We, the undersigned 19 Friends--many of whom have served in public roles in Quaker organizations--are gravely concerned about the deliberate falsehoods and coordinated efforts currently underway to subvert our democracy. If this politically motivated takeover movement succeeds, any hope of progress on the urgent issues of our time will be lost. We invite Friends and friends of Friends to enter into a national dialogue to discern how best to respond to this urgent challenge.
ORIGINAL SIGNATORIES
MARIAN BEANE Charlotte Friends Meeting, Piedmont Friends - Yearly Meeting and Fellowship
BRUCE BIRCHARD Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Former General Secretary, Friends General Conference
LAURA BOYCE Providence Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Ujima Friends Peace Center
MARTHA BRYANS Downingtown Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
SAM CALDWELL Providence Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Former General Secretary, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
GRETCHEN CASTLE Doylestown Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Dean, Earlham School of Religion, Former General Secretary, Friends World Committee for Consultation World Office
ROBERT DOCKHORN Green Street Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
TOM EWELL Whidbey Island Friends Meeting, North Pacific Yearly Meeting
EILEEN FLANAGAN Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
JOHN HELDING Lopez Island Friends Meeting, North Pacific Yearly Meeting
AYESHA IMANI Ujima Friends Meeting, Philadelphia, Clerk, Ujima Friends Peace Center, Former Clerk of the Fellowship of Friends of African Descent
PHIL LORD Ujima Friends Meeting, Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
MARY ELLEN MCNISH Byberry Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Former General Secretary, American Friends Service Committee
DIANE RANDALL Hartford Friends Meeting, New England Yearly Meeting, Sojourning Friends Meeting of Washington, Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Former General Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation
CHRISTINA REPOLEY Atlanta Friends Meeting, Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association, Founding Director of Quaker Voluntary Service
COLIN SAXTON North Valley Friends Meeting, Newberg, Oregon
JOE VOLK Executive Secretary Emeritus, Friends Committee on National Legislation
MICHAEL WAJDA Goshen Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Sojourning Bennington Friends Meeting, New England Yearly Meeting, Former Associate Secretary, Friends General Conference
PAM YALLER Upper Dublin Friends Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting
*Organization Affiliations are listed for identification purposes only.