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Friends World Media - Speaking Truth Slide Show

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:42:42 -0700

This is a fancy movie made of the slide show displayed at FGC this year. Created by Bill Warters.

Would God Allow Me to get a Sex Change?

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:04:50 -0700

After watching my YouTube video Transgender Rights? A Christian Speaks Out, a viewer sent me the following message. hi my name is craig, im a male that feels traped in the wrong body,i watched your video and was comforted and inspired, i just wanted to know having the feelings that i do, would god allow [...]

Passport Troubles

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:24:02 -0700

This week on War News Radio, we talk to Iraqis about the difficulty of obtaining a passport. Jessie Arian reports.

Then, we take a look at an Afghan school that emphasizes music training and hopes to revive the region’s unique culture. Marina Tucktuck has the story.

Finally, we speak to medical students who are part of the Army’s Health Professions Scholarship Program. Kyle Crawford and Emily Crawford report.

These stories, plus this week’s news.

Creating Connections - from 2009 Britain Yearly Meeting

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:04:44 -0700

Julia Ryberg's address to Britain Yearly Meeting July 30, 2009, on Creating Connections.

Quakers see contradiction in tea party protests

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:51:03 -0700

From ABC7 Chicago's April 14, 2009 newscast at 4pm. More at http://www.abc7chicago.com

Committed Relationships Part 1

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:57:59 -0700

Committed Relationships statement - part 1.

Committed Relationships Part 2

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:04:07 -0700

The second part of the introduction to the Quakers YMG at York, July 2009. Recorded at Bewdley Friends Meeting House.

Quakers on YouTube

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:48:29 -0700

compiled for NPYM, January 2008, accessioned to Multnomah Friends library.

We are singing to Jesus Christ

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:39:40 -0700

A video of Chwele Yearly Meeting youth choir at the Young Quaker Christian Association gathering in Kenya in December 2009.

Chwele Yearly Meeting Youth Choir

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:41:22 -0700

More video of Chwele Yearly Meeting youth choir in action

Queer and Queerer Ep. 11 – American Education Through Irish Eyes

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:18:01 -0700

Peterson and Zack are off to the movies, but there’s a podcast to record first! This week we’re joined by a special guest! Shane is here to talk about his year in as an Irish exchange student in the United States. He talks about how he was prepared to visit the US, what he observed [...]

Carrie Newcomer's Song of the Soul

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0700

Carrie Newcomer is a musical beacon of light & soul from Indiana. She is consciously reaching inward, gently sharing what she finds, delighting in people and flashes of the Divine everywhere. She's got 12 recordings of her own material and regularly collaborates with other musicians, poets, and writers. She is a member of Bloomington, Indiana, Friends Meeting.

All the songs in this program are performed by Carrie Newcomer:

Before and After		from Before and After
Geodes		from The Geography of Light
If Not Now		from Before and After
Betty's Diner		from Regulars and Refugees
I Do Not Know It's Name		from Before and After
Gathering of Spirits		from Gathering of Spirits

The Human Terrain

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:15:06 -0700

This week on War News Radio, we look at a program that embeds social scientists with the military. Kyle Crawford reports.

Then, we consider the problems associated with Afghanistan’s opium-based economy, and how to solve them. Listen now the report by Amandine Lee, Alan Zhao, Jared Nolan, and Anjali Cadambi.

Finally, We examine the lives of Iraqi and Afghan refugees. Marina Tucktuck reports.

These stories, plus the week’s news.

Gridlock

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:47:57 -0700

This week on War News Radio, we talk to Iraqis commuting in Baghdad and look at how the conflict has turned the city’s streets into a transportation nightmare. Bennet Goeckner reports.

Then, we speak to Iraqis who have fled to Syria about their lives in exile. Emily Crawford brings the story.

Finally, we talk to a marine sniper who served in Iraq about his experiences. Kyle Crawford reports.

These stories, plus this week’s news.

Passing Time

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:45:53 -0700

This week on War News Radio, we take a look at how service members stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan spend their free time and the various projects that they have come up with to keep themselves entertained. Emily Crawford reports.

Then, we examine peace movements in Afghanistan, including President Karzai’s own peace jirga. Karim Sariahmed has the story.

Finally, we talk to the director of a new documentary about the individual journeys of several Iraqi refugees. Marina Tucktuck reports.

These stories, plus this week’s news.

The Invisible Threat

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:41:10 -0700

This week on War News Radio, we take a look at improvised explosive devices and their impact on fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Amandine Lee reports.

Then, we talk to ordinary Iraqis who live near high-profile figures. Karim Sariahmed and Bennet Goeckner have the story.

Finally, we talk to the director of a new documentary about fighting in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. Kyle Crawford reports.

These stories, plus this week’s news.

Peggy Seeger - Singer, Songmaker, Activist

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0700

Peggy Seeger is especially known for her song of awakening women's consciousness, Gonna be an Engineer, but she sings of many concerns and causes, including economic justice and, especially, care for creation. She's put out a wealth of music on her own, with her husband Ewan MacColl, with her brothers, Pete & Mike Seeger, and with other fine artists.
*All the songs in this program are by Peggy Seeger:* Gonna Be An Engineer Sing About These Hard Times Right To Life The Mother Woman On Wheels Ballad of Jimmy Massey

Religion & Society Exchange - Sahar Taman & Rabbi Jeremy Schneider

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0700

Project of the National Peace Foundation and the Islamic Society of North America, Reflections and Experiences of Religion and Society includes essays from the participants in the exchange program between Muslims, Jews & Christians between the Middle East & the US Midwest.
A visit with organizer & editor, Sahar Taman, and with participant, Rabbi Jeremy Schneider. Music Featured: Maybe There's a World - Yusuf Islam

Ecotopia Soon! July 9, 2010

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:00:01 -0700

How do we immunize ourselves from all the fruh-ha of the fast talkers? Here are some views and clues you might choose to use: Occam’s razor (compare the speaker’s overly complex assumptions with your own simple ones); instead of answering misleading questions, ask the speaker about the important problems; if it’s not about more positive relations among people and more positive relations with nature, than maybe it’s not worth listening to. Plus more fossil fuel and clean energy news, unions, Asian carp, solar aircraft, and more.

Tunes:

Oscar Peterson Trio: It Ain’t Necessarily So from Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

Thelonius Monk: Thelonius from Underground

Al Green: Look What You Done For Me from Here I Am

Aretha Franklin: Running Out of Fools from Jazz to Soul

Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man from Twentieth-Century Masters: The Best of Chuck Berry

Bob Dylan: Buckets of Rain from Blood on the Tracks

Sly and the Family Stone: Everyday People from Sly

Bob Marley: Redemption Song from Uprising

Ecotopia Soon! July 2, 2010

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:17:38 -0700

Dependence, Independence, and Interdependence Day Weekend. In 1776 there was one King George. How many do we face today? Citigroup strategists coin “plutonomism,” the rich deserve to get richer. Plutonomist Steve Forbs calls the proposed Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act the “Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill.” Criticizing religions while supporting their free practice. News from the “Well Regulated Militia”(c): Supreme Court cuts down Chicago hand-gun ban. Chicago immediately passes new strict hand-gun ordinance. When will the Senate pass carbon limits? More fracting trouble in the Marcellus Shale. North Pacific right whales almost extinct. Bees monitor toxins at German airports. And more.

Today’s music worth listening to:

Oscar Peterson Trio: It Ain't Necessarily So from Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin

Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five: Till We Two Are One from One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions

David Lindley and Wally Ingram: I Am a Patriot from Twango Bango

Duke Ellington: Star Spangled Banner from The Great Chicago Concerts

Greatful Dead: Brokedown Palace from American Beauty

Robert Johnson: Sweet Home Chicago from Mojo Workin’: Blues for the Next Generation

Bob Dylan: One More Cup of Coffee from Desire

Joan Armatrading: Love and Affection from Joan Armatrading