Peace & Social Justice
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 […]
Using PYM’s Climate Action Resource: Let’s Check In!
ZoomThe tool for Friends and meetings seeking to live out our yearly meeting-wide commitment to address climate change is now available! The booklet Creating a Playbook for Climate Action helps Friends develop personalized plans for how to address climate change – in their meetings and in their homes. Copies of the booklet have been shared with all […]
Election Violence Prevention with Emily Provance
Friends Center 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, United StatesMost people don’t want violence in our 2024 election cycle, but many believe the “other side” does. The team for nonviolence is much bigger than we think. We just need to expand the definition of “we.” This event will be part lecture and part interactive, with follow-up resources suggested. It’ll draw on best practices for […]
Eco-Justice Webinar: Climate and Money
ZoomIn this program hosted by the Eco-Justice Collaborative, we'll hear from a panel and together explore the role of finance in the climate crisis: how our money currently flows to support fossil fuel projects, and a variety of campaigns that Friends across the country are engaged in to change that "plumbing" system, stop that flow, […]
Communicating Across the Political Divide
Mount Holly Meetinghouse 81 High Street, Mount HollyThis workshop has never been more needed and important! Work on clarifying differences, finding common ground and affirming relationships between those of a different political viewpoint. With the leadership of the nationwide organization " Braver Angels", we can work on these skills in a safe environment and meet new friends while doing it. This event […]
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 […]
Quaker Call to Action in PYM
ZoomThe Quaker Call to Action was initiated by a group of seasoned Friends in June of 2022 as “An Urgent Call to the Religious Society of Friends.” A national steering committee worked to support Friends and meetings in efforts to protect the integrity of local, state and national elections and to strengthen American democracy. They […]
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
Downingtown Friends Meeting’s Memorial to the Lost
Downingtown Friends Meeting 800 E Lancaster Ave, Downingtown, United StatesJoin DFM in dedicating the Chester County Memorial to those lost to gun violence; in partnership with the Friends Ending Gun Violence Collaborative and Heeding God's Call.
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 […]
Brenda Walker Beadenkopf presents: Quakers in Two Centuries, Part 2
Sadsbury Friends Meeting 1089 Simmontown Rd, Gap, PA, United StatesHer Philadelphia Quaker father in the 1950s and '60s: Charles Coates Walker worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, July 27, Sadsbury Friends Meeting 2 p.m. Along with celebrating George Fox's 400th Birthday in July of 1624
