Title: Swarthmore Mutual Aid Google Spreadsheet

URL: http://bit.ly/SwatMutualAid

Description: This mutual aid spreadsheet contains general information and announcements related to developments in Swarthmore College's response to COVID-19. It also contains the names of students and/or faculty and friends who are seeking or offering aid for those with housing, storage, food security, transportantion, and miscellaneous needs.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Friends Ugandan Safe Transport Fund

URL: http://friendsugandansafetransport.org/

Description: When the Ugandan government issued another law making homosexuality illegal, Quakers in Uganda reached out to Olympia Friends Meeting to ask for their help in assisting LGBT folks and their allies. A "Friends New Underground Railroad" was formed, primarily as a funding organization. The name was changed to Friends Ugandan Safe Transport Fund.

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Subject:   Gay political refugees,  Social service,  Quakers

Title: Junta Mensual de la Ciudad de México Website

URL: http://jmcmx.org

Description: Official website for the Junta Mensual de la Ciudad de México (the Mexico City Monthly Meeting). The site contains information on the history of Quakerism, meeting times and locations, announcements, and links to translated literature about the Society of Friends.

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Subject:   Junta Mensual de la Ciudad de México

Title: Programas Alternativos a la Violencia - México Website

URL: http://pavmexico.org

Description: Official website for Programas Alternativos a la Violencia (PAV) Mexico, an off-shoot of the Alternatives to Violence Project that began in 1995 in the prisons of New York but which arrived to Mexico in 2001. PAV Mexico offers workshops in conflict management, community-building, and anti-violence work. The website includes testimonies of the program, general historical background, and information on the program's workshops.

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Subject:   Nonviolence -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: ProNica Website

URL: http://pronica.org

Description: Official website for Nicaragua-based organization, ProNica, started in 1985 after Quakers Soledad and Jose McIntire organized an action group to provide humanitarian aid to the Nicaraguan countryside. From agricultural projects, women's centers, and Friends Witness Tours, ProNica was founded to provide solidarity with Nicaragua until the organization's dissolution in 2019. The website includes newsletters, impact reports, project information, and blog reports.

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Subject:   ProNica

Title: Bolivian Quaker Education Fund Website

URL: http://www.bqef.org

Description: Official website for the Bolivian Quaker Education Fund, an organization that grew out of Quaker Study Tours in 1995. In 2001, Bolivian Quakers and teachers, Loida Cutipa and Cecilia Paco, established the funding initiative to begin educating Bolivian Quakers full time, primarily Andean Quakers. The organization provides educational opportunities via scholarships, exchange programs, and courses in English and computer literacy for Bolivian Quakers. The website includes student profiles, information program initiatives, journal articles and opinion pieces, and news updates.

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Subject:   Bolivian Quaker Education Fund

Title: Faith & Play Stories

URL: http://www.faithandplay.org/

Description: Faith & Play Stories provides interactive stories designed to be told to children to teach them Quaker faith and practice.

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Subject:   Storytelling in Christian education,  Society of Friends

Title: PROGRESA Guatemala Friends Scholarship Program Website

URL: http://www.guatemalafriends.org

Description: Official website for Progresa Guatemala Friends Scholarship Program, founded in 1973 by members of Guatemala's Quaker community. The program was established with the intention of providing students with limited financial resources access to educational opportunities. The website includes a history of the program, profiles of students in the program, latest news, and opportunities for involvement in the organization.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Education

Title: Instituto Alma Website

URL: http://www.institutoalma.org

Description: Official website for the Instito Alma, an organization founded in the 1990s dedicated to educating aspiring ministers through two years of courses and seminars. The organization contains video examples of their courses, information about their Quaker directors, a class list of those enrolled, and Spanish translations of Quaker literature such as a George Fox epistle and Faith and Practice declarations from Friends meetings.

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Subject:   Instituto Alma

Title: Raíces Cuaqeras Website

URL: http://www.raicescuaqueras.org

Description: Offical website for Raices Cuaqeros, a digital collection of classic Quaker literature translated in Spanish. The translators behind the collection project are Susan Furry and Benigno Sánchez-Eppler, who typically translate Quaker texts from the 17th and 18th centuries. This website includes a vast collection of George Fox's epistles and correspondence, Robert Barclay's Apology, texts by Elizabeth Bathehurst, and thematic collections that include many other translated works. The site also includes a glossary of Quaker terms and links to other resources for Spanish Quaker publications.

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Subject:   Raíces Cuaqeras

Title: First-Generation and Low-Income (FLI) Student Council to Swarthmore COVID-19 Planning Group Email Draft

URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1plwPmobT4SBdScXlEh4-01Za4u4StK1pJYrH9s64-No/edit

Description: This email draft from the Swarthmore FLI Council & SGO Diversity and Inclusion Committee directed towards the Swarthmore College's COVID-19 Planning Group urging the college to put First-Generation and Low-Income students, as well as campus staff, into consideration in their evacuation of campus. The email provides a framework of questions related to food, housing and travel, health and wellness, food, and employment that the planning group should be asking in their decosion-making process.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Swarthmore Mutual Teaching Form Website

URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlQjT2yjvJjoGzvmcCWpuwHhEQOwuhP7tWy0Y-4H-Ez_RUDQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0iXOd4ucP_0dSKolix13LT40SZ_TJZ6JwVs7dErSBPAn-EALRb1183q-k

Description: This Google form is intended for students and/or staff interested in reaching a group course or in participating in one. The questionaire asks those who want to teach a course about their intended course, their intended audience's level of experience with that topic, and the length of their course. For students interested in particiapting, the questionairre asks what the particiaptns would like to see be taught.

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Subject:   Mutual aid

Title: Congress Must Protect Incarcerated People During Pandemic Webpage

URL: https://fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/25905/

Description: This webpage contains information about the COVID-19 relief bill and urges the public to demand that assistance for incarcerated people be included in the relief bill. The webpage includes a form the public can fill out to be connected to their elected official.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Friends Couple Enrichment

URL: https://friendscoupleenrichment.wordpress.com/

Description: Friends Couple Enrichment is a ministry of the Society of Friends that provides workshops designed to improve and enrich relationships.

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Subject:   Society of Friends,  Couples therapy

Title: Friends Peace Teams Website

URL: https://friendspeaceteams.org

Description: Official website for the Friends Peace Teams founded in 1983 Quakers from several North American Yearly Meetings after visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina. They founded Friends Peace Teams as a peace center intended to aid in efforts against war and violence. The website includes annual audit reports, links to partner organizations, information about regional initiatives, articles, newsletters, and testimonials.

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Subject:   Friends Peace Teams

Title: Swarthmore College Library COVID-19 Guide Website

URL: https://guides.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/friendly.php?s=unwind#s-lg-box-23298996

Description: This website acts as a COVID-19 resource guide that offers reading material, links to movie and music streaming sites, virtual tours of museums, and coloring pages. The resources are intended to aid with social distancing and offer activities during the quarantine.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: COVID-19 Inspired-Quaker Meeting Online with Babies, Dogs & a Moving Car Online Article

URL: https://medium.com/@Christine.Green/covid-19-inspired-quaker-meeting-online-with-babies-dogs-a-moving-car-1245c46ce08d

Description: In this article, writer Christine Greene describes the experience of attending a virtual meeting for worhsip via Zoom. She notes that some Friends sat quietly in front of the screen with eyes closed, others looked at their screen, and some others sat in with their families and family pets. The writer notes that this virtual meeting was coordinated by a Friends Meetinghouse that was present during the cholera epidemic in 1910 and comments on the resilience of Friends and the power of crisis to bring the Quaker community together.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Monteverde Friends School Website

URL: https://mfschool.org

Description: Official website for the Monteverde Friends School in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Monteverde was first settled by 11 Quaker families from Alabama who decided to leave the United States and settle in Costa Rica in the early 1950s. Soon after, they founded Monteverde Friends School. The website includes information about admission to the school, examples of courses students can take, a blog and newsletter, and information about touring the school.

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Subject:   Monteverde Friends School

Title: COVID-19 Testing Site Funded By Student-Run Nonprofit To Open In Philly Amid Backlash Over CDC Guidance

URL: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/08/28/covid-19-testing-site-funded-by-student-run-nonprofit-to-open-in-philly-amid-backlash-over-cdc-guidance/

Description: In August 2020, well into the COVID-19 pandemic, this news article describes the opening of a new COVID-19 testing site funded by a student-run nonprofit in a Friends meetinghouse, despite controversy surrounding CDC guidance.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-,  Nonprofit organizations

Title: Quaker Bolivia Link Website

URL: https://qbl.org

Description: Official website for the international organization, Quaker Bolivia Link, founded in the UK in the 1995 after Quaker Ken Barratt's visit to Bolivia. Barratt organized a study tour of 20 Quakers and formed Quaker Bolivia Link to provide water supply and sustainable agriculture to the Aymara people on the Altiplano. The website includes impact reports, information on types of projects, and blog reports.

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Subject:   Quaker Bolivia Link

Title: Swarthmore College Transition to Online Teaching Facebook Meme

URL: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89765224_2843487635728066_9166453279117279232_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=ca434c&_nc_ohc=xfnXjhu3BzUAX_SOWpp&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=b4b4474479ed4b33f3d19b44056f8811&oe=5EA05FEB

Description: This meme made by Swarthmore students was made in reaction to President Valerie Smith's announcement that Swarthmore College would be tranisitioning to online teaching via Zoom. In this meme, students refer President Smith as "mom" and ask if they can have Swarthmore College classes on campus, to which President Smith responds no, saying that students can take Zoom classes "at home" instead.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Student Request for Tuition Reminbursement Facebook Post

URL: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89966016_2931493473624993_2546909245681434624_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=ca434c&_nc_ohc=yZDah1HeKpoAX_Sg3r8&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=c78d61d9cd824b47648bb9f9b2706148&oe=5E9E1723

Description: This meme made by a Swarthmore student asks for a tuition reimbursement given the closure of the college campus. This meme uses the image of Spotify playlist with song titles that spell out the request for reimbursement and directly addresses Valerie and Jim through the song titles.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Students Studying Abroad Return to U.S. Due to COVID-19 Outbreak and Travel Restrictions Article

URL: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2020/04/03/students-studying-abroad-return-to-u-s-due-to-covid-19-outbreak-and-travel-restrictions/

Description: This article by the college newspaper, The Phoenix, includes various testimonies from students studying abroad during the outbreak of the pandemic. The students detail their experiences receiving updated communication from Swarthmore College about the pandemic, their experiences with their respective site schools and programs, and the process of flying back home.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Student Housing Situation Amidst College’s Shift To Remote Learning Article

URL: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2020/04/23/student-housing-situation-amidst-colleges-shift-to-remote-learning/

Description: This article published by the college newspaper, The Phoenix, details the college's response to the pandemic and the various ways students were affected. In particular, the article addresses the many changes to Swarthmore's housing policy, which allowed only for a limited number of students to stay on campus. The article includes interviews with students denied housing and students allowed on campus, both of whom share the many issues students faced as a result, from losing hosuing on campus and off campus to being unable to return home because of border shut-downs.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Faculty Members Unsure About Zoom Privacy Issues Article

URL: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2020/04/28/faculty-members-unsure-about-zoom-privacy-issues/

Description: This article published by the college newspaper, The Phoenix, details faculty responses to "Zoombombing," wherein random individuals disrupt Zoom meetings, sometimes yelling racist slurs. The article quotes faculty who are taking measures to ensure the privacy and security of class meetings. According to the Chief Information Technology Officer, there have been no cases of Zoombombing at Swarthmore College during its transition to online learning.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Credit/No Credit Variations and Universal Pass: The Debate Over Grading Policies during COVID-19 Article

URL: https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2020/05/02/credit-no-credit-variations-and-universal-pass-the-debate-over-grading-policies-during-covid-19/

Description: This article published by the college newspaper, The Phoenix, follows the debate about the Spring semester's grading policy. As the article details, some students were strongly in favor of a Universal Pass system and argued it was the most equitable solution to grading during the pandemic. Other students opposed this policy in favor of a Credit/No Credit with the option to uncover grades, as they argued that grades were a necessary component of applying to graduate school. The article also includes testimonies from professors and their views toward the different grading policies.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Letter of Support for Universal Pass from Members of the 2019-2020 Swarthmore Resident Assistant Program Article

URL: https://swarthmorevoices.com/content-1/2020/4/2/letter-of-support-for-universal-pass-from-members-of-the-2019-2020-swarthmore-resident-assistant-program?fbclid=IwAR0CobWB5EB_XAKpY1gxaYerLnFVIOnY7q9l-U6YBg9n6Hua-PsmU6Y2DTg

Description: This statement from the Resident Assistants published in the student newspaper, Voices, demands that the Swarthmore Adminsitration implement a Universal Pass system for the Spring 2020 semester. The statement outlines that due to extenuating circumstances brought about by COVID-19, students are struggling with housing, finances, and food insecurity that makes it difficult for students to prioritze coursework.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from DrAliceWood

URL: https://twitter.com/DrAliceWood/status/1238413827974344705/

Description: Tweet made by Alice Wood in response to the impact COVID-19 has had on Quaker gatherings. Wood comments that Quakers stopped shaking hands and were enouraged to bow or nod at the end of meetings.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from FCNL

URL: https://twitter.com/FCNL/status/1258490583263428610

Description: This tweet from FCNL includes a quote from FCNL's lead Native issues lobbyist, Kerri Colfer, who comments on the way Native Americans and Alaskan Natives have been affected by the pandemic. The tweet also includes an image containing information about and a link to Thursdays for Friends virtual meetings.

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Subject:   Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.)

Title: Tweet from the Friends Committee on National Legislation

URL: https://twitter.com/FCNL/status/1298401031471144961

Description: Tweet from the Friends Committee on National Legislation in August 2020, after government COVID-19 aid started drying up, calling for lawmakers to provide more government aid during a very difficult time.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-,  Consumer protection--Law and legislation,  Public welfare,  Government aid

Title: Tweet from FCNL (Quakers) Press Office

URL: https://twitter.com/FCNL_Media/status/1298986926054060037

Description: In August 2020, the media office of the Friends Committee on National Legislation shared and summarized a politico article describing delays in COVID relief legislation.

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Subject:   Government aid,  Public welfare,  COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Title: Tweet from the Ramallah Friends School

URL: https://twitter.com/FriendsRamallah/status/1272814897420795906

Description: A tweet from June 2020, well into the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hashtag "Missing_our_students" and pictures of various staff wearing masks and holding signs that together say "We miss you! Stay home and stay safe."

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Subject:   Society of Friends--Education,  COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Title: Tweet from the Ramallah Friends School

URL: https://twitter.com/FriendsRamallah/status/1303362023670140929

Description: A tweet from September 2020, well into the COVID-19 pandemic, with a back to school hashtag and photos of students back in school in person wearing masks.

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Subject:   Society of Friends--Education,  COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Title: Tweet from InezTexas

URL: https://twitter.com/InezTexas/status/1238194329354530816/

Description: This tweet by Inez Newton quotes the Shakers, an offshoot of Quakers, when they proclaimed, "Hands to Works, Hearts to God," in reponse to the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1783. Inez Newton invokes this quote in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantining of families.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from Laurahwagner

URL: https://twitter.com/Laurahwagner/status/1249087737698942978

Description: This tweet from student, Laura Wagner, expresses the student's wish to prepare for the honors exam in Swarthmore McCabe library.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from Laurahwagner

URL: https://twitter.com/Laurahwagner/status/1251308867931299845

Description: This tweet from Swarthmore sudent, Laura Wagner, comments on the campus reaction to the faculty's vote to go by a Credit/No Credit grading policy over Universal Pass. In the thread, the student comments that the students should have presented the Universal Pass grading system before the faculty voted.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from LeSharples

URL: https://twitter.com/LeSharples/status/1238215719197827073

Description: This tweet from the LeSharpes parody account, posted after students were mandated to evacuate campus, includes an invitation to dinner at Sharples that references COVID-19 in the menu, the reference in question being the dish being served: "disease."

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Tweet from NYCQuakers

URL: https://twitter.com/NYCQuakers/status/1238858694957445122

Description: This tweet by NYC Quakers announces the suspension of all committee meetings, events, and programs for health and safety reasons. Meetings for worship, however, are announced to remain open.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from NYCQuakers

URL: https://twitter.com/NYCQuakers/status/1241489874752024579

Description: This tweet by NYC Quakers announces that worship meetings will be done remotely. The tweet includes an image of a sign on Fifteenth Street Quaker Meeting annoucing virtual worship and the closure of Rutherford Place as well.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from the New York City Quarterly Meeting

URL: https://twitter.com/NYCQuakers/status/1298716861471760384

Description: Tweet from the New York City Quartly Meeting in August 2020, several months into the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing a resumption of in person meetings in the form of outdoor meetings.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-,  Quaker church buildings

Title: Tweet from QuakersF

URL: https://twitter.com/QuakersF/status/1238360207278964736/

Description: This tweet by the Quaker Society of Friends group in Florence confirms that Friends are quarantined but adds that meetings for worship are conducted virtually in collaboration with the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Center based in Birmingham, UK.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from ariba_na

URL: https://twitter.com/ariba_na/status/1239975504368656386

Description: This tweet by a Swarthmore student reponds negatively to Swarthmore's evacuation of campus. The student comments on how the evacuation of campus has disrupted connections and friendships between students.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from aurokinesis

URL: https://twitter.com/aurokinesis/status/1238244947670839296

Description: This Swarthmore student's tweet is responding to Swarthmore's evacuation of campus ciritically, commenting that Swarthmore's commitment to helping students and providing them with resources has proven untrue in light on the pandemic. The student is referencing the instances in which Swarthmore denied homeless students housing despite the college implying guaranteed housing for all students in need.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Tweet from khaveleh

URL: https://twitter.com/khaveleh/status/1240043345130504192

Description: This Swarthmore student tweets in reaction to Swarthmore's graduation for class of 2020 being postponed due to COVID-19. The student comments that while the disruption to graduation has upset other senior students, the Twitter user in question jokes that they are most most upset about no longer being able to eat at Swarthmore's Crumb Cafe.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from martin_kelly

URL: https://twitter.com/martin_kelley/status/1238253589732175874/

Description: This tweet by Martin Kelly includes an image of two teenagers in an 1808 meetinghouse elbow-bumping instead of hand-shaking as a safe measure to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: Tweet from quakerworker

URL: https://twitter.com/quakerworker/status/1258848875563175936

Description: This tweet from quakerworker comments on the treatment of workers during the crisis, particularly on the unequal pay cuts between workers and managers. The Twitter user writes that the way Quaker organizations treat workers will reflect their values, and tags the American Friends Service Committee and FCNL in the tweet.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: Tweet from raycharizard

URL: https://twitter.com/raycharizard/status/1238426332863881216

Description: This tweet by a Swartmore student contains a meme image in response to Swarthmore's evacuation of students due to COVID-19. As the meme suggests, students were not happy about leaving Swarthmore for the semester, as they were separated from their friends and would be back in their potentially isolating hometowns.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from swatlibrary

URL: https://twitter.com/swatlibrary/status/1238630600967241729

Description: This COVID-19 tweet update from the Swarthmore College Library account announces the closure of library facilities to all faculty, students, and community members with the exception of library staff.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from swatlibrary

URL: https://twitter.com/swatlibrary/status/1245051834420600833

Description: This tweet from the Swarthmore College Libraries announces the virtual celebration of Quarantine Halloween. A live reading of Edgar Allen Poe poems and stories and a screening of the Edgar Allen Poe: Buried Alive are scheduled for the celebration. The virtual are to be streamed via Instagram and Facebook respectively. The tweet includes a Halloween GIF.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from ussbrandywine

URL: https://twitter.com/ussbrandywine/status/1248051053687451649

Description: This tweet from an anonymous Swarthmore student expresses skepticism over Student Government Organization (SGO) election campaigns promising COVID-19 relief to students.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from ussbrandywine

URL: https://twitter.com/ussbrandywine/status/1249525977677529095

Description: This tweet from Swarthmore student, Anatole, comments on certain students' demand that Swarthmore reimburse students for tuition costs. In particular, the student expresses frustration that students demanding reimbursement are treating Swarthmore's endowment as a liquid asset.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Tweet from ussbrandywine

URL: https://twitter.com/ussbrandywine/status/1251286376437424129

Description: This tweet from an anonymous Swarthmore student comments on the college's decision to pass a Cedit/No Credit grading policy with no opportunity for students to uncover grades. The student expresses that while Credit/No Credit is not perfect like a Universal Pass policy, it is more equitable than other schools' grading policies during the pandemic.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Undoing Racism Group in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

URL: https://urginpym.wordpress.com/

Description: URG is an inclusive, intersectional, multicultural and multiracial group of Friends and Quaker-meeting attenders in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting committed to the struggle of undoing racism in our Quaker and local communities.

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Subject:   Anti-racism,  Race discrimination--Religious aspects--Society of Friends,  Human rights--Religious aspects--Society of Friends

Title: In the age of social distancing, Quakers have quickly adapted to online worship Article

URL: https://whyy.org/articles/in-the-age-of-social-distancing-quakers-have-quickly-adapted-to-online-worship/

Description: This article published by WHYY PBS details the experiencs the author, Robon Mohr, has had with Quaker virtual workship. The author notes that moving to online worship has made it possible for Quakers from all over the world to come together on one platform. Although Quakers with internet or conenctivity issues have had a difficult time joining remote worhsip, the author suggests that most Quakers have adapted, and even those who were unable to go to meetings are now joining virtually.

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Subject:   Public worship -- Society of Friends

Title: Despite the distance, we can still care for each other during coronavirus Article

URL: https://www.afsc.org/blogs/news-and-commentary/despite-distance-we-can-still-care-each-other-during-coronavirus

Description: This commentary piece published on the American Friends Service Committee website discusses the importance of supporting one another during the pandemic. The author, Mary Zerkel, emphasizes social distancing for the collective well-being as well as forms of mutual aid in the form of food and supply distribution. The piece also includes links to mutual aid and data resources as well as other article pieces connecting social justice to the pandemic.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: Casa de los Amigos Website

URL: https://www.casadelosamigos.org

Description: Official website of Casa de los Amigos, a center for peace and international understanding based in Mexico City. The center was founded in 1956 by the Mexican Quaker community for the purpose of promoting peace, justice, and community-building. The website includes information on social justice programs, event news, links to volunteering opportunities, and worship information.

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Subject:   Casa de los Amigos

Title: Centro Bilingüe Internacional Amigos / Friends International Bilingual Center

URL: https://www.centrobilingueinternacionalamigos.org/

Description: Official website for the Friends International Bilingual Center, a educational program based in Bolivia. The center provides langauge services and classes in English, Spanish, and Aymara for both adults and children. The website includes information on language programs and workshops, affiliated advocacy and action projects, and center events.

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Subject:   Quakers, Society of Friends -- Bolivia

Title: Swarthmore Student Petition for Universal Pass Website

URL: https://www.change.org/p/swarthmore-college-administration-swarthmore-student-petition-for-universal-pass?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=4fb1e030-6957-11ea-b0b2-21bb60b2b912

Description: This petition made by Swarthmore students petition that the school administration adopt a Universal Pass system for all Spring 2020 courses. As the petition states, the Univeral Pass system would ensure that all students pass their courses in light of the threat of COVID-19, housing and food insecurity, and the many extenuating circumstances that would make it difficult for students to priotize their coursework.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Iglesia de Los Amigos de Ciudad Victoria Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/Iglesia-de-los-Amigos-de-Cd-Victoria-389741901123387/

Description: Facebook page of the Iglesia de Los Amigos in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, founded in 1894. The page includes photos of the church's community, posts with meeting times and locations, and information about the church's biblical studies offerings.

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Subject:   Iglesia de Los Amigos de Ciudad Victoria

Title: Junta Mensual de La Habana - Iglesia de los Amigos Cuaqeros Facebook

URL: https://www.facebook.com/havanaquakers/

Description: Facebook page for the Havana monthly meeting, which was founded in 2001. The page includes event updates, photos of church members and events, shared links to articles, and posts of historical Quaker figures.

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Subject:   Junta Mensual de La Habana -- Iglesia de los Amigos Cuaqeros

Title: Friends Committee on National Legislation Responding to the Coronavirus Website

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/responding-to-the-coronavirus-2670

Description: The Friends Committee on National Legistation website includes announcements on their responses to the coronavirus and resources for staying engaged virtually. The organization states that they will continue to lobby, organize, and advocate via phone or computer in order to continue the FCNL's mission despite COVID-19. The site also includes updates on legislation related to the coronavirus and economic and healthcare justice for vulnerable populations.

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Subject:   Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.)

Title: Friends Committee on National Legislation Responding to the Coronavirus Website

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/responding-to-the-coronavirus-2670

Description: The Friends Committee on National Legistation website includes announcements on their responses to the coronavirus and resources for staying engaged virtually. The organization states that they will continue to lobby, organize, and advocate via phone or computer in order to continue the FCNL's mission despite COVID-19. The site also includes updates on legislation related to the coronavirus and economic and healthcare justice for vulnerable populations.

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Subject:   Friends Committee on National Legislation (U.S.)

Title: Thursdays with Friends Webpage

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/thursdays-with-friends-2695

Description: This wepage on the FCNL website contains information about the online conversations and meeting times for Thursdays for Friends community chats. The webpage includes a registration link to the online community chat, past recordings, and a schedule of the guests and topics to be discussed.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: When Racism Intersects with COVID-19 Article

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/when-racism-intersects-with-covid-19-2755

Description: This article by Andre Gobbo details the ways in which communities of color are disporportionately affected by the pandemic. From reduced access to healthcare to higher employment in sectors where public exposure is required, communities of color are experiencing higher death rates as well as general difficulties. The article also includes the ways in which Congress should respond to the crisis to protect communities of color.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: A Quaker Retirement Community Faces the Pandemic Article

URL: https://www.friendsjournal.org/a-quaker-retirement-community-faces-the-pandemic/

Description: This article published in the Friends Journal details the ways in which the Friendsview retirement community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The article is written by a resident, who writes about the photography challenges and activites they participate in, the writers' group open to residents, the arts and crafts committee, and the face mask project residents have created to sew face masks and distribute to Friendsview neighborhoods. The author of the article also discusses the improtance of their Quaker faith in caring for one another and facing the pandemic.

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Subject:   Friends Journal (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Title: Quaker Meetings Respond to Coronavirus Article

URL: https://www.friendsjournal.org/coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR21SCOIzku1EWoLK1RJ_tG1s0Hb7rbi-NUxndEtwpuUTT68jJJnF2ndN_0

Description: This article published in the Friends Journal details the transition Friends meetings were making towards social distancing. From avoiding shaking hands to online worship, the author, Katie Breslin, cites the many changes being made in response to social distancing and the pandemic. The author also mentions the careful efforts made to keep paying administrators in the midst of these transitions. Tha rticle includes links to resources to online worship, COVID-19 prevention, and pastoral care.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: Student Emergency Fund Website

URL: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/SwarthmoreCollege/student-emergency-fund-2020#updates

Description: This website created by Swarthmore College includes links for anyone who wishes to donate to the college's emergency fund which gives financial assiatance to students who in need. The fund raiser is a response to the many expenses (housing, medical care, etc.) that students accrued due to the pandemic. The website includes an image of the Class of 1918 motto: "Not for ourselves, but for all."

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Spring 2020 Move-Out Request Google Form

URL: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://forms.gle/DoWSc9RAu8vfJV9k7&source=gmail&ust=1585778485897000&usg=AFQjCNFTCx6gM_Qbw1eo39bWfRQskJDi0w

Description: Since COVID-19 forced campus to shut down and students were not allowed back on campus, new move-out plans had to be arranged for students This Google form sent out by Swarthmore College contains move-out information and asks that students respond with their tentative move-out plans, particularly if they intend to return to campus to move out.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Quaker Group Connects N.M. Organic Farmers With Food Banks During COVID Outbreak Article

URL: https://www.kunm.org/post/quaker-group-connects-nm-organic-farmers-food-banks-during-covid-outbreak

Description: This interview piece by Nash Jones, published on KUNM radio show, covers the efforts of the American Friends Service Committee in providing community members with local and organic food. This campaign connects local farmers to food pantries, with the AFSC extending a $500 payment to farmers who in turn produce $500 of produce to deliver to pantries. The AFSC interviewee cites this campaign as part of Quaker faith in action during times of crisis.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: Philly's Emergency Virtual Quaker Marriage Licenses for Coronavirus Article

URL: https://www.phillymag.com/philadelphia-wedding/2020/04/06/philly-quaker-marriage-license-coronavirus/

Description: This article provides information about the issuance of virtual marriage licenses for Quaker self-uniting marriages. The article details the process of getting the virtual license and includes email addresses and links to the Register of Wills Office. The article also emphasizes that the licenses will only be issued in the case of an emergency.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Title: Quaker Testimonies in the Time of Coronavirus Blog Post

URL: https://www.renofriends.org/quaker-testimonies-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/

Description: In this blog post, the Reno Friends Quaker Meeting refers to the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship. The author focuses on Integrity and Equality to talk about the pandemic and how it is affecting virtual gatherings and more vulnerable communities.

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Subject:   Society of Friends -- Customs and practices

Title: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information Website

URL: https://www.swarthmore.edu/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-information

Description: This website by Swarthmore College contains all updates and developments around the coronovairus, from updates on travel and study abroad to information regarding health and wellness. While the website contains general informations, it also houses all COVID-19 related community messages going back to January 28, 2020.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: Virtual Programming Website

URL: https://www.swarthmore.edu/living-swarthmore/virtual-programming

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

Title: COVID-19 News and Updates Stepping up to the Plate

URL: https://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/stepping-to-plate

Description: This news update posted by Swarthmore College details the efforts of two alumni in providing free meals to community memebers. The two alumni, Rod '67 and Dorothy Woods Chronister '66, joined volunteers to organize and provide grab-and-go meal bags in their community park.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Swarthmore College Implements Test-Optional Policy Amid COVID-19 Webpage

URL: https://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/swarthmore-college-implements-test-optional-policy-amid-covid-19

Description: This update from the Swarthmore Admissions Office announces that the college will waive the ACT and SAT requirement for student applicants until the 2020-2021 application cycle. As the announcement states, this change is in response to the disruption brought about by COVID-19.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: Possible COVID-19 Case Webpage

URL: https://www.swarthmore.edu/student-health-and-wellness/possible-covid-19-case?fbclid=IwAR3KLfmj36qMEAnK4CLF7hczv7dvxeCifs8dvoGUfHjEEFr9NzQXRI05Jtk

Description: This update from the Swarthmore Student Health and Wellness Center shares the news that the family member of an employee is assumed to have COVID-19 and that both individuals are self-quarantining. The update includes links to information and other college updates on COVID-19.

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Subject:   Swarthmore College

Title: The BlackQuaker Project

URL: https://www.theblackquakerproject.org/

Description: The website of the BlackQuaker Project by Hal Weaver, compiling research and publications, related projects, and information about current and past activities. The BlackQuaker Project (1) celebrates the lives and contributions of Quakers of Color worldwide and (2) documents and addresses their concerns. It is an outreach and inreach ministry of Wellesley Friends Meeting.

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Subject:   Society of Friends,  Quakers -- Minorities

Title: Denver Quaker Offers Health-Care Workers a Home Away From Home Article

URL: https://www.westword.com/news/denver-quaker-group-opens-meeting-hall-to-health-care-workers-11674865

Description: In this article published by the Denver Westworld newspaper, the Mountain View Friends Meeting is described as having opened their vacant meeting hall as a free living space for health workers. Th article states that Mountain View Friends Meeting opened their hall as part of the Frontline Homes movement, which aimed to house health workers for a low to no cost at all. This movement hopes the friends and families of health workers at risk contracting COVID-19. According to the article, Mountain View Friends Meeting is not charging health workers for their stay at the meeting hall, but it is requiring that health-care workers shower and publicly record their symptoms.

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Subject:   Social justice -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Title: Statements March 2020: COVID-19 Impact Website

URL: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/2020/03/

Description: The Woodbroke Quaker Study Center announces the suspension of on-site courses and acitivity due to the threat of COVID-19. The announcements also state that staff will be working remotely. Woodbrooke's online worship is also announced to be in the process of being expanding due to new Quaker community interest in virtual Meetings given the pandemic. A link to information on online Meeting for Worship is included in the announcements.

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Subject:   Quakers -- Social conditions

Title: An Anarchist Quaker's Prayer to Soothe Anxiety Poem

URL: https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2020/03/24/coronavirus-prayer-anxiety/

Description: This poem published online by Yes! Solutions Journalism is in response to the closure of the author's therapist office due to COVID-19. The poem is addressed to the reader and encourages soothing thoughts and practices. The poem also emphasizes connection between the self and the Divine.

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Subject:   Prayer -- Society of Friends