Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Friends Committee for National Legislation urges us to learn more about the boarding school program in which Quakers participated and to use their toolkit to take action, to support this legislation to create the commission to investigate truth finding and … Read more
“Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row, King of the Generethgarich” by John Simon. Mezzotint. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution “In 1710, Mohawk leader Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row journeyed to England as one of four representatives of the Five … Read more
From Friends Journal, Dec 1, 2023: “I am walking down the road today on an earth that I have warmed, overwhelmed by how many unthinking, unconscious choices I made along the way.” Back to the Garden by Tom Cameron The … Read more
Friends, Hoping some of you who have not yet registered can attend this virtual program from 7:00-8:00 on November 2, 2023. It is one of the many interesting “Learning Labs” offered by the Interfaith Partners of the Chesapeake. It’s free … Read more
An Annapolis Friend writes… Dear Friends, This past summer my family and I had the privilege of staying at a campground on a Montana Blackfeet reservation. Although our stay was only brief, I engaged in a deep conversation with the … Read more
From Friends Journal … by Vanessa Van Wagner January 1, 2023 A grandchild of immigrants once asked my husband why anyone whose family arrived in the United States long after slavery was over owes reparations. “Shouldn’t you be the ones … 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