The 26th annual Peace Fair will feature 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, listen to live entertainment, hear Bucks area poets at the Poetry Reading, and tour the 250 year old Buckingham Quaker Meetinghouse, a National Landmark. The fair is handicap accessible and free to the public. 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.
Thinking Out of the Box: Quakers Contending with Peace, Justice & Security in Eastern Africa
In this First Monday Lecture, Dr. Esther Mombo will consider how Quaker approaches to peace, justice, and security relate to the ongoing violence in Eastern Africa. This region, home to the largest Quaker population in the world, is also challenged by several tragic conflicts.
Esther will discuss ways of boosting peace and security in the region beyond military reactions and peacekeeping forces. In particular, she will explore the role of different Quaker approaches to peace, such as the Alternatives to Violence Project. What are the lessons we can learn from Quakers, as well as other groups like African women theologians, about a holistic approach to peace and security? This “holistic approach,” drawing from indigenous, Quaker, and other peace-building methods and practices, leads to a peace and security where human beings flourish in the context that God has placed them.
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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