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On this episode of the Western Friend Podcast, Jon and the community speak with Zae Illo, a Master of Divinity from the Earlham School of Religion. He works as an operations manager for Youth Spirit Artworks, leads the Bible study and street outreach ministries at Glide Church, and recently began a biweekly laundry ministry at the San Francisco Friends Meeting.  You can find more at CyberGlow.org

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You can read his most recent article in the March 2024 issue of the Western Friend magazine, titled The Perplexity of Prayer HERE. To see all of his other articles in Western Friend, click HERE. For an archive of past Western Friend Podcast episodes, click HERE.To read more about the Soul Force Ones, click HERE.

Episode 32 of the Western Friend Podcast features a conversation with Nancy Marshall, a member of Phoenix Friends meeting and a retired attorney and former director of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union. On this episode, she discusses her recent article in Western Friend magazine, titled Friendly Truth to Power, and her most recently published book, A Dry Hate. 

On episode 31 of the Western Friend Podcast, we’re joined by Andrew Franklin. Andrew attends Camas Friends, works for Goodwill Industries, and serves on the Equity and Inclusion Committee of Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends.
On this episode, he chats with us about:
His article, Good Samaritan Mindset, in Western Friend’s latest issue His Quaker meeting's work towards reparations with an Indigenous communityCreating the beloved community that we want to be a part ofThe importance of seeing every person, not only those in our circleThe power of acting now, in the momentThank you for joining us this week, and don’t forget to listen to all of the amazing past episodes in our archive wherever you get your podcasts. Stay tuned for new episodes of the Western Friend Podcast released the first Saturday of every month.

In the 30th episode of the Western Friend Podcast for this new year, we travel back to 2018 to revisit a panel of speakers discuss the topic of “Unity is not Unanimity”, examining ways to keep our communities together despide disputes and disagreements within. Friends discuss:
Ways to work through conflict, based in love and spirituality The process of decision making when there may be disagreementThe importance of eldering as spiritual guidance and/or spiritual mentoringRemember, you can check out the archive of all 30 episodes wherever you listen to podcasts, and NEW EPISODES are released the first Saturday of each month.

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Roscoe Mathieu, a member of Central Coast Friends Meeting, joins us for episode 29. Roscoe expands on his article, A Quaker Rosary, that appeared in the November 2023 issue of Western Friend Magazine. In the second half of the episode, he takes questions from the audience.

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Roscoe´s article: A Quaker RosaryWestern Friend Magazine (Nov/Dec 2023)Western Friend Podcast archive

Keith Runyan is a Quaker change-maker and the new General Secretary of Quaker Earthcare Witness. He is a visionary and activist, born and  raised in Pacific Yearly Meeting in Northern California. In 2018, he  undertook a 12-day hunger strike while traveling in the ministry to  bolster awareness and action on the climate crisis and environmental  justice. In Episode 28 of our podcast series, Keith shares his vision for Quaker action for earth justice.
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Braiding Sweetgrass, book referenced in today’s episodeQuaker Earthcare WitnessMore information on Western Friend Podcast
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