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Notice: Westtown could not find enough course leaders to staff the ropes course for this date in April, so it has been canceled. We will attempt to schedule another ropes course youth event in the future (next fall or spring). Concord & Western Quarters Youth Event ROPES COURSE- Saturday, April 23, 2016 8:15 am to […]
Multifamily Yard Sale, Saturday April, 30th, 8 AM to 2 PM rain or shine. All proceeds to benefit Syrian refugees, by donation to the Mennonite Central Committee which has an active presence in Lebanon and Jordan and is assisting refugees. To contribute to MCC directly, go to http://mcc.org/learn/more/syria-iraq-crisis-response and reference “Wilmington Fundraiser”. Event sponsored by […]
JOIN US for a three-day tour of historic sites relating to Quakers and movements for equality (for Native Americans, African Americans, and women) in upstate New York! Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the 1816 Quaker Meetinghouse in Farmington, New York! The tour will include: Rochester home of Susan B. Anthony, 19th century women’s rights leader […]
FREE - Double Feature Saturday, May 21 5 pm Horton Hears a Who! (G ) Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451079/ 6:30 pm Pizza and Salad 7:15 pm Cesar Chavez (PG-13) A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1621046/ Save […]
Center For Peace Action (CFPA) Event Faithful Witness in a Time of Endless War: Drone Warfare and God’s Call to Peacemaking conference- June 24-25, 2016 The Peace Action Education Fund is co-sponsoring "Faithful Witness in a Time of Endless War, Drone Warfare and God's Call to Peacemaking" conference on Friday evening & Saturday morning - […]
The July 2016 Quarterly Meeting Session
September 11 (Sunday) - 2:00 p.m. African American Abolitionists in Southern Chester County, presentation and discussion featuring Michele Sullivan. The talk will provide the results of new research documenting the participation of African American abolitionists in the Underground Railroad.
Organization of Peace Week Delaware began in February 2016. Since then, Delaware’s Movement for a Culture of Peace (MCP) has partnered with dozens of organizations and individuals across the First State to present a week-long series of events running from September 18 – 25. All are welcome to attend and support these activities - regardless of […]
Peace Day Philly promotes and collaborates on programming related to personal, local and/or global peace, on and around the United Nations International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”), SEPTEMBER 21. Peace Day Philly’s focus is on building positive peace and creating the conditions for peace, unity and justice through diverse and collaborative activities such as: dialogue, skill and […]
September 18 (Sunday) - 2:00 p.m. Quakers and the Law, presentation and discussion, featuring Charles Jackson and John Lamming. From the beginning of the Religious Society of Friends in the 17th century through recent times, Quakers have often been in conflict with the law and have helped to shape both British and American law. This […]
