Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Advocacy

Café Darkness In-Person Writing Workshop for People of Color

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Join K. Melchor Quick Hall, Joanne Daley, and Danie “Ocean” Jackson at Pendle Hill

Writing in fields dominated by white writers, editors, and publishers can be an exhausting experience. Café Darkness brings together people of color to share our works-in-progress, celebrate our diverse voices, confront our common barriers, and build a community of support for the challenges ahead. We are looking to connect across genre to the written text, the spoken word, and the body’s language. Although this trio of facilitators brings a range of skills, Melchor is an educator and the author and editor of academic manuscripts, Danie is a singer-songwriter and life coach, and Joanne is a bodyworker and healer. This workshop aims for a well-rounded exploration of the legacies, dedications, texts, sounds, and bodily manifestations of writing by people of color. We hope that you will join us!
For more information, to register, or to apply for financial aid, please visit: https://pendlehill.org/events/cafe-darkness-in-person-writing-workshop-for-people-of-color/

 

Saving Our Stories – Training in Oral History

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This online training will focus on the basics of doing oral history interviews including planning, releases, concerns, Zoom and other audio-visual tips, and publication/posting.

This program is offered free, as a service from SouthJerseyQuakers.  We welcome multiple participants from Meetings and other groups.

We encourage Friends to focus on how a Meeting or individual Friends made South Jersey (and other communities) a better place to live.  Additional topics, such as how our faith and practices have guided – and enhanced – Friends’ lives are important to record as well.

Melissa Ziobro, Specialist Professor of Public History, Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University, and President of Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region, will lead this training.  She is also the editor for New Jersey Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, a joint venture of the NJ Historical Commission, Rutgers University Libraries, and Monmouth University.

“The Underground Railroad in South Jersey And Its Importance Today”

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Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting will feature a presentation by Linda Shockley, President of the Lawnside Historical Society.  Friends are encouraged to pre-register for this hybrid event, to be held in person at Medford Meeting and via zoom.

Oral history identifies Peter Mott as an agent and conductor for the Underground Railroad, working from his home and Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church in present day Lawnside.  Freedom seekers would continue their journey north via Evesham, Haddonfield, and Pennsauken.  The Lawnside Historical Society has restored Mott’s home for use as a museum of the Underground Railroad and the Lawnside community, the only historically African-American incorporated municipality in the northern USA.  (www.petermotthouse.org)

Children’s activities will be provided during worship (10 AM).  The program will begin about 11 AM.  Beverages and lite snacks will be provided at the conclusion of the program outside.  Guests are welcome to bring a lunch, as well.

First Monday Lecture: Myths of Gender with Cai Quirk

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Mon, October 4, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
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Myths of Gender
A First Monday Lecture with Cai Quirk via Zoom.If not the gender binary, then what? So many stories in modern cultures center people who are male or female, nothing else. We will explore notions of gender, particularly identities beyond the binary, through the lens of storytelling. Included will be mythic stories and photographs from Cai Quirk’s upcoming book ‘Transcendence,’ and time to reflect and play with our understandings of gender together. Come as you are, whether you are a gender nerd or new to these topics.Free to the public! Registration required.
For more Information, visit:
https://pendlehill.org/events/myths-of-gender/

Questions for Candidates

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Quakers have a long history of political engagement. As the midterm elections approach, the PYM / FCNL Legislative Policy Collaborative encourages all Friends to engage in constructive dialogue with candidates at Town Hall Meetings and via Letters to the Editor.

FCNL’s website section on Questions for Candidates offers nonpartisan guidance on issues Friends care about.