Updates and opportunities to join in Northside’s social witness and community service activities:
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Every Fri 11:00 am: Action Hour for a Creasefire Now. Online.
Join AFSC staff to hear weekly updates from Gaza. Then, take action together to contact our elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza. Pre-registration required.
To register: https://afsc.org/events/action-hour-cease-fire-now
Pendle Hill
Mon, 2/5, 6:30 pm: Truth and Justice: The BlackQuaker Project Challenges Quakerism in the 21st Century. Online.
“If Quakers were so active in the Abolitionist movement, then why are there so few African American Friends today?” Dr. Harold D. Weaver Jr. (Hal), Founding Director of the BlackQuaker Project (BQP), seeks to answer this puzzling question and others pertaining to the Religious Society of Friends in relation to Friends of Color worldwide in the 21st century. He will utilize some of his ministry’s major activities to suggest a path forward for the Religious Society of Friends: putting the Quaker testimony of Justice at the forefront of modern Quakerism, healing historical injustices through a new model for Quakers, and responding to a new understanding of systemic violence through anti-violence, not merely non-violence.
To register: https://pendlehill.org/learn/workshops-courses-events/event-registration-february-first-monday-lecture-02-05-24/
Illinois Yearly Meeting (ILYM)
Thu 2/15 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
All month: Request for moving volunteers. 4427 N Clark Street.
JASC is looking for volunteers to help with their impending move. Volunteer tasks include packing, sorting, organizing, dropping off items to donations, and moving support. JASC will work around your schedule and appreciates any support! They will also be accepting donations of cardboard boxes.
More information: operations@jasc-chicago.org or call Tricia at 773-275-0097 x225. Sign up form is here.
Fri 2/23 6 pm: Soup and Rice. 4427 N Clark Street.
February's Soup & Rice event will be the last one at Clark Street! Delicious soup made by volunteers, rice made by JASC staff, and a community meal with contributions at the door going to a neighborhood social service provider. 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
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
Fri 3/1 - Registration Deadline for Spring Lobby Weekend. Washington DC,
Spring Lobby Weekend (3/16-19, 2024) is FCNL's four-day young adult conference that brings hundreds of people to Washington D.C. every year. The focus of the 2024 event will be urging Congress to pass legislation to establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools (S.1723). This legislation marks a crucial step in addressing the harms caused to generations of Native families by the forced assimilation and family separation that occurred because of these boarding schools.
More information: https://web.cvent.com/event/3ebcd4c3-1476-45b8-a447-c5002ac713bb/summary