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If You Build It, They Will Call Steve Woolford, GI Rights Counselor: Fall 2022 Newsletter

by Steve Woolford | Nov 9, 2022 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, News, News from the HomeFront

Times change, and with it, military regulations. For example, the addition of the Space Force to the armed forces required an overhaul of all the Air Force regulations, which now refer to “members” rather than “airmen,” in order to include the “guardians” of the Space...

Gaslighting and Control: Fall 2022 Newsletter

by Joanna Nunez | Nov 9, 2022 | Counseling Program at Quaker House, Domestic Violence, News from the HomeFront

“Gaslighting” is a term that has gained popularity due to TikTok and other social media, but it is often misused and misunderstood. Gaslighting is so much more than lying or changing a story. It is purposeful psychological manipulation to make victims question their...

Seeking How to Put Action to Witness: Fall 2022 Newsletter

by Wayne Finegar | Nov 9, 2022 | News, News from the HomeFront, Peace

A highlight of my first months at Quaker House has been visiting communities in Florida, South Carolina, Vermont, New York, Virginia, and across North Carolina. Two topics came up with every visit: reactions to the conflict in Ukraine and how can we be effective...

John’s Story

by Wayne Finegar | Jun 15, 2022 | GI Rights Hotline, Military, News, News from the HomeFront, Our History and Work

by Lenore Yarger, Quaker House Counselor to the GI Rights Hotline   When John (not his real name) joined the Marine Corps over two years ago, his recruiters made it clear that he should not disclose a prior history of psychological counseling and medication. He made...

Executive Director’s Self Introduction

by Wayne Finegar | Jun 15, 2022 | News, News from the HomeFront, Our History and Work

This edition of the News from the HomeFront may be the first you have heard that I am the new Executive Director of Quaker House. I look forward to trying to match the quality of my predecessor’s reports in the future. For this first newsletter of my service, I am...

Thinking about Conscientious Objection in a Time of War

by Wayne Finegar | Jun 15, 2022 | GI Rights Hotline, Military, News, News from the HomeFront, Peace, War and Use of Military Force

by Steve Woolford, Quaker House Counselor to the GI Rights Hotline   When the Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent, I was saddened to think about all the people that would be harmed in the conflict. I remembered a conscientious objector from the US Army I worked...

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