Salem Quarter is pleased to announce the digitization and restoration of almost 140 audio cassette tapes dating from late 70s through the early 2000s. Many Friends may recognize the voices of those passed on, though fortunately many are also still with us.
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Trenton Monthly Meeting: Annual Peace Vigil and Support for the Community
The tradition of a New Year’s Eve Peace Vigil continued this year with about half of the 30 participants in the Meetinghouse and the other half joining by Zoom. The Peace Vigil is one of the Meeting’s events for Trenton’s Patriots Week (Dec 26-Dec 31) celebration. In counterpoint to the theme of most events, the […]
Seeking Right Relationships with Native Americans
FCNL urges Friends to contact members of Congress about creating a Truth & Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies. In 2016, Paula Palmer published an article in Friends Journal exposing practices at Quaker-run boarding schools with the express purpose was the destruction of Native culture and language. Sadly, child abuse and death occurred at some schools. […]
Films from the Gardner Documentary Group
Janet Gardner, a member of Princeton Meeting, has produced and directed a host of socially responsible, humanitarian focused documentary films over several decades which have been of great interest to Friends here and abroad. Examples include: plight of child soldiers; malformed victims of agent orange; abandoned mixed race Vietnam War orphans; North Vietnamese subterranean tunnel communities; […]
325 Organizations Propose Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of….
Including Canadian Friends Service Committee, Quaker Peace and Social Witness (England) and Friends in AustraliaTo: Participants in COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, November 1-12, 2021 As a result of final-hour demands made by the U.S. government during negotiation of the 1997 Kyoto treaty, military greenhouse gas emissions were exempted from climate negotiations. That […]
Mickleton holds a Get out the Vote event
On Wednesday October 20th Friends at Mickleton Meeting held a “Get out the Vote” event. Friends stood for several hours on the corner of their Meeting’s property – which happens to be at a well traveled intersection, and held up nonpartisan signs such as “your vote counts”, and “remember to vote on November 2nd”. They […]
Newton Meeting and the Camden County History Alliance
Over the past few years, Newton Meeting has participated in tours and open houses offered by the Camden County History Alliance. Although a small number of people visited the meetinghouse, working with the Alliance has been fruitful in multiple ways: networking, information sharing, and joint projects. The Alliance’s Fall, 2021 magazine includes an article on […]
Interested in South Jersey History?
SouthJerseyQuakers would like to connect with people who are knowledgeable about and/or interested in learning more about the role of Quakers in South Jersey. We could do several things together – provide training on conducting an oral history interview, create a Quaker history trail, and hold Open Houses together. And, the upcoming 250th anniversary of […]
Burlington Quarterly Meeting
Sunday, September 19 – The Quarter’s business meeting will be held at Mt. Holly. Instead of a program, Friends are encouraged to participate in the concert by Keith Calmes, by the acclaimed guitarist. Friends can attend the concert in person at Barnegat Meeting, or by zoom. Winner of the Artists International competition, Calmes is a […]
Moving Forward Together in the Face of Climate Change
During Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s Annual Sessions, Friends united to come under the weight of climate change and eco-justice as a Yearly Meeting Witness. The Climate Change Sprint Report was enthusiastically adopted, including specific action areas for all Friends to consider. Now the work begins! The Eco Justice Collaborative invites you to join us on Zoom […]
