Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
This news story from the Capital Gazette is shared with Friends as it tells of an attempt by our county to prevent gun violence and save lives. This creative approach to stemming violence in our community is consistent with Friends … Read more
The Johns Hopkins History Project Presents … Friends you are invited to hear four Johns Hopkins students presenting research on Quaker manumissions in the 1770s and 1780s in Maryland. This event is free and open to the public — in … Read more
Annapolis Friend, Francis Wayne, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner serving in Kenya draws our attention to the release this past week on March 30, 2023 of a long-awaited Vatican document denouncing the destructive empire-building and colonization policies and practices that existed … Read more
A big thank you to all who made our Afghan Women’s Fund activities this past weekend at AFM a delightful success! Saturday’s Afghan cooking class provided an opportunity to enjoy time with Fahima and a small group of Friends, learning … Read more
From: Psychology Today By Mitzi Perdue Posted August 29, 2022 “Traffickers specialize in spotting the traumatized and vulnerable. As if Ukraine does not have enough going on, human traffickers are omnipresent on the borders between Ukraine and the West. The … Read more
A fundraiser for the “Afghan Women’s Fund” Dear Friends, The Quaker Market (QM) and Peace and Social Concerns (P&SC) Committees are co-hosting a special fundraiser for the Afghan Women’s Fund (AWF). The Potluck fundraiser will feature special guest, Fahima … 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
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
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
Annapolis Friends are invited to a special (hybrid – Zoom and in-person) Meeting for Learning on First Day, 6/26/22, 9:15 a.m. for sharing and mutual discernment as to Friends’ role in these increasingly-ominous political times. A group of leading … Read more
Our Afghan refugee family has now moved into their own apartment, with the help of a dedicated group of volunteers and generous donations of household goods and funds from Annapolis Friends Meeting and Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis members and attendees. Thank … Read more
Our Afghan refugee family is enjoying their apartment and are grateful for all the helpers from AFM and UUCA members and attenders. It is helpful that their apartment complex is very diverse, with lots of immigrants including some Afghan families. … Read more
Annapolis Friends Meeting is joining with other BYM meetings to support of a new Maryland Healthcare for All initiative (https://healthcareforall.com/resolution/). This initiative seeks to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to all Marylanders. It is expected that this would make … Read more
Friends can possibly make a difference as to climate change and / or racial justice TODAY from our own homes & COVID-solitude with just a few clicks to support bills coming up for votes in the next several days in Maryland’s … Read more
75th Anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: On August 6-9, people around the world will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with vigils and demonstrations highlighting the need for nuclear disarmament. The Peace … Read more
In the last week of March (3/23-30), Annapolis Friends Meeting will team up with Magothy United Methodist Church in Pasadena to provide shelter for the homeless through Winter Relief, a program of Arundel House of Hope. AFM volunteers provide … Read more
Enabling our immigrant neighbors to find the help they need to stay in their homes and jobs locally is an opportunity Quakers might want to seize. The Annapolis Immigration Justice Network (AIJN) is doing a fabulous job of providing legal … Read more
For more than a year, members of ACT have conducted a grass roots listening campaign to find out what one thing persons in our county would change if they could. Both Affordable Housing and Gun Violence were dominant issues. Now … Read more
Friend Francis Wayne will co-facilitate a Basic Alternatives to Violence weekend workshop on March 8-10 at the men’s side Patuxent Prison. If you would like to participate, send email to webmaster@annapolisfriends.org. For more information about the program, check out these websites: … Read more
For several years, Annapolis Friends Meeting has partnered with Magothy United Methodist Church in Pasadena to help with Winter Relief, a volunteer program that provides overnight shelter for the homeless in North County and in Annapolis. The men and … Read more
The Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in Anne Arundel County became Anne Arundel Connecting Together (ACT) on October 4th with 1,100+ attending from numerous faith groups and NGOS. Annapolis Friends brought over 1/3 of its congregation to take part in the … Read more