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Climate Up Close: A conversation with Dr. Nadir Jeevanjee

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Climate Up Close: A conversation with Dr. Nadir Jeevanjee, NOAA climate scientist and Princeton professor of physics. Sunday, November 3rd at 11AM at Abington Monthly Meeting.
Dr. Jeevanjee represents a group of dedicated scientists committed to making the facts of climate science accessible to a broad audience. The goal of Climate Up Close is to begin conversations about climate change, and to build communities that are prepared to address the coming climate changes both locally and globally.Please join us on Sunday, November 3rd at 11am for a short coffee fellowship followed by a conversation with Dr. Jeevanjee.

Community Conversation on Race – Film Screening

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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.

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The Nation
The Road to Justice follows two groups on a Civil Rights tour through the American South as they reckon with the profound racial injustice of our recent past. The first, a group of predominantly Black middle school students from Chicago, and the second, a group of older Americans who lived through the 1960’s Civil Rights era. The film is a testament to the power of place and direct experience in creating transformational change.

It is also a call to action.

The 30-minute film is appropriate for grades seven and higher and can be used to facilitate the challenging conversations we all must have in order to move forward and build a better world.

Grave Marker, People of African Descent

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A grave marker listing the names and burial years of some people of African descent who were buried in our Abington Meeting Graveyard has been installed. (See photo above.) These names were read out loud and honored during a memorial meeting for worship on October 15, 2016, when the Meeting dedicated the plaque at the entrance of the graveyard honoring those buried in our graveyard whose names are not known to us. At that time, several Meeting members had researched and discovered some lists that included names of people of color (designated by “Col.” next to their names in Quaker records) who were buried in our graveyard. The names were compiled into one list in our program for that Plaque Dedication event, and the memorial meeting for worship took place on that day. [Read more…] about Grave Marker, People of African Descent

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