The 26th annual Peace Fair features over 80 tables of local crafts, artwork, traditional and vegetarian food, kids games, and Bucks area non-profits whose focus is peace, community service, healthy living and the environment. Browse the gently-used book sale and listen to the Tookany Creek bluegrass band, Mindy Murray and Kevin McCloskey from River Drivers, and singer/songwriters Jonathan Sprout and Paige Melton, among others. Hear this year’s Bucks County Poet Laureate Madeline Marriott and other area poets at the Poetry Reading (open mike at the end), and tour the recently restored Buckingham Quaker Meetinghouse, a National Landmark. The fair runs from 10:30am to 4:00pm on Saturday, September 26, and is handicap accessible. Admission and parking are free to the public, ($5 suggested donation). Visitors from toddlers to seniors will enjoy a delightful, engaging and uplifting day at the Peace Fair.
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Honoring the Past and Protecting the Future: 80 Years of Resistance Against Nuclear Weapons
August 6 and 9, 2025 mark 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These attacks killed a quarter of a million people by the end of 1945 and harmed the Hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings, and their families in the decades to follow. We must honor the legacy of the Hibakusha and commit ourselves to ridding the world of these indiscriminate weapons.
Join us for the August First Monday Lecture on August 4 to hear from two professionals who have long worked for nuclear abolition. The lecture will cover the humanitarian and health impacts of nuclear weapons, testimonies from Hibakusha and other impacted communities, and the role of faith communities in working to abolish these weapons. Participants will leave with concrete ideas for how they can take action locally and internationally.
PYM Supports FCNL’s Award-Winning Peace Efforts
PYM Friends joined with Friends from different yearly meetings, schools, and organizations across the country for Friends Committee on National Legislation’s (FCNL) 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with opportunities to participate online as well. Friends visited congressional offices to lobby for blocking the sale of offensive weapons to Israel. These efforts reflected a collective spirit and dedication to creating meaningful change through lobbying.
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