The Other Tennessee. “I never knew anybody who really got active because of guilt. Everybody white that I know that’s got involved in this struggle got into it because they glimpsed a different world to live in… Human beings have always been able to envision something...
News and Activities
Zatoun Olive Oil from Palestine & Peace and Social Concerns
In our exploration of the Israel Palestinian conflict we have learned of the destruction and theft of olive trees as part of the Israeli process of taking Palestinian land. We feel that one small way to help is to buy Extra Virgin Olive Oil that is produced by...
Adult Spiritual Education: The Spiritual Implications of Our Food Choices
Sunday, October 25th, 9:30 to 10:45 am in the Community Room. What are the spiritual implications of our food choices? How do our food choices connect us to the rest of the living world? How can we live in unity with that world? Our leader for this session will be...
Moral Injury Workshop
Saturday, October 24 from 10-12 noon. A presentation featuring Lynn and Steve Newsom, co-directors of Quaker House Military Counseling Center, Fayetteville, NC, home of Fort Bragg. MORAL INJURY, a relatively new term employed by the Veterans Administration,...
Dr. Alice Rothchild to speak on her recent and ongoing travels to Gaza
Sunday, October 18 at 1 pm. Dr. Alice Rothchild, Boston physician, human rights advocate and Jewish advocate for peace in Israel and Palestine, will present on her recent and ongoing travels to Gaza. This session is a kickoff to Dr. Rothchild's three day visit to...
Workshops on Conscientious Objection and the Peace Testimony
Sunday, October 4 at 9:30 and 11 am. With no draft and a Selective Service registration system often linked automatically to obtaining a state driver's license, the idea of Conscientious Objection is fading from the consciousness and relevance of Friends, monthly...
Business Meeting Minutes for Seventh Month 19, 2015
Meeting began with silence at 11:00 am. Fifty-one (51) members and attenders were present. Mary Graham Landau was greeter. Kat Sharp from Ministry and Worship sat on the facing bench to hold Meeting in the Light. Diane Penfield, Tyler Plante, Charles Teixeira, and...
Business Meeting Minutes, Sixth Month 2015
Meeting began with silence at 11:00 am. Forty-six (46) members and attenders were present. Clarisse Harton was greeter. Rita Willett from Ministry and Worship sat on the facing bench to hold Meeting in the Light. Govind Narayan was welcomed as a first-time attender to...
Shoemaker Fund Grant to Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM)
Letter to Baltimore Yearly Meeting from the Clerks Regarding the Shoemaker Grant3rd Month, 17, 2015 Dear Friends of Baltimore Yearly Meeting, As your clerks, we are delighted to announce that the Shoemaker Fund has awarded Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) a major grant...
Minute on Climate Change – May 2015
(The following minute, proposed by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee, was approved at Fifth Month Meeting for Business.) Richmond Friends Meeting is a Quaker community of spirit dedicated to peace, justice, and right relations with all creatures and life upon...