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Th e Canadian Friend M arch 2007 Volum e 103, No. 1 Tales of Young Frie nds ** ALSO INSID E ** Vis iting Is olate d Frie nds Bringing An End To Torture W h e re Are O ur Joh n W oolm ans ? O ur Ne w Colum n: "Long D is tance Calling....." 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I confess I've been uncl ear on m y ow n status since first com ing to Friends in m y l ate teens. It's an age w h en m any of th e k ids raised in Meetings w ere drifting aw ay from Friends, but m ore th an a touch younger th an our average adul t seek er. So I w as never real l y a teen Friend, but on th e oth er h and it took th e better part of a decade before peopl e at gath erings stopped trying to figure out w h o m y parents w ere. Canadian Young Friends Yearl y Meeting once defined itsel f as being for Friends up to th e age of 35, and for th ose w h o are "young at h eart".Th is sounds l ik e a very expansive definition, but m uddl es th e situation furth er. W h ere do you bel ong if you, l ik e m ysel f, h ave som e years of q ual ification l eft under th e ch ronol ogicaltest, but suspect th at you w ere l ik el y "m iddl e-aged at h eart" from som e point sh ortl y after birth ?W h ere do you bel ong w h en even in your ch il dh ood it w as cl ear al lth at se parated th at stoic toddl er from a l ife of ch artered accountancy w as tim e? Som e radical s h ave opined th at w e sh oul d h ave a Middl e-Aged Friends Yearl y Meeting as w el l . Maybe even a Senior Friends Yearl y Meeting, al th ough at th at point som eone general l y m ak es th e unk ind suggestion th at perh aps w e al ready h ave one of th ose......... W el com e al l , to th e l ittl e issue th at grew : Find w ith in som e proof, th at even th ough th ey are a sm al l group, w ith in a tiny rel igious society, from a spraw l ingl y inconvenient country, Young Friends are a rem ark abl y diverse bunch w ith a m ul titude of gifts. It w as great fun seeing th e contributions w h ich cam e out of th e w oodw ork , as Young Friends set out to tak e over Th e Canadian Friend. I h ope you enjoy it too. Many th ank s, K e ith M acgow an Th e Canadian Frie nd can be vie w e d online at: h ttp://w w w .q uak e r.ca/cfrie nd/cfrie nd.h tm l M arch 2007 In Th is Is s ue ........ Th em e: Tal es of Young Friends Journeys and Next Ste ps b y Katrina McQuail- page 4 W h ere Are O ur Joh n W ool m ans? b y Bob McInnes - page 24 W ars and th e Peace Process b y A nth ony R ich m ond - page 25 Being Young, Engl ish and Q uak er Visiting Isol ated Friends Sporadical , Th e Young Friends Sporadic Publ ication! Th e Stick in 'Sm ail 's Bundl e b y Daph ne Davey - page 5 b y Terron K.Dod d - page 27 b y Maggie Knigh t and R ach elSingleton-Polster - page 6 W h ere H ave Al lth e YAFs Gone? b y A nd rew Gage - page 8 Q uak er Inter-Faith b y E rin McDougall- page 10 Exciting Youth Leadersh ip Program at Cam p NeeK auNis b y R avi Josh i - page 11 Friends and Appeal s b y Peter Stevenson - page 12 Mrs.McFee b y Jane MacKay W righ t - page 26 Faith & Practice Progress R e port b y Margaret Slavin - page 29 Com ing Togeth er as Friends b y R ose Mae H ark ness - page 30 Fal lR e presentative Meeting b y Sh aun Bartoo - page 14 Creation b y Jen Deak in - page 15 b y Peter Stevenson and Margaret Slavin - page 31 R eading and R eview s Th e Ursul a Frank l in R eader New to Q BS To th e Bl ack W om an on th e # 15 Bus CoolO pportunities for Young Friends page 15 b y A m y Jean Singleton-Polster - page 16 H MAC Education Funds b y R eb ecca Ivanoff - page 18 Som e Tips on h ow to O rganize a Young Friends' R etreat b y R eb ecca Ivanoff and Katrina McQuail- page 19 A Young Friend on CFSC Trivia Around Th e Fam il y Young Friend Updates Month l y Meetings O th er New s b y Diana Sh epard Steph ens - page 23 New s & View s 200 Years of Abol ition b y Monica Walters-Field - page 24 page 35 page 37 page 39 R egul ar Item s From Th e Canadian Friend Arch ives A Sim pl y Extraordinary Pl ace to Grow Up page 34 page 34 b y Peter E arley - page 21 Clippings courtesy Kyle Joliffe - page 22 page 33 Crossw ord: W h ere th e Friends Are b y Fred H oltz - page 17 R efl ections on th e Joys and Ch al l enges of Young Friends R etreats in O ntario review b y June E tta Ch enard - page 32 D iversions b y Grace Wolf - page 15 CYM Ideas Brew ing b y CarolBrad ley - page 30 Em erging Gifts b y R ick Juliusson - page 14 Cartoon b y A nne-Marie Z illiacus - page 28 Long D istance Cal l ing...... b y Th ea Walm sley - page 12 Your Truth or Mine b y Molly Walsh - page 27 Torture Corrections Cl assifieds page 5 page 28 Credits, Upcom ing Th em es and D eadl ines page 40 Th e cove r ph oto, from a Young AdultFrie nds re tre atin Toronto, com e s courte s y R e be cca Ivanoff. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 3 Journeys and Next Ste ps I By K atrina McQ uail struggl e w ith being a Q uak er and m y invol vem ent in th e Q uak er com m unity m ore and m ore each year. Th is is probabl y because I’ve been exposed to m any variations of Q uak erism , and m uch dissent, pious sel f-righ teousness and excl usive beh aviour w ith in th e Q uak er com m unity. It’s al so probabl y because I’m th ink ing about w h ere to appl y for m em bersh ip and h aving m ore conversations w ith peopl e about w h at being a Q uak er m eans. I’m a May 2006 graduate from Earl h am Col l ege, a sm al l , l iberal arts, Q uak er col l ege in R ich m ond, Indiana, USA. R ich m ond is a m ajor centre for Q uak ers, and tends to refl ect th e m ore program m ed, Ch ristian side of Q uak erism . But th at isn’t w h y I’ve been running into th ese beh aviours. I used to l ove being invol ved w ith Q uak er activities;it w asn’t about w h o w as doing m ore, or w h eth er or not you w ere a “better” Q uak er th an m e - it w as about group interaction, ask ing h ard q uestions, reach ing dee p w ith in your souland search ing. I l ove th e search ing aspect of Q uak erism , probabl y because th at is very m uch w h ere I am in m y l ife. I am a l ife-tim e attender of Cam p NeeK auNis in O ntario. I am a l ong tim e sem i–attender (th ough l ess th an I’d l ik e) of Canadian Yearl y Meeting. For m uch of m y l ife I w as incredibl y active w ith in th e O ntario Young Friends, and am currentl y som ew h at active w ith in th e O ntario Young Adul t Friends. I am al so very invol ved w ith Friends General Conference Gath ering and w as fortunate to attend th e W orl d Gath ering of Young Friends in 2005 as a Canadian Yearl y Meeting D el egate. Before I cam e to col l ege, I attended w eek l y Meeting fairl y regul arl y, organized retreats, w ork ed at Cam p NeeK auNis, and w as a counsel l or at FGC. Since being at Earl h am , m y Meeting attendance h as dw indl ed and m y invol vem ent in Q uak er activities h as al m ost ceased. I h ave to ask m ysel f w h y, and th e onl y answ er I can com e up w ith is th at som e part of m e does not feelful fil l ed by th e opportunities provided to m e in R ich m ond, and m y “h om e” m eeting is currentl y too far aw ay for m e to be a l eader, or often even a 4 participant.In som e w ays I cam e to R ich m ond cl osed to th e opportunities avail abl e to m e. I w as so entrench ed and invol ved in m y Q uak er com m unity at h om e th at I w as not interested in getting invol ved h ere. And th en, w h en it becam e too h ard for m e to m aintain m y l evelof invol vem ent in O ntario w ith th e rigor and academ ic dem ands on m e at Earl h am , I just l et go, instead of transferring m y energies and invol vem ent to a Q uak er group h ere. I m iss it, and w ant to get reconnected, but I w ant it to be an experience of excitem ent about attending Meeting, and w anting to stay around afterw ards for fel l ow sh ip and inspiring ideas for oth er activities. Now I’m at th at transient point of m y l ife, an experience I expect th at m any young adul ts h ave. I’ve graduated from col l ege/university, and th e next few years are not very pl anned out.I need a job, so I go to w h ere th at job is. O r I’m travel ing, and th en it’s next to im possibl e for m e to get connected w ith a com m unity or feell ik e I h ave a pl ace w ith a Meeting. Th is state l eaves m e w ith m uch to th ink about. H ow do w e create a com m unity for our transient Young Friends?H ow do w e m ak e it so th at w h en w e find a pl ace to “settl e” or cal lh om e for a w h il e, w e h ave th e desire to get connected to th e cl osest Meeting? I’m currentl y th ink ing about appl ying for m em bersh ip w ith a Meeting. I h ave been a “m em ber” (by birth ) of K itch ener Area Month l y Meeting, and I l ove th em and m y h om e w orsh ip group. H ow ever, I h ave not been th ere in so l ong I onl y k now h al f th e faces, and feell ess of a connection to som e of th em th an I do to m em bers of Yonge Street Meeting w h ere I attended m ore recentl y. H ow do I put togeth er a Cl earness Com m ittee to support m e in th e process of appl ying for m em bersh ip?D o I sel ect peopl e th at can ph ysical l y m eet w ith m e, or peopl e th at k now m e w el l or can ch al l enge m e, but m ay onl y be abl e to m eet by ph one? K now ing th at I w il l probabl y not be in Canada for anoth er year (I h ave grand h opes of travel ing 2007-08), and not k now ing w h ere I w il lfind m ysel f w h en I do, h ow do I sel ect a Meeting to ask for m em bersh ip?Sh oul dIl ook for a Meeting th at h as a w eal th of young peopl e w ith w h om I m igh t be M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd draw n into a com m unity?Sh oul d I try and popul ate a Meeting th at is struggl ing?D o I sel ect a Meeting w h ere I sh are sim il ar bel iefs and val ues, or sh oul d I find a Meeting th at ch al l enges m y ideas and push es m e out of m y com fort zone? I w ant to bel ong to a com m unity th at is active out th ere l iving th eir bel iefs, q uestioning w h at th eir bel iefs are, and w h y th ey h ol d th em . I am a firm bel iever th at Q uak erism is both a rel igion and a w ay of l ife.I th ink th at anyone can be a Q uak er, and I can not w ait to com e back to a com m unity th at is l ess interested in h ow w e are different, and m ore interested in h ow w e can w ork togeth er, using our differences to accom pl ish greater positive ch ange in th e w orl d. K atrina M cQ u ailis a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living in Rich m ond, Indiana, w h os e h om e M e e ting is K itch e ne r Are a M onth ly M e e ting. Being Young, Q uak er and Engl ish by D aph ne D avey A s a young seek er, I found Friends w h en I w as fourteen. I cl earl y rem em ber th e first day I w al k ed into th e Meetingh ouse. I breath ed an inw ard sigh of rel ief: I h ad "com e h om e." Al th ough it w as anoth er eigh t years before I becam e a m em ber, I trul y fel t a Q uak er from th at first day. grass. After th e w ork , w e enjoyed l uscious, h earty m eal s and l ots of social izing. And w e didn’t forget Meeting for W orsh ip. Given th at forty years h ave passed since th en, it says m uch for th e im pression th ese experiences m ade on m e, th at im ages of th e pl aces and peopl e from th ose w ork cam ps com e cl earl y to m ind. I sh al l nev er forget, for instance, th e refugee m oth er and I h ave great m em ories of th ose teen years as a iving togeth er in a one-room bed-sitter, Young Friend, nurtured so w onderful l y by th e adul ts. daugh ter l At first, I attended First D ay Sch ool , but one day I too tim id to venture out. Even h aving th eir room fel t I bel onged to th e adul t m eeting and joined th e redecorated by us Young Friends w as traum atic enough . O r th e feisty 80-som eth ing senior citizen ful lh our of sil ent w orsh ip. w h o w asn’t about to revealh er age to th e re porter My m eeting, H arrow Pre parative Meeting (about covering our w ork cam p story for th e l ocalrag. O r th e size of O ttaw a MM), w as part of a group th e teenage m um s in th e Q uak er-run h ostel , h appy com prising W estm inster Month l y Meeting. It w as a to sh ow off th eir babies, finding tender support h ive of activity, w ith concerts (I pl ayed th e fl ute at from Friends at a tim e w h en society at l arge w as one), country w al k s, trips to join protests, and m any unw il l ing to see th at of God in each one of th em . opportunities for l earning from socialactivist events. D aph ne D ave y is a m e m b e r of Ne w Bru ns w ick I al so attended Junior Yearl y Meeting once. M onth ly M e e ting (Prince E dw ard Is land W estm inster MM organized a Young Friends W ors h ip Grou p). sum m er cam p th at I attended tw ice. But perh aps m y best m em ories are of th e w ork cam ps th ey organized.Th ere, Young Friends coul d get a taste of Q uak erism in action, l earn m uch about th e social conditions around th em , and interact w ith a w ider In a book review in our O ctober issue, th e circl e of Young Friends. CO R R ECTIO NS O f th e w ork cam ps I rem em ber, th e settings incl uded a h om e for unw ed teenage m oth ers (run by Friends);th e reh abil itation de partm ent of a h ospital ; a bed-sit room in a boarding h ouse;and a seniors’ h ousing estate. W e rol l ed up our sl eeves to cl ean and scrub, scrape and paint, m ove furniture, and cut Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd publ ish ing inform ation l isted w as incorrect.It sh oul d h ave read: Titl e: Constructive Spirit: Q uak ers in R evol utionary R ussia by D avid McFadden and Cl aire Gorfink el Publ ish er: IntentionalProductions, 2004 5 Sporadical , Th e Young Friends Sporadic Publ ication! W h at do a dee pl y spiritualpoem , a Beatl es song, and a CYFYM e pistl e h ave in com m on? Th at’s easy! Th ey are al l subm issions to th e m ost popul ar Canadian Young Friends m agazine around, Th e SPO R AD ICAL! W el l , w e real l y sh oul d say th e onl y CYFYM publ ication, but it certainl y is th e m ost popul ar! Sporadicalis th e publ ication of Canadian Young Friends w h ich th ey tak e sol e responsibil ity for creating, publ ish ing— and reading! Each CYM, editors are nam ed, and th en m agic ensues. Young Friends (now referred to as YFs) send in th eir poem s, jok es, draw ings, and w riting, and w e, th e editors, put it al l togeth er, ph otocopy it, and send it off to about 50 YFs across Canada (and even som e l iving abroad!). Th en th ey read it, l augh a w h ol el ot, and send us m ore subm issions! Sporadical started m any years ago, w h en YFs decided th ey needed a w ay to k ee p in touch across th e country and betw een gath erings. So started th e Q uak er Seed: PagalH ow a, l ater k now n as th e Th e Al batross, Th e R adicalSpore, Spork adical , and m ost recentl y th e Sporadical . Since th en th e Sporadicalh as been, w el l , sporadic, but neverth el ess a great com m unication device for YFs. YFs find it h ard to k ee p in touch spiritual l y w h en th e break s betw een gath erings are so l ong, and often th ere is onl y one YF in a Month l y Meeting— so Sporadicaldoes its best to k ee p th e ties betw een YFs strong, and k ee p YFs invol ved l ocal l y and national l y in Meetings. From Th e Canadian Friend, O ctober 19 31 Minutes of Young Friends' Meeting: Th ere w as discussion regarding th e Young Friends page in th e "Canadian Friend". It w as agreed th at th is sh oul d be used m ore regul arl y and th at articl es w h ich w oul d stim ul ate discussion be w ritten on subjects of im portance to Friends. 6 So w h o m ak es th is m agazine h appen? At th e m om ent its editors are, as k now n to Sporadical subscribers, R idicul ous R ach elSingl eton-Pol ster and Marvel ous Maggie K nigh t. Th ese tw o YFs, both m em bers of Vancouver Isl and MM, are active YFs wh o l ove k ee ping oth er isol ated YFs in th e l oop on just about any topic th at is som eh ow rel ated to Q uak erism . Th is is R ach el ’s first year as editor, and sh e is real l y enjoying th e job, particul arl y finding Q uak er jok es for th e m agazine, l ik e th is one from a recent issue: “W h y do Q uak er’s pants k ee p fal l ing dow n?Because th ey w ear th eir bel t buck l es on th eir h ats!”. R ach elal so enjoys draw ing crazy pictures and general l y spicing up th e page w ith h er artful scribbl ings! Maggie is into h er second year as editor and enjoys th e m ore com pl icated parts of th e m agazine, l ik e m ak ing th e pages l ook nice togeth er, and ch eck ing for l ittl e errors. Maggie excel s at th is because of h er l ove for journal ism , w h ich sh e h opes to do ful l -tim e at som e point in h er l ife. Sh e rel ies on R ach el for F/friendl y rem inders about Sporadical w ork , w h ich som etim es gets l ost in a m ountain of grade 12 h om ew ork . Sporadicalis al w ays l ook ing for subm issions, so if you are a Young Friend, or h ave som eth ing to say to Young Friends, th en send it to us at sporadical @ yf.q uak er.ca, or contact eith er R ach elor Maggie. Al so, if you are, or k now of, a YF w h o isn’t subscribed to th e Sporadicalpl ease l et us k now and w e can update you w ith al lour m ost recent issues. Subscription doesn’t cost you anyth ing, save a few l augh s (and m aybe tears) rem iniscing about gath erings w ith YFs past. So get righ t on it, send us your subm issions now and be a part of th e nation-w ide Young Q uak er m ovem ent k now n as th e ‘SPO R AD ICAL’! Rach e lSingle ton- Polste r (w h o live s in D u ncan) and M aggie K nigh t(from Victoria) are You ng Frie nds in Britis h Colu m b ia. M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Th e cove r of th e O ctobe r 2006 issue of Sporadical , courte sy R ach e lSingl e ton-Pol ste r. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 7 W h ere H ave Al lth e YAFs gone? by Andrew Gage R ecentl y a Friend rose in Meeting and tol d h ow h er daugh ter, th en in h er m id-teens, h ad attended h er first Meeting for W orsh ip. Th e daugh ter h ad l ook ed around at th e grey h eads and pronounced th at th is w as a “dying faith .” W h ere, th e Friend ask ed, are younger Friends? Friends, of a l ife and society ordered by God’s pow er, is an inspirational ch al l enge to th e m aterial ism of secul ar society. It’s not a vision th at tel l s som eone w h at to bel ieve, so m uch as h ow to discover h ow to l ive. I cam e to Friends at th e age of 22 and am now 34, h aving seen m any com m itted Friends m y ow n age com e and th en disappear from our com m unity. I’m th e Young Adul t Friend (YAF –a Friend betw een 18 and 35) w h o didn’t get aw ay. I stayed, m et m y w ife in Meeting, and h ave becom e progressivel y m ore invol ved at both th e Month l y Meeting and Yearl y Meeting l evel s. At th e sam e tim e, I th ink th at th e R el igious Society of Friends in Canada, as a w h ol e, h as no realsense of w h o w e are. W e confuse th e Q uak er rejection of creeds w ith a rejection of a unified vision –fearing th at an unapol ogetic faith m igh t excl ude som eone or offend som eone el se. At tim es socialactivism seem s to be th e onl y unifying vision of Canadian Q uak ers – and th at vision is one th at a YAF can get in any num ber of pl aces in our society. Th ere is no doubt in m y m ind th at Canadian Friends h ave difficul ty attracting new m em bers general l y; w h il e Friends' distrust of evangel ism is understandabl e, it som etim es seem s to be tak en to extrem es, m eaning th at w oul d-be Friends, both young and ol d, are l eft w ith out a cl ue th at w e even exist, or h ow to find us. YAFs (and oth ers) w h o are l ook ing for a cl ear Q uak er vision are l eft struggl ing to piece togeth er a sense of w h at it m eans to be Q uak er from th e experiences of past and present Friends. Th e val ue of personalexperience and diversity cannot be an excuse for not providing new Friends w ith tangibl e direction and exam pl es. In one Meeting, a sm al lgroup of m ostl y YAFs H ow ever, th ere is an eq ual l y im portant q uestion of k excitedl y about discovering an approach to “Godw h y so few YAFs stay even after th ey do find us. tal ed socialaction”, but feeldiscouraged th at th ey h ave Th ere are obvious exce ptions – but in generalw e l no effective m odel to fol l ow. O th er YAFs l eave, seem to l ose even com m itted young m em bers. unabl e to find out w h at Friends can offer th eir Th e answ er to th is q uestion m ay be found in spiritualjourney. considering w h at it is th at Q uak ers h ave to offer Th ere is no doubt th at sh ared W orsh ip is a k ey YAFs. Meetings and Q uak ers provide a num ber of ives togeth er. It offers a cal m pl ace in a th ings to individual s –of w h atever age. O bviousl y part of our l d from w h ich to l isten for th at stil lsm al l th ese are different for different peopl e, but four of busy w orl v oice. My first openings th at I w as m eant to be a th e im portant needs are: Q uak er arose from th e sense of jangl ing th at I started • A vision and w ay of understanding getting w h en I m issed th e occasional Meeting. I spiritual ity suspect th at al lYAFs w h o stay Friends w oul d point to • Sh ared w orsh ip W orsh ip as an im portant part of w h y th ey are Q uak er. • • Com m unity Mentoring of new Friends I th ink th at m any young peopl e are l ook ing for new w ays to understand th e w orl d –a Vision. For m ysel f, and I th ink som e of th e oth er YAFs w h o h ave stayed, th e vision of earl y Friends, and som e m odern 8 I reject th e convenient stereotype th at young peopl e are not interested in m ystical or rel igious experiences. W h ere th e rel igious experience is dynam ic and incl udes th e young seek er as part of a vision, it can be very attractive to young peopl e. George Fox began h is m inistry w h en h e w as 24. Th e M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd m ajority of th e earl y Q uak er preach ers k now n as th e Val iant 60 w ere under 25. W h il e m any m odern young peopl e are captivated by th e m aterial ism of m odern society, th ere are m any oth ers w h o are desperatel y l ook ing for a spiritualh om e. I w orry th ough , th at Meetings do not al w ays do th e w ork necessary to encourage gath ered Meetings and to h el p new attenders, incl uding young peopl e, to centre into th e sil ence. For individual s th is w ork incl udes personalspiritualpractice, h ol ding th e space for a gath ered Meeting, uph ol ding th ose w h o are cal l ed to Minister, etc. For Month l y Meetings as a w h ol e, it can m ean discussing and expl oring h ow w e w orsh ip –th rough personalm entoring and th rough adul t education. Giving new com ers a pam ph l et about sil ent w orsh ip is onl y a first ste p, and does noth ing to address any probl em s th at a new com er, or a seasoned Friend, m ay experience in th e sil ence. Com m unity is often l isted as one of th e Q uak er Testim onies, and is very attractive in our increasingl y isol ating society. As w e l ose a com m on vision of th e Q uak er rel ationsh ip w ith God, w e m ay find oursel ves rel ying m ore on secul ar, l ess w orsh ip-fil l ed, type of com m unity, rath er th an a cal l ed com m unity. H ow ever, w h il e com m unity is im portant, th e k ind of com m unity th at Friends Meetings general l y provide is not, by itsel f, attractive to m ost young peopl e. W h at 20-som eth ing person enjoys h anging around w ith peopl e w h o are predom inatel y 50+ ? It’s not th at young peopl e necessaril y h ave anyth ing against ol der peopl e –but even th ose rare young peopl e w h o ful l y appreciate th e val ue of inter-generationalrel ationsh ips w il lprobabl y w ant to spend som e tim e h anging out w ith Friends cl oser to th eir ow n age. Th is real ization h el ps expl ain w h y I h ave h ad m any of m y strongest experiences of com m unity am ongst Friends at YAFs events. About five years ago, Vancouver YAFs h el d m onth l y potl uck s and num bered around 20. Since th en th ose events h ave fal l en aw ay, and th e YAFs w h o regul arl y attend Meeting is probabl yl ess th an 10. YAFs can probabl y find com m unities el sew h ere. A Mentoring rel ationsh ip w ith a w eigh ty Friend can be inval uabl e for a young person. Not onl y does such a rel ationsh ip introduce th e YAF to a vision, spiritualeducation and insigh ts into h ow to w orsh ip, but a true w eigh ty Friend can al so provide a practical exam pl e of h ow spiritualpractice can transform one’s l ife. I continue to treasure m y rel ationsh ip w ith Friends w h o h el ped m e understand w h at a God-l ed l ife m igh t l ook l ik e. At th e sam e tim e, h ow ever, Month l y Meetings sh oul d not assum e th at m entorsh ip w il loccur or th at th e m entors w h o appear w il lbe th e righ t ones. Many years ago a good F/friend –th en in h er earl y 20s – w h o h ad recentl y com e to Meeting w as invited by a l ong-tim e attender to participate in using drugs to discover new spiritualexperiences. My w ife and I h ad al ess extrem e experience soon after m oving to a new Meeting w h en w e w ere invited out for l unch by a Friend w h o used th e opportunity to com pl ain at l ength about a w ide range of personaland h eal th probl em s. Th e Friend in th is l ast case view ed h ersel f as som eth ing of a m entor for young peopl e and infl icted a sim il ar treatm ent on a num ber of YAFs. Such experiences are enough to drive new attenders aw ay from any Meeting, and are ul tim atel y th e responsibil ity of th e w h ol e Meeting. I do not m ean to suggest th at YAFs w il lnot find a spiritualh om e in Q uak ers, but currentl y th ere are a num ber of w ays in w h ich Canadian Yearl y Meeting is not adeq uatel y m eeting th e needs of YAFs. Part of th e answ er is getting our ow n h ouse in order: discovering w h o w e are as a rel igious com m unity, rath er th an pretending w e’re just a socialcl ub for peopl e w h o m igh t occasional l y th ink about spiritual th ings and l eftist causes. Part of th e answ er invol ves setting up spiritualeducation and m entoring for YAFs and oth ers. YAFs need to tak e a l ead rol e in creating YAFs program m es th at w il l answ er th e needs of young peopl e. It is m y prayer th at in th e com ing years it w il lbe cl ear th at Q uak erism is not a dying rel igion in Canada, Com m unity, incl uding intergenerational but a dynam ic and resurgent one. com m unity, is im portant to YAFs. Moreover, regul ar YAFs events can h el p provide th e com m unity th at Andre w Gage is a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living in young peopl e are l ook ing for. H ow ever, if th e m ain Victoria, B.C., and is a m e m b e r of Victoria th ing th at Q uak ers do is provide com m unity, th en M onth ly M e e ting. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 9 Q uak er Inter-Faith By Erin McD ougal l A s a recent resident of Pendl e H il l and a student at Earl h am Sch ool of R el igion, I h ave found m ysel f dee pl y invol ved in th e w orl d of Q uak erism in th e l ast year. I h ave al w ays considered m ysel f a Q uak er, but untilth e l ast year I coul d h ave been categorized as a l iberal , unprogram m ed, non-practicing Q uak er. Essential l y, I w as cul tural l y Q uak er but h ad very l ittl e idea of w h at it m eant to l ive in faith . I h ave h ad m any conversations in th e l ast year th at h ave focused on th e nature of Q uak erism and th e struggl es it faces at th is point in tim e. A coupl e of m onth s ago I h ad a conversation w ith m y grandparents, Ed and Vivien Abbott, w h ich l eft m e w ith m ore q uestions th an answ ers. O ur conversation w as about interfaith dial ogue and th e need for w h at m y Papa cal l s "spiritualunity" w ith in th e w orl d and al l rel igions. Th is does not m ean everyone h as to bel ieve th e sam e th ing, but th at w e need to w ork at understanding h ow sim il ar our bel ief system s are, instead of trying to define th em according to w h at w e disagree on. I agree w h ol eh eartedl y w ith h im . But I th ink th at inter-faith dial ogue needs to h appen w ith non-"faith " groups as w el l : rel igion w ith science, Ath eism w ith God-centered rel igions, ecl ectic bel ief system s w ith fundam ental ism . Th ere is so m uch m ore th at is sim il ar about our h um an experience th an different. But by focusing on th e differences, w e divide oursel ves, excl uding oth ers and oursel ves and buil d w al l s w h ere th ere needn't be any. Th e farth er into th e w orl d of Q uak erism I get, th e m ore I h ear about th e confl icts and th e feel ing th at (w ith in North Am erica) Q uak erism is dying. W h at I find m ost disturbing about th ese conversations is th at th ey are often coupl ed w ith discussions about h ow Q uak erism needs to becom e m ore excl usive as a faith . Som eth ing th at h as been becom ing m ore and m ore dee pl y em bedded in m y understanding of Q uak erism is th at it w oul d be fol l y to becom e m ore excl usive in order to "save th e Society".Th is is one of m y dee p truth s, som eth ing I find m ysel f passionate enough about to engage dear f/Friends in 10 conversations th at troubl e m e dee pl y on a soull evel . I h ave been upset and disturbed by th e fact th at I h ave m ore conversations about "w h at m ak es a person a Q uak er" and h ow m any Q uak ers aren't "val id" Q uak ers at a l iberalQ uak er university th an I h ave at any oth er point in m y l ife. Perh aps th is is because I am h aving m ore conversations about Q uak erism as a w h ol e. But until now , I did not real ize h ow w idespread th is idea is. And it h urts m y h eart. Q uak ers are often invol ved in interfaith w ork and bridging som e of th ose com m unication gaps as a spiritualpractice.Th ere is som eth ing about th is th at is h ard for m e to fath om . W e speak of bringing oth er rel igions togeth er w h il e our Society crum bl es around our ears in North Am erica. FUM, FGC, EFI, Conservative Friends, etc. H ow different are th ese groups from th e original H ick site/O rth odox spl it? FGCers tal k about th e difficul ty w ith Ch ristian l anguage in FUM groups; FUMers h ave dial ogue about h ow one is not trul y Q uak er if th ey are not Ch ristian. Unprogram m ed Q uak ers inval idate program m ed w orsh ip ...it goes on and on.It's one of th ose "spot w h at's different" pictures and w e are in th e m iddl e of it in a nigh tm arish sense. As Q uak ers, w e are righ teous about being abl e to acce pt al l oth ers' bel iefs. W e speak of "w al k ing ch eerful l y over th e earth and answ ering th at of God in everyone". Everyone is eq ual , everyone's experience of th e D ivine is val id. Exce pt yours. And th at one. And th at oth er one. As sects w ith in Q uak erism , w e acce pt al loth er faith s as l ong as th ey stay on th e oth er side of th e fence. Th ere is an unconscious sense th at you can bel ieve w h at you w ant, th at it's val id and good but in order to be Q uak er, you m ust be th is. And "th is" varies from group to group, Meeting to Meeting, individualto individual . "Th is" needs to be varied, as "God" definitions and rel igion definitions are uniq ue to each uniq ue individual . Th e probl em begins w h en w e start h aving dial ogue about w h at m ak es a Q uak er a Q uak er, and start draw ing l ines in th e sand to define oursel ves by w h at w e are, and th ey are not. Finding a Meeting th at speak s to sel f is im portant, but it M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd I do not k now th e answ er to th is h eartbreak ing trend I am w itnessing dail y. I do not k now h ow to fix it or m ak e it righ t, or speak m y understanding of Peopl e speak of not h aving enough Ch rist Truth to Pow er in th is situation. I don't w ant to l anguage, h aving too m uch , of being too pol itical , inval idate anoth er's experience of Q uak erism , but I about w h at l iving our faith l ook s l ik e, about h ow w e feeltroubl ed to th e de pth s of m y soulby w h at seem s sh oul d be l iving our testim onies. (And th is doesn't to m e to be a very fast w ay out of al ignm ent w ith even begin to deal w ith th e conversations about God for th e R el igious Society of Friends. Th e m ost I peopl e w h o identify as Jew ish -Q uak er or Q uak er- can say is th at I bel ieve strongl y in inter-faith dial ogue, Musl im , etc.) Th ese conversations are inevitabl y not just outside th e w al l s of Q uak erism , but w ith in criticaland focus on th e oth er, rath er th an sel f. th em . W e need to be engaging each oth er in a spirit ding. W e need to l earn Som e of m y good F/friends h ave h ad of inter-faith com m unity buil to speak each oth er's God l anguages (and non-God conversation after conversation about w h at being a anguages for th ose Friends w h o do not bel ieve in Q uak er m eans. I w as h aving a conversation l ik e th is l God). I bel iev e th at it is in th is v ery act th at w e w il l l atel y and both of th e Friends I w as tal k ing w ith find strength in our rel igion once again. In th e ash es expressed a bel ief th at one w as not a val id Q uak er if f-righ teousness and judgm ent, w e w il l forge th ey w ere cul tural l y Q uak er but non-practicing. H ow of sel rel ationsh ips ov er " insurm ountabl e" differences and can w e judge th e m easure of God w ith in anoth er? l earn to draw circl es big enough to incl ude each oth er H ow can w e judge anoth er's experience of th e D ivine and inval idate different opinions and stil lstand by th e in th em . testim onies of peace, integrity, com m unity and E rin M cD ou gallis a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living in eq ual ity? Rich m ond, Indiana. sh oul dn't be necessary to bel ieve w h at th e oth er peopl e bel ieve in order to be in dial ogue w ith th em . Exciting Youth Leadersh ip Program At Cam p NeeK auNis! T by R avi Josh i h e Friends' Youth D evel opm ent Experience (FYD E: "fee-day") is a uniq ue project for a group of 8-10 teens around th e ages of 16-17 years.Th e aim of th e program is to devel op a variety of sk il l s th rough a co-operative cam ping experience, th e ideal s of w h ich are based on Q uak er val ues. O ur program is strongl y rooted in th e bel ief th at com m on Q uak er val ues (such as sim pl icity, integrity, and eq ual ity) go h and-inh and w ith th e val ues and eth ics of cam p counsel l ing, w il derness outtripping, and com m unity l eadersh ip. Th e goal s and objectives of th is program refl ect w h at it is about th is Q uak er based l eadersh ip training experience th at sets it aside from oth er existing outdoor program s. At th e sam e tim e, th e experientialeducation m odelof l earn by doing, sim il ar to oth er m odel s of outdoor l eadersh ip program s, w il lbe used. D etail s regarding appl ications, fees, and registration are al l avail abl e onl ine at w w w.fyde.neek aunis.ca. Ravi Jos h i is a You ng Adu lt Frie nd in Toronto. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 11 Friends and Appeal s by Peter Stevenson T W h en I l ater becam e a m em ber, I coul dn’t h ol d off any l onger, for I k new th at giving financial l y to th e Meeting is an im portant aspect of Q uak er m em bersh ip. But w h ere to give? My Month l y Meeting, Yearl y Meeting, Friends General Conference, Friends United Meeting, and Friends W orl d Com m ittee for Consul tation al lw ant m oney. Pl us th eir individualprojects— Th e Canadian Friend, Canadian Friends Service Com m ittee, and th e individual m issions of FUM al l h ave th eir ow n appeal s th ey send out. Look ing to th e future, th e Consul tation and R enew al W ork ing Group re port suggests m ore appeal s, and in a few years I expect I’l lbe getting req uests for m oney from th e Q uak er col l ege I currentl y attend. Th at’s a l ot of organizations to feel guil ty by Th e a W al m sl ey about not supporting. But as I began to l ook at th e financial structure of th ese Th e re once w as a w om an nam e d Mrs. McFe e , organizations, I real ized th at th ere is one W h o ne ve r h ad ANYTH ING to do, you se e , Meeting th at I coul d donate to w h ere th e m oney w oul d go to al lth e righ t pl aces: m y So w h e n one day sh e w as tak ing a w al k, Month l y Meeting. Pl us, it’s th e Month l y Meeting th at I’m a m em ber of, and it’s m y Mrs. McFe e h e ard som e l oud ch e e rfultal k! Month l y Meeting th at sh oul d be m y core W h e n Mrs. McFe e l ook e d ‘cross th e stre e t, spiritual , even covenantal , com m unity. If m y Month l y Meeting giv es to th e Yearl y Sh e saw l ots of k ind-l ook ing pe opl e to m e e t! Meeting, and Yearl y Meeting gives to w ider Q uak er bodies and supports its ow n So sh e crosse d th e stre e t, care ful l y, com m ittees, th en w h y is everyone ask ing And th ough t: w h at k ind pe opl e to be frie nds w ith m e ! m e for m oney?W h y doesn’t everyone just give to th eir Month l y Meeting? Sh e sudde nl y stare d up at a sm al lbaby grouse , h ere h ave been appeal s for m oney around m y fam il y’s h ouse for as l ong as I can rem em ber, and general l y th ey w ent straigh t from th e envel ope to th e paper recycl ing bin. W h en I w as sixteen, I participated in a Friends United Meeting w ork cam p and Triennial in K enya, and w h en I returned h om e, I began receiving m y first funding appeal s of m y very ow n. W h en m y parents found out, th ey frow ned and said th at "th ey sh oul dn’t be ask ing m oney from a sixteen-year-ol d".H ow ever, as I began m ak ing m y ow n m oney and as I began to see m ysel f as an adul t, I started th ink ing about giving. Mrs. McFe e I h ave h eard tw o m ain responses to th is, one organizationaland one personal . Sh e w e nt up to som e one and h e ard h e rse l f say At th e organizational l evel , th e Consul tation and R enew alW ork ing Group I’d l ik e to be com e a Quak e r today! h as re ported th at peopl e sim pl y give m ore m oney w h en th ey are ask ed, and th e m ore And to th is day Mrs. McFe e , specific th e project is, th e m ore th ey give. H as ne ve r m isse d one m e e ting you se e . W h at ever h appened to give “according to your m eans” 2 Cor: 8? Th e appeal Th e End paradigm just creates th e scenario of Th e a W alm s le y is a You ng Frie nd (age 9 ) in Bu rnab y, B.C. w h oever h as th e best ad cam paign gets th e m ost donations. For h e pe rch e d upon a sign re ading “m e e ting h ouse ” 12 M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Th e second reason I h ave h eard is th at each Friend h as th e righ t to give h is m oney to w h erever h e desires, and th at if som eone h as a particul ar interest in a com m ittee, l ik e NeeK auNis or FGC, th en h e sh oul d be abl e to donate directl y to th at com m ittee. Th is l eads to anoth er dangerous situation, w h ere th e com m ittees th at h ave th e w eal th iest supporters get th e m ost m oney. For a secul ar exam pl e, often w h en a fam il y m em ber dies, th e surviving fam il y w il ldonate m oney to a h eal th foundation rel ated to th e deceased fam il y m em ber’s il l ness. According to Statistics Canada, about five th ousand peopl e die a year from diabetes and about five th ousand from suicide. Fam il ies th at h ave diabetes in th em h ave th e l arge Canadian D iabetes Association to provide support. H ow ever, suicide, w h ich fal l s disproportionatel y upon l ow -incom e and aboriginalfam il ies, is al m ost entirel y unre presented am ong Canada’s national NGO ’s. Th ere is no such th ing as th e Canadian Suicide Prevention Foundation, probabl y in part because of financialineq ual ities am ong bereaved fam il y m em bers. I h ave al so h eard from Friends w h o l ive too far aw ay to attend th eir Month l y Meetings th at th ey don’t w ant th eir m eeting to decide w h ere th eir m oney Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd sh oul d go since th ey aren’t a part of th e decision. To m e, al lth ese responses indicate a l ack of faith in our corporate process. Friends h ave al w ays bel ieved th at corporate discernm ent trum ps individualch oices. If you bel ieve th at CYM needs m ore m oney, th en bring it up in your Month l y Meeting.If everyone donates al l th ey can to th eir Month l y Meetings, and th eir Month l y Meetings can’t afford to give m ore to CYM, at l east w e k now th at th at’s our financiall im it and w e w on’t need to w aste m oney and energy on appeal s. W h en Friends m ak e decisions in spirit-l ed w orsh ip, w h eth er about m oney or about anyth ing el se, w e need to tak e th ese decisions seriousl y. H ow m any of us sit in w aiting w orsh ip w h en w e donate m oney individual l y?H ow do you decide w h ere to donate your m oney?At th e very l east, I urge you to tak e th e tim e to sit in sil ence before donating, so m oney doesn’t end up going to w h oever h as th e best ad cam paign, but goes w h ere it needs to go, l ed by th e Lord h im sel f. Pe te r Ste ve ns on is a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living in Rich m ond, Indiana, and is a m e m b e r of Ve rnon M onth ly M e e ting. 13 Your Truth or Mine by R ick Jul iusson D o not callm e a liar,” I m e nace . “I’m te lling you th e truth .” “No, I k now th e truth ,” h e counters. “I saw th e truth .” My 4-year ol d and I are arguing in th e m iddl e of th e cafeteria at Pacific Luth eran University about a m atter of grave im portance: h is juice. At h is req uest (and w h il e h is m oth er w asn’t l ook ing) I m ixed al lfour juices togeth er to m ak e a cacoph ony of fl avours in a cl oudy, sw irl ing froth .Gal en’s sure I onl y put in tw o. I’ve tried reassuring and gentl y expl aining, tried brush ing it aside and tel l ing h im to l et go, but by now I h ave som eh ow identified th is crow ded, noisy cafeteria as th e gol den opportunity to teach h im a l esson about trust and accusations. “D o not accuse m e of l ying,” I h ear m y dad’s stern voice com e out of m e.“Th e truth is I put in al l four juices.” “I saw you put in tw o. Th at’s th e truth ,” h e m aintains. W e sal l y back and forth a few tim es, frustration and anger and defensiveness escal ating, w h en suddenl y a m em ory from Austin, Texas th ree years ago com es to m ind. It w as a th resh ing session about th e pros and cons of a potentialproperty for a new m eetingh ouse th at I k new w as perfect. After suffering th rough som e ol der Friends doubts and fears, I passionatel y and convincingl y expl ained th e eigh teen or so reasons w h y th is w as th e righ t ch oice. I sat dow n, rel ieved and exh il arated by th e strong expression th at w oul d surel y m ak e it al l cl ear. Th en out of th e sil ence, an el der gentl y said, “Th ank you, Friend, for your portion of th e truth .” 14 Suddenl y I real ize th at I’m cal l ing Gal en a l iar just as m uch as h e’s cal l ing m e one. I final l yl isten to h is w ords –“I saw you onl y pour tw o” –and real ize th at it’s entirel y true to h im . Th e gol den teach ing m om ent, it turns out, is al lfor m e, and I sh are it w ith h im . “Gal en, I’m sorry. I see th at you are tel l ing th e truth . You onl y saw m e pour in tw o juices, righ t? W el l , w h at h appened is th at you som eh ow didn’t see m e pour in th e oth er tw o, but I did. So w e’re both tel l ing th e truth .” And just l ik e th at, th e argum ent is over. I’ve respected h is truth and h e instinctivel y reciprocates by trusting m ine. Th e cup isn’t h al f ful l(or h al fem pty) w ith one of our versions, but is now overfl ow ing w ith our m utual understanding and respect. And w ith a disgusting m ixture of cranberryorange-appl e-grape sw am p w ater th at Gal en th ink s del icious.I’l ll et th at rem ain as h is truth . Rick Ju liu s s on is a m e m b e r of Vancou ve r M onth ly M e e ting.Th is s tory originally appe are d online in FGConne ctions . Cartoon by Sh aun Bartoo, age 12 Burnaby, BC M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd R Creation To th e Black W om an on th e #15 bus , Se pte m be r 16th , 2004 by Jen D eak in by Grace W olf ecentl y I've been th ink ing a l ot about l ife and creation: Are th ey gifts to be expl ored and experienced?O r is l ife a diam ond in th e rough , w h ere w e're pl aced on earth to w ork th rough th e h ard tim es, stress, toil s and snares, so w e can th en em brace joys and h appiness. I'm proud to be in a tim e w h en w e can ch oose m any, m any w ays to express oursel ves. I’m s orry I s tare d atyou for a long tim e : th e s taring m ade you low e r your h e ad and be s ilent. You’d jus tm ove d ove r for th e old Ch ine s e m an, h is plas tic bags fullof bottles We l ive each day w ith a different understanding of our l ives, to s itdow n ne xtto you;and w h e n h e didn’tnotice , and of th e peopl e we l ove. Each day w e cel ebrate th at by l ittl e You told h im “s itdow n! th ings w e do: sh aring m om ents w ith oth ers, saying th ank you, And re s ta m inute ” h ol ding som eone's h and. I've l earned h ow to l ove unconditional l y w ith out borders, and I am grateful . Above al lI th ank God for th e abil ity to be abl e to do th at.I al so th ank God for each day, and each l earning experience. I w antyou to k now : I did nots tare in Je n D e ak in is a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living in Langford B.C., and is a m e m b e r of Victoria M onth ly M e e ting nor to q ue s tion your ch oice Th e Canadian Frie nd, De ce m be r 19 05: "A Young Quak e r" I'm a young Q uak er, but you sh oul d cal lm e a "Friend," A fol l ow er of Fox, a bel iever in Penn: I bel ong to th e ch urch of Joh n Brigh t and E.Fry, And h ope a good Q uak er to be til lI die. Il ik e to be a Q uak er, for a Q uak er is pl ain, And h e scorns any ch eating th at m igh t bring h im gain, And h is prayers al th ough sil ent, sh al lever ascend For God's bl essing to fal lon th e ch il dren of m en. W oul d you l ik e to k now w h at I'm a young Q uak er for? W el l , th ey never k e pt sl aves nor k il l ed m en in w ar; Th ey are l ed by th e Spirit al lth e w ay th rough , So don't you th ink you'd better be a good Q uak er too? CYM ID EAS BR EW ING... ignorance nor to s h am e you, I s tare d be caus e w h e n I s e e Truth and Com pas s ionate K indne s s s h ooting outof s om e body’s e ye s and m outh and ve ry pore s ! I Stop and tak e notice Grace W olf is a You ng Adu ltFrie nd in Victoria, B.C. Al lYoung Friends: W e h ope you can al lm ak e it to Canadian Yearl y Meeting at K ings Edgeh il lSch oolin W indsor NS, From Aug 3 to Aug 11 2007. Mark your cal endar now ! Som e Young Friends h ave al ready suggested som e interestin' activities such as using a cl ay oven for pottery/ ceram ics/ cl ay statues of Q uak er Superh eros, etc. W oul d YFs l ik e to bounce around som e ideas?H ere are som e received so far. Idea # 2: W ednesday afternoon CYM fiel d day: Instead of a Picnic som e YFs h ave suggested a Gam es/ Sports/ Ch al l enges afternoon w ith a BBQ . W h at k ind of gam es/ch al l enges -- any suggestions? W oul d CYFYM l ik e to tak e th e l ead for th e W ednesday afternoon event ? Program Com m ittee and LocalArrangem ents Com m ittee w il lassist w ith suppl ies and facil ities if YFs can be th e organisers. Idea # 1: Cl ay O ven Pottery W h at suppl ies w il lbe needed?A k il n/oven, cl ay, gl aze, potters w h eel ? ? W e'l lneed an experienced potter. Suggestions and Ideas pl ease! Contact MelEarl ey (m el earl ey@ gm ail .com ) or Carol Bradl ey (program m e-cl erk @ q uak er.ca) Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 15 CoolO pportunities for Young Friends by Am y Jean Singl eton-Pol ster Gath e rings : *Canadian Young Friends Yearl y Meeting: H el d yearl y concurrent w ith Canadian Yearl y Meeting, th is gath ering is a m ust for al lCanadian Young Friends. *FGC: A fantastic w eek -l ong event for Friends of al lages. Th e h igh -sch oolprogram m e is h uge com pared to CYFYM and th ere is a seem ingl y endl ess l ist of activities! Th e next gath ering is June 30-Jul y 7, 2007, R iver Fal l s, W isconsin. Ch eck it out at w w w.fgcq uak er.org *EMEYF: Europe and Middl e East Young Friends gath ering for ages 18-30ish , usual l y h el d in th e spring. Th e next event is in Aprilin Moscow ! em eyf.q uak er.eu.org Sch ool s: *UK : Friends' Sch ool .O ne of 9 Q uak er sch ool s in th e UK , Friends' sch oolis l ocated in Lisburn, North ern Irel and.Th is sch ooldoes boarding and day sch oolfor students aged 11-18. w w w.friendssch ool l isburn.org.uk *Irel and: New tow n Sch ool .Located in W aterford, Irel and, New tow n is a day and boarding sch oolon a beautiful cam pus. A sh ort m eeting for w orsh ip is h el d every day and m em bers of W aterford Meeting are stil linfl uentialin th e sch ool . w w w.iol .ie/%7Enew tow nw /index.h tm l *Austral ia: Th e Friends' sch ool .Located in H obart, Tasm ania, it teach es grades K -12 under Q uak er principl es. Th e sch ooloffers grades 11 and 12 in th e International Baccal aureate program m e. w w w.friends.tas.edu.au/h om e.ph p *Th ere are num erous day sch ool s and boarding sch ool s for K -12 and h igh sch oolin th e USA and al so Friends' sch ool s in Africa, Pal estine, UK and m ore. Ch eck out w w w.friends.org.uk /q uak ers/q sch ool s.h tm Unive rs itie s : (jus ta fe w of m any!) *Earl h am Col l ege.A l iberalarts col l ege in R ich m ond, Indiana USA. Sch ol arsh ips are avail abl e. w w w.earl h am .edu *Friends University. A non-denom inationalCh ristian University in W ich ita, K ansas. O riginal l y run by Q uak ers, now run by an inde pendent board, w ith Q uak er m em bers on th e Board of Trustees. w w w.friends.edu *Guil ford Col l ege. A sm al ll iberalarts col l ege in 16 Greensboro North Carol ina. About 10% of th e student body are Q uak ers. w w w.guil ford.edu *H averford Col l ege.A w el lestabl ish ed l iberalArts col l ege in Ph il adel ph ia, Pennsyl vania. It consistentl y rank s am ong th e top 10 l iberalarts col l eges in th e USA and al th ough no l onger Q uak er run, th e Q uak er ph il osoph y stil linfl uences col l ege l ife. w w w.h averford.edu *Sw arth m ore Col l ege. A l iberalarts col l ege just outside of Ph il adel ph ia, in Sw arth m ore, Pennsyl vania w ith Q uak er origins. w w w.sw arth m ore.edu *W oodbrook e Q uak er Study Centre. A Q uak er Study Center (D UH !) in Birm ingh am , UK . O ne can w ork , study, or just visit W oodbrook e, and its cl ose l ocation to th e Cadbury factory, am ong oth er th ings, m ak es it w el lw orth a sh ort or l ong visit! w w w.w oodbrook e.org.uk Spe cialEve nts /O pportunitie s : *Q uak er Youth Pil grim age.H el d every oth er year, (th e next is in 2008), a group of approxim atel y 25 Young Friends from around th e w orl d travelin eith er th e USA or Europe to retrace th e ste ps of founding Q uak ers. Th is l ifech anging pil grim age is absol utel y am azing.You w il lcom e aw ay w ith Friends th at w il ll ast a l ifetim e. fw ccam ericas.org/w h atw edo/youth .h tm l *W orl d Gath ering of Young Friends.Th e W orl d Gath ering of Young Friends brough t togeth er Q uak ers from al laround th e w orl d ages 18-35. Th is is a dee pl y spiritualevent. Al th ough th e next W GYF m igh t not be until2025 (h opeful l y sooner!) ch eck out th e e pistl e, ph otos and even audio recordings from th e gath ering in 2005 at w w w.w gyf.org *Youth Q uak e: A nationalconference in th e USA (Canadians are w el com e!) usual l y h el d after Ch ristm as, every th ree years.It is open for Q uak er Youth ages 14-20 and com es h igh l y recom m ended by Am erican Young Friends! Ch eck out w w w.youth q uak e.org *W ool m an sem ester. A h igh sch oolsem ester in Cal ifornia w ith focus on peace studies, outdoor activities, academ ics and m uch m ore! Financialassistance is avail abl e. Students can attend for grades 11 or 12, for a term . w w w.w ool m an.org/w ool m an.h tm l M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd W ork /Vol unte e r opportunitie s : *W oodbrook e Q uak er Study Centre: O pportunities to be a R esident Friend or Gardening Friend at th is great study centre in Birm ingh am UK are avail abl e for ol der Young Friends. Ch eck out w w w.w oodbrook e.org.uk for m ore info! *CFSC Internsh ip.Tim e is spent in Toronto at Friends H ouse and al so in South ern O ntario w ork ing on service projects. Appl ications are for anyone betw een ages 20-29 and interns w oul d be expected to m ak e a 3 m onth com m itm ent. A m onth l y al l ow ance is provided. Ch eck out cfsc.q uak er.ca *Q UNO . Program m e Assistant jobs are avail abl e for Young Friends to appl y for in eith er Geneva or New York at th e Q uak er United Nations O ffice. Th e job is a one year com m itm ent and m ore inform ation is avail abl e at w w w.q uno.org Am y Je an Single ton- Polste r is a You ng Adu lt Frie nd living in Vancou ve r, and a m e m b e r of Victoria M onth ly M e e ting. I K atrina M cQuailand Am y Je an Singleton-Polste r atop Pe ndle H illatth e W orld Gath e ring of Young Frie nds 2005 H MAC Education Funds n th e sum m er of 2005 Canadian Young Friends Yearl y Meeting approved grants to send Peter Earl ey of H al ifax and Gal en Fick of O ttaw a to Pendl e H il l , th e Q uak er study centre in Pennsyl vania in Novem ber. Th ese tw o Young Friends w anted to l earn m ore about cl erk ing a Meeting and Pendl e H il lw as offering a cl erk ing w ork sh op.But th e grant from CYFYM onl y covered th e registration fee for th e w ork sh op.Th ey h ad to find th e m oney for th eir travelexpenses from oth er sources. And th is is w h ere th eir h om e Meetings and H om e Mission and Advancem ent Com m ittee cam e in to offer h el p. Th e H om e Mission and Advancem ent Com m ittee (H MAC) of Canadian Yearl y Meeting h as various funds to h el p Friends and Attenders dee pen th eir understanding and experience of Q uak erism . If you’d l ik e to find out m ore, go to th e H MAC pages of th e Canadian Yearl y Meeting w ebsite or contact th e current Grants and Loans O fficer of H MAC: Fred H ol tz, 116 W est Lodge Avenue Toronto, O N M6K 2T5 416-538-0802 h m ac-grantsl oans@ q uak er.ca From th e Canadian Friend, 19 41, by R uth O rvis, Te (sic) begin w ith w e adm it th at th e responsibil ity Young Friends Editor: of being a Q uak er is a great one. Som e of our ol der Friends h ave h ad to steer our Q uak er sh ip th rough It h as been som e m onth s since w e h ad a l ook at th e som e very troubl ed seas and h ave, th erefore, probl em of our Young Friends and th eir rel ationsh ip devel oped a paternal attitude tow ard it and are to th eir Month l y Meetings. To m e th is w as an unw il l ing to rel inq uish auth ority to any w h o h ave not im portant concern tw o years ago but w e seem no proved th em sel ves to h ave a good steady sense of nearer a sol ution. responsibil ity, for fear our sh ip w il lstrik e once again on oth er rock s or even on th e sam e rock s........ Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 17 R efl ections on th e Joys and Ch al l enges of Young Friends R etreats in O ntario: by R ebecca Ivanoff, w ith input from Aden Spurr, K atrina McQ uail , Erin McD ougal l , and R avi Josh i Y oung Friends retreats are an excel l ent w ay to buil d com m unity, find com m onal ity, ask h ard q uestions, pl ay and w orsh ip togeth er. Th ese Young Friends gath erings are a gift to m any young Q uak ers and th eir friends, as w el las to th e future of th e Society of Friends. H ow ever, in Canada, retreats h ave th eir ow n specialch al l enges. O ver 10 years of attending and h el ping to organise Young Friends’ retreats in O ntario, I h ave seen th at m ost of th ese ch al l enges arise from h ow w e are few in num bers, exce ptional l y spread out geograph ical l y, and al so from th e w ay in w h ich Young Friends are organised. W h en w e gath er togeth er, w e are em braced into a com m unity th at m any of us h ave k now n since w e w ere l ittl e;th ese are som e of our best friends and w e k now th ey w il lbe for our l ifetim e. W e are friends in both senses (both sm al land capitalF) and retreats provide a pl ace to expl ore friendsh ip and w h at it m eans to each of us. But m any q uestions arise from th ese gath erings. H ow do w e al l ow th e organic and spontaneous form ing of friendsh ip, w h il e activel y fostering Q uak er val ues? H ow do retreats create a sense of sh ared purpose and spiritual ity? W h en w e com e togeth er, h aving spent m any m onth s aw ay from each oth er, and h aving spent m uch tim e, effort, and resources to get togeth er, w e often just w ant to h ang out, tal k, l augh , tel l stories inform al l y, and sh are fel l ow sh ip during m eal s and gam es, such as w ink or board gam es. W e crave a few m om ents to catch up w ith individual s, and w e crave th e group experience. Th e m ore structured events som etim es seem to infringe on th ese experiences. W h at is th e bal ance?I, personal l y, h ave al w ays l oved th e w ork projects at retreats. W e h ave so m uch fun, l ending a h and and giving back to th e Month l y Meeting w h ere w e are staying. H ow do you fit everyth ing into just one sh ort w eek end? At retreats, a com m unity th at provides a rel axed and open environm ent in w h ich peopl e feelacce pted is form ed very q uick l y. But h ow do w e create a 18 com m unity for th ree days in w h ich w e feel com fortabl e enough to be ch al l enged and to ch al l enge peopl e? Al so, h ow do w e create a space th at is w el com ing to peopl e w h o are not as q uick to open up and form friendsh ips?It can be an overw h el m ing experience to attend a retreat w h ere th ere are m any peopl e, intense rel ationsh ips, l ots of spiritual search ing and grow th , and sl ee p de privation. R etreats are both a point of first contact for m any young peopl e to Q uak er val ues and com m unity, as w el las th e reason m any ‘birth righ t’ Young Friends rem ain w ith in th e com m unity. H ow do w e m ak e retreats a genuine experience of Q uak erism ? H ow do w e encourage m entoring of Young Friends by ol der generations of Friends?Many oth er rel igious youth groups are l ed by ol der l eaders in th e com m unity. Young Friends are fairl y uniq ue because w e are inde pendent and sel f-organised. H ow do w e ensure th at Young Friends create a safe space w ith out putting l im itations on th e retreat experience?H ow do w e bal ance th e need for structures and outside support, w h il e k ee ping in m ind th at in th e past w e h ave fel t th e need to nurture a feel ing of ow nersh ip w ith in th e Young Friend group itsel f?Young Adul t Friends need to tak e on a m entoring rol e w ith in th e Young Friend com m unity, but ol der adul t Friends al so need to be invol ved. Th is m eans not onl y th e parents of Young Friends, but al lFriends. I strongl y bel ieve th ere is a need for both Young Friends (YF) retreats and Young Adul t Friends (YAF) retreats, because w e h ave differing needs and q uestions. It is not necessaril y an age difference, but m ore to do w ith w h ere you are in l ife.H ow ever, I al so feelth at YAFs need to be present at YF retreats.Th at, h ow ever, raises th e q uestion of h ow often retreats can h appen. If YAFs need th eir ow n retreats as w el las to be Friendl y Adul t Presences (FAPs) at YF retreats, th en th at is a l ot of tim e com m itm ent, especial l y w h en w e are eith er in sch oolor w ork ing. I trul y l ove th e rece ption a group of Young M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Friends receives from a Meeting on First D ay on a retreat w eek end, especial l y w h en w e attend sm al lrural Meetings. I w atch as Friends m arvelat th e cl usters of Young Friends th at drag th em sel ves to Meeting First D ay m orning, often exh austed from th e w eek end th ey h ave just spent togeth er. I w oul d l ik e to th ink th at seeing th is dynam ic and l oving group trul y revital izes th e Meeting and gives som e h ope for th e future of Friends. My experiences h ave l ead m e to bel ieve th at Young Friends R etreats endeavour to create a com m unity and fel l ow sh ip w ith in a safe, l oving and supportive environm ent, one w h ich provides th e fertil e soilfor th e grow th th at is needed in th e Society of Friends. Th e q uestions I raise are presented in an effort to m ak e retreats a rich er, ful l er and m ore Q uak er experience. I h ope th at each one of you w h o reads th is refl ects on your rol e in h el ping to answ er th ese q uestions. Re b e cca Ivanoff is a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living in Rich m ond H ill,O N, w h os e h om e M e e ting is Yonge St.M onth ly M e e ting. Som e Tips on h ow to O rganise a Young Friends’ R etreat by R ebecca Ivanoff and K atrina McQ uail R etreats h ave h el ped th e Young Friends in O ntario create an exceedingl y supportive and cl ose com m unity, but th at does not m ean th ey are easy to set up or som eth ing to be tak en on l igh tl y. Th ey req uire th ough tful organisation and com m unication. Bel ow are som e tips on organizing retreats th at w e h ave found usefulw ith in th e O ntario Young Friends. pl anning, publ icity, FAP (Friendl y Adul t Presence) recruitm ent, w ork project, speak er, contacting th e Meeting?D o you h ave adul ts you w oul d l ik e to ask to be FAPs for th e event?D o you h ave/w ant FAPs to h el p support you in th e pl anning process?Perh aps an ol der Friend coul d be ch osen to act as a m entor in regards to th e pl anning and organization of th e retreat? Th e Date : For an event, you m ust m ak e sure you pl an in advance. Pick several possibl e dates— ask De fine th e Eve nt: Th e idea for an event can around about sch oolvacations, confl icts w ith oth er com e from a group of Young Friends (such as th e activities. W h en w as th e l ast YF event— do peopl e regionalgroup) or from som eone w h o w oul d l ik e to h ave th e need and th e tim e to get togeth er again?D o h ost a Young Friends retreat (an individualYF). Th e you need to ch eck to m ak e sure th e space is avail abl e? group or th e particul ar YF needs to define th e event. Are reservations needed?Th e O ntario Young Friends W h at activity do you h ave in m ind?D o you w ant to h ave been h aving th ree retreats a year; O ctober, get togeth er to attend a specialevent?To be togeth er January, and April . w ith no particul ar purpose in m ind?To visit a cul tural Th e Location: Suggest pl aces th e group can or oth er centre of attraction?To do service w ork ?D o you w ant th e retreat to be focused around a specific stay— in a Meetingh ouse?In som eone’s h om e?Can Q uak er testim ony?Th is m ay h el p you pick a speak er, you arrange th e necessary transportation to and from ic transportation be used to get etc. D o you w ant to h ave a th em e for your gath ering, th e event?Can publ ltransportation be needed during th e event? such as a spiritualretreat?O r a w ork -w eek end?K ee p th ere?W il (Additional FAPs req uired, or FAPs w ith cars). in m ind th at a retreat is different th an a party to w h ich Young Friends and oth ers are invited. Activitie s : W h at k inds of activities do you w ant to w ays h ad R e s pons ibil ity: W h o w il l tak e responsibil ity? h ave?In th e past, th e YFs in O ntario h ave al a w ork proj ect on Saturday m orning at th e Meeting W h ich YFs w il lparticipate in th e pl anning and acce pt H ouse, as w el l as a speak er on th e Saturday nigh t. responsibil ity for som e of th e jobs to be done: food, Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 19 Speak ers h ave been Friends from th e l ocalMeeting, a particul ar YF, or a spirituall eader or activist from th e l ocal com m unity. Th e O ntario Young Friends al so h ave a Meeting for W orsh ip w ith a Concern for Business. onl y if need arises. (General l y th is com es at th e req uest of an organizing YF). Publ icis e : Mak e a l ist of inform ation th at needs to be on publ icity. Pl an a fl yer th at tel l s al l th e im portant inform ation. W h o, w h ere, w h at, w h en? Expe ns e s : Estim ate th e costs. W il l participants W h at th ey need to bring: spending m oney, special oth es, bedding? Provide necessary m aps to th e pay a sm al lam ount to cover costs of th e event?W il l cl ier. Give a you ask your Month l y Meeting for financialassistance? event. Identify a contact person on th e fl ine. Mail /em ail publ icity w el l in W h o w il l pay for gasol ine if cars are used for sign-up date deadl ocalMonth l y Meetings transportation?W il lFAP’s h ave to pay th eir ow n food advance of event. Send to l and entry fees, or w il lth e YFs subsidize th eir stay for inviting th eir Young Friends. th e event?W h at m eal s w il lyou provide and w h ich w il l Eve nt: H ave fun; create com m unity!! H ave a youth s be expected to pay for th em sel ves? Th e guidel ine setting m eeting th e first nigh t, so th at as a O ntario Young Friends h ave a $20 participation fee; com m unity you can tal k about and set th e guidel ines w ith financialassistance given upon req uest for both th at w il lh el p create a safe space (no drugs, al coh ol , participation and travelcosts. excl usive activities, respect, etc). Establ ish a ist (w ith nam e, destination, tim e out and Support: Enl ist a Month l y Meeting as a sponsor gatek ee per’s l tim e in) for peopl e l eaving Meeting property. Set up a of your event by going to th eir Business Meeting w ith e w h ere peopl e can sign up for at l east 2 dish a proposal . R eceive th eir support and invol ve th em (at tim etabl l east k ee p th em appraised) of th e pl anning of th e team s over th e w eek end. H ave a discussion about w h en and w h ere th e next retreat w il lbe h el d, and w h o retreat. w il lbe organising it. Frie ndl y Adul t Pre s e nce s (FAPs ): R ecruit FAPs Som eone m ay w ant to w rite an articl e about th e "Friendl y Adul t Presences” – adul ts invited to be e to present at a specific youth event. It is suggested th at event, or th e group m ay decide to w rite an e pistl lFriends about th eir event and w h at h appened at it. you h ave at l east tw o adul ts over th e age of 21. tel d be sent to th e Canadian Friend D uring al l youth events no few er th an tw o FAPs Perh aps a re port coul y YF New s” section! sh oul d be present at al ltim es -- one m al e and one for a “Friendl fem al e -- th rough out th e duration of th e event. Re b e cca Ivanoff is a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living Al th ough not a necessity, FAPs w il lprobabl y com e in Rich m ond H ill,O N, and w h os e h om e M e e ting from th e sponsoring m eeting. is Yonge St.M onth ly M e e ting.K atrina M cQ u ail is a You ng Adu ltFrie nd living in Rich m ond, Consider finding FAPs w h o are not parents of th e Indiana, w h os e h om e M e e ting is K itch e ne r Are a participating youth if possibl e. Inform a prospective M onth ly M e e ting. FAP about th eir rol es and responsibil ities. Mak e sure you h ave enough drivers and cars. Mak e cl ear w h at a From Th e Canadian Friend, Se ptem ber FAPs financialobl igation w il lbe. 19 32. Epistl e of Canadian Young Friends' Additional R ol es and R esponsibil ities for FAPS: Conference: FAPs sh oul d be interested in being invol ved w ith "W e th e Young Friends of Canada, in teens and be pre pared to h ave fun! O ne FAP needs to session for our frst conference h el d at col l ect and retain em ergency m edicalrel ease form s Cam p Neek aunis (m eeting pl ace of (w ith YFs h eal th card num bers, parents' rel ease, l ist of friends) extend greetings. al l ergies, etc). Th e youth are th eir ow n program creators. Th ey h ave th e ow nersh ip and responsibil ity W e bel ieve th is l ovel y ten acre Cam p for th eir success or w aning. Adul ts present at youth near W aubaush ene w il lbe th e m eans of events w il lfacil itate, suggest, enabl e, and encourage binding togeth er al l groups of Young w h en needed. Th ey are a presence of support. Adul ts Friends." w il l"ste p in", direct, guide, offer advice and counsel 20 M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd A Young Friend on CFSC by Peter Earl ey I th e acronym s, num bers, and nam es being th row n around it w as a l ittl e overw h el m ing at first and, m ind you, it stayed th at w ay for som e tim e. D uring th e m orning session, as new m em bers, w e w ere tol d we sh oul d decide w h ich standing com m ittee w e w oul d l ik e to sit on as soon as w as possibl e, and th at th e afternoon session w oul d give us a ch ance to ch eck out each com m ittee. Th erefore it w as no surprise th at new m em bers w ere approach ed during l unch by various m em bers of each com m ittee, w h o proceeded to sum up th eir favorite points about w h ich ever Th e opportunity to serve on CFSC w as first com m ittee th ey w ere on, betw een bites of th e presented to m e at Canadian Yearl y Meeting 2004 in w onderfulfood th at al w ays seem s to com e from th e W indsor, Nova Scotia. D uring k itch en at Friends H ouse. Th e th e course of th is Meeting I .....I assum e d th at w h e n I second day of th is m eeting w as w as ask ed by th e Canadian real l y w h ere I started getting a sh ow e d up I w oul d be Young Friends Yearl y Meeting grasp of w h at w ent on at a CFSC Nom inating Com m ittee if I tre ate d l ik e a te e nage r m eeting, and realized, just as a I w oul d be interested in serving predicted, it w as som eth ing I w h o w al k s into a on CFSC as th e Young Friends definitel y enjoyed. re presentative. At th e tim e I boardroom onl y to face W h en ask ed to w rite an articl e real l y didn’t k now m uch of th e stony e xpre ssion of about CFSC from th e perspective w h at w ent on at a CFSC a youth I w as initial l y at a l oss, m eeting, but after a few tal k s som e m iddl e m anage m e nt of because I'd q uick l y found during w ith various Friends I got a type . Th ank ful l y I w as m y first CFSC m eeting YF’s are vague idea and decided th at it treated w ith as m uch respect as w as definitel y som eth ing I not.... any oth er m em ber of th e w oul dl ik e to experience. com m ittee. Th is w as by far th e Th e th ough t of CFSC real l y vanish ed from m y m ost am azing th ing for m e. As th is w as m y first m ind untila few m onth s l ater w h en I received an m eeting regarding Q uak er service, I assum ed w h en I em ailabout th e upcom ing m eeting. At th is point I sh ow ed up I w oul d be treated l ik e a teenager w h o started to get very nervous.I stil lh ad just a vague idea w al k s into a boardroom onl y to face th e stony of w h at CFSC did, and I h ad yet to h ave any idea of expression of som e m iddl e m anagem ent type. w h at I, as th e YF re p, w oul d be responsibl e for. After Th ank ful l y I w as not, and m y experience h as yet to be a fl igh t th at seem ed to drag on forever, and a subw ay anyth ing cl ose to th at. W h at m ak es it unl ik e m ost of ride th at I th ough t w oul d never stop, I final l y arrived th e experiences in m y h igh sch ooll ife, is th at th is is at Friends H ouse in Toronto. I im m ediatel y ch eck ed one situation w h ere every person in th e room h as in w ith th e R esident Friend and w ent to sl ee p. Th e consciousl y ch osen to be th ere. Th is is w h y I l ove next m orning I aw ok e to th e h ustl e and bustl e of a CFSC so m uch ; unl ik e a l ot of th ings th ere is an l arge group of Friends trying to get in th eir m orning infinite w il l ingness to do. coffee and toast w h il e carrying on several Pe te r E arle y is a You ng Frie nd living in H alifax, conversations at once.I fel t righ t at h om e.Later in th e w h e re h e atte nds H alifax M onth ly M e e ting. day as w e settl ed dow n to m eet for business, I got m y first taste of th e w ork CFSC does. I m ust say, w ith al l ’d say I’m norm alfor a 17 year ol d, in th e sense th at I th ink I suffer al lth e sam e probl em s anyone el se m y age does: sch ool w ork , band practice, finding tim e to h ang out w ith friends and al lth e oth er great stuff th at goes in a h igh sch oolw orl d. W h at I feelse parates m e from from th e norm is th e tim e I h ave spent serving on Canadian Friends Service Com m ittee (CFSC). I h ave been given a new and m uch broader perspective on a l ot of issues th at are current w ith peopl e m y age. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 21 From Th e Canadian Friend Arch ives Cl ippings courtesy K yl e Jol iffe From March 19 37, titl ed "A Young Friend W atch es": For tw o m onth s now w e h ave been intensel y interested in th e issuance and response to "Th e Greatest H ope of th e Society" as found in Th e Canadian Friend. W e al so noted th at onl y tw o Friends th ough t th at th e greatest h ope l ay in th eir young peopl e, and, as far as w e can judge, th ese Friends are not k now n, visibl y anyw ay, to us. For th ese Friends and for oth ers w h o did not voice an opinion, w e w ish to ack now l edge th e responsibil ity th ey h ave given us. W e, as Canadian Young Friends, are not insensibl e to th e spirit of Q uak erism . W e m ay do th ings th at at tim es, to you w h o are ol der, seem anyth ing but Q uak erl y;w e possibl y h ave brok en dow n barriers th at h ave w ith stood at l east a generation;w e h ave m ade m oves th at m ay h ave seem ed rash and not properl y th ough t out and w e m ay h ave appeared to be carel ess w ith an ol der person's opinion. But w e beg of you, h ave faith in your Young Friends. If you coul d gath er w ith th em at som e of th eir inform alm eetings or even th eir business m eeting you w oul d probabl y be am azed at th e am ount of com m on sense and w orl dl y k now l edge th at th ey can propound. If you coul d be w ith th em at som e of th eir w orsh ip m eetings, especial l y at Cam p Neek aunis w h ere th ey k now th e responsibil ity of th e Meeting is al lth eirs, and you coul d h ear th e spl endor of th ose young Q uak ers' th ough ts;if you coul d be near as som e one of th em l ends a h and in th at q uiet Friendl y Fash ion, w h y th en you w oul d h ave m ore faith in your Young Friends. ----------------From O ctober, 19 53, excerpt from a description of a paneldiscussion: ...Anoth er q uestion w as "W h y are Young Friends in Canada so inactive? " W e found th at th e l ack of activity w as th e resul t of th e different Meetings being distant and scattered and al so an unfortunate l ack of interest on th e part of Young Friends. ----------------From O ctober 19 12, by F.J. Sutton and May Mil l igan, President and Secretary of th e Young 22 Friends Ch ristian Association: O n l ook ing over th e m inute of th e Yearl y Meeting of Friends h el d June, 19 12, I notice th at no m ention is m ade of th e m eeting h el d by th e Young Friends. As th is is probabl y an oversigh t, I tak e th is opportunity of l etting th e m em bers of Canada Yearl y Meeting of Friends k now th at th e Young Friends Association is a l ive and grow ing concern and th at th eir object is to m ak e th e Yearl y Meeting of 19 13 th e l argest and m ost enth usiastic in our h istory. ----------------From D ecem ber 19 24, "Young Friends Activities": A carl oad of young Friends from both branch es in Norw ich attended Genesee H al f-Yearl y Meeting h el d at Col dstream , O ct. 25-26. Th ey h el ped th e Young Friends th ere in th e program of th eir Meeting.Th is is once th at th e th ree groups of young Friends h ave m et togeth er and a very favourabl e re port is given of th e fel l ow sh ip. W ANTED - Fifty young Friends to pray dail y for th e w ork , in K ingston Month l y Meeting. O ur God pays big dividends. Send your nam e and address to K enneth C.H il l , Burgessvil l e. Th e Junior Fel l ow sh ip Cl ass and th e Interm ediate Cl ass one S. S. at W ool er m et for a socialevening at th e h om e of Edith and Cora Val entine. Th e tim e passed very q uick l y in gam es, contests, m usic, etc.Th e m ystery supper w h ich th e girl s served caused m uch m errim ent. "Som eth ing usefuland ch eap" h ad served to th em a "tooth pick " and "a tem ptation of ol d" w as an appl e. ----------------From Jul y 19 27, by Joh n H .H obart: D ear Friends - It is difficul t for m e to give you any m essage so soon in our new year. I h ave h ow ever, for som e years past, fel t a very realconcern for th e future of Q uak erism in Canada. Fol l ow ing th e w ar, first in Engl and and l ater in th e United States, th e Society seem ed to tak e on a new l ife of fresh vital ity: Q uak er ideal s w ere transl ated into action over a battl e-scarred Europe and th e Q uak er m essage m ade an insistant appealto m any M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd th ink ing m en and w om en, w h o, disil l usioned by th e w ar, w ere seek ing a new and m ore Ch rist-l ik e w ay of l ife. Al th ough th ere w ere and stil lare, signs of an aw ak ening interest, w e in Canada, seem ed to h ave m issed th is new enth usiasm .As Young Friends, th e future of Q uak erism in Canada is in our h ands.H ave w e as a Society a definite contribution to m ak e to th e spiritualprogress of th is country, and if so, are w e m ak ing th at contribution w orth il y?In answ er to th e first part of th e q uestion, I bel ieve th at w e h ave a uniq ue contribution to m ak e.Th e second part of th e q uestion is a direct personalch al l enge - dare w e acce pt it? Th e task is no l igh t one, th e w ay a l ittl e uncertain;it cal l s for th e exercise of a divine faith and th e courage of our youth , and above al l , w e m ust every one of us sh oul der our sh are of th e responsibil ity and h el p. K yle Joliffe is a m e m b e r of Yonge St.M onth ly M e e ting.H e is also th e au th or of a h is tory of You ng Frie nds in Canada, "Se e k ing th e Ble s s e d Com m u nity", availab le from Q u ak e r Book Se rvice . A Sim pl y Extraordinary Pl ace To Grow Up M by D iana Sh e pard Ste ph ens y first trip to Cam p NeeK auNis in W aubaush ene, O ntario w as w h en I w as tw o m onth s ol d. Tw enty-eigh t years l ater, I’ve never m issed a sum m er. Som eh ow , I’ve al w ays found a w ay to m ak e it to at l east one program m e. Yes, it’s partl y h abit –sum m er w oul dn’t be sum m er w ith out Cam p –but it’s m ore th an th at. Cam p h el ped raise m e, teach m e, sh ape m e. I w oul d be an entirel y different person w ith out it - and, I th ink , a m uch l esser one. Every tim e I get back to Cam p, I feelm y better sel f renew ed. I don’t rem em ber m y first few Fam il y Cam ps as a baby, but it’s cl ear from th e ph otos th at I enjoyed m ysel f. As a toddl er, I spent at l east one w h ol e cam p topl ess. I w as best friends w ith a l ittl e boy w h o l ater brough t h is ow n l ittl e friend to Cam p and brok e m y h eart (w el l , tick ed m e off anyw ay). I w as intim atel y fam il iar w ith al lth e im portant parts of Cam p: th e cl im bing set, th e sw ings, th e path to th e beach , th e art room , th e k ybos. My dad w as th e k ing of sw ingset rides, purveyor of th e fam ous Tornado. I pl ayed h ard and h ad th e w ind k nock ed out of m e for th e first tim e fal l ing off th e m onk ey bars into th e sand –a terrifying but strangel y exh il arating experience. Th ere w ere m any oth er firsts for m e at Cam p, especial l y since I w as a H om esch ool ing k id. It w as th e first pl ace I stayed w ith out m y parents for m ore th an one nigh t, for Junior Cam p. Th ere, I al so w ent to m y first dance - m y cabin-m ates even l ent m e l ip gl oss – and got m y first crush . Cam p is w h ere I l earned to pl ay badm inton (at age 10 m y serve w as dubbed “th e 1000-w att serve”), soccer, Ul tim ate, euch re, Speed, Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd and al lvarieties of W ink . At age 11, for Tal ent Nigh t, I perform ed m y first sel f-ch oreograph ed dance w ith a dear friend –sh e is stil lm y dear friend today, and I’m stil lch oreograph ing. At Interm ediate Cam p, I h ad m y first official boyfriend (w e l asted 3.5 days) and subseq uentl y m y first k iss. Cam p is th e first pl ace I ever sl e pt under th e stars, sk inny-dipped, cried for h appiness, fel lin l ove. Th e th ings w e do at Cam p are sim pl e, universalth ings, but som eh ow extraordinary w h en surrounded by th e l ayers of beauty. Beyond rites of passage, l ife l essons are el oq uentl y l earned at Cam p. As ch il d care staff, I passed al ong to m y ch arges al lth e piggyback and spinny rides I’d been given by m y m any Cam p parents. As k itch en staff, I l earned th at doing w ork w el lis m uch easier and m ore satisfying th an trying to avoid w ork . I l earned w h at it is to bond w ith your friends –bond so th at you k now th at righ t th en, your friendsh ip is th e best and m ost im portant th ing in th e w orl d. I l earned th at w h en th e pl anets al ign just righ t, th ose bonds can encom pass a w h ol e group. Th at even dee p pain, suffered togeth er, h ol ds joy as w el l . Th at given th e righ t atm osph ere, w e can al l access w ith in oursel ves infinite w el l s of k indness, generosity, em path y, and l ove. It seem s fitting th at l ast sum m er, on August 6th , I cel ebrated m y first w edding anniversary w ith m y h usband at Cam p. As you probabl y guessed, w e can h ardl y w ait to tak e our ch il dren th ere som eday, to begin th eir sim pl y extraordinary Cam p education. D iana Sh e pard Ste ph e ns is a You ng Adu lt Frie nd living in Gu e lph , and a m e m b e r of H am ilton M onth ly M e e ting. 23 200 years of Abol ition I by Monica W al ters-Fiel d am w riting to rem ind Friends of th e upcom ing tw o h undredth anniversary of th e first significant l egisl ation passed in th e British Parl iam ent th at l ed to th e abol ition of sl avery. O n March 25, 1807 a l aw w as passed th at abol ish ed th e transatl antic transportation of Africans for sl avery to British Col onies. Th ough th is l egisl ation did not abol ish sl avery, it w as an im portant first ste p to abol ition. It is im portant to note th at individualQ uak ers in 1688 in Germ antow n, Pennsyl vania started w h at w as to becom e th e abol itionist m ovem ent by protesting th e notion am ong Friends and th e w ider com m unities th at one h um an being coul d ow n anoth er. A cause w h ich British Q uak ers w oul d continue to ch am pion in parl iam ent, 9 of th e original12 m em bers of th e British Anti-Sl avery Society being Friends. Th ough sadl y th ere is no national pl atform to com m em orate th e ending of th is tragic and unjust part of h istory, it is im portant to cel ebrate th e ending of th e sl ave trade and to recognize th e brave contributions abol itionists, both bl ack and w h ite, individual and groups, gave to th is end. As a descendant of th e transported Africans and as a Q uak er, it is m y h ope th at Friends w il lincl ude in th eir pl ans events th at w il l not onl y com m em orate th e anniversary of th e end of th e sl ave trade but w il lal so form al l y and publ icl y recognize th at th e l egacies of th e transatl antic sl ave trade reverberate stil lin term s of th e uneq ualtreatm ent and discrim ination of peopl e. I h ope th is serves to open th e door to contem pl ation, dial ogue and w orsh ip w ith in Month l y Meetings on th is m atter. M onica W alte rs - Fie ld is a m e m b e r of Toronto M onth ly M e e ting. 24 W h ere are our Joh n W ool m ans? I by Bob McInnes 'm beginning to see a rem ark abl e paral l el betw een peopl e's reaction to th e revel ation of cl im ate ch ange causes and effects and a diagnosis of cancer.For th e cancer patient th ere is usual l y a period of denial , fol l ow ed by a frantic search for "cures", and ul tim atel y, in m ost cases, a resignation to one's fate. In th e exam pl e of cl im ate ch ange, w h at is at stak e for m ost peopl e in North Am erica is th eir privil eged w ay of l ife, de pendent on h igh energy use, h eavil y fossilfuel driven. Th ere are pow erfulinterests preach ing denial , incl uding such h eads of state as George W. Bush . Few of us can real l y visual ize th e drastic ch anges req uired in our l ife styl es to stop th e h um an aggravation of th is trend. In George Monbiot's "H eat: H ow to Stop th e Pl anet Burning", h e suggests "air travelw il lh ave to end, renew abl e energy sources - but not nucl ear ones - w il lh ave to provide al lour pow er; w h il e our h om es w il lbe turned into insul ated castl es capabl e of w ith standing th e m ost severe m eteorol ogical assaul ts". So are Friends stil lin th e denialstage?I fear so, especial l y w h en I l ook at th e organization of our Yearl y Meeting. It is l argel y de pendent on th e jet pl ane to function. Efforts to curb travelh ave been m inim al and insistance on one annual national gath ering continues. In reading a sum m ary of th e C'n'R re port, I feel m ore furniture sh uffl ing on our "Titanic" rath er th an any serious redirection. I stil lh ave h opes th at Friends m igh t provide th e spirituall eadersh ip th at a radicalreorientation req uires.W h ere are our Joh n W ool m ans? Bob M cInne s is a m e m b e r of Saanich Pe nins u la M onth ly M e e ting. M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd W ars and th e Peace Process Anth ony H .R ich m ond I n h is Sw arth m ore Lecture (19 9 3), Sydney Bail ey em ph asized th at as Q uak ers, w e m ust recognize th at th e road to peace is a l ong one.According to Project Pl ough sh ares, in 2005 th ere w ere 32 active arm ed confl icts around th e w orl d, th e m ajority in Africa and Asia. Th is w as despite th e fact th at since 19 9 6, th e sam e num ber of confl icts h ad ended. Al th ough th e im m ediate th reat of a nucl ear h ol ocaust h as receded w ith th e col l apse of th e Soviet Union, oth er types of w ar h ave prol iferated: pow er struggl es of eth no-rel igious and tribal groups responding to gl obalforces, and reaction of m ajor pow ers to th e th reats th ese re present. Today, even th e use of tacticalnucl ear w eapons, or oth er w eapons of m ass destruction, cannot be rul ed out, and space research continues to expl ore th e practicalpossibil ities of bal l istic m issil e defense and offense. From Mach iavel l i to Mussol ini, from Cl ausew itz to Ch urch il l , from H egel to H itl er and from Th eodore R oosevel t to George W.Bush , w ar h as been regarded as a natural and necessary extension of dipl om acy and pol itics, in pursuit of sovereignty, and th e defense of nationalinterests. For m any, w ar is even a m oralim perative;it is regarded as a righ teous pursuit of individualand col l ective destiny, a crucibl e th at form s a nation. Th e US ‘w ar on terrorism ’ is th e l atest m anifestation of th is. ‘m il itary-industrial com pl ex’, identified as a serious danger by President Eisenh ow er in 19 61, sh oul d be an anach ronism in th e 21st century. Th e contem porary gl obalsystem is in a state of transition. Partl y as a reaction against th e th reatening nature of rapid ch ange and th e insecurity generated, peopl e are reverting to ol d sources of col l ective identity and m oralsupport, incl uding th ose based on l anguage, rel igion and territorial attach m ent. National ism , in w h atever form it tak es, peacefulor m il itant, req uires us to m ak e a distinction betw een oursel ves and th e ‘oth ers’. J.P. Sartre said ‘L'enfer c'est l es autres’. It w oul d be fairer to say ‘L'enfer c'est nous-m êm es’. W e m ak e our ow n h el lh ere on earth w h en w e al l ow our h um anity to be over-ridden by Bal l istic Missil e D efense tech nol ogy, corporate econom ic interests, th e desire to revenge past atrocities, and m isguided efforts to overth row tyrannicalregim es by m il itary force. As Moh am m ed El baradei noted in h is 2005 NobelPeace Lecture, th e nations of th e w orl d are spending $1 tril l ion annual l y on arm am ents, but onl y $80 bil l ion on aid to devel oping countries. Poverty rem ains one of th e m ain root causes of viol ent confl ict al th ough th ere are m any oth er contributing factors. W h at can w e as Q uak ers do to advance th e cause of peace?W e can l obby pol iticians, i.e. “speak truth to pow er”, al th ough th ose in pow er are l ess incl ined Th e United Nations h as establ ish ed various th an ever to l isten. As individual s w e can w itness by tribunal s and th e International Crim inal Court to refusing to participate in w ar and supporting th ose investigate crim es against h um anity. H ow ever, th e w h o resist. W e can refrain from w ork ing or investing gl obalcom m unity h as not succeeded in ful fil l ing th e in com panies th at m anufacture arm s. Som e m ay aspirations of th ose w h o establ ish ed th e United decide to w ith h ol d a proportion of th eir taxes th at Nations after W orl d W ar II, w h ich w as to abol ish w ar pay for th e m il itary. W e can activel y support th ose as an instrum ent of pol icy al togeth er. w h o are w ork ing to assist th e num erous refugees, displ aced persons, th e injured and th ose traum atized Th ere w il lbe no gl obalsecurity, and no peace for by th e w ars th at h ave ravaged th eir country.Above al l , th e U.N. to k ee p, untilste ps are tak en to de-m il itarize w e m ust m aintain and procl aim our traditional“peace th e w orl d system . Th e U.N. Com m ission on Gl obal testim ony” w ith out discouragem ent. Governance in 19 9 5 proposed a de-m il itarization fund to provide assistance to devel oping countries in Anth ony Rich m ond is a m e m b e r of Yonge St. reducing th eir m il itary com m itm ents. Eventual l y, th e M onth ly M e e ting. arm s trade m ust be el im inated and m ade extinct. Th e Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 25 Visiting Isol ated Friends W by Jane MacK ay W righ t, w ith inspiration from Fred H ol tz h en I sol d m y h ouse in Toronto and m oved to Manitoul in Isl and, I becam e an Isol ated Friend. Since I w as serving on H om e Mission and Advancem ent Com m ittee (H MAC), w h ich h as a h istory of concern for Isol ated Friends, I th ough t I w oul dl ook up som e of th e oth er Isol ated Friends in m y new “neigh bourh ood.” Bette Logan, w h o resides in Toronto but l ik es to travel , agreed to com e w ith m e. It w as th e fal lof 2004, and in th e north one pays attention to w eath er, especial l y w h en w inter approach es. As it turned out, th e snow found us, but th e w arm th and generosity of Friends w e visited m ade up for th e w intery driving. W e h ad been abl e to reach m ost of th e peopl e on our sm al lcontact l ist by ph one and set up dates for our visits. O ur first stop w as th e h om e of K ath ie H orne in Parry Sound. I h ad k now n K ath ie w h en sh e w as active in Toronto Month l y Meeting and I l ook ed forw ard to seeing h er again. W e h ad a w onderfulvisit, catch ing up and sh aring new s of Toronto Friends. Th e day w e visited h appened to be K ath ie’s birth day, so w e brough t a sugary cak e and al late a big piece.W e decided to get togeth er again, and I returned l ater th at sum m er for a series of Meetings for W orsh ip at K ath ie’s h om e. Th ough a notice in th e l ocalpaper inviting inq uirers to join us didn’t stir any responses, I did get K ath ie back on th e l ist to receive Th e Canadian Friend and connected h er to a Friend from Toronto w h o visits Parry Sound regul arl y. After our visit in Parry Sound, Bette and I continued north to Sudbury. W h en w e got to th e city, th e roads w ere a sl ippery, sl ush y m ess. Th e next m orning, a Sunday, th e sl ush h ad m el ted and th e sk ies w ere cl ear. W e m ade our w ay to th e h om e of an el derl y w om an w h o w as one of six rem aining m em bers of Canadian Yearl y Meeting under th e care of H MAC. I h ad arranged th at w e w oul d h ol d Meeting for W orsh ip w ith h er. Later, over coffee, w e l earned th at sh e h ad w ork ed around th e w orl d for th e United Nations as a transl ator, and h ad com e to Sudbury as a Professor at Laurentian University. W e w ere fascinated by th e very interesting l ife th is el egant w om an h ad l ed. Sh e h ad joined Friends during th e Vietnam w ar w h en teach ing in th e United States. 26 Bette and I th en proceeded dow ntow n to m eet Joh n R uth erford and h is partner D iana O ’D onnel l , w h o ow n and operate th e Bl ack Cat, a cafe-book store in th e centre of Sudbury. W e fol l ow ed th e coupl e to th eir favourite restaurant w h ere th ey treated us to a very pl easant l unch .Joh n h as been a m em ber of Iow a City Meeting, but h ad not h ad tim e recentl y for attendance at Meeting for W orsh ip. H ow ever, th e coupl e and th eir fam il y appreciate being abl e to stay at Friends H ouse w h en th ey are in Toronto. W e w ere engrossed in conversation w h en our h osts l ook ed out at th e grey w eath er, com m enting th at it l ook ed l ik e snow. Bette and I set off w ith out del ay on th e tw o and a h al f h our journey to m y h om e. It w as very good h aving Bette w ith m e, not onl y for th e com panionsh ip, but for h er sh ared interest in everyone w e visited. W e h ad l ots of tim e for conversation a day l ater as w e drove to Saul t Ste. Marie, a drive of over four h ours from m y h om e. As w e drove farth er al ong th e Trans Canada h igh w ay, snow started to fal l . Eventual l y w e w ere again in th e m iddl e of a bl izzard. Th at evening w e careful l y m ade our w ay to th e h om e of Patrick Capper, anoth er Isol ated Friend w h o h ol ds m em bersh ip under th e care of H MAC. W e th ink h e w as surprised to see us m ak ing our w ay th rough a snow storm to visit h im . H e w el com ed us w arm l y h ow ever, expl aining th at h e w as raised as a Q uak er in Britain and h ad w anted to retain ties w ith Friends, al th ough th ere h ad been no Meetings for W orsh ip in Saul t Ste. Marie for several years. H e h ad com e to th e city original l y as an engineer w ith Al gom a Steel , and w as about to retire. W e w ere interested to l earn about h is enth usiasm for pennyfarth ing cycl es, and th at h e h ad m et Jack Sm it, a Friend l iving in El l iot Lak e, w h en pre paring h ik ing trail s.Snow bl ew around us th e next m orning as Bette and I l eft Saul t Ste. Marie, but by th e tim e w e reach ed Manitoul in Isl and it w as cl ear again. It h as been som e tim e since w e got togeth er, but as w inter arrives again I th ink of th is first excursion to m eet som e of m y new “neigh bours”. Jane M acK ay W righ tis a m e m b e r of Toronto M onth ly M e e ting. M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Th e Stick in 'Sm ail 's Bundl e Faith and Pratice Progress R e port by Terron K .D odd From Mol l y W al sh , Cl erk im buk tu is a city, and in com m on w ith cities everyw h ere it is ful lof noise, not of m ach inery, but of peopl e w ork ing and pl aying and cel ebrating and arguing. You don't h ave to go very far out into th e desert, th ough , before you find a sil ence so overw h el m ing th at few peopl e coul d failto be aw are of a presence m uch greater th an h um ans and al lth eir activities. Peopl e w h o spend m uch tim e in th e desert are apt to th ink a l ot about God. Th e Faith and Practice D evel opm ent Com m ittee h el d its Novem ber 2006 m eeting in O ttaw a, fol l ow ing R e presentative Meeting. O ur fifth and finaldraft ch apter, "Faith fulLives", is now in th e h ands of Month l y Meetings. Th e com m ittee eagerl y aw aits your responses to th is draft so w e can pre pare our broch ure for distribution at CYM in August. Th e deadl ine for responses is March 30, 2007. As usualth ese can be subm itted by e-m ailor Canada Post (see addresses bel ow ). H ere is a l ist of th e draft ch apters w h ich w il lm ak e up th e body of th e book . Faith in Action (2002) Foundations of Faith (2003) Th e Meeting Com m unity (2004) Th e Lifel ong Journey (2006) Faith fulLives (2007) T In th e desert to th e north of Tim buk tu, not too m any m il es distant and not al w ays in th e sam e pl ace, l ives a Tuareg k ee per of fl ock s by th e nam e of 'Sm ail . I th ink h e is som e k ind of rel ative by m y daugh ter's m arriage. W e w ent to visit h im w h il e I w as in Tim buk tu, m aybe just to see a realdesert nom ad's cam p. W h en w e got th ere just h is w ife and daugh ter or granddaugh ter w ere h om e. W h en h e arrived, h e got out a sm al lbundl e of rol l ed up cl oth and opened it. Inside w as a stick h e h ad cut som ew h ere and k e pt because it h ad a m eaning to h im . It w as m aybe 3/4 inch in diam eter and about ten inch es l ong. Near one end sm al l branch es grew out of it , but th ey curved back and, near th e oth er end, w rapped th em sel ves around each oth er and around th e trunk from w h ich th ey grew. H e said (th rough tw o stages of interpretation), "Th is rem inds m e of th e h um an race. Th ey al lstarted out from th e sam e beginning and m aybe som eday th ey'l l al l get back togeth er." In th e fal lof 2007, th e com m ittee w il lreview th e entire project and consider th e addition of an introduction and a brief h istory of h ow Canadian Yearl y Meeting’s D iscipl ine h as evol ved. D eterm ining th e final sh ape of th e book (form at, graph ics, etc.) w il lbe our next great ch al l enge. W e are excited by th e progress w h ich h as been m ade and w e are gratefulfor th e k een interest sh ow n by m any Meetings and individual s. Addresses for subm ission of m aterialand responses: E-m ailzil l i@ interpares.ca Post: D ana Mul l en, # 2003-3360 South gate R oad, O ttaw a, O N K 1V 9 A6 If onl y th e l eaders of nations h ad th e w isdom of a desert sh e ph erd w h o travel s by cam elor by foot and cannot read nor w rite. Te rron K .D odd live s ne ar W h ycocom agh , Nova Scotia.H is m e m b e rs h ip is u nde r th e care of H M AC. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Bibl e Study, Busine ss Me e ting, Ch il dre n, Disce rnm e nt, Eq uity & Dive rsity, Eth ics & Ste w ardsh ip, Fam il y Life , Grie f & H e al ing, Grow ing O l de r, Living O ur Faith , Marriage , Me e ting Com m unity, Ministry & El de rsh ip, O utre ach , Pe ace & Nonviol e nce , Jail s & Justice , Quak e r H istory, Quak e rism , Se xual ity/Se xualEth ics, Sim pl icity & Ecol ogy, SpiritualGrow th , Unive rsal ism , W orsh ip, Re l igious Education. 27 Torture T by Anne-Marie Z il l iacus orture is a painfulconcern to m any Friends. W h en th e Q uak er m ovem ent began in Engl and in th e 17th century, m any Q uak ers spent years in abom inabl e prisons rath er th an deny th eir faith . Th is h istory l aid th e basis of th e Q uak er approach and gives strength to our w ork . Last year saw th e beginning of th e Q uak er Initiative to end Torture. In th e m onth s since th at founding conference, Friends al lover th e US h ave been doing publ ic education on th e topic of torture, tak ing l eading parts in th e dem onstrations to cl ose Guantanam o and th e Sch oolof th e Am ericas (SO A), and w ere very invol ved w ith th e dem onstrations on January 11th against th e pol icy announced by th e Am erican president to increase troops in Iraq . Th e vast m ajority of Canadians are al so steadfastl y opposed to torture, but th ey need to h ave a w ay to ensure th at th is opposition strength ens Canada’s w eak com m itm ent to preventing torture. It is untenabl e th at th e FederalCourt of Canada rul ed in O ctober 2006 th at it w as l aw fulfor Mah oud Jabal l ah , one of th e m en detained on a security certificate h ere in Canada, to be denied protection as a refugee even th ough “th ere is th e possibil ity th at Mr. Jabal l ah w il l be subject to torture or even th e death penal ty if h e w ere to return to Egypt,” and uph ol ding th e statem ent by im m igration m inistry del egate R .B. Th ornton th at th e al l eged “danger” th at Mr. Jabal l ah is supposed to pose to Canada “outw eigh s th e risk … th at h e faces upon rem ovalto Egypt”. It is up to al lof us in Canada to l ook at our ow n conscience and ask oursel ves w h at w e are w il l ing to do to end th is h um an righ ts nigh tm are. To h el p us, th ere w il lbe anoth er Q UIT conference, h osted by O ttaw a Month l y Meeting (w ith funding from Canadian Friends Service Com m ittee and th e social justice organization Inter Pares) April27th to 28th 2007. It w il lbe a cal lto Canadians to act to preserve, defend, m aintain and extend civill iberties and h um an righ ts before th ey disappear, before th ey are w h ittl ed aw ay increm ental l y. Joh n Cal vi, w h o is th e m oving force beh ind Q UIT, 28 w il l be th e facil itator of th e April conference in O ttaw a. H e w il lbe joined by H ector Aristizabal ,a Col om bian actor/psych ol ogist w h o is a survivor of torture. H ector w ork s w ith th e Th eatre of th e O ppressed and h as done a l ot of w ork in opposing th e SO A. At th e conference h e w il lperform h is th eatricalpl ay “Nigh tw ind”, w h ich de picts th e nigh t h is l ife w as forever ch anged by h is capture, im prisonm ent and subseq uent torture at th e h ands of SO A graduates. Each of us h as an individualresponsibil ity to act to bring an end to torture. W e need to counter th e rising com pl acency around torture as w e see m ore and m ore of it in m edia, w h ich trivial izes torture and ignores th e fact th at Canada is h ol ding peopl e on security certificates and al l ow ing Canadian troops in Afgh anistan to transfer prisoners of w ar to th e Afgh an governm ent. H ow can w e abol ish torture w h en it is seen as a form of entertainm ent? Utne R eader just publ ish ed an articl e on a virtualre prise of Cl assifie ds For re ntin Arge nta, BC. In s m allh om e s te ading com m unity, ne ar Arge nta M e e ting. 3-be droom h om e , w ood/e lectric h e at, garde n, gre e nh ous e , rootce llar, h ot tub, s urrounde d by fore s tand m ountains . $650/m o. 250366-4372. M AK E FR IEND S, M AK E M USIC: Frie nds M us ic cam p atO lne y, age s 10-18. 2 or 4 w e e k s um m e r program e m ph as izing m us icalgrow th , caring com m unity. For broch ure , vide o: FM C, PO Box 427, Ye llow Springs , O H 45387, U.S.A. Could you us e old copie s of Th e Canadian Frie nd for outre ach ?W e h ave e xtra copie s of s om e back is s ue s , and w e 'd be h appy to s e nd you s om e if you h ave an outre ach ide a th e y'd be us e fulfor. ContactSe án H e nne s s e y at: cf-bus ine s s m anage r@ q uak e r.ca or Th e Canadian Frie nd, Arge nta, B.C. V0G 1B0 M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd th e Stanl ey Mil gram O bedience Experim ents, w h ich ask ed students to control torture on a person in anoth er room , not k now ing th at th e torture w as fak ed. Apparentl y virtualtorture experiences l ik e th e ones in th e new study can l ead to th e sam e k ind of traum a th at participants in th e originalstudy underw ent. LO NG D ISTANCE CALLING....... D By Margaret Sl avin o I h ave to be l ie ve in th e pe ace te stim ony in orde r to be a Frie nd? Th e Aprilconference w il lbe an opportunity for Friends to com e togeth er to w ork on th is issue al ong Not according to our O rganization and Procedure. w ith peopl e from oth er faith com m unities, peopl e “Suitabil ity for m em bersh ip is not determ ined by tests w h o w ork in socialjustice organizations, and students. of creed or practice”, and “Unity is essentialupon th e As Q uak ers, th e abol ition of torture is a spiritual spiritualand practicalnature of Ch ristianity, th e real ity concern, not just a pol iticalaction, and w e w il lh ave to of direct divine com m union in w orsh ip, and th e be in it for th e l ong h aul , k now ing th at it coul d tak e as presence of th e Inner Ligh t, or th at of God, in l ong as th e w ork to abol ish sl avery. Th is conference everyone”. No m ention is m ade of h aving to be a w il l concentrate on th e spiritual base w e need to pacifist before you can be a Friend. Pacifism is a sustain th is w ork , th e h ard w ork of addressing th e testim ony, or fl ow er, from th e root experience of w orst parts of our h um anity. Torture cannot be Inner Ligh t. Lik e al lour testim onies, it is a discovery, condoned. and needs to be rediscovered and re-ow ned by each For m ore inform ation on th e April Q UIT individual and each generation. At present m any Friends are engaged in refl ection on “R esponsibil ity to conference in O ttaw a, contact Anne-Marie Z il l iacus. Protect”. Friend D ick Preston in a discussion paper Anne - M arie Z illiacu s is a m e m b e r of O ttaw a ask s anguish ed q uestions: “Is th e categoricaldenialof M onth ly M e e ting. th e use of w eapons, by anyone, a w ith draw alfrom th e contem porary w orl d, in principl ed h opes th at th e destroyers and th e survivors w il lsom eh ow be l ed to l isten m ore effectivel y to th e divine?W h at of th e m il l ions of victim s?Are th ey l oved, but w orth l ess th an our abstract principl es of utter non-viol ence? ” Can arm ed intervention, th en, ever be righ t?O r is th is just one m ore w ay of avoiding th e h ard w ork of w aging peace?Societies break dow n w h en th ere is not enough justice: food, sh el ter, h ope and respect. Friends h ave noted th e recent difficul t decl aration of th e Mennonite CentralCom m ittee: “W e w il lnot cal l for h um anitarian m il itary intervention. … W e w oul d rem ain sil ent, not to disengage or avoid action or to Em ploym e ntO pportunity l egitim ate viol ence, but in recognition of th e tragic O ffice Adm inis trator and am biguous nature of th e situation.” (Peace O ffice New sl etter, Vol . 36, No. 3) Th e cl osest w e Friends h ave com e to th is is th e l ine in th e peace statem ent CFSC w illbe s e e k ing a ne w O ffice approved l ast August th at says: “Mil itary sol utions Adm inis trator (h alf-tim e pos ition) in 2007, to sim pl y do not w ork . ” Th e peace testim ony is not a s tartno late r th an 30 Se pte m be r. Th e pos ition is locate d in Toronto, O N. Inte rvie w s w illlik e ly “belief” but an ongoing spiritual struggle, m ade sh arper by th e terribl e confl icts of our tim e. Canadian Frie nds Se rvice Com m itte e be in M ay. To re ce ive an application pack age for th is pos ition w h e n available (lik e ly e nd of M arch ), pleas e e m ail <pe rs onne l@ cfs c.q uak e r.ca> Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Do you h ave a q ue stion?Se nd it to w rite aw ay@ ne xicom .ne t or m ailto 206 Pe rry St., Pe te rborough O N K9 J 2J2. O ur th ank s to Sue D ym e ntfor th e colum n logo. 29 Com ing Togeth er as Friends Fal lR e presentative Meeting by R ose Mae H ark ness by CarolBradl ey "Prayer ..... SpiritualPow er" w as th e th em e of th e St.Law rence Fal lR egionalGath ering h el d O ctober 1315 at W aupoos Farm , near O ttaw a. Friends from Montreal , Th ousand Isl ands, Peterborough and O ttaw a attended. Th e program m e devel oped by Th ousand Isl ands Meeting perm itted us to expl ore togeth er various form s of prayer. O n Saturday m orning, a form of body prayer (cal l ed paneurh yth m y) w as l ed by R osem arie McMech an.Th is form of dancing prayer, devel oped in Bul garia, continues to gath er severalth ousand dancers each sum m er to a m ountain setting for a joyful cel ebration of l ife. It w as raining, so w e h ad to enjoy l ife inside th e l odge at W aupoos.Fol l ow ing a period of sil ent w orsh ip, Bert H orw ood introduced an exercise in w h ich w e l ook ed at our inh ibitions and reservations about prayer. Bert al so l ed us in a m editation w ork sh op based on R ex Am bl er’s book , “Ligh t to Live By” (avail abl e at Q uak er Book Service). Bert w as al so responsibl e for tw o l abyrinth s set up at W aupoos and an introduction to using th em as a form of prayer/m editation. After a sh ared l unch , w e h ad a ch oice of a l abyrinth w al k , w orsh ip sh aring on prayer or a discussion on em erging form s of prayer w ith Jean D ean. Al lof th ese periods w ere a bl essing w h ich w e brough t to our business m eeting in th e l ate afternoon. O ne item of business w as an update from th e McMech ans on projects w h ich Canadian Friends h ave supported in Uganda. Th is year th e tw o Friends ch urch es in Uganda h ave form ed th e Ugandan Friends Service Com m ittee, som eth ing th e McMech ans h ave encouraged in th eir w ork w ith Ugandan Friends. F riends from Meetings across Canada gath ered in O ttaw a to conduct th e business of Canadian Yearl y Meeting, in th e first of its tw o m eetings betw een sessions of CYM as a w h ol e. In attendance w ere re presentatives from m ost Meetings, and from m ost Com m ittees. Susan Stevenson as Cl erk h el ped us consider feedback to th e Consul tation and R enew al Com m ittee about th e interim recom m endations th at affect R e presentative Meeting. O th er im portant m atters incl uded privacy issues concerning Minutes and m ail ing l ists, and announcem ent of a new draft ch apter of Faith and Practice for March . W e w ere rem inded th at th e Youth Program for CYM 2007 in W indsor, Nova Scotia, is in need of an overal l coordinator. W e com pl eted our agenda on Saturday and m et w ith O ttaw a Month l y Meeting in w orsh ip on Sunday m orning. Sincere th ank s w ere expressed for O ttaw a’s w onderfulh ospital ity, as dates w ere set for m eeting in H am il ton May 4 to 6, 2007. Pl ease see th e R e presentative from your Meeting for detail s on th ese and oth er issues. l ed to th e singing of rounds in both Latin and Engl ish . As several of us pre pared to return to O ttaw a, th ose rem aining for th e Sunday program m e w ere busy rearranging ch airs for circl e dancing. W h il e th e adul ts h ad enjoyed a day of spiritual refresh m ent, th e ch il dren w ere invol ved w ith a num ber of adul ts in a variety of activities too. Th e food for th e w eek -end w as coordinated by Montreal Friends (it w as del icious!) w h il e CarolD ixon did th e registration - very efficientl y! Al lin al l , th is gath ering l y dee pening tim e. I w as Before supper w ith th e l ocalR om an Cath ol ics w h o w as a h appy, spiritual lw h o m eet for a m ass at W aupoos on Saturday afternoon, im pressed by th e generosity of spirit of al e experience w e sh ared in a com m unity vocalprayer for h eal ing l ed contributed to m ak e it a very w orth w h il by Marguerite K l uensch . In th e evening Steve Fick for Friends. h el ped us to experience th e spiritualbenefits of beauty Ros e M ae H ark ne s s is a m e m b e r of O ttaw a and w onder in singing ch ants, severalof th em w ritten M onth ly M e e ting. by Bev Sh e pard of H am il ton Month l y Meeting. Th is 30 M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Em erging Gifts by Peter Stevenson and Margaret Sl avin (R e port from th e w eek end consultation of Em erging Gifts, sponsored by th e Travel l ing Ministries Program of Friends GeneralConference, and h el d in Pittsburgh , PA, Novem ber 10-12, 2006) In term s of th e purpose of th is w eek end, if it w as to com e up w ith w isdom , I th ink w e fel lsh ort. If it w as to open a l ine of th ink ing and som e dial ogue, it w ork ed. H ere are som e underl ying ideas th at eith er brough t about th e consul tation or w ere brough t up during it: 1.Everyone h as gifts. 2.Peopl e’s gifts are not being used for th e service of th eir Meetings.Too often th ey are l ying dorm ant. 3.Th e responsibil ity for nam ing and nurturing gifts ul tim atel y fal l s on th e Meeting. 4.Th ere w as a desire for Meetings to provide accountabil ity for peopl e devel oping th eir gifts. 5.In order to do th ese th ings w e need stronger Meeting com m unities. h as been a tradition of rel easing Friends to l ive into th is gift, of el dering Friends w h o are perceived to not be m ak ing space for th e care of th eir gift, and so on. Som e of th is form al ity, or m ost of it, feel s foreign, and perh aps needs to be treated w ith caution. Everyone h as gifts— everyone is cal l ed into th is l ife to l ive out som e th ings w e need to do. Let’s not get too m uch ego invol ved h ere and l et’s not run aw ay from ch al l enges eith er. Let’s stay steady and on course, and l et’s h el p one anoth er to do th at, w h eth er individual l y or as a com m unity. Anoth er w ord for th is is sim pl y respect. Nom inating Com m ittee and being approach ed by sam e: H ere, th ree th ings com e into pl ay: 1.fil l ing sl ots 2.discerning and nam ing gifts 3.ack now l edging l eadings Nom inating com m ittees need to get to k now peopl e and try to m atch up gifts and positions, D iscerning gifts: Everyone h as gifts th at th ey bring encouraging th e fainth earted but respecting th ose to th eir Meetings, w h eth er it is being confrontational w h o h ave th e gift but no sense of l eading for or a good l istener, or perh aps it’s a gift for w ork ing particul ar w ork . Th ere is no sh am e in eith er l eaving a w ith ch il dren. It can h el p, especial l y if a person in position unfil l ed or in a person’s deciding to tak e a Meeting or in your l ife in general , is annoying you, to job because “som ebody h as to do it.” In th e l atter l ook at th eir beh aviour as a gift. It k ee ps your vision case, if th e person h as a strong l eading (passion? ) to fresh and your h eart open if you do th is. It w as often h ave th at program go forw ard, th ey m ay w el lacce pt a said during th e consul tation th at everyth ing w as a gift. tedious piece of it and do it w ith joy because it But if everyth ing is a gift, w h ere is th e rol e of advances th e l arger cause. el dering?And h ow can w e discern w h at is appropriate beh aviour? It w as said at th e consul tation th at w e cannot nam e gifts if w e don’t k now one anoth er. I m ust say Nam ing gifts: O nce you genuinel y do see th e th at I th ink m any Young Friends don’t feell ik e th ey person’s beh aviour as a gift, or perceive th e gift in it, it are real l y active participants in th eir m eeting is h el pfulto tel lth em th is. E.g. You h ave a gift of com m unities. W h en w e grow up in a m eeting, w h at presence,” rath er th an, “W h y don’t you ever give vocal are w e grow ing into?Is it real l y a corporate faith m inistry? ” W h en Meeting nam es and nurtures gifts, com m unity?Th e idea th at th e rol e of our m eetings is peopl e h ave m ore support in devel oping th eir gifts for to support our individualspiritualpath s is becom ing service to th e Society. m ore and m ore preval ent. I suspect th is is rel ated to our rel uctance to provide accountabil ity for our gifts: Apparentl y th ere is a Friends’ tradition of form al l y nam ing gifts, w ith th e m ost attention h aving been “You h ave your ow n spiritualpath . I don’t w ant to so rel ated given to nam ing th e gift of vocalm inistry. Th e gift, im pose anyth ing on you.” I suspect th is is al to Young F riends not feel ing connected w ith th eir w h atever it is, in th is tradition w oul d be consecrated— a form of tak ing it seriousl y— and th ere Meetings. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd 31 Book R eview s Th e Urs ul a Frank l in R e ade r: Pacifis m as a Map Auth or: Urs ul a M.Frank l in Publ is h e r: Be tw e e n th e Line s , Toronto, 2006 (370 page s ) Th e s e as s e m bled w ritings on pacifis m re flect Urs ula Frank lin's Quak e r faith and practice , cre ative problem -s olving s k ills, and h e r life e xpe rie nce s as a s cie ntis t, e ducator, citize n and h um anitarian. Follow ing a ve ry length y introduction w h e re in M ich e lle Sw e narch uk s e e k s to illum inate th e principles th at inform th e auth or's alte rnative proje ction of th e w orld, th e book is divide d into four m ain parts . It e ncom pas s e s a totalof 40 articles , including unpublis h e d pape rs and m anus cripts , as w e ll as pre vious ly publis h e d m ate rial. Th e s e are follow e d by a s pe cial s e ction called "From Urs ula's book s h e lf" w ith a lis t of "th e book s w ith allth e m ark s and s lips s tick ing out— th e w ork s m uch cons ulte d and ch e ck e d." In true Quak e r s tyle, th e s e articles , w h ich fe ature Urs ula's fe m inis t, e nvironm e ntalis t, pacifis t, and cre ative s ocialth ink ing, alw ays bring th e focus back to th e individualrath e r th an leaving it to th e e xpe rts and th e politicians . H e r analys is , ins igh ts , and pe rtine nt q ue rie s h e lp us find a m ore pacifis t dire ction at th is tim e of living in "violence as an e nvironm e nt." Sh e fe e ls th e ne e d for com m unity, and for clarity of vis ion and k now ledge , are bas ic tools in follow ing s uch a dire ction. ne e d a s oph is ticate d pe dagogy, appropriate ly fas h ione d and taugh t w ith in th e fullconte xt of a te ch nologicals ocie ty … If a s ocie ty is to m ove tow ards pe ace and gre ate r s ocial jus tice , w e ne e d corre s ponding m ove s in th e prioritie s of e ducation and re s e arch ." O ne article, "Spe ak ing truth to planning" w as firs t publis h e d in Frie nds Journal in 19 78, afte r h e r talk at Frie nds Ge ne ral Confe re nce . It is one th at h as a bas is of h aving pacifis t-m inde d citize ns h e lp s h ape th e politics of th e place s in w h ich th e y live , and re m inds us "th at planning is one of th e arm s of pow e r, re ach ing into th e future … convince d th at it is pos s ible to de ve lop a nonviolent approach to planning … m ak ing plans th at do not re s ult in oppre s s ion, th at do not violate th e s piritual or political fre e dom of oth e rs ". Th is book doe s act as a m ap, filled as it is w ith page afte r page of articulate plans on h ow and w h y pacifis m can w ork , and h ow and w h y w e m us t pe rs e ve re in th is dire ction. "W h at doe s it tak e , not to avoid w ar, but to prom ote pe ace ? ... H ow doe s one m ove tow ards jus tice ?Ste p by bloody s m alls te p." Urs ula Frank lin's fire and e nth us ias m , along w ith h e r articulation of th e s m alls te ps , can w e lls e rve as an e nrich ing guide book for activis ts . I e ncourage e ve ryone w h o h as e ve r cons ide re d pacifis m as a pos s ible m ap to a s ane r future to re ad th is rich collection. R eview by June Etta Ch enard, Pel h am Executive Meeting H e r advice for a pos s ible ne w orde r h as a focus on e ducation, re s e arch and planning. It is bas e d on citize n politics , th e ir de finition and ch aracte r, and th e im portant diffe re nce s be tw e e n th e m and th e politics of political partie s . Sh e w rite s , "Th e s e ye ars also convince d m e th at allcitize ns , but particularly th os e w h o w ant to ch allenge th e s tatus q uo, 32 M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd New to Q BS T h e fol l ow ing titl es h ave been added to our stock . For a com pl ete l isting of Q BS book s, see our 2006-2007 Q uak er Book Service Catal ogue, w h ich w as incl uded in th e Jul y 2006 edition of Th e Canadian Friend and is al so avail abl e on th e CYM w ebsite, w w w.q uak er.ca/q bs. Th e Ursul a Frank l in R eader: Pacifism as a Map by Ursul a Frank l in (Betw een th e Lines, Toronto, 2006). H ere are com preh ensive tal k s on peace, tech nol ogy, w om en’s issues and education, draw n from over forty years of research and training by a l eading Canadian Q uak er, ph ysicist, Massey l ecturer, and Pearson Medal of Peace recipient, w ith a w ide back ground introduction by Mich el l e Sw enarch uk , th e Executive D irector of th e Canadian Environm ental Law Association.(Ed: See ful lreview in th is issue) ($24.9 5) Th e Q uak er Bibl e R eader edited by PaulBuck l ey and Ste ph en W. Angel l(Earl h am Sch oolof R el igion Publ ications, R ich m ond, Indiana, 2006). A book for Friends, as PaulBuck l ey says in h is Introduction, on “h ow to read th e Bibl e…Th ere just isn’t one w ay for a Q uak er to read scripture… Th e R el igious Society of Friends h as spaw ned a w ide variety of Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd approach es…outw ardl y different, but each firm l y rooted in Q uak er Faith and Practice.” Th irteen ch apters present penetrating interpretations by a range of Q uak er-rel ated auth ors, from D on Sm ith , an astroph ysicist, to Janet R oss, a H ebrew sch ol ar and professor of th eol ogy and com parative rel igion, now teach ing at McMaster University in H am il ton, O ntario (29 0 pp;$29 .9 0) Th e Mystery of Q uak er Ligh t by Peter Bien (Pendl e H il lPam ph l et 384, 2006). Peter Bien expl ores th e th eol ogy and poetry of Friends’ favorite rel igious sym bol . Ligh t h as been th e central m etaph or in rel igious l ives and w orsh ip th rough out th e ages (30 pp;$7.50) Portrait in Grey: A Sh ort H istory of th e Q uak ers by Joh n Punsh on (Q uak er Book s, London, 2006). Th is is a revised edition of a popul ar study of th e distinctive h istory and w ay of l ife of Q uak ers, as th e R el igious Society of Friends devel oped and expanded around th e w orl d, and it describes h ow Friends h ave contributed to intel l ectual , business and sociall ife. (320 pp;$30.00) 33 W h ere th e Friends Are For a h int, l ook at th e bottom of th e page.Answ ers w il lappear in th e next issue. Acros s 1. Th e m os tbilingualprovince 3. O ur anglicize d Be rlin 4. Exporte r of s om e Currys ? 5. Te utonic 7. M anila's is lands 9 . Form e r York 10. Th e pe ace fuloce an 11. Satiric s logan: As _ _ _ _ _ as pos s ible unde r th e circum s tance s 13. So nice th e y nam e d ittw ice 14. W h e re you'd find th e Tricolore 17. Fam e d for re ggae 19 . Country w ith th e m os t Quak e rs 20. Large prairie s 23. O riginalYe arly M e e ting in Europe 24. Th e only pe nins ula in CY M 25. Fe de ralis tAlexande r or Sk ate r Scott 26. W h e re th e k angaroos roam , and th e q uolland th e bandicoots play 27. Stok e r of Flam e s 28. Large s tcity in th e am e ricas 29 . Ch illy cre e k 32. Th e s m aller ch ina 33. Type of s addle 34. NotSouth e rn 36. Bujam bura is it's capital 38. Eve re s tco-ow ne r 39 . Spanis h s avior 41. "City of Ch am pions " 43. Sm alles tof th e gre atlak e s 44. Scatte rgood te rritory 46. Afte r England, butbe fore unde rpants 47. R ive r in "H e artof D ark ne s s " 50. D e law are city 52. M ountain Gorilla h ide out 53. Update d Albion 54. Country th atinve nte d $5 bills? 56. Surrounds Colum bus 57. Cook 's s ucce s s or 58. Varie ty of ink 60. Elizabe th Gray Vining's m os tfam ous te ach ing job w as h e re . 61. Europe 's m os tpe opled is land (s h ortform ) 62. Inca ce ntre 63. Victoria's Bytow n 64. Se tting of "Th e M os q uito Coas t" 65. AK A Ne w Z e aland D ow n 2. Birth place of dynam ite 4. O lde s tM e e ting in Canada 5. Be lize Ne igh bour 6. D o th e Quak e rs h e re alllive in La Paz? 8. City of broth e rly love 12. H yundai h om e 15. Silve r to Cice ro 16. Th e prairie s tate 18. Angry country? 21. State once called "a valley of h um ility be tw e e n tw o m ountains of conce it" 22. W h e re O range is popular 27. In th e m iddle of th ings 28. W h e re Quak e rs found th e cloud fore s t 30. W h e re Sm urfs cam e from 31. Com e s be fore baby be ars B and C? 34. O bs tacle be tw e e n North Am e rica and Japan 35. H om e to K h m e rs 37. Be tw e e n th e range s 40. Big nam e in dre s s ing 42. Low e r th an 56 acros s 45. CY M 's valley 48. Country fam ous for its s pam 49 . W h e re Z anzibar m ove d to 51. Source of th e Nile 55. Th e longe s ts tre e t 59 . Itis ofte n bak e d Cre ate d by Puzzlem ak e r at D is cove rySch ool.com Quak e r Trivia 1. W h atis th e Norw e gian Quak e r s e rvice organization called? 2. From w h atinde pe ndantM e e ting did Frie nds com e to Canada to found H alcyonia M onth ly M e e ting? 3. W h at's th e activity re fe rre d to as "W aiting upon th e Lord" now com m only called? 4. W h ich m onth w as 1s tm onth to th e e arly Frie nds ? 5. W h atprovince h as a h ock e y te am called th e Quak e rs ? Ans w e rs on page 37 Allth e ans w e rs re fe r to e ith e r M e e tings in Canada, Ye arly M e e tings abroad, or countrie s w h e re Frie nds live . W arning: Th is puzzle m ay contain re ally bad puns . Th os e w ith an allergy to in-jok e s m ay w is h to cons ultth e ir ph ys icians firs t. 34 M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd AR O UND TH E FAMILY Young Friend Updates (com pil ed by K atrina McQ uail ) Ch ris Abbott is l iving on Sal tspring Isl and in BC (al ong w ith Corey and K evin), and is finish ing h is l ast year of h igh sch ooland considering h is options for next year. K evin Abbott is in grade 7, l oving pl aying footbal land getting used to th e isl and l ife. Corey Abbott is in h igh sch ooland continuing to create beautifulth ings out of al lsorts of m aterial- paper, beads, etc. Ayesh a Am in is at Long Isl and U, in NY, studying InternationalStudies and French . Pl ans to graduate in '09 . D on Bow yer is l iving in Toronto, w ondering w h at com es next. Marcus Bow yer w as h ired by th e O PP in Se ptem ber (l ook out O ntario) and is m arrying Tanya Al tm an in O ctober 2007. Ch ris Bow yer is l iving in Leam ington, O N, w ork ing in greeh ouses and attending a Unitarian Ch urch . Teresa Bow yer is studying Art and Engl ish at Concordia University in Montreal . Col in Brisco is l iving in New foundl and; graduated from th e adventure tourism program at Col l ege of th e North Atl antic, starting a bik e sh op (Cycl e Sol utions) w ith a coffee sh op in Corner Brook . K ofi Brough ton is l iving in O ttaw a, in h is l ast year of H S, pl anning on going to university for Bioch em isty or K inesiol ogy. Jul ianna Buck is l iving and w ork ing in Toronto. Engaged and getting m arried in O ctober 2007. Eth an Ch iddick s h as invented a tim e m ach ine and is now w ork ing on a garl ic press th at isn't im possibl e to cl ean. El ias Ch iddick s is finish ing h igh sch oolnext year and th ink ing about h is post-secondary options. Grace Col em an is in h er th ird year at U. W isconsin, studying International Studies and Psych ol ogy. W ork ing on th e side. Justin Coutts is l iving in Sparta/Guel ph , w ork ing on h is GED. Mel issa Curtis is k ick ing it in Sparta. Finish ing up h igh sch ool , pl anning on attending Guel ph University in th e fal l . R ace D 'Atri is going to sch oolin Toronto and l iving in a trail er.Sarah D ick is l iving in Cal gary, tak ing th e Education program m e at th e U th ere. Scott is in Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Edm onton doing a fine-w ood-w ork ing program so th ey are doing th e l ong distance th ing! Nath an D ick is l iving in Cal gary com pl eting h is degree in com puter science. Caitl in D ick is active pl aying bask etbal land attending Lak el and Col l ege in Ll oydm inister, AB. Ben D orm an is l iving in Montreal , getting into th e acting and snow boarding scene. Sam Egan-Sh eardow n is l iving in R ich m ond H il l , attending th e Toronto W al dorf Sch ool . R ach elEganSh eardow n is in h er first year of H S at th e Toronto W al dorf Sch ool . Gal en Fick is going to U of Guel ph , pl aying and coach ing w ater-pol o am ong oth er th ings. R eyk ia Fick graduated from Trent in '06, in International D evel opm ent Studies and International Pol itical Econom y, about to start travel ing around Central Am erica w ith h er sister Lil ia. Lil ia Fick graduated from th e Meeting Sch ool(H S). Gabriel Gossel in is studying Com m unication Studies and Com puter Science at Concordia University in Montreal . K el l y Grah am is in h er l ast year at W esttow n H S, in Pennsyl vania. K endra Grah am is attending Al dersh ot H S, w ork ing at Tim H ortons and figure sk ating a l ot. Marik a H aspeck is w ork ing at th e K el ow na Motor Inn, h eavil y invol ved in al laspects of th eatre (sets, reh earsing, etc), pl anning to go to U of A in Edm onton in th e fal lfor a conjoined BMus and BEd. D aph ne H em il y is going to sch oolin Montreal , doing h er usual100,000 th ings w h il e being am azing. Jul ie H em il y is w ork ing on an upper-cl ass h orse farm in th e m iddl e of now h ere, near O ttaw a. Etienne H ennessey-Lem ieux just got back from BC, l ook ing for a job to support h is travel l ing h abit. D ecl an H il l w il lsoon com pl ete h is Ph D at O xford and w il lbe publ ish ing a book based upon h is w ork . K ath erine H ope is l iving in Vernon and pre paring for an extended trip dow n to New Z el and to w ork and visit w ith rel atives. Liam H usk is l iving in O ttaw a. Jesse H usk is l iving in London, doing h er m asters in Psych ol ogy? ? ? 35 R ebecca Ivanoff graduated from University of Guel ph in anth ropol ogy and ecol ogy, l iving in R ich m ond H il l and w ork ing at a vet cl inic, w h il e w ondering h ow best to h el p out in th is w orl d. H annah Ivanoff is attending University of Guel ph , l iving w ith great h ousem ates and studying InternationalD evel opm ent. Ben Ivanoff is l iving in R ich m ond H il l , is in Grade 10 at th e Toronto W al dorf Sch ool , pl aying l ots of m usic (bass and piano). R avi Josh i is l iving and w ork ing in Guel ph (w ith Grayden), doing com puter and w eb stuff.ND P! Ch ris K ing is l iving in Toronto, going to h igh sch ool . Maggie K nigh t is serving on Cam p Com m ittee w h en funds al l ow h er to m ak e th e trek out, and is th e gram m ar q ueen w h o needs to be prodded to rem em ber to do anyth ing for Sporadical . Facing th e ch al l enge of grade 12 academ ics com bined w ith too m any extracurricul ars--yearbook , ch oir, soccer, and l ots and l ots of environm entaland social justice activism . O h , and university and sch ol arsh ip appl ications. Matt K reh er just cam e back from Guatem al a. Studying Ph ysiol ogy and Psych ol ogy at th e U of W estern O ntario, l iving in London. Sarah K reh er just cam e back from Guatem al a. Sh e's in h er senior year at North Toronto Col l egiate Institute (H S). Jordan K rugelis l iving in Toronto, attending George Brow n. Grayden Laing is l iving and doing h is art in Guel ph . Ch eck out h is w ebsite. LN Laing is l iving w ith h er l ongtim e boyfriend in th e W estern United States. El izabeth Lam m e is in h er l ast year studying Psych ol ogy at SUNY Genesco, w ork ing as a D om estic Viol ence Program Assistant.Justin Lew is is in h is first year at U Louisiana, w ork ing at a ritzy restaurant. Erin McD ougal lis in h er first year at th e Earl h am Sch ool of R el igion, nurturing h ersel f. Em il y McD ougal l is finish ing up h er university degree, dream ing about/pl anning travel and expl oring th e joys of textil es (k nitting, sew ing, etc). K atrina McQ uailis l iving in R ich m ond, IN. Graduated from Earl h am (Business and Non-profit Managem ent), w ork ing as th e assistant to th e President of Earl h am . R ach elMcQ uailis just finish ing up at U W aterl oo, engaged to R obin Sanders, w edding set for June 2008. 36 Th ink ing about w h at sh e w ants to be doing next. D oug Morris is l iving in Toronto. Sara Nasr is th e new Assistant R esident Friend at Toronto Meeting's Friends H ouse. Maureen Paul y-H ubbard is at U W isconsin, studying Engl ish , Psych ol ogy and R el igious Studies. Pl anning to Graduate in '09 . H el en Paul y-H ubbard is attending O l ney Friends Sch ool in O h io, doing gym nastics and pl aying cel l o! Em m a Paul y-H ubbard is in h er first year at Bel oit Col l ege, m ajor undecl ared. Lil y Pe pper is studying Ph il osoph y at McGil l University. Anna Peters W eh k ing is back from British Col um bia, th ink ing about next ste ps. Luc Peters W eh k ing is in H am il ton, busy being a pool boy. Francis Prescott is attending th e U of Guel ph , studying Pol itical Science and Psych ol ogy. W il l Prescott is l iving in Guel ph . D avid Purk is is going to York University, l ook ing at Mass Com m unications. Th ink ing about tak ing a year off to travel . MacK enzie R ing graduated from U of W indsor in Th eatre, is currentl y travel ing th e w orl d. Al ec R ing is going to R yerson, studying Engineering. Jon R ossiter is engaged and is doing th e Co-op program in Mech anicalEngineering at U of W aterl oo. Justin Sainsbury is l iving in Guel ph , finish ing up h igh sch ool .Ben Sh e pard is l iving in New Brunsw ick , l oves th e ocean and nature (goes on h ik es to cl im b rock s, w atch tides and seabirds, etc.), is in th e construction business but h opes for a ch ange;h e is a w ebsite designer but h asn't got h is business up and running. Em il y Sh e pard is about to tak e an advanced course in teach ing Engl ish as a foreign l anguage, w h ich sh e h as al ready done, incl uding a year in Japan; sh e's presentl yl iving in H am il ton and w ork ing for th e O ntario Ministry of Labour, w h ere sh e is greatl y appreciated; sh e's very invol ved in l ocal environm ental groups and l oves to k nit. D iana Sh e pard and Sean are h appil y m arried and cel ebrated th eir first anniversary at Cam p;sh e's teach ing French in th e el em entary panelfor th e Upper Grand R iver Board of Education but h opes to get a secondary posting for next year;sh e is in a bel l y-dancing troupe; Sean is a m anager at Ch apters;th ey l ive in Guel ph and l ove it. Beth Sh e pard w ork s at a bak ery in Guel ph w h ich as m uch as possibl e uses organic, l ocal or fair-traded, w h ol e grain and natural foods; sh e M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd l ives in a l ittl e h ouse w ith a co-w ork er and tries to get in som e art (a l ong-tim e l ove) and croch eting w h en sh e can;sh e sings in a ch am ber ch oir and h as al so done bel l y-dancing. Nori Sincl air is attending Mt. R oyalCol l ege in Cal gary, h oping to pursue a degree in Journal ism /Com m unication Studies. Living in rez, but intends to find an apartm ent for th e fal l . W il l l ik el y be h om e (Nanaim o, BC) for part of th e sum m er. W ants to finish a degree in a few years and l onging to travelm ore. Cal gary is col d, btw... Am y Jean Singl eton-Pol ster is h eading off for exch ange to Cape Tow n University in South Africa from UBC for a sem ester.R ach elSingl eton-Pol ster w as acting in h er sch ool 's production of Annie, pl aying rugby, doing bal l et, and w ork ing h ard at sch oolso sh e can get into Pearson Col l ege. Sh e is one of th e editors for th e Sporadical , one of th e YF re ps on Program m e Com m ittee for YM, a YF l istener, and on CYFYM Nom inating Com m ittee. As for th e rest of h er spare tim e sh e l oves sail ing, back pack ing, rock cl im bing, running, reading, and just h aving fun. Jesse Sm ith is getting h is Masters in one year in O ttaw a. Jagger Sm ith recentl y m arried Sarah in O ctober 2006, l iving in O ttaw a, getting h is Masters. R ob Sm ith is attending university in O ttaw a. Aden Spurr is l iving in Vancouver, BC. Look ing for an apartm ent, w h il e l iving in a h ostel . W ork ing at R obert H el d Art Gl ass studio. Tristan Spurr is w ork ing at th e O ril l ia Bik e Sh op, bik ing, and l iving at h om e. Sarah Jane Spurr is just back from travel l ing th e w orl d, w ork ing near O ril l ia, O N. Jil l ian Spurr is attending H S in O ril l ia, l iving at h om e. Ben Spurr is going to university in Toronto; pl aying m usic w ith h is band, Th e Coast. Peter Stevenson is in h is second year at Earl h am Col l ege. Sam Stevenson is l iving in th e w oods in New Mexico. R ye Stevenson is currentl y l iving in Q uebec City. Em il y Stew art-W il son is l iving in R ich m ond H il l , O N, going to th e Toronto W al dorf Sch ool . Graem e Stew art-W il son is l iving in R ich m ond H il l , O N, in h is l ast year at th e Toronto W al dorf Sch ool . Marc Sum m er-Sm ith is studying Ph il osoph y at th e University of Toronto and w ork ing as an Autom otive Tuner at Neetronics. Eppa Turniw an is currentl y l iving in Cal gary going to sch oolfor m assage th erapy. Sh e m oved th ere in D ec '05 after graduating from St Francis Xavier University w ith a BSc in H um an K inetics.Sh e finish es m assage th erapy in March and th en is Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd travel l ing to H aw aii w ith h er fath er. Is th ink ing of getting into th e fil m industry after th at. Ivan Verl aan is going to York University, in Fil m /Cinem a Studies, l iving in Toronto. Peter Versteeg is going to be a fath er in May, l iving in O ttaw a. Beth any Von Bezol d is attending a m idw ifery program in Cal ifornia for 2 m onth s, th en to British Col um bia to w ork at Cam ph il l before h eading back to Cal ifornia to w ork at a sum m er cam p.Mak ing pl ans to go to university in th e fal l . Al an W al sh is finish ing up h is l ast sem ester at Sw arth m ore in PA (in Math em atics and Statistics and Econom ics), l ook ing for jobs. Tom W al sh is doing an M.Sc. in Com puter System s at th e University of Toronto. Ch ris W il k is getting m arried in June, and stil lw ork s at Stantec Consul ting... and um m ... w ent to K uw ait a few m onth s ago to train som e peopl e at th e Ministry of Publ ic W ork s on pavem ent testing eq uipm ent. Ch ris Yang just got back from Ch ina, w il lbe l iving in Guel ph . Sarah Young is at Q ueen's Canada in O ttaw a, in h er 2nd-to-l ast year of Geol ogical Engineering. Aynsl ey Young is at Q ueen's Canada in O ttaw a, finish ing up h er l ast year Nursing, Astronom y and Astoph ysics. Col dstream Month l y Meeting In earl y Novem ber, Col dstream Meeting w as pl eased to h ost th e Continuing Meeting of Ministry and Counsel . It w as gratifying to sh are m eal s and fel l ow sh ip w ith Friends from disparate parts of Canada. Trivia Ans w e rs Sh eil a H avard, w h o h as been an AGLI w ork cam per in Bududu, Uganda for th e past tw o sum m ers, m ade a return trip to Uganda in D ecem ber. Sh eil a never travel s l igh tl y on h er ventures, and th is trip w as no exce ption. Incl uded in h er 80 pounds of l uggage w as a fax m ach ine, seeds, dresses sew n by Col dstream Meeting From page 34....... 1. K ve k e rh je lp 2. Fritch ley Ge ne ralM e e ting, atth e tim e an inde pe ndantgroup of Frie nds in th e UK . 3. M e e ting for W ors h ip 4. M arch . Early Frie nds us e d num be re d m onth s ins te ad of us ing pagan nam e s , and prior to 1752 England and it's colonie s s tarte d th e ir calendar ye ar w ith M arch . 5. Sas k atch e w an - Th e Sas k atoon Quak e rs play in th e North Sas k atch e w an Junior H ock e y Le ague 37 w om en, and m edicine. Sh e reconnected w ith friends sh e h as m ade in Uganda, and visited th e site of a pl anned w ater tank , a project financed in part by Col dstream Meeting. Sh eil a al so donated th e cost for extra l arge eaves trough s so w h en h eavy rains com e, th e w ater can be col l ected. Ch ristm as found Sh eil a, al ong w ith h er personalporters, m ak ing th e trek up Mt.K il im anjaro. New Brunsw ick Month l y Meeting Effective im m ediatel y, D aph ne H ark er h as l egal l y ch anged h er nam e to D aph ne D avey. Louis Paul , of W oodstock -H oul ton W orsh ip Group, died Novem ber 7. O n D ec. 6th , th e second annualTw el fth Nigh t Maril ee R eim er, D oug H atfiel d and R ita H atfiel d dinner w as h el d. Besides enjoying a pot l uck supper w ere w el com ed into m em bersh ip in New Brunsw ick togeth er, Friends and guests sh ared th eir various in th e fal l . tal ents in th e form of stories, poem s, personal th ough ts and w ritings, sk its, personalantecdotes, and songs. In m id-January in St. Cath arines, Friends from Pel h am Executive Meeting gath ered for a w inter retreat to review th e Interim R e port of th e At its Se ptem ber Meeting for W orsh ip for Consul tation and R enew al (C'n'R ) W ork ing Group. Business, Edm onton Month l y Meeting joyousl y After identifying topics th at w ere of particul ar w el com ed Jul ie R obinson into m em bersh ip. Jul ie is a interest to m em bers present, discussions focused on poet and l ives w ith h er partner, Jeff D udiak , a th ose areas. Notes from th e m eeting are being tak en m em ber of Pel h am Meeting, and th eir son York , w h o to a Meeting for W orsh ip for Business w h ere th e is 6. m eeting w il ldecide on w h at form a m eaningfulinput to th e C’n’R process m igh t be. Pel h am Executive Meeting Edm onton Month l y Meeting H am il ton Month l y Meeting Th ere w ere fifteen participants at a retreat Novem ber 11th . It began w ith break fast and ended w ith a sim pl e supper, and encom passed w orsh ip, l arge group discussions, sm al lgroup discernm ent, free tim e for w al k s, rests, and inform altal k s w ith f/Friends, and a Cl arem ont D ial ogue. Th e subject of th e retreat w as th e Life and H eal th of O ur Meeting. Th e next retreat w il lbe in th e spring, and th e th em e is based on th e Fool ish ness of God and our cal las Q uak ers to th is Fool ish ness. MontrealMonth l y Meeting Montreal Month l y Meeting is pl eased th at its m em bersh ip is grow ing. D avid Mil l ar (form erl y of Victoria Month l y Meeting) h as recentl y h ad h is m em bersh ip transferred to Montreal . Ch antal Fournier h as been acce pted into m em bersh ip of MontrealMonth l y Meeting. Sh e w as w el com ed at a sm al lgath ering fol l ow ing Meeting for W orsh ip on January 21st. Both new m em bers are activel y invol ved in th e l ife of th e m eeting. 38 Toronto Month l y Meeting Eva K antor cel ebrated h er 9 8th birth day on 30 Se ptem ber. Eva is an Associate Mem ber of Toronto Month l y Meeting, h aving com e from Buenos Aires w h ere sh e w as a founding m em ber of th e Q uak er group w h ich m et from 19 43-19 83. Vernon Month l y Meeting Bob H aspeck , a l ong-tim e attender of Vernon Month l y Meeting and W estern H al f Yearl y Meeting, died on O ctober 13, 2006. A m em orialm eeting w as h el d for Bob in Vernon on O ctober 22, 2006. Trudy W ensveen, at 9 1 Vernon Meeting's ol dest m em ber, h as m oved to Gol den, BC. Victoria Month l y Meeting W e w el com e tw o new m em bers: Toni Bacon and Jen D eak in. W e h ave a new W orsh ip Group, in Pow el lR iver on th e Sunsh ine Coast. Victoria Month l y Meeting w il lsoon be ch anging M arch 2007 - Th e Canadian Frie nd its nam e to Vancouver Isl and Month l y Meeting, once al larrangem ents h ave been m ade. Th e part of our Meeting l ocated in Victoria itsel f is al so ch anging its nam e. Form erl y cal l ed Fern St. Meeting, it is now k now n as Victoria Friends Meeting. Victoria Friends Meeting continues study groups on Q uak erism , currentl y l ook ing at Marc Forget's pam ph l et "Tow ard a New Vision of Justice". Lana R obinson of D uncan W orsh ip Group is th e new Sub-regional coordinator for th e Vancouver Isl and and Gul f Isl ands part of th e K AIR O S Netw ork . Friends GeneralConference FGC h as begun col l aborating w ith youth w ork ers from Pendl e H il land Ph il adel ph ia Yearl y Meeting to foster strong connections am ong Young Adul t Friends (YAFs, ages 18-35) both l ocal l y and national l y. For m ore inform ation contact em il ys@ fgcq uak er.org or visit h ttp://w w w.q uak eryouth .org Canadian Yearl y Meeting NationalListeners Listeners are avail abl e to l isten to any Canadian Friend discl ose h arm done on m atters of sexual O ur annualIsl and Gath ering h ad 35 persons in h arassm ent or abuse, or any oth er topic a Friend m ay istener, th e first ste p is attendance, around th e th em e: "Tow ard Com m unity". need to discuss. If you need a l to approach a trusted Friend w ith in your Month l y W e m et at Victoria Meetingh ouse. Meeting (MM), or to go to your MM Ministry and Counsel . If th is path is not com fortabl e, you m ay Yonge Street H al f-Yearl y Meeting (H YM) w as h el d contact a National Listener. Listeners seek to be ace of spirit-centred openness, to th e 28th day of Tenth Month at Yonge Street Meeting present from a pl h ol d th e cal l er and th e situation in th e Ligh t, and to H ouse. Th e day w as a cel ebration of th e bicentenary isten w ith tenderness. K now ing th e h eal ing th at of Yonge Street Month l y Meeting th rough w orsh ip, l com es from sim pl y being h eard, w e offer you a safe fel l ow sh ip, and presentations of h istoricale pisodes. and confidential space in w h ich to speak . O ne cal l Tw o re-enactm ents assisted us in putting oursel ves lyou need. If not, w e h ave th e task of into th e past: one th at incl uded W il l iam Penn m igh t be al discerning w ith you w h at a next ste p coul d be: regarding th e rel ationsh ip betw een Q uak ers and First w h eth er a com m ittee of care, of cl earness, or of Nations peopl es, and th e second of Tim oth y R ogers, ov ersigh t m igh t be appropriate; or h ow to find oth er a Q uak er instrum entalin th e establ ish m ent of settl ers e resources. at New m ark et and of th e Yonge Street Meeting. Th e possibl Th e National Listeners for adul t Friends are: re-enactm ents fol l ow ed m orning w orsh ip in w h ich a * Ed Bel zer (9 02) 384-2730 Friend read from th e q ueries of th e m en's and E-m ail : bel zer@ ns.sym patico.ca w om en's Meetings for Business of 1806 and from th e * D oroth y J anes (416) 9 29 -8812 q ueries now in use by Canadian Yearl y Meeting E-m ail : doroth yj@ idirect.com (CYM). Before and after w orsh ip and at l unch and ey R obertson (250) 763-569 8 dinner, Friends m et, tal k ed, and brow sed at th e *Lesl E-m ail :l essism ore @ tel us.net Q uak er Book Service item s, a displ ay about th e * J ay Cow sil l Tel e ph one: (306) 652-2407 privatisation of w ater, and th e Fair Trade coffee, tea, E-m ail : jm c59 0@ m ail .usask .ca ol ive oiland ch ocol ate avail abl e. Yonge St.H al f-Yearl y Meeting H MAC W eb O versigh t Com m ittee (W O C) of H om e Mission and Advancem ent Com m ittee is pl eased to announce th at th e sel ection process for a w eb designer h as been com pl eted. Th e new face of q uak er.ca w il l be designed by Bruce D ienes, our current w ebm inder.W O C w el com es ideas for content: q uotations, pictures, im ages, etc. suitabl e to be put on th e w ebsite.Subm it to w oc@ q uak er.ca. Volum e 103, Num be r 1 - Th e Canadian Frie nd Additional l y, th e fol l ow ing NationalListeners for Young Friends are now al so avail abl e: *K el l y Ack erm an (204) 774 2282 E-m ail : q uak erk el l o@ gm ail .com *R ach elSingl eton-Pol ster (9 05) 685-1022 E-m ail : tw infl ow er@ tel us.net W h enever possibl e, pl ease contact us first to arrange a m utual l y convenient tim e to speak l ater. 39 Th e Canadian Friend M arch 2007 Volum e 103, Num be r 1 For th is is s ue Editor: K e ith M acgow an EditorialSupport: Ste ph anie D e ak in, Sh e rryllH arris , Judith M onroe Som e of our uncre dite d contributors and corre s ponde nts : D on Alexande r, R os e M arie Cipryk , K ate Collins Th om ps on, D aph ne D ave y, Grae m e H ope , Sus an M os s , Arnold R anne ris , Lana R obins on, H olly Turne r, M olly W alsh Pleas e h e lp! Your articles , poe try, draw ings and ph otos are ne e de d! 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