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Collected by: Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore College

Archived since: Sep, 2005

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Contains Swarthmore College and Haverford College websites as well as organizational websites of Society of Friends (Quaker) groups and peace groups.

Subject:   Society & Culture Arts & Humanities Swarthmore College Haverford College Society of Friends, Quakerism Peace

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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

Title: Online Worship Advice

URL: https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/about/online-mfw/Online-worship-advice/

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Subject:   Quakers

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: 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: Keeping Our Community Safe Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Website

URL: https://www.unitedfriendsschool.org/about-ufs/keeping-our-community-safe-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Description: Website published by the United Friends School, detailing the school's approach to reopening for in-person schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes links to health and safety documents and other related COVID-19 policies and guidelines.

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

Title: chronically-chaotic-cryptid Tumblr post

URL: https://www.tumblr.com/chronically-chaotic-cryptid/737168575111069696/if-youve-ever-wondering-what-its-like-being-a/

Description: Short post by Tumblr user chronically-chaotic-cryptid describing habits of thought they attribute to their Quakerism. Alludes to the inner light, silent worship, and LGBTQ people. Tags include hope, hopepunk, non-christian quaker, and minds.

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Subject:   Quakers--Religious life Experience (Religion) Inner Light Spirituality--Society of Friends

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: 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: 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: 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: Virtual Programming Website

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

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Subject:   Swarthmore College -- Students

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: Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends Website

URL: https://www.scymfriends.org/

Description: The official website of the Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends, a collection of monthly meetings which were formerly part of Northwest Yearly Meeting. Founded in 2017, the Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting affirms the participation of LGBTQ+ individuals and their relationships in the church. Their website contains information on the history of the meeting, resources, minutes and contact information.

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Subject:   Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Title: COVID-19 Response Website

URL: https://www.scfriends.org/covid-19-response.html

Description: Webpage published by the State College Friends School detailing their plans surrounding reopening for in-person schooling during the COIVD-19 pandemic, specifically regarding the 2021-2022 school year. Includes links to external COVID-19 resources, as well as embedded PDFs of the school's Pandemic Advisory Group End-Of-Year Report 2021-2022 and the State College Friends School Pandemic Handbook.

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

Title: Calendar and News

URL: https://www.sandyspring.org/news/

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: Covid Protocols Website

URL: https://www.sandyspring.org/covid-protocols/

Description: Webpage that details the protocols established by Sandy Spriny Monthly Meeting's Ad Hoc Committee on Reopening surrounding resuming in-person gathering and reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Title: Ramallah Friends School website

URL: https://www.rfs.edu.ps/

Description: Official website for the Ramallah Friends School. The school was founded by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The Friends Girls' School was inaugurated in 1869; Friends Boy's School opened in 1918. The two merged into a co-educational school in 1990. The website includes information on the school's history and mission, academic offerings, admissions process, and other topics.

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Subject:   Society of Friends--Education Madāris al-Frindz (Rām Allāh) Society of Friends--West Bank--Rām Allāh Private Schools Schools--West Bank--Rām Allāh

Title: Ramallah Friends Meeting (Quakers) Website

URL: https://www.rfmq.org/

Description: Official website of Ramallah Friends Meeting of Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. Website contains contact information, newsletter, and general information.

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Subject:   Quakers

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

URL: https://www.quakercloud.org/cloud/multnomah-friends-meeting

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URL: https://www.quakercloud.org/cloud/kennett-friends-meeting/announcements/meeting-worship-online/

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: Covid-19 Usage Protocols for the Meetinghouse Website

URL: https://www.quakercloud.org/cloud/framingham-friends-meeting/announcements/covid-19-usage-protocols-meetinghouse/

Description: Post published by Melissa Foster on 7 March 2021. Details the protocols for reopening and resuming in-person worship for Framingham Friends Meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Title: Coronavirus: advice for Quaker meetings Website

URL: https://www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisation/support-for-meetings/coronavirus-advice-for-quaker-meetings/

Description: Webpage published by Britain Yearly Meeting. This page covers suggestions from BYM on how Quaker meetings can approach re-opening and resuming in-person or hybrid worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond guidelines, the page also includes external information and assessments.

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

Title: Update on How Meetings are Facing the Omicron COVID Variant

URL: https://www.pym.org/update-on-how-meetings-are-facing-the-omicron-covid-variant/

Description: Post written on 2022 January 6 on the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting website. This post addresses how some meetings are monitoring and addressing hosting in-person and hybrid worship during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with the surge of the Omnicron variant. Includes links to sites of meetings affiliated with PYM.

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

Title: Quakers Making a Difference: Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Members Donate their Stimulus Checks

URL: https://www.pym.org/quakers-making-a-difference-central-philadelphia-monthly-meeting-members-donate-their-stimulus-checks/

Description: In the summer of 2020, a couple months into the pandemic, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting published an article about a group of Quakers who all donated the stimulus checks they received to organizations helping people suffering from the impacts of COVID-19.

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Subject:   Charity--Religious aspects--Society of Friends COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Title: PYM Guidance on Re-Opening Website

URL: https://www.pym.org/pym-guidance-on-re-opening/

Description: Webpage published on 24 June, 2021 by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. This page is a collection of resources, queries, and other information meant to guide Quaker meetings on approaching re-opening and resuming in-person or hybrid worship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Title: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Response to the Crisis in Ukraine

URL: https://www.pym.org/philadelphia-yearly-meeting-response-to-the-crisis-in-ukraine/

Description: Response from various members of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and related earlier Quaker statements.

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Subject:   Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Society of Friends Ukraine Conflict, 2014-

Title: Parenting + Presidential Election + Pandemic

URL: https://www.pym.org/parenting-in-a-presidential-election-pandemic/

Description: Shortly before the 2020 presidential election, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting published an article about how to discuss the 2020 election with children, as well as providing various resources.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Presidents--United States--Election--2020 Parenting--Religious aspects--Society of Friends

Title: Meeting Owl Pro Device: Technology to Support Digital Worship

URL: https://www.pym.org/meeting-owl-pro-device-technology-to-support-digital-worship/

Description: In winter 2020, about nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting published an article about a new piece of technology that could improve virtual meetings.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Public worship--Society of Friends

Title: Guidance for Re-Opening: Abundance of Caution Website

URL: https://www.pym.org/guidance-for-re-opening-abundance-of-caution/

Description: Webpage published on 10 June, 2020 by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. This page outlines PYM's suggestions for re-opening and resuming worship for Quaker meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource was published early in the pandemic prior to vaccine mandates, and advises that meetings remain closed, or with capacity limited to 25 people.

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

Title: COVID-19 Updates

URL: https://www.pym.org/covid19/

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

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

URL: https://www.petersontoscano.com/

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Title: On Carrying a Concern Podcast Website

URL: https://www.ocacshow.org/

Description: Website documents the "On Carrying a Concern" podcast project from 2017-2018. The podcast, hosted by Kristina and Callid Keefe-Perry, interviews Quakers in service in the New England Yearly Meeting. The website contains a description of the project, ten episodes, and documents related to its production.

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Subject:   Internet radio broadcasting

Title: Can You Gather With God Over Zoom?

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/arts/quaker-meeting-zoom.html

Description: A couple months into the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Times published an article describing how the Society of Friends managed to adapt their unique style of meetings to virtual meetings over Zoom.

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Subject:   Society of Friends COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Quaker meeting-houses

Title: This Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict

URL: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/03/1216138611/this-palestinian-american-professor-leans-on-his-quaker-faith-during-conflict/

Description: NPR interview with professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Sa'ed Atshan, a Palestinian Quaker.

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Subject:   Quakers--Palestine Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict--Religious aspects Pacifism--Religious aspects--Quakers

Title: COVID-19 Awareness and Information Website

URL: https://www.mfriends.org/coronavirus/

Description: Webpage published by the Moorsetown Friends School. This page details the school's approach to in-person schooling during the 2021-2022 school year as compiled by the school's Coronavirus Response Team. Includes guidelines, links to other school policies, links to updated communications, and external information relating to reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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: Kansas City Quakers know the only way to respond to Russia’s Ukraine horror: peace

URL: https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article258640028.html

Description: Letters to the editor of the Kansas City Star by various Quakers discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Subject:   Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Society of Friends Ukraine Conflict, 2014-

Title: Ramallah Friends School instagram post

URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyLH_Aqo_A3/

Description: 2023-10-09 Instagram post by the Ramallah Friends School. The school was founded by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The Friends Girls' School was inaugurated in 1869; Friends Boy's School opened in 1918. The two merged into a co-educational school in 1990. The post announces that the school will shift to distance learning for safety reasons. Photographs show teachers and administrators in meetings.

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Subject:   Private Schools Madāris al-Frindz (Rām Allāh) Schools--West Bank--Rām Allāh Arab-Israeli conflict Society of Friends--West Bank--Rām Allāh Society of Friends--Education Children and war

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: 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: Health and Safety Website

URL: https://www.germantownfriends.org/about-us/covid-19/

Description: Webpage published by the Germantown Friends School. This page details the school's health and safety approach to in-person schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes links to the school's 2020 reopening plan, safety protocols and processes, communications, as well as virtual learning samples.

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

Title: Advices and Queries for Reopening, from Wilmington YM Website

URL: https://www.friendsunitedmeeting.org/news/advices-and-queries-for-reopening-from-wilmington-ym/

Description: This webpage details advices and queries from the Wilmington Yearly Meeting regarding their approach to re-opening and resuming in-person or hybrid worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. This page also includes links to further resources compiled by Urby-Terrell.

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

Title: The End of the Quaker Handshake?

URL: https://www.friendsjournal.org/the-end-of-the-quaker-handshake/

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Quakers The Society of Friends

Title: Mourning What We Missed, Keeping What We Gained Website

URL: https://www.friendsjournal.org/mourning-what-we-missed-keeping-what-we-gained/

Description: Published on 1 August, 2021, Gabriel Ehri (Executive Director of Friends Journal) reflects in this post on the experiences of worship over Zoom, as well as reopening and resuming in-person worship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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: 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: Friends Journal Website

URL: https://www.friendsjournal.org/

Description: The official website of Friends Journal, a publication of the Friends Publishing Corporation. Friends Journal aims to serve the Quaker community through the publication of articles, poetry, letters, art and news. The website includes opportunities to donate, renew subscriptions, advertise and write for the journal, as well as classifieds, the video series QuakerSpeak, and a web archive.

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Subject:   Society of Friends

Title: Returning to Friends Select School: Health, Safety, and Community Stewardship Website

URL: https://www.friends-select.org/school-news/post/~board/select-news-magazine/post/returning-to-fss-health-safety-and-community-stewardship/

Description: Website published on 2021 April 22 by the Friends Select School. Details the process surrounding the school's development of a reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes a link to the Friends Select School's COVID-19 information page.

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

Title: Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns

URL: https://www.flgbtqc.org/

Description: Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns is a North American Quaker faith community that affirms that of God in all people. Their website includes gathering information, links to resources, and contact information.

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Subject:   Sexual minority community

Title: Coronavirus Prevention - Your Quaker Community & FGC Events

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/news/coronavirus-prevention-your-quaker-community-fgc-events

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: Coronavirus Prevention - Your Quaker Community & FGC Events

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/news/coronavirus-prevention-your-quaker-community-fgc-events

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: Advices & Queries for Possibly Reopening Your Meeting House or Church Website

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/fgcresources/for-your-meeting/coronavirus-covid-pandemic-responses-and-guidance/advices-queries-for-possibly-reopening-your-meeting-house-or-church/

Description: Webpage originally published on 28 May, 2020, and updated 15 March, 2021, by Friends General Conference. This page contains suggestions on how Quaker meetings can approach re-opening and resuming in-person or hybrid worship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Title: Coronavirus and the 2020 Gathering

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering/coronavirus-and-2020-gathering

Description: This webpage from the Friends General Conference collects updates on the cancelled 2020 Gathering due to COVID-19 and the ensuing virtual Gathering.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Coronavirus and the 2020 Gathering

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/connect/gathering/coronavirus-and-2020-gathering

Description: This webpage from the Friends General Conference collects updates on the cancelled 2020 Gathering due to COVID-19 and the ensuing virtual Gathering.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Rochester NY Friends Meeting

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/cloud/rochester-ny-friends-meeting/

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/cloud/central-philadelphia-monthly-meeting/

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: A Message to Friends About Aiding Ukraine

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/a-message-to-friends-about-aiding-ukraine/

Description: Published during the humanitarian crisis caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, this website lists information on ways people can help out Ukrainians themselves.

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Subject:   Ukraine Conflict, 2014-

Title: COVID Preparedness and the 2022 Gathering Website

URL: https://www.fgcquaker.org/2021/10/21/covid-preparedness-and-the-2022-gathering/

Description: This news post published on 21 October, 2021, details the Friends General Conference's approach to holding their 2022 in-person Gathering in Radford, Virginia. This is the first time the Gathering was held in-person since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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

Title: Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology

URL: https://www.fcrp-quaker.org/

Description: The official website of the The Friends Conference on Religion and Psychology, a U.S. conference dedicated to individual spiritual exploration with a focus on Jungian psychology. The website contains information about the history of the conference and past conferences, the schedule for the upcoming conference, and related resources.

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Subject:   Psychology and religion

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: 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: Tell Congress to Support Vulnerable Communities During Coronavirus Pandemic

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/tell-congress-to-support-vulnerable-communities-during-coronavirus-pandemic-2665

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: Tell Congress to Support Vulnerable Communities During Coronavirus Pandemic

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/tell-congress-to-support-vulnerable-communities-during-coronavirus-pandemic-2665

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Subject:   Quakers

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: Prisons Are Deeply Unprepared for COVID-19

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/prisons-are-deeply-unprepared-for-covid-19-2683

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Analyzing Third COVID-19 Bill and Looking Towards the Fourth

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/analyzing-third-covid-19-bill-and-looking-towards-the-fourth-2684

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Quaker Lobby Calls for Urgent De-escalation of Violence in Israel and Gaza

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2023-10/quaker-lobby-calls-urgent-de-escalation-violence-israel-and-gaza/

Description: In response to the outbreak of violence between Israelis and Palestinians in October 2023, the Friends Committee on National Legislation published a statement condemning the violence and calling for the use of peaceful methods to resolve the conflict.

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Subject:   Arab-Israeli conflict Palestine Israel

Title: Statement On Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

URL: https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2022-02/statement-russias-invasion-ukraine/

Description: Immediately after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Friends Committee on National Legislation published a statement condemning the invasion and calling for peace.

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Subject:   Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Society of Friends Ukraine Conflict, 2014-

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: 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: Decolonizing Quakers: Seeking Right Relationship with Indigenous Peoples

URL: https://www.decolonizingquakers.org/

Description: Decolonizing Quakers is an organization that had its origins in a conference at Pendle Hill in May 2018 entitled “Truth and Healing: Quakers Seeking Right Relationship with Indigenous Peoples,” which involved Quakers of multiple ethnic identities and some indigenous people who did not identify as Quaker. This is the website from the steering committee of that group. It contains reflections, resources, news and events, and contact information for the group.

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Subject:   Quakers

Title: CODEPINK

URL: https://www.codepink.org/

Description: Official website for CODEPINK. CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.

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Subject:   Peace movements

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: 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: 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: Local Worshipping Communities of BYM and COVID-19

URL: https://www.bym-rsf.org/who_we_are/localcovid19.html

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Baltimore Yearly Meeting COVID-19 Statement

URL: https://www.bym-rsf.org/who_we_are/covid19.html

Description: This website details the Baltimore Yearly Meeting's statements and updates about the COVID-19 pandemic, including closures and cancellations, information about local meetings for worship, and links out to other pandemic-related resources.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: COVID-19 update - March 26

URL: https://www.buffaloquakers.org/blog/2020/3/26/covid-19-update-march-26/

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: The invasion of Ukraine must be stopped – but U.S. military aid is not the answer | American Friends Service Committee

URL: https://www.afsc.org/newsroom/invasion-ukraine-must-be-stopped-us-military-aid-not-answer

Description: Article published by the American Friends Service Committee condemning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, but also condemning calls for the U.S. to supply arms to Ukraine to avoid escalating the conflict.

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Subject:   Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Society of Friends Ukraine Conflict, 2014-

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

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

Description: A month into the COVID-19 pandemic, Robin Mohr wrote an essay describing how Quakers managed to adapt their worship style to virtual meetings on Zoom.

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Subject:   COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Title: AFSC Is at a Perilous Crossroads

URL: https://westernfriend.org/media/afsc-perilous-crossroads/

Description: The American Friends Service Committee in late 2021 was planning a large restructuring of the committee, making it much more centralized. Several members of the committee strongly disagreed with this, writing this letter, claiming that the bottom-up, community led organization is what gives AFSC its strength.

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Subject:   Nonprofit organizations--Management Society of Friends--Charities

Title: Ukraine doesn’t need to match Russia’s military might to defend against invasion - Waging Nonviolence | Waging Nonviolence

URL: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2022/02/ukraine-doesnt-need-to-match-russias-military-might-to-defend-against-invasion/

Description: Article by George Lakey for Waging Nonviolence. Written the day after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, this article argues that Ukraine can defend successfully nonviolently.

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Subject:   Nonviolence Ukraine Conflict, 2014-

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: Quaker Universalist Voice Website

URL: https://universalistfriends.org/

Description: The official website of Quaker Universalist Voice [QUF], a gathering of Friends who work to foster understanding among Quakers. QUF promotes dialogue through publications, lectures, a weblog, social media and publicizing related works. Their website includes information on publications, the organization, getting involved and a blog.

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Subject:   Quaker Universalist Voice

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: 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/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 tjjourian

URL: https://twitter.com/tjjourian/status/1243904230760615936

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Subject:   Quakers

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 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 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 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 martin_kelley

URL: https://twitter.com/martin_kelley/status/1262744954499035142

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Subject:   Quakers

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