DM Rafferty
@dmraff.bsky.social
Teacher, Quaker, reader, crocheter, dreamer.
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Are you aged 18-35 and interested in connecting with others Young Adult Friends around the world, or know someone who is? The World Executive Committee for Young Adult Friends (WECYAF) is holding an international meeting for worship on Sunday 17 August. Find out more youngquakers.world/worship/
Worship Together – World Executive Committee of Young Adult Friends
youngquakers.world
August 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Are you aged 18-35 and interested in connecting with others Young Adult Friends around the world, or know someone who is? The World Executive Committee for Young Adult Friends (WECYAF) is holding an international meeting for worship on Sunday 17 August. Find out more youngquakers.world/worship/
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Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
This is real police state behaviour.
July 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just received news that 27 people have been arrested in Parliament Square under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".
This is real police state behaviour.
This is real police state behaviour.
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Why do Quakers call themselves “Friends?”
Early Quakers called themselves “Friends of the Truth,” and sometimes “Friends of the Lord” (or “God” or “Christ”). It was shortened to “Friends” even then.
The name “Religious Society of Friends” started to be used in the late 18th century.
Early Quakers called themselves “Friends of the Truth,” and sometimes “Friends of the Lord” (or “God” or “Christ”). It was shortened to “Friends” even then.
The name “Religious Society of Friends” started to be used in the late 18th century.
May 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Why do Quakers call themselves “Friends?”
Early Quakers called themselves “Friends of the Truth,” and sometimes “Friends of the Lord” (or “God” or “Christ”). It was shortened to “Friends” even then.
The name “Religious Society of Friends” started to be used in the late 18th century.
Early Quakers called themselves “Friends of the Truth,” and sometimes “Friends of the Lord” (or “God” or “Christ”). It was shortened to “Friends” even then.
The name “Religious Society of Friends” started to be used in the late 18th century.
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Wherever you are in the world, Friends from #IYM2025 send you every good wish!
#QuakersIreland #FaithinAction
#QuakersIreland #FaithinAction
April 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Wherever you are in the world, Friends from #IYM2025 send you every good wish!
#QuakersIreland #FaithinAction
#QuakersIreland #FaithinAction
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On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
March 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
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🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Historian here. Witnessing so many gullible people vote for their own downfall is upsetting. It means humans, even in an age with the total sum of recorded knowledge at their fingertips, will not learn from the past and just repeat the mistakes we've made time and time before.
March 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Historian here. Witnessing so many gullible people vote for their own downfall is upsetting. It means humans, even in an age with the total sum of recorded knowledge at their fingertips, will not learn from the past and just repeat the mistakes we've made time and time before.
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As our democracy faces an existential threat, we should look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won, according to Quaker peace activist George Lakey. We talk with George about 39 cases of countries that nonviolently overthrew a dictator.
39 Ways to (Nonviolently) Overthrow a Dictator
As our democracy faces an existential threat, it's important for us to look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won, according to Quaker activist George Lakey.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As our democracy faces an existential threat, we should look to other countries whose people have resisted autocrats and won, according to Quaker peace activist George Lakey. We talk with George about 39 cases of countries that nonviolently overthrew a dictator.
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This moment demands solidarity, compassion, and togetherness. With ALL our neighbors. 🤝
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This moment demands solidarity, compassion, and togetherness. With ALL our neighbors. 🤝
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social
@bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social
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This year’s Public Lecture at Ireland Yearly Meeting will be given by James Nelson, a member of South Belfast Quaker Meeting, on the topic Quakers, Learning and Education – Using the Future to Rethink the Present.
#IYM2025 #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction
#IYM2025 #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction
February 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This year’s Public Lecture at Ireland Yearly Meeting will be given by James Nelson, a member of South Belfast Quaker Meeting, on the topic Quakers, Learning and Education – Using the Future to Rethink the Present.
#IYM2025 #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction
#IYM2025 #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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"Quakers are horrified by Donald Trump's proposal to 'take over' and 'own' Gaza and ethnically cleanse two million Palestinians."
"These threats must be taken seriously. Any attempt to implement them would be a grave violation of international law."
"These threats must be taken seriously. Any attempt to implement them would be a grave violation of international law."
February 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Quakers are horrified by Donald Trump's proposal to 'take over' and 'own' Gaza and ethnically cleanse two million Palestinians."
"These threats must be taken seriously. Any attempt to implement them would be a grave violation of international law."
"These threats must be taken seriously. Any attempt to implement them would be a grave violation of international law."
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What does Trump's shuttering of USAID programs mean?
1) Immediate consequences for millions of the world’s most vulnerable people.
2) Deep, long-term harm to efforts to address issues like the climate crisis, global instability, and the root causes of forced migration.
More on what's at stake 👇
1) Immediate consequences for millions of the world’s most vulnerable people.
2) Deep, long-term harm to efforts to address issues like the climate crisis, global instability, and the root causes of forced migration.
More on what's at stake 👇
February 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What does Trump's shuttering of USAID programs mean?
1) Immediate consequences for millions of the world’s most vulnerable people.
2) Deep, long-term harm to efforts to address issues like the climate crisis, global instability, and the root causes of forced migration.
More on what's at stake 👇
1) Immediate consequences for millions of the world’s most vulnerable people.
2) Deep, long-term harm to efforts to address issues like the climate crisis, global instability, and the root causes of forced migration.
More on what's at stake 👇