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Opportunities for Young Adults with Quaker Organizations

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The American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) Emerging Leaders for Liberation Program and the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s (FCNL) Advocacy Corps program are taking applications from young adults who are interested in community organizing or federal policy work.

FCNL’s Advocacy Corps pays young adults ages 19 to 30 to organize their communities around federal legislation over ten months; the upcoming cohort will focus on health care access and nutrition assistance. Applications are open until March 2.

Follow this link to learn more about FCNL’s Advocacy Corps: https://www.fcnl.org/act/young-adult-advocates/advocacy-corps

AFSC’s Emerging Leaders for Liberation program accepts applicants ages 18 to 22 who have a connection to an AFSC program, a Quaker meeting, a Quaker organization, or a Quaker college; participants attend two in-person gathering and also join monthly virtual meetings, The application deadline is March 8.

Follow this link to learn more about AFSC’s Emerging Leaders for Liberation Programs: https://afsc.org/programs/emerging-leaders-liberation

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Love as Action Vigil | Trenton Friends Meeting

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The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is organizing with Friends “Love as Action” public worship as a witness against rising authoritarianism and oppression in the United States. Each one lasts an hour. AFSC helps coordinates as well as provides resources so the gatherings stay consistent. [Read more…] about Love as Action Vigil | Trenton Friends Meeting

Queries from the Addressing Racism Collaborative

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The following is attributed to the Addressing Racism Collaborative of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Racism affects all of us. It is part of our society and all of our institutions. Without efforts to notice and change how issues of race and dominance work in our — in any — society, we continue to do harm. It becomes part of the way we do things, and so our ways need to be examined to rid them of systemic racism.

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Why DOES Palestine Matter? | 2026

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The following is attributed to the Middle East Collaborative of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Why DOES Palestine matter? An invitation to a 6 session course with members of the Middle East Collaborative – Members of the Middle East Collaborative work with friends from Christian Jewish Allies for a Just Peace in Palestine and Israel to present the 6 session course of Why Palestine Matters beginning today, February 12. See the PYM calendar to register. To download the book, click here Why Palestine Matters – scroll down to “Free Digital Version”.

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With One Voice Interfaith Leaders United to End Gun Violence | Weekly brief from Billy Penn

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Friends who are part of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, and Friends Ending Gun Violence Collaborative of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, have signed this statement calling for changes to Pennsylvania gun laws. It comes as about 1,600 Pennsylvanians are killed by gun violence each year and about 3,000 more are injured.

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General Secretary Holding Listening Sessions on Yearly Meeting-Wide Witnesses

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Chris Mohr, General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, led a listening session over Zoom during the Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (PQM) session this past Sunday, January 25. The day, originally planned to be hybrid, was fully virtual due to snow.

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minute of Support for the LGBTQIA+ Community | Letter

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM)  has taken a public stand in support of LGBTQIA+ people. This month, PYM shared a minute approved at Annual Sessions 2025 with monthly meetings, local and regional media, and Quaker and non-Quaker organizations around the world; the minute affirms inclusion and dignity.

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Community Led Workshops at Annual Sessions

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) is bringing back community-led workshops at Annual Sessions. Friends can submit a proposal to lead a workshop that connects with this year’s theme, Members One of Another, or that supports Friends’ faith and commitment in the life of the yearly meeting.

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PYM Friends and Affiliates Participating in Food Distribution | UPDATED 12.19.2025 

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UPDATED 12.19.2025 

Different Quaker meetings, organizations, and affiliates in our region are gathering food pantry items this season.

If your meeting is collecting food or donations for a local pantry, please let PYM staff know so we can share your meeting’s work with the wider community. Friends can post this information on PYM Connect or email communications@pym.org.

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