Addressing Racism
Nourishing Spirit Led Action on Climate: an Online Potluck
The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Climate Witness Stewards invite you to an Online Climate Change Potluck where we can share concerns about the Earth and find ways to support and inspire one another to be part of the solution. We can all use support to engage in this issue of climate change - no matter what […]
The People Enslaved by Quakers
Barnegat (NJ) Friends Meeting, 614 East Bay Avenue, 08005 614 East Bay Avenue, Barnegat, NJ +1 morePlease join the Barnegat Monthly Meeting Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm Eastern time as we host a presentation led by Avis Wanda McClinton about the 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project Join the event by Zoom or in person at our meetinghouse 614 East Bay Avenue, Barnegat, NJ 08005 Register* here: https://barnegatquakers.tiny.us/Manumissions * There […]
The 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project
Barnegat (NJ) Friends Meeting, 614 East Bay Avenue, 08005 614 East Bay Avenue, Barnegat, NJPlease join the Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) as we host a presentation led by Avis Wanda McClinton, The 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project. Join the event by Zoom or in person at our meetinghouse, 614 East Bay Avenue, Barnegat, NJ 08005, Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm Eastern time. Register here. * […]
AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now
Zoom PAJoin the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, […]
Lancaster Meeting Hosts Talk: “The Dangers of Christian Nationalism”
Lancaster Friends Meeting 110 Tulane Terrace, Lancaster, United StatesFriends are invited to join Lancaster Meeting for their October 22 Forum program with speaker Dr. Greg Carey from Lancaster Theological Seminary. This is a hybrid event, and will be hosted at Lancaster Meeting with a Zoom link provided for online registrants. Please use the registration below to receive the Zoom link to attend online. […]
AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now
Zoom PAJoin the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, […]
AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now
Zoom PAJoin the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, […]
Building Communities of Hope in the Face of Climate Grief
The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Climate Witness Stewards invite you to join our online workshop facilitated by Jennifer Elam. She will lead us in an exploration of the roots of climate grief and hope and the healing power of the arts. In small group sharing sessions, we will learn how to honor one another’s stories […]
AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now
Zoom PAJoin the American Friends Service Committee to take action and write to Congress during this heightened period of crisis in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. AFSC will share an update from our staff on the ground, then help you engage with us in making calls to the White House and your member of Congress, […]
Community Conversation on Race – Film Screening
The Road to Justice Film Screening "This isn't Black history; it's is American history." It's history for all of us! Including a Talk-Back with the executive producer, Andre Robert Lee. REGISTER HERE - www.friendscouncil.org The Road to Justice follows two groups on a Civil Rights tour through the American South as they reckon with the profound […]
FGC Changing Times Conference
Zoom PARegistration is open for the January 18-21 2024 online FGC Changing Times Conference - In these changing times, how is spirit moving among us? Come and together we will see where Spirit leads us as we seek deeper connection to Spirit, explore next steps in becoming an actively antiracist faith community, see what structures will […]
Community Choice Aggregation: Boroughs are Ready for 100%
Sponsored by PYM's Environmental Justice Collaborative Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is well established in more than a dozen states, and is already legal in Pennsylvania boroughs. Presenters from the CCA for PA team will provide an overview of CCA, introduce participants to local leaders from the five boroughs that have already signed an MOU, and […]
John Woolman: An Early Quaker Abolitionist
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldCharles Bruder, Director of the Woolman Memorial, will share stories from the life of John Woolman, who was an 18th century Quaker, a man of peace and disciple of Christ. He identified slavery as the major issue of his day and provided an example of non-participation: he refused to write wills, bills of sale, or […]
RUSTIN – Free showing
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldHaddonfield Friends Meeting is sponsoring a FREE showing of "Rustin", the acclaimed original NETFLIX movie about the life and times of black activist Bayard Rustin. Weather permitting, the film will be shown outdoors on the Lake Street lawn beside the Meetinghouse. In case of cold or rain, we’ll move into the meetinghouse.
339 MANUMISSIONS AND BEYOND PROJECT
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldAvis Wanda McClinton and Kitty Taylor Mizuno will talk about the 339 Project. Pennsylvania was the first colony/state to implement gradual manumission of all enslaved African people. Between 1765-1790, Quakers living in the greater Philadelphia area released – manumitted – 413 enslaved Africans; these manumission documents are preserved by Haverford College. In 2020 a new […]
The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project
Haddonfield Friends Meeting 47 Friends Avenue, HaddonfieldOur speakers will be: C. Adrienne Rhodes, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of PRESERVE: Narratives from Historic Haddonfield’s African-American Community; and Dr. Dyann Waugh, featured in the inaugural PRESERVE edition. She previously attended Haddonfield Meeting. Worship is 10-11 AM, and the program will start about 11:15 AM. This project was created to educate the general population and […]
Media Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice.
Zoom link https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1vMedia Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice. Media Meeting’s Quaker Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a series of ‘Courageous Conversations’ on the topic of Restorative Justice in May. The Conversation will be held in three, one hour zoom meetings on May 8th, May 15th, and May 22nd from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Each hour will be […]
Media Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice.
Zoom link https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1vMedia Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice. Media Meeting’s Quaker Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a series of ‘Courageous Conversations’ on the topic of Restorative Justice in May. The Conversation will be held in three, one hour zoom meetings on May 8th, May 15th, and May 22nd from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Each hour will be […]
Moorestown Monthly Meeting: Movie & Pizza Night
Moorestown Monthly Meeting 118 E. Main St., Moorestown Monthly MeetingThe Anti-Racism Committee at Moorestown Monthly Meeting invites you to join us for Movie and Pizza night on May 18, 2024 at 5 pm for a showing of “Origin”. This movie, rated PG-13, will be shown in the D’Olier room of our Meetinghouse. A separate movie will be playing for younger children in our Library. […]
Media Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice.
Zoom link https://bit.ly/3v6Fs1vMedia Meeting’s Courageous Conversation About Restorative Justice. Media Meeting’s Quaker Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a series of ‘Courageous Conversations’ on the topic of Restorative Justice in May. The Conversation will be held in three, one hour zoom meetings on May 8th, May 15th, and May 22nd from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Each hour will be […]
A Conversation with Arch Street Friends Meeting about Africans Enslaved by Quakers
Quaker Avis Wanda McClinton founded the 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project to find out what happened to the people promised manumission (freedom) from slavery by enslavers from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. There are 339 manumission documents signed by Quaker enslavers in the Quaker and Special Collections at the Haverford College Library, some of which were signed by members of […]
Crosswicks Friends Meeting Juneteenth Jubilee Event
Our Peace and Social Action Committee in Partnership with the Interfaith Community Builder's Host's the 3rd Juneteenth Jubilee
Rise up for Reparations Juneteenth Revival
Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting 1515 Cherry St, Philadelphia, United StatesRise up for Reparations: a Multi-Faith Revival Join us in proclaiming the urgent call for reparations in Philadelphia! On Sunday, June 30th from 2 to 4 p.m. ET At: Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, downtown Philadelphia Hosted by Rev. Jackie Newsome, newly seated to the Philadelphia Reparations Task Force Speakers will include: Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Rise […]