Film: Devout & Dangerous, a documentary about Philip and Daniel Berrigan, and Liz McAlister and their legacy of peacemaking and nonviolent resistance, such as the Plowshare 8 action at the GE nuclear weapons plant in King of Prussia, PA, in 1980.
Speaker: Brad Wolf on his recent book Ministry of Risk, the Definitive Writings on Peace & Nonviolence by Philip Berrigan.
The Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends) welcomes fellow PYM F/friends to participate in its virtual Adult Education Series on Zoom.
About the Lecture & Speaker
The Friends Committee on National Legislation has a long history of social advocacy on Capitol Hill, but how are Friends called to influence our government today?
Just over 80 years ago, Friends started FCNL and became the first registered religious lobbying organization in the country. Today, with a team of expert lobbyists and coalition partners, grassroots networks from across the country, and the input of hundreds of Quaker communities at the start of every new congress, FCNL faithfully works to create the World We Seek. Grounded in a vision to bring about a more peaceful, equitable, and sustainable world, that legacy continues to guide our prophetic work within the federal government.
Join us to hear from Micah MacColl Nicholson, Program Associate for Quaker Engagement on the past and present of FCNL’s advocacy.
Micah MacColl Nicolson is the Program Associate for Quaker Engagement at the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). An attender of Friends Meeting of Washington and alumna of Earlham College, she joined FCNL in 2023 as part of the Young Adult Program Assistant fellowship through a calling to help welcome more F/friends into the work being done in Washington, DC. She works to advocate for Quaker voices within our nation’s legislative processes and strengthen relationship with established and new Quaker communities across the country.
All are welcome! No prior registration required. Please note that the Zoom link for the event will go live on archstreetfriends.org/calendar the day of the event.
About MMFP’s Adult Education Series
The Adult Education Committee at Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street Friends) hosts a monthly series of Zoom talks on Quaker topics of particular relevance to meeting members and attenders. For a full slate of upcoming lectures, visit archstreetfriends.org/calendar.
Rise 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 up for Reparations Campaign steering committee
Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari, Kol Tzedek Synagogue, West Philadelphia
Rev. Michael Nabors from Evanston Illinois 2nd Baptist Church
…and many more.
With song offerings by Pax Ressler, founder of the Rise Choir
Hosted by the Rise up for Reparations Campaign Steering Committee,
reparationWorks, Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, and
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Go to this form to register to attend.
Haddonfield 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.
From the PYM statement in response to the crisis in Palestine in October:
These are not problems that can be addressed with one approach or with attention to one side or one truth or one thread of history. We are required by our faith to work for justice and peace. We must do this together with our neighbors. Resolution won’t be immediate, but participation in the resolution must start now. [Read more…] about Friends Join Pilgrimage for Peace Walk
[Read more…] about Middle East Collaborative Shares Peace Resource
November 27, 2023
Westtown Monthly Meeting is holding in the Light Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid, and Tahseen Ahmed – the three Palestinian students who were the victims of a senseless gun attack in Burlington, Vermont, the evening of November 25, 2023. [Read more…] about Westtown Monthly Meeting Statement on the Shooting of Palestinian Students
The Religious Society of Friends witnesses to the truth of our times. In this moment, we recognize that we are facing an existential crisis that requires a response greater than individual actions. The systemic structures as well as the daily choices of peoples, governments and faith communities across the globe must act in radical concert to address the climate catastrophe we have created. [Read more…] about PYM Statement on the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)
On October 30, PYM Friends gathered for a workshop about lobbying and its place within the world of political advocacy. The workshop was facilitated by the Senior Director for Quaker Leadership, Alicia McBride, from Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). For twenty years, Alicia has worked in multiple roles with FCNL . She’s a member of Sandy Spring Meeting, part of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting footprint. She was joined by Deb Hejl, member and Friend of Gwynedd Meeting, who has been actively involved with FCNL for a quarter century and serves as a PYM representative to FCNL. [Read more…] about PYM Friends Learn to Lobby with FCNL
A movie focused on the life and work of Friend Bayard Rustin is being released in the coming days, joining the 2002 documentary Brother Outsider and offering a new way for the wider public to learn about the peace, labor, and civil rights organizer and activist. [Read more…] about Feature Film about Friend Rustin Bayard Opens November 3rd
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