Rochester Quaker Meeting

05/23/2024

Woolman scholar & GFU alum Dr. Jon Kershner sits down with Dr. Jay Miller to uncover the latest research on the life & works of John Woolman, the prominent 1...

05/15/2024

On Conscientious Objectors' Day, Marigold Bentley reflects on the moral commitment of personally refusing to kill and the statement it makes to wider society.

05/06/2024

05/06/2024

04/30/2024

Tribal nations are working to advance legislation that would establish a federal commission to formally investigate Indian boarding school policy and develop recommendations for further governmental action. As advocates for peace and justice, we are called to stand with them in solidarity.

04/29/2024

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04/26/2024

"The Quaker method … was not just the emptying of the whole by endless meditation … The real power came from an emptying, and a patient waiting for the first, faint stirrings of the presence within, in a most mysterious way, and then from a committed attention to the inward motions. It took committed attention, an attitude of inward humility and keeping low, an intent to favour and focus on these faint stirrings of the Light." ~ David Johnson

04/25/2024

H.Res.1079 and S.Res.593 are resolutions that express support for the enduring importance of nuclear arms control agreements, including the New START Treaty, which Russia is not participating in anymore since February 2023.

04/22/2024

RFS' Thirteenth Annual Palestinian Model United Nations Conference (PalMUN XIII) By: Leen Alasshab/ 12th Grade Student and Secretary General of PalMUN 2024   Amid the harsh circumstances imposed by the Israeli occupation on our ...

04/18/2024

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