by daisy | Sep 5, 2024 | Voting Rights
“I Am a Quaker” The Women’s Suffrage Movement & My Education in Quakerism By Dare Thompson “…Unlike the American Revolution, which began with the shot heard round the world,’ the rebellion at Seneca Falls – steeped in moral conviction and rooted in the...
by daisy | Sep 5, 2024 | Voting Rights
Quaker women were among the organizers of the first Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 in Seneca Falls and Poughkeepsie Friend Dare Thompson would have been at home among them. A long-time committed activist for equal rights (Dare’s currently the president...
by daisy | Aug 5, 2024 | Voting Rights
Election violence is not a theoretical possibility in the 2024 election cycle. It is here, and the question is how we respond. How do we prevent election violence from growing in magnitude? An overwhelming majority of people in our country do not want violence,...
by daisy | Jul 19, 2024 | Voting Rights
At FCNL, we are dismayed and heartbroken by the recent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. We hold him, those killed and wounded, and all those affected by this traumatic event in the Light. This event is part of an ongoing rise of...
by Dare Thompson | Mar 14, 2023 | Voting Rights
by Dare Thompson “…Unlike the American Revolution, which began with the shot heard round the world,’ the rebellion at Seneca Falls – steeped in moral conviction and rooted in the abolitionist movement – dropped like a stone in the middle of a placid lake, causing...