by WebPost | Jun 30, 2024 | Baltimore Yearly Meeting, History - Quaker, Indigenous Affairs, Social justice
“… Quakers could begin to make reparations by funding Indigenous language schools. [As suggested by a member of Twin Cities Meeting] “An important step Friends can take, both individually and collectively to address the deep harms caused by boarding...
by WebPost | Jun 17, 2024 | Activity, Adult Spiritual Education, Bible Study
The Adult Spiritual Education committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines, through Zoom, starting at 9 a.m. on First Day, July 7. We will discuss Mark 6:1-13: how one is received/perceived in one’s “hometown” (as different from how one...
by WebPost | May 22, 2024 | Activity, Art Sale, Fundraiser, Peace and Social Concerns
After a successful art sale last year, the Peace and Social Concerns Committee will hold another art sale on November 10th at the rise of Meeting in the fellowship room. We are collecting art donations until November 1st. The art created by Richmond Friends sold the...
by WebPost | May 20, 2024 | Current, Gaza, Israel, Minuted Decisions, Peace and Social Concerns
We, the members of the Richmond (VA) Friends Meeting are heartbroken and stricken with horror and grief at the recent renewed eruption of violence in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. We call for an immediate ceasefire by both Israel and Hamas, the prompt release...
by WebPost | May 20, 2024 | Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Social justice
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice program recently released a new publication to help teach high school-age students about Black Americans’ struggle for equality and civil rights. The Teaching the Civil Rights Movement framework...