Michigan Friends Center offers fresh air and peace of mind |
Michigan Friends Center offers a variety of activities.
The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, September 8, 2009 |
| NI celebrates Quaker Service Northern Ireland’s 40th Anniversary |
Northern Ireland clebrates 40 years of Quakers bringing their testimonies to bear on the situation there.
the Gov Monitor, September 8, 2009 |
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