Puts a lump in my throat. The Dixie Chicks were among the most unexpected, unlikely and unforgettable heroes of the bloody GWB/Iraq years. Their documentary movie of that ordeal, “Shut Up & Sing” (this clip can help you see why it’s worth the $3.99 to stream it) still makes me cry; I showed it to … Continue reading The Dixie Chicks Are Back, and the Head Gaslighter is in their sights
The email below is going out today to a Friends General Conference mailing list. It deserves wider notice: Dear Friends After several meetings with a number of committee clerks, staff, and Gathering volunteers, it has become clear that we cannot safely hold the in-person FGC Gathering this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. … Continue reading The Big One: FGC 2020 Gathering Canceled
When I saw that Canadian Yearly Meeting (CYM) had posted a notice on Tuesday March 17, that its 2020 Annual Session, set for August 7-15 in Winnipeg, has been cancelled I thought it was the first such cancellation of this virus crisis season. Wrong! Within a few hours I found that it was in fact … Continue reading Cancelled: Canadian Yearly Meeting Is The FOURTH to Go. More to Follow?
[NOTE: This post has been updated! Please go to the updated version here.] Tuesday March 17, Canadian Yearly Meeting (CYM) posted a notice that its 2020 Annual Session, set for August 7-15 in Winnipeg, has been cancelled. A letter from the Clerks, Beverly Shepard and Marilyn Manzer, posted on their website quaker.ca, cited several … Continue reading BREAKING: First of Many? Canadian Yearly Meeting 2020 CANCELLED
The Duke Gardens near us were locked up tight yesterday. But The Man — err, the Virus — can’t stop the redbuds just outside from doing their glorious thing. This is a developing story: watch for updates.