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Middle East Collaborative Shares Peace Resource

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As we approach the time of remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Middle East Collaborative shares this timely resource from the Fellowship of Reconciliation: “Continuing to Break the Silence: Learning and Reflection on Vietnam, Palestine, and Beyond.” A winter series of programs on Why Palestine Matters is being planned by Middle East Collaborative members Deb Wood, Sandy Rea, and Joan Broadfield; watch the website calendar and the Collaborative’s webpage for details and registration. 

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FGC Changing Times Conference

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Registration 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 support the Religious Society of Friends, and hear from younger Friends as they consider the future. Join us and we will grow together.

Westtown Monthly Meeting Statement on the Shooting of Palestinian Students

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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

Feature Film about Friend Rustin Bayard Opens November 3rd

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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

AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now

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Join 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, calling for an immediate ceasefire. We will also show a tutorial on effective letter writing and spend time writing letters together. We will share resources and other action items that can increase our collective voices at this critical time.

Thank you for offering prayers and support as we witness the horrific scenes of violence and destruction in Palestine and Israel.

AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now

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Join 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, calling for an immediate ceasefire. We will also show a tutorial on effective letter writing and spend time writing letters together. We will share resources and other action items that can increase our collective voices at this critical time.

Thank you for offering prayers and support as we witness the horrific scenes of violence and destruction in Palestine and Israel.

AFSC Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now

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Join 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, calling for an immediate ceasefire. We will also show a tutorial on effective letter writing and spend time writing letters together. We will share resources and other action items that can increase our collective voices at this critical time.

Thank you for offering prayers and support as we witness the horrific scenes of violence and destruction in Palestine and Israel.

Darby Friends Meetinghouse Named as Underground Railroad Site by National Park Service

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Church Creek, MD – The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted the Darby Friends Meetinghouse and School site, in Darby, Pennsylvania., as one of 23 new listings, from the 46th round of applications, representing sites and programs in 14 states across the U.S. and Canada. These new listings, alongside more than 750 sites, facilities, and programs already in the Network, provide insight into the diverse experiences of freedom seekers who bravely escaped slavery and allies who assisted them. [Read more…] about Darby Friends Meetinghouse Named as Underground Railroad Site by National Park Service

Reparations: Responsibility & Relationship

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“We are responsible for the world that we’ve inherited, and the world that we pass down.” — Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart

January Workshop Opens Conversations

At the start of the year, the Mayor’s Commission on Faith-based and Interfaith Affairs invited members of Philadelphia-area faith communities to spend four days examining the intersection between theology and systems of white supremacy alongside reparations and truth telling. Under the leadership of Reverend Naomi Washington Leapheart, Director for Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs for the city of Philadelphia, and the Commission’s ongoing “Rise Up for Reparations” campaign, inaugurated in June 2022, the January program was part of ongoing work to build a culture of reparations in the city – and one where faith leaders are at the front of the movement. [Read more…] about Reparations: Responsibility & Relationship

FarmerJawn Agriculture to Steward Westtown School Farm

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On Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Westtown School officially announced its partnership with Christa Barfield, owner, and operator of FarmerJawn Agriculture. Earlier this year, Barfield joined forces with Westtown School leasing 123 acres to create an organic farm. Westtown families and residents from the surrounding community celebrated the new partnership this past weekend on the school’s campus. Attendees witnessed a special blessing by Lenni Lenape elders and enjoyed tethered balloon rides, hayrides, and a host of family-friendly activities.

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