There will be a short program from 11:00–11:30 a.m., followed by a Treasure Map Tour and a garden lunch. Rain means the inside garden! Everyone will receive a “treasure map” to use to visit different displays throughout the meetinghouse and grounds. Highlights include our Underground Railroad “station,” the work we are doing to mitigate the effects of climate change, and our ongoing efforts to promote peace and racial justice.
Racial Equality
The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project
Our speakers will be: C. Adrienne Rhodes, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of PRESERVE: Narratives from Historic Haddonfield’s African-American Community; and Dr. Dyann Waugh, featured in the inaugural PRESERVE edition. She previously attended Haddonfield Meeting.
Worship is 10-11 AM, and the program will start about 11:15 AM.
This project was created to educate the general population and celebrate the African-American community that once thrived in Haddonfield, this project has created a walking tour and online map with information about churches, schools, businesses, and homes. Many of these historic sites were located on or near Ellis Street, as well as Lincoln, Douglass, and E. Park Avenues. The Project’s website (accessed via the Haddonfield Library) includes oral histories from elders in the community and a docu-series. Historical markers will be placed along the tour route.
Brenda Walker Beadenkopf presents: Quakers in Two Centuries, Part 2
Her Philadelphia Quaker father in the 1950s and ’60s: Charles Coates Walker worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, July 27, Sadsbury Friends Meeting 2 p.m.
Along with celebrating George Fox’s 400th Birthday in July of 1624
Pamela Moore | Anthony Benezet: 18th-Century Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist
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
Anthony Benezet was a French-born American Quaker active in Philadelphia in the 18th century. An influential voice for abolition in the U.S. and Britain during that time, Benezet was a pioneer in equal education for women and black population. Presenter Pamela Moore, who first became interested in Benezet while researching Quakers and slavery, will present his story as drawn from his writings and actions, both which were firmly grounded in his Quaker faith.
Pamela Moore is a longtime member of the Religious Society of Friends, currently a member of Pittsburgh Friends Meeting and Erie Worship Group. She has a love of history and wrote the application for the historical marker for Anthony Benezet, which is placed at 3rd & Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia.
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.
Standing for Equality & Justice in Southampton: An Update
On May 25, 2020, police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds causing George’s death. The country responded with outrage and protests. On Sunday, June 7th, Southampton Friends held their first Vigil for Social Justice and Equality. They haven’t missed a Sunday since. [Read more…] about Standing for Equality & Justice in Southampton: An Update
