Western Friend Podcast Mary Klein

Episode 23 of the Western Friend Podcast features a conversation with teacher, speaker, author, scholar, and activist Philip Clayton. He is president of the Institute for Ecological Civilization ("EcoCiv") and the Institute for Postmodern Development of China.  On this Episode with community, he examines questions like: Is it simple to live simply? And just how complicated, or simple, it is to attain ecological civilization?

Attorney, peace activist, author, educator, and former member of the Virginia State Legislature Bill Durland joins us for episode 22 of the Western Friend Podcast. Delving into the theme of "Martyrs for the Truth," Dr. Durland shares about his journey to Quakerism and Pacifism, why more people aren’t standing up for justice today, his history as a civil rights attorney and peace activist, optimism for today,  even...breaking the law! You don’t want to miss it!   

See his contributions to Western Friend HERE
You can find more of his writing HERE

The Soul Force Ones podcast can be accessed HERE

Episode 21 brings something new to the Western Friend Podcast! This is a panel discussion from a workshop on the topic of "Quaker Leadership of the Future." Following the panel and the open forum where panelists engaged each other in conversation, the Soul Force Ones add a 15 minute remix, where the hosts delve into the notion of non-theist Quakerism and how to bring folks into community. 

This episodes panel included:
Folks who support leaders of the future in our yearly meetings:IMYM – Erin Bates, Assistant to the Yearly MeetingIMYM = Intermountain Yearly MeetingNPYM — Paul Christiansen, Rising Clerk of the Yearly MeetingNPYM = North Pacific Yearly MeetingPacYM — Alma Moon, Co-Clerk of Young Adult MeetingPacYM = Pacific Yearly MeetingSCYMF — Erin Wilson, Coordinating Committee and Safeguarding Committee for the yearly meetingSCYMF = Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting of FriendsFolks employed by Quaker organizations to support leaders of the future:AFSC – Julian Andaya, Director of AFSC's Emerging Leaders for Liberation ProgramAFSC = American Friends Service CommitteeFCNL — Larissa Gil-Sanhueza, Senior Manager of FNCL’s Young Adult ProgramFCNL = Friends Committee on National LegislationQVS — Woody Logan-Wood, City Coordinator for the QVS Portland ProgramQVS = Quaker Voluntary Service

Tom Ewell joins the Western Friend Podcast for Episode 20 to discuss non violent organizing and his work with the Sound Defense Alliance. Tom is is a member of Whidbey Island Friends Meeting and is active with Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy and Friends Committee on National Legislation.  He is joined by maryon attwood and Terra Huey as they discuss the urgent need to address the noise made by Growler aircraft at the navy air station at Whidbey Island in Washington state.

You can read Tom's article, Persistence, in the Jan/Feb issue of the Western Friend Magazine HERE. 
You can find the full archive of Western Friend Podcast episodes HERE.


 

Episode 19 of the Western Friend Podcast features an interview with Barbara Birch. Barbara is a member of Strawberry Creek Meeting in Berkeley, California. She discusses her research on Elizabeth Fry, embodied spirituality and its relevance to Quakers today, as well as Friendly 12-Step recovery.

Click here to read Barbara's article in Western Friend, "Eilzabeth Gurney Fry: A Quaker Mess."

Happy New Year to all of our listeners out there! On the first episode of 2023, we share an interview with Barbara Phillips, a lifetime botanist and a member of Flagstaff Friends Meeting. She discusses her life-long fascination with the outdoors, what it means to be a botanist, and some of the challenges facing us and the planet in these complex times.

You can read her article here: Botany on an Endangered Planet
Also, don't forget there's a wonderful archive of past episodes you can peruse right here, wherever you're listening to this podcast! So... after this episode, why not find another that interests you and give it a listen?!
New episodes are released the first Saturday of each month.