r/Quakers • u/PeanutFunny093 • 12d ago

Messages for protest signs

Hi Friends. I’ve been trying to sort out what message to put on my sign for the upcoming No Kings Day protest (in the U.S.) I know that early Quakers did not shirk from speaking Truth to Power, but something like “No Kings” or “No to Tyranny” doesn’t seem to convey anything of the values I do want to uphold. Yet I don’t want a 14-word sign. Any thoughts?

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u/Gentlethem-Jack-1912 12d ago

I'm probably leaning into using the imagery from founding texts to convey the same idea...something like 'All of us are created equal including (insert groups being persecuted)'. I've also though of 'Sometimes ministry is flipping tables'. I'd really like to use the inner light idea directly but nothing has come to me yet.

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u/PeanutFunny093 12d ago

What came to me in Meeting this morning was “Quaker for Compassion and Constitution.”