Quaker | Northern Spirit Radio

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March 27, 2020

While serving as Activist in Residence at Susquehanna University, Peterson Toscano co-preached a sermon with chaplain

Youth Protesting in London for Climate Action

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March 23, 2019

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July 28, 2018

Iris Graville is an author, book artist, and a former nurse. Her memoir, Hiking Naked: A Quaker Woman's Search for Balance shares her quest for meaningful & life-balancing work. The journey took Iris & her family far off the grid, radically exploring simplified living, freeing her to find her own answers to the big questions, less controlled by society's prompting.

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November 20, 2016

There's a long history of trying to convince folks to go vegetarian or vegan by argument, but Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) (or on FaceBook) is trying something different - emphasizing the sheer fun of it.

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September 25, 2017

What do people of color concerned about climate change and environmental impacts to their communities want white climate advocates to know?

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May 28, 2017

J. Brent Bill is the author of Life Lessons From a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace, reviewed in Friends Journal to much acclaim. He's also been an avid consumer and creator of music, and joins us this week to discuss one section in particular of his book, the Humble Stumble Hymnbook.

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February 27, 2017

So much protesting, marching, and disruption happening these days. What are the best ways to get governments to address pollution and the effects of global warming? Eileen Flanagan, a writer, a social change teacher, a Quaker, and an activist, chats with host, Peterson Toscano about the four different roles people have traditionally taken in change movements. Are you a rebel, an advocate, an organizer, or a helper? Maybe a little bit of each. How do these models apply to organizations. Amani Thurman, a college student who has spent time protesting but has begun to do volunteer lobbying weighs in. You will also hear under-reported good news happening with American Conservatives and climate change.

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January 8, 2017

A visit with Texas-raised attorney J.E. McNeil about the need to hear each other beyond the liberal/conservative, urban/rural, ivory tower/commonfolk divides, what holds us back, and how to bridge the gap. J.E. is the former executive director of the Center on Conscience & War and author of a review of the book Dark Money in Friends Journal. Also part of this discussion with J.E.

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November 27, 2016

Katherine van Wormer's book, The Maid Narratives: Black Domestics and White Families in the Jim Crow South draws on interviews from black maids and white women who had maids, to understand the reality of segregation, its norms, and its consequences.

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November 13, 2016

With tensions so high currently between left/right, religious/secular, and more, it's time to revisit an article by Kat Griffith called Conversations from the Heartland, from Friends Journal. Kat compassionately & with insight observes the problems & solutions around dealing with them!. Kat teaches a variety of subjects at the high school level, sometimes taking heat for pushing the envelope in class content.

Rude and Downright Prophetic — Matthew 3 with Rev. Scott Kershner

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Ep 34 Extinction Rebellion and Students Demanding Climate Action

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Hiking Naked

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Joyful Animal Compassion

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Citizens Climate Radio Ep 16 Pursuing Climate Justice

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Humble Stumble Hymnbook

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Ep 9 Rebel or Advocate featuring Eileen Flanagan

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Speaking Both NPR and NASCAR

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Lessons from Jim Crow Maids

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Divided Society & Heartland Conversations

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