In a time of cultural division and distrust, the voices of Quakers in the public sphere is needed more than ever. Quakers have gifts for witness, standing for peace, nonviolence, protection of our planet, and concern for the oppressed, neglected, and scorned.
On April 1, 2019, FCNL Executive Secretary Diane Randall gave the Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture at Pendle Hill. She spoke of ways in which Quakers are called upon to witness to Congress in this historic moment.
The Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture was endowed by Norval and Ann Reece and established in 2004 in concert with Pendle Hill’s publication of Steve Cary’s memoir, The Intrepid Quaker: One Man’s Quest for Peace.