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Quaker Thought and Today March 1991 Quaker Thought FRIENDS and Life OURNAL Today \\t There is no time for anything but to make peace work a dimension ofour every waking activity. Peace Without, Peace Within Entrusting the Earth -Elise Boulding .......... _..... Among Friends Vinton Deming Auocl.te .dltor Melissa Kay Elliott Art Director Barbara Benton The Next Right Thing Advwtl81ngll--.... Catherine Frost he colorful banner outside our office building is clear and visible. Clrcui.UOn •nd Promotion Nagendran Gulendran Drivers and pedestrians flowing past Friends Center can scarcely l'YI"-ttlne 1..-vlcea T ignore its three words: "Stop the War." Friends working inside the James Rice and Susan Jordhamo building have not been able to ignore its message either. Not since the heat leoret.rt•l ..rvlcea of the Vietnam War have I sensed among Friends such clear focus and Jeanne G. Beisel Bookk....... strong energy to work for peace. The desire for peace enters conversations James Neveil with colleagues; it shapes our work; it underlies most phone conversations Volunteera and items in the mail. Jane Burgess, Anders Hansen, Emily Conlon, Catherine McCulley, Becky Young Friends' strong opposition to the Gulf War was evidenced as well at a Bo•nlofll•n•...,. special Quaker Peace Consultation January 26-27 in Washington, D.C. In 1988-1991: Nancy Cocks Culleton, Barbara response to a call issued by Washington-area Friends only three weeks Dinhofer, Sam Legg (Clerk), Parry Jones, Richard Moses (Treasurer), Harry Scott, Larry earlier, more than 400 Friends from across the country gathered at Florida Spears, Judith Randall, Alan Walker, Ellie Ave. Meeting to discuss the war and to share information, resources, and White 1989-1992: Jennie Allen (Secretary), Richard strategies for peace. There was ample opportunity as well for worship-at Eldridge (Assistant Clerk), Bernard Haviland, times deep and centered. Eric Larsen, Marcia Mason, Janet Norton, David Samuel, Carolyn Sprogell, Wilmer Following the enormous Saturday peace march through the streets of Tjossem, Elizabeth S. Williams, Alice Wiser Washington (described by veteran peace activist Dave McReynolds as that . 1990-1993: Clement Alexandre, Marguerite Clark, Peter Eccles, Leonard Kenworthy, Lee city's largest winter peace demonstration to date), Friends began their Neff, Mary Ellen Singsen meetings. A panel discussion focused upon lobbying efforts by Friends Honorery M•n.. .,. Committtee on National Legislation (Joe Volk), American Friends Service Eleanor Stabler Clarke, Mildred Binns Young FRIENDS JOURNAL (ISSN 0016-1322) was Committee peace efforts (Jim Matlack), and an overview of the wider peace established in 1955 as the successor to The movement (Dave McReynolds of War Resisters League). On Sunday we Friend (1827- 1955) and Friends Jntel/igencer (1844-1955). It is associated with the Religious heard from the grassroots. Friends discussed in smaller interest groups such Society of Friends, and is a member of the issues as the draft, network building, outreach to Arab and Jewish Associated Church Press. communities, nonviolent witness, etc. I joined a worship-sharing group 0 FRIENDS JOURNAL is published monthly by considering ways to be centered in this time of conflict and stress. Friends Friends Publishing Corporation, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102-1497. Telephone spoke deeply of their need for worship, the basis for our work for peace. As (215) 241-7277. Accepted as second-class one Friend said, she seeks not to be overwhelmed by the bombardment of postage paid at Hanover, PA 17331. news, frequent calls to attend meetings and demonstrations, the enormity of • Subscriptions: one year $18, two years $34. Add $6 per year for postage to countries the task before us. "Tune off the TV," she cautioned, "tune in to the outside the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Spirit. Seek to do the next right thing," whether that be to return books to Individual copies $2 each. • Information on and assistance with a library, spend a few hours at a homeless shelter, be with one's children in advertising is available on request. Appearance a positive way. Make peace where we are, Friends seemed to be saying, do of any advertisement does not imply endorsement by FRIENDS JOURNAL. something positive each day for peace. • Postmaster: send address changes to And there was no shortage of ideas for such actions. A full report from FRIENDS JouRNAL, 1501 Cherry St., the Consultation is forthcoming, but these peace initiatives were central to Philadelphia, PA 19102-1497 Friends' thinking: • Copyright © 1991 by Friends Publishing Corporation. Reprints of articles available at • regular prayer vigils held in public places nominal cost. Permission should be received • statements issued in support of conscientious objection and military resisters before reprinting excerpts longer than 200 words. Available in microfilm from University • outreach made to Jewish synagogues and Muslim mosques near our Microfilms International. meetings (including worship together and opposition to incidents of racism) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER • teach-ins to discuss underlying issues of the war • support for the peacemakers in our midst: contributions of money, offer practical help answering phones, stuff envelopes, etc. • monitor the news media: share our criticisms of poor coverage, Moving? compliment journalists for their good work, write timely opinion pieces Let us update • trainings for nonviolence and draft/military counseling • support for counseling centers in all meeting areas your subscription • continuing pressure on legislators to oppose the war. and address. Most important, I heard, find community with others who share Friends' desire for peace-and maintain a good sense of humor through it all. A Write or call: sign in the Washington demonstration brought smiles to many. It read, FRIENDS JOURNAL, 1501 Cherry St., "What if Kuwait's main export were broccoli~ if"\. ~ Philadelphia, PA 19102-1497 (215) 241 -7277; FAX (215) 568-1377 0 J 2 March 1991 FRIENDS JouRNAL March 1991 FRIENDS Volume :n, No. 3 JOURNAL Features Departments 6 Peace Notes 2 Among Friends Meeting Reporters The war inspires peace actions across the country. 4 Forum 5 VIewpoint 9 Peace Without, Peace Within Robert Levering 30 FCNL Notes The core of peace work comes from spiritual centeredness. 32 News of Friends 11 Quakers and the Women's 34 Bulletin Board Movement Milestones Laurel Childe Kassoff 36 How can we carry on the tradition of seeking equality? 40 Calendar 14 Entrusting the Earth 40 ClassHied Mary J. Hartman 19901ndex To garden is to reach deep with shovel and prayer. 43 16 The Green Movement Elizabeth Cattell Bronson Spiritualizing the political and politicizing the spiritual, we work toward new possibilities. 18 Fox at Llchfleld Robert Kunkel What was the meaning of Fox's "fever of spiritual exalta­ tion, at Lichfield? 22 Growing up Quaker Rebecca Osborn This experience teaches one how to deal with prickly cushions and prickly people. 25 An Infinite Ocean of Ught Stephen G. Cary Personal anecdotes bring to life 48 years of work with the American Friends Service Committee. Cover photo by Susan Winters FRIENDS JouRNAL March 1991 3 Fon~m All of these were at the instigation and Speaking his peace Anti-Semitism request-also with the cooperation-of the Israeli government, and in at least "Thank you!" (with a handshake) The January 1991 issue was unusually one case with the cooperation-possibly "Good work!" large and very interesting. I would like to under the auspices-of United Nations "Thank you for coming out!" comment on two articles. agencies. For example, I know that the "I'm proud of you!" Allan Kohrman complains that Friends government sought the Tu'ran project These are just a few of the reactions I tend to be anti-Semitic. 1\vo points he because it saw that the more primitive heard as I walked back and forth in makes are misleading. There are indeed methods and organization of agriculture front of the Ithaca, N.Y., post office. In 21 Arab states with 180 million people in areas such as Tu'ran hindered the early November I started daily vigils near Israel. But they often disagree and Arab populations in competing in markets during the noon hour, wearing my two­ fight among themselves, and three half­ with the more effective agriculture of the year-old sandwich board. There are also hearted wars were defeats for them. The kibbutsim. And it also knew that Arabs the silent comments, like the glance two other point is Kohrman's protest against would listen more readily to an men exchange as they pass by; it says AFSC pronouncements because they "outside," neutral agency, such as AFSC more eloquently than words, "There's ignore Israel's history before 1%7. I than to its own experts. that crazy old codger again!" agree, but this history, if fully presented, Service Committee teams had to Jearn I pass out Veterans for Peace flyers. I would mention intransigent Zionism, new kinds of service-different in each have no hesitation in calling myself a which sometimes used terrorism; the case and technically demanding. And, as "veteran" even though I'm not a military Balfour Declaration, which really made I think in all kinds of real service to and one, having done post-war relief work in the state of Israel possible; and the with people of any category, "you have Europe after both world wars. massive U.S. financial and military to learn to love them." Is this Often I am there alone, but Tuesdays support given Israel from 1949 to the anti-Semitism? and Thursdays there are about a dozen present. I agree that Friends should "do Further, Allan Kohrman's logic skips a others, most of them from the Ithaca what we do best," and use beat. Even if "historically most Quakers Friends Meeting. Once we were joined by "humanitarian pacifism" impartially. have. been Christians," and even if , a noisy crowd of Cornell students Eric Johnson's "Why I Am an "Quakers will agree that Christian anti­ carrying signs and shouting slogans.
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