A workshop to discuss the WelcomeCorps private refugee sponsorship program and to build interest in sponsoring refugees to our area and forming sponsorship groups through Quaker meetings in the PYM and NYYM regions. Participants will include representatives of the national WelcomeCorps program, and Afghan refugees speaking via zoom from refugee camps in Indonesia.
Meeting for worship is at 11 a.m. and the workshop to discuss sponsorship will start at 1 p.m.
PYM Friends joined with Friends from different yearly meetings, schools, and organizations across the country for Friends Committee on National Legislation’s (FCNL) 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with opportunities to participate online as well. Friends visited congressional offices to lobby for blocking the sale of offensive weapons to Israel. These efforts reflected a collective spirit and dedication to creating meaningful change through lobbying.
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