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Fifteenth Street Meeting has been hosting and organizing some activist-energizing events recently, with more to come. Last week I attended a performance of Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir that ended the SUN DAY of pro-clean-energy activation. It was ecstatic! Earthalujah!
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Fifteenth Street Meeting has been hosting and organizing some activist-energizing events recently, with more to come. Last week I attended a performance of Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir that ended the SUN DAY of pro-clean-energy activation. It was ecstatic! Earthalujah!
This is a big win! New York Yearly Meeting is part of this lawsuit. The monthly meetings in NYYM, including all the meetings in NYC, are now protected from unwarranted ICE actions in or near their worship spaces due to this injunction.
Well, this is certainly an encouraging way to start the week.
JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a limited injunction barring the Trump administration from conducting immigration enforcement in a gorup of religious congregations that sued on religious freedom grounds.
It is NOT a nationwide injunction, however.
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It is NOT a nationwide injunction, however.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is a big win! New York Yearly Meeting is part of this lawsuit. The monthly meetings in NYYM, including all the meetings in NYC, are now protected from unwarranted ICE actions in or near their worship spaces due to this injunction.
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Opposing immigration enforcement in houses of worship, Friends General Conference joined an interfaith lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and two of its enforcement agencies, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Friends General Conference Joins over Two Dozen Religious Groups in New Immigration Lawsuit
Opposing immigration enforcement in houses of worship, Friends General Conference (FGC) joined an interfaith lawsuit against the U.S. Department of…
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February 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Opposing immigration enforcement in houses of worship, Friends General Conference joined an interfaith lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and two of its enforcement agencies, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Oh, per @nbcnews.com: Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship.
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship
The suit appears to be the first from a faith-based organization challenging the change in court.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Oh, per @nbcnews.com: Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship.
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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@nycquakers.org joined @nyclu.bsky.social for the #peoplesmarch in New York City today. We marched from Foley Square to Washington Square Park for #lgbtqrights #transrights #racialjustice #genderjustice #reproductiverights #protectourdemocracy #immigrantrights #freepalesti̇ne
January 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@nycquakers.org joined @nyclu.bsky.social for the #peoplesmarch in New York City today. We marched from Foley Square to Washington Square Park for #lgbtqrights #transrights #racialjustice #genderjustice #reproductiverights #protectourdemocracy #immigrantrights #freepalesti̇ne
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“How do you live in a world that can never be repaired? How do you resist when you are too exhausted to dream of a future?”
It took a substantial effort, but @floralashes.bsky.social found a way: “If we are doomed to suffer, maybe we can ensure that there will be love among the suffering.”
It took a substantial effort, but @floralashes.bsky.social found a way: “If we are doomed to suffer, maybe we can ensure that there will be love among the suffering.”
Palliative activism, or Fighting for justice without hope
The spirit within me wearies. I see each day pass another by, forever in want of change. I see the skies fall by a few inches each day. The latches holding it have ruptured under the weight of our…
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January 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“How do you live in a world that can never be repaired? How do you resist when you are too exhausted to dream of a future?”
It took a substantial effort, but @floralashes.bsky.social found a way: “If we are doomed to suffer, maybe we can ensure that there will be love among the suffering.”
It took a substantial effort, but @floralashes.bsky.social found a way: “If we are doomed to suffer, maybe we can ensure that there will be love among the suffering.”
Friends Seminary, which shares a complex with 15th Street Meeting (and NY Quarterly Meeting) in NYC, hosts a James Turrell Skyspace on its roof. Tickets to visit in winter/spring 2025 have just become available - reserve soon: www.friendsskyspace.com/e-x-p-e-r-i-...
EXPERIENCE | The James Turrell Skyspace at Friends
www.friendsskyspace.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Friends Seminary, which shares a complex with 15th Street Meeting (and NY Quarterly Meeting) in NYC, hosts a James Turrell Skyspace on its roof. Tickets to visit in winter/spring 2025 have just become available - reserve soon: www.friendsskyspace.com/e-x-p-e-r-i-...
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"Does your Quaker meeting long to have new people attend and become active in the meeting?... how can we truly welcome people to our Quaker communities?" Diane Randall reviews my Pendle Hill Pamphlet, Deep Hospitality, for @friendsjournal.org
www.friendsjournal.org/book/deep-ho...
www.friendsjournal.org/book/deep-ho...
REVIEWED: Deep Hospitality: Reflections on Welcome to the Quaker Community
In Deep Hospitality, Grant reflects on how Quaker communities can be more inclusive and radically welcoming, moving beyond tradition and embracing change.
www.friendsjournal.org
November 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM
"Does your Quaker meeting long to have new people attend and become active in the meeting?... how can we truly welcome people to our Quaker communities?" Diane Randall reviews my Pendle Hill Pamphlet, Deep Hospitality, for @friendsjournal.org
www.friendsjournal.org/book/deep-ho...
www.friendsjournal.org/book/deep-ho...
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Check it out! @catsashimi.bsky.social has put together a Quaker starter pack. If you're looking for Friends online, it'll be a good place to start.
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November 13, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Check it out! @catsashimi.bsky.social has put together a Quaker starter pack. If you're looking for Friends online, it'll be a good place to start.
NYC Quakers signing in to BlueSky! This is Sarah, a real Quaker person who missed the old Twitter. Nice to be here!
November 26, 2024 at 6:54 PM
NYC Quakers signing in to BlueSky! This is Sarah, a real Quaker person who missed the old Twitter. Nice to be here!