Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
The Racial Reconciliation Collaborative Summit Saturday, October 21 10am-11:30am Fall Festival From 11:30 to 3 Have Fun and Meet Neighbors at St. Phillips Episcopal Church 730 Bestgate Road, Annapolis Sponsored by the Racial Reconciliation Collaborative
Dear Friends, In preparation for our special business meeting on September 24 to consider AFM’s path forward on our Retrospective and Restorative Justice Fund, my clerk support committee and I encourage you to attend a special presentation and discussion on September … 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
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church of Annapolis, Shares Information Online about their Racial Justice Work… From the St. Margaret’s website… February 2023 “The work of reconciliation is a fundamental calling for the Diocese of Maryland. Reconciliation builds on our understanding of … Read more
A story of local gentrification – and opposition to it From the Baltimore Banner: By Rick Hutzell Published on: February 28, 2023 “Browns Woods Park seems too small a rectangle of patchy grass for the symbolism it holds. It is a touchstone … Read more
An Annapolis Friend shared the following with our Discuss List: Friends – Atlantic Magazine recently reprinted its 2014 article “The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nahisi Coates. When first printed, it greatly increased calls for reparations for the descendants of slavery and Jim … Read more
Friends, In commemoration of and in tribute to Black History month, my clerk support committee and I would like to share this list of educational resources. (Thanks to Sheila for pulling this list together.) We invite you to read, watch, and/or listen … 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
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