Category Archives: Hard-Core Quaker

Breaking: Friends Central School, Fired teachers, Settle lawsuit.

This just in: a lawsuit filed against Friends Central School (FCS) in Philadelphia in 2017 by two teachers who were fired after a Palestinian speaker they invited in February 2017 was disinvited by school officials. The order of settlement is below. (More text follows.) The speaker, Sa’ed Atshan, teaches at Swarthmore College. FCS Students protested, … Continue reading Breaking: Friends Central School, Fired teachers, Settle lawsuit. →

Why nonviolent protests are smarter, even/especially today

One of the less useful of the recent media tempests involved a report about the fate of David Shor, a somewhat lefty data analyst. Shor had tweeted a summary of a paper by Princeton scholar Omar Wasow. Wasow argued that his research on 12 years of Black-led protests, particularly in election years, moved public opinion … Continue reading Why nonviolent protests are smarter, even/especially today →

Exclusive: The SAYMA Enemies List; and Two More Minutes

The internet is a mystifying thing: emails can go round and round, and some end up in my inbox that have been many other places on their electronic journey. One such came yesterday, and it is germane to the current issues roiling SAYMA (Southern Appalachian yearly Meeting & Association). It is no less than the … Continue reading Exclusive: The SAYMA Enemies List; and Two More Minutes →