Standing
Committee on Peace and Concerns
The
Standing Committee on Peace and Concerns is charged with helping
Friends to follow leadings toward peace and social order as well as for
assuring good order in the approval and management of projects under
the care of Yearly Meeting. Friends, groups of Friends or Meetings
under a concern for which Yearly Meeting oversight and support may be
sought are urged to contact this committee early in the planning
process.
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News - Present and Past
 From UPI: "Quakers hail Iraqi withdrawal timeline"
Posted on Oct 30, 09 | 11:42 am
Two Quaker organizations praised the signing of a measure requiring the U.S. Defense Department to update lawmakers on the progress of the withdrawal from Iraq.
U.S. President Barack Obama signed a measure that requires the Pentagon to provide lawmakers with quarterly reports on the progress toward a Dec. 31, 2011, withdrawal date from Iraq as outlined in a bilateral status of forces agreement.
International Youth Dialogue for Nuclear Disarmament - October 26-27, 2009
Posted on Oct 12, 09 | 11:18 am
 Join the International Youth Dialogue for Nuclear Disarmament. This Dialogue will link youth, professionals and experts representing the peace, foreign policy, religious, health, and environmental communities via live video conference. Venues include: Philadelphia, Santa Barbara, Mexico City, and Moscow.
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Buddhist 'Walk for a New Spring'
Posted on May 12, 09 | 9:55 pm
 PYM NEWS: Nineteen walkers stopped at PYM’s Burlington Meeting House & Conference Center on March 16 for a potluck dinner, a conversation on peace and a good night’s rest before embarking on their journey to Camden the next morning.
PYM Ministry for Racial Justice and Equality
Posted on May 12, 09 | 9:52 pm
PYM NEWS: Members of the Ministry for Racial Justice and Equality in the Religious Society of Friends sent letters to Meetings last fall, offering a visit from the group to share about the ministry. We have now scheduled visits to Woodstown Meeting (NJ), Third Haven Meeting (MD) and Fallsington Meeting (PA).
Perpetual Economic Growth: Does the Idea Alarm You?
Posted on May 12, 09 | 9:46 pm
PYM NEWS:Join the “Growth Dilemma Network” of the Friends Testimonies and Economics project to help with a witness to question the myth of perpetual economic growth, first within the Religious Society of Friends, and then “inside the Washington DC beltway.”
Friends Peace Teams News Available Paper-Free
Posted on May 12, 09 | 9:40 pm
PYM NEWS: The three active programs of Friends Peace Teams (in Africa, Latin America and Indonesia) are engaged in community-by-community peacebuilding, healing, and reconciliation.
“Lost Stories of Faith” Exhibit at Arch Street
Posted on May 12, 09 | 9:28 pm
PYM NEWS: For those who missed the opportunity to see this powerful exhibit in January, “Lost Stories of Faith” is returning to the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia from May 1 through June 30.
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