Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
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
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
The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals NPR By Sandhya Dirks, February 19, 2023 “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and … 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 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
UNESCO International Day For Remembrance Of The Slave Trade And Its Abolition Those of you who are committed to action may be interested in this event, promoted by Carl Snowden, a longtime civil rights activist from Annapolis. This Day of … Read more
Let Your Life Speak by Your Actions August 1, 2022 By John Malkin “Prophet Against Slavery is a new graphic novel that shines light on the life and times of Benjamin Lay, a dedicated Quaker who engaged in radical direct … Read more