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Information from: THE CENTER FOR COMMON GROUND (CFCG) “We are a non-partisan voting rights organization led by people of color. Our mission is to empower under-represented voters to fully participate in democracy. Working on finding areas where we agree as … Read more
“Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair” This exhibition in NYC at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, places decorative arts from the museum’s permanent collection in dialogue with 20 innovative data visualizations created for … Read more
“All are warmly welcome to join our sacred circle of chant and dance at our meeting house on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 9:15 to 10:30 A.M. This Meeting for Learning is an interfaith spiritual practice which originates from the age-old, … Read more
A Letter From THE QUAKER CALL NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE December 2022 – Dear Friends, We are writing to share the brief ATTACHED REPORT on the “Urgent Call to the Religious Society of Friends.” Over the past several months, your concern and participation in strengthening … Read more
Homewood Friends (Quaker) Meeting is in search of a qualified individual to fill the position of Operations Coordinator. The meeting is located at 3107 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. The primary function of this part-time position is to facilitate … Read more
Cat Nip Toys – Made by Elves at First Day School This holiday season don’t forget your cats, your grand-cats, and your friends’ cats… Shop at Quaker Holiday Market, Dec 3 for Cat Nip Toys! Mary B reports … “Jeanne … Read more
From Friends Journal … November 21, 2022 By Sandra Boone Murphy “We cannot right the wrongs committed, but we can recognize our roles in the Indian boarding school era and work toward reconciliation with Indigenous Nations and Peoples…” Click here to … Read more
By December 5th, email info@annapolisfriends.org if you want to support families with the Light House. Friends can sign-up to offer gifts to children. There are other ways for us to share ourselves with local Families to support them to enjoy Thanksgiving … Read more
From Bay Weekly: ANNAPOLIS UNVEILS SITE OF MEMORY PORT MARKERS By Kathy Knotts [An excerpt…] “In a ceremony that had all the hallmarks of a Sunday church service, complete with gospel choir, African drums, and dramatic readings, the city of … Read more
Dear Friends, Please circulate this message within your local Meeting prior to Dec. 3rd. The BYM Working Group on Racism is sending this special reminder from the Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) weekly announcements inviting Friends to attend a Called Interim Meeting … Read more
From the Peace & Social Concerns Committee Nov 17, 2022 Dear Friends, Apparently many hands make light work. With 16 volunteers, we were able to write 310 Get Out The Vote postcards for the upcoming runoff election in Georgia! Postcards … Read more
On November 17, 2022 (Thursday) from 1 pm to 3 pm, the Peace & Social Concerns Committee invites interested friends to gather to write Get Out The Vote (GOTV) postcards focused on the runoff election in GA. This effort is part of … Read more
Annapolis Friends Meeting was grateful for the opportunity to partner with St. Philips Episcopal Church on Bestgate Road to offer rides on Election Day. This local support of the nationwide program, Souls to Polls was set in motion by St. … Read more
The sponsor of this Zoom event has shared the following information … Leading mindfulness & contemplative teachers offer meditation and conversation on what it means to mind our democracy on Nov. 8th & beyond. This Zoom meeting is full for … Read more
Tired of being uncomfortable on the dance floor? Men, women, break that cycle and have FUN! From Kit H email to AFM Announce List – “If you want to feel free to simply dance for fun — 12 left feet … Read more
Divine Creative Guidance and the Body – FROM FRIENDS JOURNAL October 1, 2022 By Jesse White I’ll admit it. I’m clumsy in my body, and prone to gathering little bruises from bumping into things throughout my day. I blame it on being: … Read more
Please sign up!!! Still needed: Small Red Beans (4-lbs) and Yellow Split Peas (4-lbs)! Use the following link to sign up to bring some Small Red Beans or yellow Split Peas to the meetinghouse by October 30th! https://internal.annapolisfriends.org/sheet/13-bean-soup-sign-up/. Drop-off deadline … Read more
13-Bean Soup is an offering at the Quaker Markets and it is time to collect the beans. The AFM Youth assemble the jars of beans after receiving the beans from volunteers, like you! Please use the online sign-up form: 13 … Read more
Catnip Toys and 13 Bean Soup! Please come join us at First Day School as we craft things to contribute to Holiday Market. On October 30 and November 20, we will be making fleece catnip toys to sell. On … Read more
From The ACT website … (while there look for Annapolis Friends on the home page:) Tonight -Meet with statewide candidates and advance our agenda on universal pre-K, climate justice, racial equity, and more. Childcare provided! STATEWIDE CANDIDATE ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION! Confirmed … Read more
The Annapolis Unitarian Universalist Church, a few doors up from our Meeting House, is having its annual Online Silent Auction this month. We invite you to support our friends, and neighbors – and to shop with them to support their … Read more
From Friends Journal – Historic peace activism sailboat Golden Rule to make another voyage August 26, 2022 By FJ News Editors “From 1946 to 1958, the United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands displacing Indigenous inhabitants and spreading … Read more
A Retreat to Focus Attention on Nuclear Weapons Frederick Friends Meeting House 10:00 am – 3:00 pm October 2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis — when the Soviet Union and U.S. engaged in a tense standoff … Read more
Please visit the physical library at the meetinghouse and look at the list of books that are currently in the library by visiting the online Library Collection on the AFM website. There are two ways to get to the Library … Read more
Once a year, Aid Through Trade™ opens its doors to the public, in its hometown of Annapolis. This is your chance to chat with the company founder, Damian Jones, enjoy an exclusive sample sale, and share some home-cooked, vegan, organic … Read more
WTOP NEWS – July 18, 2022 Anne Arundel pastor extends Souls to the Polls efforts to help voters cast their primary ballot “The United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has been part of Souls to the Polls — … Read more
The Annapolis Friends Meeting (AFM) urges all citizens to exercise their right to vote. Find information about elections in Maryland, Mail-In Ballots, Absentee Voting, and more at the Maryland State Board of Elections website. In response to our concerns about … Read more
By Patricia Thomas, Campus Friends Meeting Wilmington Yearly Meeting, USA To become (becoming) suggests a beginning, a middle and an arrival. Becoming suggests a journey which starts here and now with you and me. Becoming means transformation and requires intentionality … Read more
Maurine Pyle 1949-2022 Mildred Maurine Pyle (Maurine) passed away at her assisted living facility in Terre Haute, Indiana, on May 21, 2022. At the time of her death, Logan Elisha Plummer, a student and member of Southern Illinois Quaker Meeting, … Read more
