Bulletin 07.30.2021
Workshops at Quarterly Gathering
Friends: We are soliciting new workshop ideas for our October 2021 Quarterly Gathering. We are planning a hybrid gathering in October: an in-person gathering with Zoom options. This, of course, depends upon the status of the pandemic at that time. Some workshops may be in person and some may be on Zoom.
If you are interested in providing a workshop, please send the following information to me before September 24, 2021: Your name, email address, phone number, church/meeting affiliation, a title for your workshop, a 2-3 sentence description of the workshop and a one sentence description of the workshop provider. Also indicate if your workshop will be in person or on zoom or can be both. The workshops will be from 11 AM-12:30 PM on October 23rd.
Rachel Hampton, Gathering Committee
registrar@scymf.org
Friends Provide Relief in Cuba
On July 11, demonstrators in Cuba took to the streets to protest shortages of food, medicine, and electricity. We have heard from Friends in Cuba that people are struggling and in dire need of economic and material support. We stand in solidarity with the Quaker community and with Cubans from all political and religious affiliations who are struggling during this time, and we believe that people should have the right to protest without being criminalized.
Click here to read more from the American Friends Service Committee.
Stand in Solidarity with Colombia
The critical violations to human rights in Colombia unveils the fragility in political and socio-economic structures. The current crisis highlights the urgent need for solidarity with nonviolent social movements. Peacebuilding en Las Américas (PLA) has partnered with peace activists in Colombia since 2006 to offer training in nonviolent conflict transformation. In the first five months of 2021, over 140 people in Colombia participated in nine Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops. Our Colombian colleagues are eager to continue and expand this work, needed now more urgently than ever.
Click here for more information from Friends Peace Teams.
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It is an exciting time to be a part of the youth committee, especially if you have skills in strategic planning! Their work right now is focused on dreaming and crafting something new for our young people. Being a part of the youth committee right now means you can help us shape and launch something new! The meetings are usually by Zoom and occur several times a year. For more information on this committee and/or committee membership contact Matt Boswell at nominating@scymf.org.
Each week, we're featuring a different committee, working group, or task force and highlighting how they serve the yearly meeting. You can always nominate yourself or someone who you know has gifts to serve with our online form.
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Announcements
The Quaker Religious Education Collaborative is hosting an online conference, August 13-15, 2021: Integrating Lessons Learned and Leadings that Light the Way. The Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is a grassroots network of Friends holding a sense of stewardship for life-long Quaker faith formation through religious education. Click here for more information.
Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy is looking for a part-time Legislative Advocate and Policy Analyst (lobbyist) for the 2022 legislative session in Olympia. This position will require approximately 90 hours a month during session (January through April) and 20-30 hours a month before and after session (starting October 1, 2021). Compensation is $25-30/hour, depending on experience. Deadline for application is August 15, 2021. Click here for more information.
Friends Center at Guilford College is hiring for the Director of the Quaker Leadership Scholars Program. “QLSP” is an almost 30 year old scholarship program that seeks to apprentice participants to the Quaker tradition, for the purpose of living spiritually-rooted, racially just, theologically robust, and experientially prepared lives as leaders within and outside of the Religious Society of Friends. This is a full-time, 12 month position. The application is open until early August. Click here for more information.
Save the Date: Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends Fall Quarterly Gathering will be on Saturday, October 23. More information coming soon with details about location and the possibility of joining virtually.
The Friends Committee on National Legislation seeks a Spirit-led, seasoned, and strategic Quaker leader who brings vision, inspiration, and executive experience to lead the biggest faith-based lobbying organization in Washington, DC. More information can be found at www.fcnl.org/gssearch. Applications and nominations may be emailed to gssearch@fcnl.org.
We look forward to a wonderful time together next year, in 2022, at the Pacific Northwest Quaker Women’s Theology Conference. July 6-10, 2022, at Cascades Camp in Yelm, Washington. Click here to visit the PNQWTC website.
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