by Wayne Finegar | Nov 5, 2020
Meeting for Worship has been impacted by COVID-19 and the need for social distancing precautions. Thanks to a generous donation, we have a fire pit and wood to use in the backyard of Quaker House on days when it is nice outside. Otherwise, we are meeting by Zoom....
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 5, 2020
Meeting for Worship has been impacted by COVID-19 and the need for social distancing precautions. Thanks to a generous donation, we have a fire pit and wood to use in the backyard of Quaker House on days when it is nice outside. Otherwise, we are meeting by Zoom....
by Wayne Finegar | Nov 22, 2019 | and Conflation with Patriotism, Fiftieth Anniversary, Moral Injury, Our History and Work, Religion, Torture and Extraordinary Rendition
An extraordinary event took place in Fayetteville, NC, on September 21, 2019. Fifty years of history were relived through the live recollections of past Quaker House directors, counselors, board members, and people whose lives were touched by Quaker House. People...
by Wayne Finegar | Jun 4, 2019 | Before Joining, Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, Military, Selective Service System
Recently Lenore described our work with the GI Rights Hotline to a Guatemalan immigrant friend. “The government must not like you,” he said. “Once you’re in the US military, they make it almost impossible to get out.” Not everyone with whom we talk...
by Wayne Finegar | Apr 29, 2019 | Conscientious Objection, Draft, Selective Service System
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service has been holding public hearings since February 2018 in order to gather and share information about its mandate to update the Selective Service System (and, therefore, draft and conscientious objector...
