Chris Mohr
@chrismphl.bsky.social
Quaker staff person and volunteer, plus various other things, in Philly. #NJOK. Central Jersey is real!
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"Each time I went, I found the silence anew and let myself sink into it a little further. I learned more about Quaker beliefs in pacifism [and] equality ... Most believed in God, but others were agnostic .... Eventually, I started to have faith, too." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community
After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turne...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"Each time I went, I found the silence anew and let myself sink into it a little further. I learned more about Quaker beliefs in pacifism [and] equality ... Most believed in God, but others were agnostic .... Eventually, I started to have faith, too." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Quakers in Philly are doing the same in Love Park today at noon. Hosted @afsc-org.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Quakers in Philly are doing the same in Love Park today at noon. Hosted @afsc-org.bsky.social
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“I also have a newfound appreciation for moments of calm. I’m more aware of the clarity that stillness can bring, and I’m grateful that I found the Quakers when I needed them most.”
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community
After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turne...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“I also have a newfound appreciation for moments of calm. I’m more aware of the clarity that stillness can bring, and I’m grateful that I found the Quakers when I needed them most.”
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
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June 12-14 2026 - The Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists will take place at Haverford College in suburban Philadelphia. Our theme is Revolution! and the Call for Papers is open now!
www.quakerhistory.org/conference
📚Please share to your networks 📚
www.quakerhistory.org/conference
📚Please share to your networks 📚
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
June 12-14 2026 - The Conference of Quaker Historians and Archivists will take place at Haverford College in suburban Philadelphia. Our theme is Revolution! and the Call for Papers is open now!
www.quakerhistory.org/conference
📚Please share to your networks 📚
www.quakerhistory.org/conference
📚Please share to your networks 📚
Glad to be at @pendlehillusa.bsky.social for @ericanela.bsky.social's talk on "A Radical Side of the Early Quakers" tonight.
Join us for next month's First Monday Lecture on "A Radical Side of the Early Quakers" with Dr. Erica Canela on December 1. Register for this free, hybrid event at pendlehill.org/calendar/a-r...
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Glad to be at @pendlehillusa.bsky.social for @ericanela.bsky.social's talk on "A Radical Side of the Early Quakers" tonight.
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Registration is open for the next workshop in Friends Center's series to celebrate our 50th anniversary as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philly.
Here with @quakerspym.bsky.social next Sun. 10/12/25, 3-5 pm:
How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants
Here with @quakerspym.bsky.social next Sun. 10/12/25, 3-5 pm:
How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants
How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants - FC@50
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting & New Sanctuary Movement will help faith communities respond to expressed needs of immigrant communities.
www.eventbrite.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Registration is open for the next workshop in Friends Center's series to celebrate our 50th anniversary as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philly.
Here with @quakerspym.bsky.social next Sun. 10/12/25, 3-5 pm:
How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants
Here with @quakerspym.bsky.social next Sun. 10/12/25, 3-5 pm:
How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants
This one is definitely for @danakatharine.bsky.social and all those who listen to DBTF on WPRB!
Yeah Yeah Noh - Married Miss New Jersey [UK, Indie] (1985)
https://redd.it/1ljgorf
https://youtu.be/7POyrHfwvyk
https://redd.it/1ljgorf
https://youtu.be/7POyrHfwvyk
Yeah Yeah Noh - Married Miss New Jersey [UK, Indie] (1985)
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This one is definitely for @danakatharine.bsky.social and all those who listen to DBTF on WPRB!
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As pub date approaches, I'm grateful for this review from #Quaker activist and mentor George Lakey: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/a-ve...
A veteran climate organizer's new book shares lessons from the frontlines
In “Common Ground,” author Eileen Flanagan takes readers inside hard-fought climate victories, exploring the importance of acting in solidarity.
wagingnonviolence.org
August 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
As pub date approaches, I'm grateful for this review from #Quaker activist and mentor George Lakey: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/a-ve...
Just got my copy of @eileenflanagan.bsky.social's Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation. Can't wait to read it!
September 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Just got my copy of @eileenflanagan.bsky.social's Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation. Can't wait to read it!
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Registration to the next training is now open. Refreshments & child care will be provided.
This training is for Quakers and non-Quakers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/how-faith-...
This training is for Quakers and non-Quakers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/how-faith-...
How Faith Communities Can Support Immigrants - FC@50
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting & New Sanctuary Movement will help faith communities respond to expressed needs of immigrant communities.
www.eventbrite.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Registration to the next training is now open. Refreshments & child care will be provided.
This training is for Quakers and non-Quakers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/how-faith-...
This training is for Quakers and non-Quakers!
www.eventbrite.com/e/how-faith-...
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Thanks to Lewis Webb of @afsc-org.bsky.social & Tonya McClary for leading our 1st training in Friends Center's series celebrating our 50th year as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philly.
Next: @quakerspym.bsky.social on how faith communities can support immigrants, here on 10/12/25, 3-5 pm.
Next: @quakerspym.bsky.social on how faith communities can support immigrants, here on 10/12/25, 3-5 pm.
Trainings to Celebrate Our 50th Anniversary! – Friends Center
friendscentercorp.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Thanks to Lewis Webb of @afsc-org.bsky.social & Tonya McClary for leading our 1st training in Friends Center's series celebrating our 50th year as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philly.
Next: @quakerspym.bsky.social on how faith communities can support immigrants, here on 10/12/25, 3-5 pm.
Next: @quakerspym.bsky.social on how faith communities can support immigrants, here on 10/12/25, 3-5 pm.
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Ready-made community. And you can pick the one you like best. And your whole family will benefit. Yes, please. slate.com/life/2025/09... Thank you @gailcornwall.com for spelling it out.
It’s Really a Shame That This Particular Parenting Tool Has Been Co-Opted By the Right
You don’t have to become an evangelical Christian to find a village this way.
slate.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ready-made community. And you can pick the one you like best. And your whole family will benefit. Yes, please. slate.com/life/2025/09... Thank you @gailcornwall.com for spelling it out.
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Friends Center's 50th anniversary celebration as the Quaker hub for peace and justice in Philadelphia kicks off with @afsc-org.bsky.social's workshop here on Community Safety Beyond Policing.
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-c...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-c...
Creating Community Safety Beyond Policing - FC@50
The US spends over $200 bn/yr on prisons & policing. Come learn how to develop community safety with transformative alternatives!
www.eventbrite.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Friends Center's 50th anniversary celebration as the Quaker hub for peace and justice in Philadelphia kicks off with @afsc-org.bsky.social's workshop here on Community Safety Beyond Policing.
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-c...
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-c...
Question of the night:
Is “Victoria” the only song covered by The Fall *and* The Feelies?
September 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Question of the night:
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We have new @afsc-org.bsky.social banners to share with you all:
"Quaker Communities
are stronger with immigrants"
1/2
"Quaker Communities
are stronger with immigrants"
1/2
September 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We have new @afsc-org.bsky.social banners to share with you all:
"Quaker Communities
are stronger with immigrants"
1/2
"Quaker Communities
are stronger with immigrants"
1/2
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Friends Center's office building opened in 1975--50 years ago!
This fall, we'll celebrate our 50th year as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philadelphia with a series of in-person trainings on nonviolent action.
Some details remain to be worked out. Here's the overview.
This fall, we'll celebrate our 50th year as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philadelphia with a series of in-person trainings on nonviolent action.
Some details remain to be worked out. Here's the overview.
Trainings to Celebrate Our 50th Anniversary! – Friends Center
friendscentercorp.org
September 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Friends Center's office building opened in 1975--50 years ago!
This fall, we'll celebrate our 50th year as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philadelphia with a series of in-person trainings on nonviolent action.
Some details remain to be worked out. Here's the overview.
This fall, we'll celebrate our 50th year as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philadelphia with a series of in-person trainings on nonviolent action.
Some details remain to be worked out. Here's the overview.
I was delighted to have lunch downtown with mi amor, @robinmsf.bsky.social, yesterday!
August 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I was delighted to have lunch downtown with mi amor, @robinmsf.bsky.social, yesterday!
Interesting, and yet more interesting to me is the YouTube user name!
youtu.be/0mjI-77ddRg?...
youtu.be/0mjI-77ddRg?...
August 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Interesting, and yet more interesting to me is the YouTube user name!
youtu.be/0mjI-77ddRg?...
youtu.be/0mjI-77ddRg?...
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We are NOT too old to go see live bands on Sunday night! So there!
Thank you, @jon.wprb.com and WPRB, for tix to see Mike Polizze, Lo Fives, and Silver Synthetic at Johhny Brenda's!
Glad to be here with @robinmsf.bsky.social.
#WPRB #CommunityRadio #Rockist
Glad to be here with @robinmsf.bsky.social.
#WPRB #CommunityRadio #Rockist
August 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We are NOT too old to go see live bands on Sunday night! So there!
Thank you, @jon.wprb.com and WPRB, for tix to see Mike Polizze, Lo Fives, and Silver Synthetic at Johhny Brenda's!
Glad to be here with @robinmsf.bsky.social.
#WPRB #CommunityRadio #Rockist
Glad to be here with @robinmsf.bsky.social.
#WPRB #CommunityRadio #Rockist
August 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Thank you, @jon.wprb.com and WPRB, for tix to see Mike Polizze, Lo Fives, and Silver Synthetic at Johhny Brenda's!
Glad to be here with @robinmsf.bsky.social.
#WPRB #CommunityRadio #Rockist
Glad to be here with @robinmsf.bsky.social.
#WPRB #CommunityRadio #Rockist
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If your Philadelphia nonprofit organization's mission aligns with Quaker values and testimonies, then Friends Center's Center City office space might be for you!
Learn more:
Learn more:
August 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If your Philadelphia nonprofit organization's mission aligns with Quaker values and testimonies, then Friends Center's Center City office space might be for you!
Learn more:
Learn more:
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Our series featuring all 30 organizations here at Friends Center, in alphabetical order, concluded today with @wtiusa.bsky.social. Read more:
Our series on Friends Center tenants, in ABC order, closes today with Witness to Innocence, @wtiusa.bsky.social.
Their mission is to empower exonerated death row survivors to be the most powerful & effective voice in the fight to end the death penalty and reform the justice system in the US. /30a
Their mission is to empower exonerated death row survivors to be the most powerful & effective voice in the fight to end the death penalty and reform the justice system in the US. /30a
Witness to Innocence | Empowering Death Row Survivors | United States
Witness to Innocence is an organization led by death row exonerees. We are focused on death penalty advocacy and education, as a way to end the death penalty.
www.witnesstoinnocence.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our series featuring all 30 organizations here at Friends Center, in alphabetical order, concluded today with @wtiusa.bsky.social. Read more:
oh hey, Quaker William Penn had a major role in the history of jury nullification!
August 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
oh hey, Quaker William Penn had a major role in the history of jury nullification!
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📣 New Video!
I am joined by Paul Parker, Recording Clerk of Quakers in Britain. We discuss his role as a Quaker leader and what he sees as his main achievements and priorities. We talk about how a Quaker leads, as well as Paul's hopes for the future of Quakerism
@rcquaker.bsky.social
#quakerism
I am joined by Paul Parker, Recording Clerk of Quakers in Britain. We discuss his role as a Quaker leader and what he sees as his main achievements and priorities. We talk about how a Quaker leads, as well as Paul's hopes for the future of Quakerism
@rcquaker.bsky.social
#quakerism
August 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📣 New Video!
I am joined by Paul Parker, Recording Clerk of Quakers in Britain. We discuss his role as a Quaker leader and what he sees as his main achievements and priorities. We talk about how a Quaker leads, as well as Paul's hopes for the future of Quakerism
@rcquaker.bsky.social
#quakerism
I am joined by Paul Parker, Recording Clerk of Quakers in Britain. We discuss his role as a Quaker leader and what he sees as his main achievements and priorities. We talk about how a Quaker leads, as well as Paul's hopes for the future of Quakerism
@rcquaker.bsky.social
#quakerism