quaker

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A similar operation took place at the Quaker Meeting House last March, when six Youth Demand activists were arrested.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

For months, activists have been demanding more support from city leadership, explained Elias Siegelman, an activist who works with No ICE Philly, which meets in the quintessentially Pennsylvanian location of a Quaker meeting house.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

To that end, the owner of Lay’s chips and Quaker Oats appointed a Walmart executive as its chief financial officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

They come from a variety of organizations, from legal aid groups to Quaker societies, or are just concerned citizens who have realized they can show up and help.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

In November of 1792, for example, when another Quaker petition came forward under the sponsorship of Fisher Ames, William Loughton Smith referred his colleague to the earlier debate of 1790.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis