QUAKERS: The Quiet Revolutionaries
“In a time when many Friends are feeling the need for personal action amidst great fear and turmoil, Gardner draws a clear line from the earliest Friends to today, and gives us examples of how speaking truth to power looks when we see it in our own time.” - Karie Firoozmand, Friends Journal
Today’s activist Quakers walk a line between faith and activism, standing on the shoulders of iconic Quakers who, over the last 300 years, fought to make the world a better place.
If you were to put together a hall of fame of American activists, in environmental movements, women's suffrage, or civil rights, it is striking how many of them were either themselves Quakers or influenced by Quaker principles. What can we learn from these revolutionaries about activism and nonviolent resistance in these troubled times?
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QUAKERS: The Quiet Revolutionaries
1h 19m — 1 text track
“In a time when many Friends are feeling the need for personal action amidst great fear and turmoil, Gardner draws a clear line from the earliest Friends to today, and gives us examples of how speaking truth to power looks when we see it in our own time.” - Karie Firoozmand, Friends Journal
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QUAKERS: The Quiet Revolutionaries
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“In a time when many Friends are feeling the need for personal action amidst great fear and turmoil, Gardner draws a clear line from the earliest Friends to today, and gives us examples of how speaking truth to power looks when we see it in our own time.” - Karie Firoozmand, Friends Journal
Toda...
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1 videoLost Child: Sayon's Journey
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Lost Child: Sayon’s Journey shows how one Khmer Rouge child soldier confronts his childhood experiences during Cambodia’s darkest hour. Sayon Soeun was abducted at the age of six, exploited by the Khmer Rouge, his family life and education stolen. His recovery and redemption from unimaginable evi...
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1 videoA World Beneath the War
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A World Beneath the War (1997) tells the story of the tunnels of Vietnam and the remarkable people who built and sustained them. Told from the perspective of a father taking his son back to the site of his war service, the film features rare archival footage and poignant personal stories, bringin...
