by Liz Nicholson | Feb 9, 2017 | Equity, QVS Philadelphia, Recruitment, Video
QVS and Social Change Chrissie Elcock The political climate is burning my skin. The flames under this melting pot sizzle and pop fumigating the air. The aftermath of this election has left the Western liberal world mortified. Ideals and hopes for achieving an...
by Liz Nicholson | Jan 9, 2017 | Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta
Courtney and Elizabeth Siceloff met in Sweden on a Quaker sponsored tour of Scandinavian cooperatives in 1949 and then continued to live their lives together in service. Their first service began in 1950 at the newly formed Penn Center on St. Helena Island in South...
by Liz Nicholson | Jan 9, 2017 | Quaker Service Testimonies, Resources
Why do we tell stories of Quaker Service? QVS is part of a long stream of Quaker service, a “cloud of witnesses” who paved the way for young adults today. We honor and lift up the stories of those who have come before us, and have given of themselves to...