Is the AFSC about to plunge into an existential crisis? Oh wait – did I say “Crisis”? Beg pardon: What I really meant was,“transformation.” But Lucy Duncan wants a crisis, and no mistake. In late December, she and five collaborators published a manifesto in the Western Friend, under the title: “AFSC Is at a Perilous … Continue reading “Hello, AFSC? There’s a Crisis on the Line—And It’s for You.”
16 April 2021 Memo to Staff and the Board from the General Secretary on behalf of the Leadership Team: Thoughts and Recommendations for Change and Restructuring to Support Strategic Plan Implementation (for Seasoning) I. Background Since the release of the 2020-2030 Strategic Plan, AFSC’s leadership team, governance members, regional management teams (international and US), … Continue reading AFSC Restructuring Plan (Draft of April 16, 2021)
The short answer: I don’t know . . . But. I have a test for deciding; I’ll get to that presently. This reflection was provoked in early December 2021, after two very smart women pundits whose work I take seriously, made opposite predictions about this. First, Jennifer Rubin, a Washington Post columnist. For years she … Continue reading Will there be a big backlash when Roe is thrown out?
[NOTE: This story is fiction. But it echoes & rhymes with many true events from the soldier resistance during the U. S. invasion of Iraq that began in March 2003. It also unofficially reflects my experience as Director at Quaker House in wartime conditions.] Money for College Fayetteville/Fort Bragg North Carolina, late December 2003 – … Continue reading Money for College: A Quaker War Resistance Story
