This week, protests at the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in New Jersey put a national spotlight on the inhumane conditions and abuses people are facing in ICE custody.
About 300 detainees are reportedly participating in a hunger strike, protesting poor food, medical neglect, and the denial of due process.
As members of the Quaker community in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, we are spiritual heirs to 375 years of testimony and action against all war and violence. We reaffirm the Quaker Peace Testimony of 1660 which states: “We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fighting with outward weapons, for any end and under any pretense whatsoever. And this is our testimony to the whole world.”
First Friends Indianapolis Quaker Meeting views the current military conflict with Iran with heavy hearts and a clear conscience. Following the escalation of hostilities on February 28, 2026, we are moved to reaffirm our conviction that war is a moral failure and a violation of the inherent dignity of every human being.
More than a year after the Trump administration began dismantling U.S. foreign aid programs, violence and suffering are on the rise around the globe. In recent weeks, new reports are painting a clearer picture of the cascading consequences.
People keep asking: “Why push a War Powers Resolution if the administration will just veto it?”
This question is especially pointed because an Iran WPR is getting closer to being passed – clearing an important procedural hurdle in a 50-47 Senate vote this week.
These votes still matter, politically and geopolitically, even if they don’t pass. Here’s why:
After a months-long political standoff over immigration enforcement funding, congressional Republicans continue to push forward a $72 billion proposal without measures to hold these rogue agencies accountable.
Herndon Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is devastated and profoundly disturbed by the collaborative military actions of the United States and Israel against Iran and the resulting widespread violence.
Despite the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, tensions and violence in the region are once again escalating. On Thursday, the U.S. military carried out strikes on Iranian military facilities after U.S. Navy ships exchanged fire with Iranian vessels.
Guided by the Spirit of love and Truth, the Jacksonville Quaker Worship Group expresses its anguish, shared by many across the world, over the ongoing war in Iran and Lebanon and its hope for peace, justice, and reconciliation.
It’s time for Congress to reclaim its constitutional power of the purse and answer the growing public call: Enough is enough.
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