Addressing Racism
- Commemorating Juneteenth | Our Yearly Meeting Wide-Witness of Addressing Racismon June 18, 2025
What is Juneteenth? June 19 marks the historical milestone of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration that marks the end of enslavement in U.S. history. Juneteenth is formed from combining the
- Providence Friends Meeting Added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Programon June 12, 2025
The Providence Friends Meeting in Media, Pennsylvania, is among 31 new listings added by the National Park Service to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The new listings
- Love Thy Neighbor Walkon May 1, 2025
Authorship attributed to Christie Duncan-Tessmer Because of our lawsuit, organizations that support immigrants in Philadelphia have reached out to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to be in relationship. One of the things
- PYM Young Adult Friends to Commemorate Black History Monthon February 6, 2025
The Young Adult Friends (YAF) community (ages 18-35) have been exploring ways they can live their testimonies in alignment with their Quaker values. During February, they will gather to visit
- Why DOES Palestine Matter? An Invitation to a 6 Session Course with Members of the Middle East Collaborativeon January 16, 2025
Authorship of this invitation is attributed to Deb Wood and other resources. As I thought about writing an invitation to the Why Palestine Matters course, I came across the following
Climate Change
- July 2025 | Joint Council Updateon July 17, 2025
On Saturday, July 12, the three councils that support Philadelphia Yearly Meeting—the Quaker Life Council, Administrative Council, and Nominating Council—held their meeting in the joint format. In this structure, all
- The Work of PYM Collaborativeson July 3, 2025
Last Saturday, June 28, Friends gathered to learn how Friends in our yearly meeting work together through collaboratives. Collaboratives engage individuals across local meetings in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting region.
- Old Haverford Friends Meeting Reimagining Land to Be a Mini Foreston April 17, 2025
At Old Haverford Friends Meeting, over April 12 and 13, volunteers planted 20 trees on the meeting’s grounds. The planting is a continuation of an ongoing effort to reimagine the
- PYM Connect Launches Addressing Climate Change Channelon March 24, 2025
The yearly meeting-wide witness on climate change began when Friends with care for the environment asked that all of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting be part of this concern. In March 2021,
- Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities supports the work of Native Roots Farm Foundationon March 6, 2025
The Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities provides grants to Indigenous communities enabling their work to build cultural, economic, environmental, and social well-being. We give priority to projects created and carried
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