Peace and Justice – Lake Erie Yearly Meeting

Golden Rule Peace Boat visits Ohio and Michigan

Categories: Events and Opportunities, News, Peace and Justice

In 1958, Quaker anti-nuclear weapons activists were arrested to stop the Golden Rule from sailing to obstruct atmospheric U.S. nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Resulting protests lead to the passage of the 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, halting atmospheric testing. The Golden Rule and her crew inspired the later actions by the ships…

Akron FM Minute on Abolition of the Death Penalty

Categories: Action, Monthly Mtgs, News, Peace and Justice

Akron Friends Meeting adopted a Minute on the Abolition of the Death Penalty at their April 16, 2023 Business Meeting and asked that it might be shared with other Friends, especially those in Ohio where abolition legislation is being considered. In addition using to the direct link above, you can find the Minute over at the LEYM Resources…

GPQM invites you to Early-Spring Gathering, April 8, 2023, on Zoom

Categories: GPQM, News, Peace and Justice

Join us on Zoom for a Green Pastures Quarterly Meeting Early-Spring Gathering from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 8, 2023. We will share a program, Friendship, and one item of business. The Zoom link can be obtained by writing us at gpqmcommunications@gmail.com . Our presenter, Desiraé Simmons, will speak on Black Lives Matter—What Are We Called to Do?…

New Series: Digital Issues Awareness for Friends

Categories: Events and Opportunities, Interest Groups, News, Peace and Justice

As part of our ongoing Interest Group Series, LEYM is offering a new series of workshops focusing on digital and online practices of possible concern for Friends. The three Saturday afternoon (2:00-3:30pm) workshops will be held January 14, February 11, and March 4th. See descriptions below. Presented by LEYM’s Digital Communications Facilitator, the sessions will draw heavily…

June Interest Group Explores Anti-Racist Work

Categories: Anti-Racism, Events and Opportunities, Peace and Justice

What can we say together? Friends are invited to join us on Saturday, June 11th from 2-3:30pm in consideration of anti-racist work and minutes from across the Yearly Meeting – we’ll read what has been recorded, seek to pull out common threads, and identify patterns. We’ll bring a summary of this work to the annual meeting, where we will further…

April Interest Group Explores Michigan’s First Peoples Campaigns

Categories: Action, Earthcare, Events and Opportunities, Peace and Justice

Michigan’s First People’s Social and Environmental Justice Campaigns Saturday, April 9 2:00-3:30 PM The April PJ&E program will feature talks by two leaders in Michigan’s First Peoples campaigns. A spokesperson from the Anishinaabek Caucus will discuss their environmental campaigns, including opposition to the Enbridge Line 5 across the Mackinac Strait, other legislative campaigns for clean water,…

Friends Respond to War in Ukraine

Categories: News, Peace and Justice

As a community committed to peace, the War in Ukraine is of deep concern to Friends around the world. Friends General Conference has posted a Message to Friends About Aiding Ukraine that provides helpful links to various aid organizations. The American Friends Service Committee is also speaking out, seeking to dampen the ongoing push to escalate via military…

Food Security, Food Justice event set for March 12th

Categories: Events and Opportunities, Peace and Justice

SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2:00-3:30 pmFood Security, Food JusticeHosted by Lake Erie Yearly Meeting and North Columbus Friends Meeting Our March Interest Group session is set for Saturday, March 12th starting at 2:00 pm. The speakers will provide an informational overview of the larger issues around food sovereignty, food security, food justice, etc., before diving into concrete strategies…

Coffee and Climate Chat upcoming on Dec 11

Categories: Earthcare, Events and Opportunities, News, Peace and Justice

Coffee and Climate Chat – 2021 Earthcare Actions Among LEYM Friends Wondering what other Quakers in Lake Erie Yearly Meeting have done to care for the environment in 2021? Hearing about the efforts of others can give you new ideas and encourage you and your meeting to keep doing this important work in 2022. The pandemic did not mean that…

November Interest Group Session to Focus on Anti-racist Standards for Healthcare

Categories: Anti-Racism, Events and Opportunities, Peace and Justice

LEYM’s Peace, Justice and Earthcare Interest Group series continues on Saturday, November 13th from 2:00-3:30pm ET on Zoom. Healthcare, Healing and Anti-Racist Standards In this interactive presentation we will have the opportunity to understand how racism impacts the healthcare setting; how anti-racist standards prevent racism in the healthcare setting and beyond; and how we can employ…

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Golden Rule Peace Boat visits Ohio and Michigan

Akron FM Minute on Abolition of the Death Penalty

GPQM invites you to Early-Spring Gathering, April 8, 2023, on Zoom

New Series: Digital Issues Awareness for Friends

June Interest Group Explores Anti-Racist Work

April Interest Group Explores Michigan’s First Peoples Campaigns

Friends Respond to War in Ukraine

Food Security, Food Justice event set for March 12th

Coffee and Climate Chat upcoming on Dec 11

November Interest Group Session to Focus on Anti-racist Standards for Healthcare

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