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This Thursday, March 22, at 7:00 pm (in the Meeting Room) KACS director, Melanie Weiler, will present a new initiative for addressing the causes of systemic poverty in Kennett Square. The program is based on a nation-wide community support program called Bridges Out Poverty Initiative. This in turn is part of a larger effort called […]
Kennett Friends Meeting will host in January, 2018. Our morning program will be a follow up to the discussion we began at October QM, about how we live our Quaker values. If you missed October, Friend Gail has offered a lovely write up in this post: http://westernquarterquakers.org/october-quarterly-meeting-discussion-part-one/ ending will our call to action: Each of us […]
Write A Letter. Change A Life. You can help change the lives of this year’s 10 cases by writing letters. When combined with millions of others, your letters help convince government officials to free prisoners of conscience, support human rights defenders, and end other urgent cases of abuse. Together, we can change lives and change […]
One-day Workshop: Speaking from the Heart— The Real Work of Undoing Racism from the Inside Saturday, September 16, 2017 8:30 am—3:30 pm Lunch provided. Registration required. Free, with $5-$35 donation suggested. This one-day workshop is designed for participants to engage with issues of racism and oppression on a personal level. We will learn tools for recognizing, […]
Gun Sense Chester County will hold a presentation and discussion on current gun regulations in Pennsylvania. If these matters concern you, or if you are curious about the laws, please attend! ** This event will be held in a posted "firearms free" location. ** View flyer here
Conversations on Race will host an "On the Table Philly" meal & community conversation on May 23rd, at 6:30 pm. We will meet downstairs at Kennett Friends Meeting, and gather to discuss community issues over food. All are welcome!
Conversations on Race - March 28, 7 pm Western Quarterly Meeting has been peripherally involved in the planning and hosting of this monthly conversation (4th Tuesdays at 7pm), which currently meets at Kennett Friends Meeting House (in the Worship Room). In March Iram Shaukat, of the Islamic Society of Delaware and the Delaware Civil Rights Coalition […]
WQM Support Committee Meeting - March 19th, 3 pm Members of any MM in the Quarter are welcome to attend these "in between" business meetings in preparation for the next Quarterly Meeting. We meet in the library at the Kennett Friends Meeting House.
In October we will hear from members of Delaware's Coalition to Dismantle the New Jim Crow, a grass-roots organization committed to social justice for all. Join us on Tuesday, Oct 25 at 7 pm at Kennett Friends Meeting. Conversations on Race are just that -- an opportunity to listen, share, and learn about what "racism" […]
Topic: White Privilege Speaker: Rev. Greg Pelley, Pastor Unitarian Universalist Society of Millcreek, DE Date: Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 pm Western Quarter Friends have joined with MLK CommUnity Advocates and Inclusive Social Ministry for Solidarity (ISIMs) to help arrange a series of Conversations on Race. These conversations will feature a short presentation by a guest […]
