by WebPost | May 19, 2024 | African American heritage, Announcement, Business Meeting, Minuted Decisions, Richmond Community Hospital, Social justice
Richmond Friends Meeting recognizes that inequality and injustice on race are deeply rooted in our society. Our faith community continues to deliberatively examine this cruel history and to face the on-going realities of systemic racism. We are committed to work with...
by WebPost | Jan 29, 2024 | Activity, FCNL, Peace and Social Concerns
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), which lobbies Congress, is seeking input on the concerns to prioritize for the 2025-2026 congressional sessions. FCNL favors laws that do the following: Seek a world free of war and the threat of war, Seek a society...
by WebPost | Jan 19, 2024 | Activity, AFSC, Announcement
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) offers an online meeting for worship withattention to peace in Palestine-Israel every Thursday at 5:30 pm ET. To receive a Zoom link, signup here: https://afsc.org/events/meeting-worship-attention-peace-palestine-israel...
by WebPost | Oct 23, 2022 | Announcement
This month the BYM Working Group on Racism shares with you a portion of the “Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address: Greetings to the Natural World.” We encourage you to read the entire document...
by WebPost | Sep 21, 2022 | Announcement
These quotes, by Steven Charleston, a member of the Choctaw Nation, are timely for the month that contains Indigenous People’s Day, October 10. Note: Indigenous People’s Day 2022 is a state observance in 30 states, including Maryland, and a state holiday...