Updates and opportunities to join in NFM’s social witness and community service activities:
Pendle Hill
Mon 1/8 6:30 pm: Addressing Patterns of Racial Wounding and Racial Justice in Quaker Communities. Online.
Members of the Steering Committee of the Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism believed they had a responsibility to name the pain from patterns of white supremacy culture and racism that they have experienced, witnessed, and heard throughout the Religious Society of Friends and associated organizations. To that end, they created a guide with examples of harm and interventions towards racial justice. This guide, inspired by the work of Tema Okun and several Quaker institutions, points to the ways that they see white supremacy culture weaving its way into Quaker culture and suggests methods to disrupt it. In this lecture, Lauren Brownlee and Zenaida Peterson will share ways that the guide has been and can be used in Quaker communities.
To register: https://pendlehill.org/event-registration-january-first-monday-lecture-01-08-24/.
NFM Ministry on Racism Committee
Tue 1/9 7 pm: Book Group Discussion. Online.
NFM’s Ministry on Racism Committee has started a book group to read There There by Tommy Orange. The novel is this year's One Book, One Chicago title and the first book by a Native American author in the program's 22-year history. Login at the weekly NFM worship zoom link.
More information: Contact Erica Dix or Beth Burbank.
Friends General Conference (FGC)
Thu 1/11 7-8:30 pm. God Is Within Her: Quakers Experience The Color Purple. Online.
A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early-twentieth-century rural Georgia. Friends General Conference has heard the call of The Color Purple once more and is offering a unique, interdisciplinary way of investigating the novel's themes as one community in many places. In January's event, nova george will interview the original film’s Margaret Avery (Shug). Rashid Darden will then moderate a discussion about the novel’s themes, followed by a conversation about the reimagined musical film.
For more information: https://www.tfaforms.com/5094073
Illinois Yearly Meeting (ILYM)
Mon 1/15 7 pm: Illinois Yearly Meeting Anti-Racism Cafe. Online.
"Are you interested in connecting with other Friends in Illinois Yearly Meeting on anti-racism work? Then join in at the Anti-Racism Café. Each month the ILYM Ad Hoc Anti-Racism Committee will provide space both for Friends who want to share ideas for anti-racist activism, and for Friends who want to focus on the inward work of becoming anti-racist. This is an opportunity to learn about the experiences of Friends in other meetings, to share resources, and to come together in worship and fellowship to build a wider Quaker community."
More information: https://ilym.org/ilym/anti-racism-cafe/ or contact Eva Hare.
Japanese American Service Committee
Fri 1/19 6 pm: Soup and Rice. 4427 N Clark Street.
The first Soup & Rice of 2024 will support the Ravenswood Community Services’ work assisting those facing food insecurity. Delicious soup made by volunteers, rice made by JASC staff, and a community meal for a good cause. What a great way to start the New Year! Soup makers and setup volunteers sign up online by clicking here.
More information: Contact Jenn at JASC at 773-275-0097, ext. 228 or email her at jtrautvetter@jasc-chicago.org