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Song, Silence and Sanctuary

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A once per month musical gathering of friends from across different faith communities. You are welcome to engage in the music or simply listen and offer your presence. Hosted by Molly Grace Hicks of Old Haverford Friends Meeting and Rabbi Shelly Barnathan of Or Zarua. This month is hybrid only. Email mollygracehicks5@gmail.com for the Zoom link if you would like to attend.

Song, Silence and Sanctuary

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A once per month musical gathering of friends from across different faith communities. You are welcome to engage in the music or simply listen and offer your presence. Hosted by Molly Grace Hicks of Old Haverford and Rabbi Shelly Barnathan of Or Zarua. A hybrid event. Email mollygracehicks5@gmail.com for the Zoom link if you would like to attend virtually.

Showing of Citizen George

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We have partnered with our friends from Eco Justice Collaborative of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends and Gwynedd Friends Meeting to welcome Director Glenn Holsten, Creative Director Penny Ashman, EQUAT CEO Ingrid Lakey, and Documentary subject George Lakey to join us for an in-person post film Q&A on this new documentary. CITIZEN GEORGE presents the life and work of 86-year-old Quaker activist George Lakey, a nonviolent revolutionary who has worked for justice and peace his entire life, guided by his ideal of societal transformation. The film highlights specific events of George’s activist life, including fighting for civil rights, anti-Vietnam War activism, LGBTQ rights, human rights in Sri Lanka, and climate justice. This documentary also details George’s personal journey as a husband, father, and out gay man. Pivotal scenes of George’s life are illustrated through animated sequences that are inspired by graphic novels. Eight Pennsylvania organizations will participate in a Pop-Up Advocacy Forum before and after the movie.

Souls Shot Portrait Project Dedication

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Friends Ending Gun Violence Collaborative member Molly Grace Hicks (Old Haverford MM) will be sharing music for the dedication of the Souls Shot Portrait Project exhibition at Beth Am Israel Synagogue.

This project links fine artists with families or friends of victims of gun violence. The artists meet with the victims’ loved ones to learn about the lives they lived. The goal of the Souls Shot Portrait Project is to present diverse works that in some way relay graphically, or through narrative, the essence of the person being portrayed.

The mission is to bring attention to and memorialize the lives lost and tragically altered due to gun violence. Portraits have the unique ability to call out the souls and profoundly affect those who see them.

PYM Middle East Collaborative Endorses Apartheid-Free Pledge

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In Spring 2023 the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) launched an initiative to have faith and secular communities pledge to be Apartheid-Free. With a goal of connecting like minded communities around issues of freedom from racism, discrimination, domination, and oppression, AFSC reached out to both US and international congregations and organizations. Specifically, AFSC’s framing of apartheid is taking up the current example of Palestinian freedom, justice, and equality in the face of ongoing oppression, violation of human rights, and legal and social discrimination.

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