The Philadelphia Experiment: How the Quakers support Occupy

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via Occupy Irvine.

http://occupieddetroitfreepress.org/the-philadelphia-experiment-how-the-quakers-support-occupy/

In a previous post titled “The Philadelphia Experiment“, I provided my experiences from the Occupy National Gathering in Philedelphia last summer. But there was an underlying story that involved an unexpected friend, the Quakers. I will have to admit that I wasn’t aware of the Quakers support for the Occupy Movement, but it was a welcome surprise. A short time ago, I was contacted about the use of one of my photographs for a Quaker publication, A Friends Journal. Of course I was glad to permit this use, but even more fascinated to read the article “A Clerk’s Lesson from Occupy” by Robert W. Hernblad.

Please visit A Friends Journal for the entire story, below are a few interesting quotes!

Despite the presence of Occupiers in the city, we would close the gates to the meetinghouse and its grounds after the building was closed and before our staff went home for the night. We would begin this policy while the Occupiers were in Philadelphia during the upcoming Fourth of July 2012 weekend.

I later learned that this new member spoke up at the session to voice her upset that we were going to close our gates to the Occupiers. The Friends present were moved by her and realized that they too were also upset.

(More at the link.)