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September 2017 Newsletter: If We Were Free from Fear

Sep 19, 2017 • New England Quakers
Annual Sessions review, action on immigration and white supremacy, support for attending FCNL lobbying training, Quakers in the news, and...

From Cuba about Hurricane Irma

Sep 18, 2017 • Kenya Casanova Sales, Cuba Yearly Meeting, (Puente de Amigos)
Dear Brother Len, Hurricane Irma left us without electricity and water; also many fallen trees and minor damage to our homes. In Gibara the...

Fall Living Faith Gathering Cancelled, April is Still On!

Sep 7, 2017 • Lisa Graustein, Clerk of Living Faith Planning Team
Dear Friends, I am writing with the sad news that we are canceling the October 28th Living Faith gathering that was to happen in Hartford,...

Draft Minutes of 2017 Sessions

Aug 30, 2017 • (Minutes)
Please note that these are draft minutes. The final minutes will be posted here when available, and also will be mailed to our local...

Such a Time as This: A Response to Hate and Violence

Aug 18, 2017 • Fritz Weiss, Noah Merrill, Sarah Gant and Honor Woodrow
White supremacy, white nationalism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are contrary to God’s vision for our world. White supremacy is a form of...

2017 Epistle of New England Yearly Meeting

Aug 12, 2017 • (Sessions)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to discern what God’s...

Talking Points from Sessions 2017

Aug 13, 2017 • New England Quakers, (Sessions)
Please share the news and joy from NEYM Sessions 2017 with Friends at home. Consider posting these talking points and making a report to...

Annual Sessions 2017 Address: Ruby Sales (Video, Audio)

Aug 7, 2017 • (Recordings)
See Ruby Sales' Plenary Message on our Youtube channel

The Latest from Committees & Programs

Experiments in Quaker witness: a visit to Maine Senator Susan Collins

Sep 18, 2017 • Jay O'Hara
This message originally appeared on Jay O'Hara's Facebook page. Experiments in Quaker Witness: Yesterday four Friends Camp campers (in our...

2017 Annual Report

Sep 15, 2017 • Judy Goldberger, clerk, (FWCC Committee)
FWCC-NE encourages relationships among Friends in New England and around the world, deepening our faith, enlarging our understanding of...

2017 Annual Report

Sep 15, 2017 • (Development )
The Development Committee is pleased to report that we successfully met our goal for individual giving to NEYM for FY 2016 (last year’s...

Funding for NEYM Friends to attend FCNL's Quaker Public Policy Institute

Sep 12, 2017 •
FCNL is committing funds for NEYM Friends to explore FCNL’s Quaker advocacy avenues and attend the Quaker Public Policy Institute November...

Join the Immigration Justice Network!

Sep 7, 2017 •
Encouraged by the wonderful energy felt at Sessions around immigration and sanctuary, Friends working for immigration justice in New...

Connecting Friends - Crossing Cultures - Changing Lives: World Quaker Day 2017

Sep 7, 2017 • (FWCC Committee)
Are you passionate about creating connections and building relationship in your meeting and among Friends? Seeking to connect seekers and...

An Invitation to Challenge White Supremacy

Sep 7, 2017 • The Challenging White Supremacy working group, (Permanent Board)
Dear Friends – We were heartened by the energy and commitment at Sessions this year to deepen our work of challenging white supremacy and...

Julian Grant's Reflections

Aug 3, 2017 • Len Cadwallader, (Puente de Amigos)
We are so fortunate to have had such an articulate individual representing Puente de Amigos Committee and New England Yearly Meeting in the...

Puente Newsletter 2017

Aug 3, 2017 • Mary Ann & Len Cadwallader, co-clerks of Puente de Amigos Committee, (Puente de Amigos)

Addressing White Supremacy: In Ourselves & In Our Communities, and Next Steps

Jul 29, 2017 • Challenging White Supremacy Working Group, (Permanent Board)
This slide deck is being shared as part of a presentation by the Challenging White Supremacy Working Group to Annual Sessions 2017. The...

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