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Cynthia Gilliam

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Ice Vigils Weekly on Mondays, 10:30am, ICE Detention Center


 
The Quaker ICE vigil, with participation of Multnomah and Bridge City Friends, continues to evolve. We meet at the 4310 S. Macadam office, Mondays at 10:30, with signs and lately also with flowers. We encourage Friends to help our effort continue. We meet for coffee afterwards, to consider further possible responses to this issue. Joe Snyder is the email group leader. Mornings to date during our vigils have been calm at the site.
 

National Zoom Meetings to Protect Our Elections

Sept. 20 & Oct. 18, 4pm Pacific time 
Quaker Call to Action is holding two  national Zoom meetings on September 20 and October 18 at 4pm Pacific Time, to discuss protections to free elections. Register for either or both at quakercall.org/meetings/register. The threats from the Trump administration and others to prevent free and fair elections are real. The September and October video meetings will share information and provide opportunities for actions to take in defense of democracy. Find more information and resources at quakercall.net

Save the Date: Spring 2027 Willamette Quarterly Meeting

Mark your calendars, whether paper or electronic, for next spring’s residential gathering of Willamette Quarterly Meeting. We’ll meet at Camp Lutherwood near Eugene from May 14-16.  Multnomah and Bridge City are responsible for planning quarterly meeting this year; if you’d like to help or have questions, please contact Lyn Gordon or Betsey Kenworthy 

Quaker Palestine Israel Network Statements

In February of 2019, MFM approved a minute affirming our support for a just peace with respect and equal human rights for all parties in the Holy Land . The minute reads: Multnomah Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) holds Palestinians and Israelis both together in our hearts and prayers. Because our Quaker spiritual values and heritage affirm that of God in everyone, we seek to engage in meaningful solutions for a just peace with respect and equal human rights for all parties in the Holy Land and loving cooperation between both peoples. We seek the guidance of the Spirit in our work to end racism in our own community and country and to carry out our Testimony of Peace in relation to the United States government policies which impact the conflict in Palestine/Israel. We commit to take actions, in a spirit of nonviolence and reconciliation, to further peacemaking between Palestine and Israel.

     In addition, MFM has affirmed the Apartheid Free Communities pledge from AFSC:  The Apartheid-Free Communities pledge:

  • We affirm our commitment to freedom, justice, and equality for the Palestinian people and all people;
  • We oppose all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination, and oppression; and
  • We declare ourselves an Apartheid-free Meeting and to that end,
  • We pledge to join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation.

Peaceful Interfaith Protest at ICE Facility

Saturday, August 15, 7:00pm;  Meet at Elizabeth Caruthers Park
A group of Quakers, Buddhists, Jews, and other people of faith are again planning a peaceful interfaith protest at the ICE facility on Macadam Avenue. We will gather at Elizabeth Caruthers Park at 7:00pm and walk silently to the facility. We will walk by the facility three times, in silence, dropping flowers as we go to remember the taken and protest injustice. Then we will return to the park for some worship. The estimated end time is 8:00pm. Please bring at least three flowers, if you wish to drop flowers. This is a completely peaceful protest and no items that could be considered weapons should be brought. 

Participate In The Friends Committee On National Legislation (FCNL)Annual Meeting

FCNL will be hosting their Annual Meeting November 12-14 in Washington DC.  This year it will be both in person and online. This gathering is an opportunity to gather with hundreds of Quakers from across the country to learn about effective lobbying, to hear from FCNL lobbyists and young fellows, and to participate in policy discussions and worship sharing groups. Here is a link for more information and to register for the 2026  Annual Meeting: https://www.fcnl.org/events/annual-meeting-2026-deep-roots-bold-action.
We are seeking financial support to send one or two young Friends to the Annual Meeting.  We need support for the registration ($250 to attend in person), travel and lodging.  If you would like more information and/or able to offer some financial support please contact FCNL rep Barbara Segal.

Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism

Fall 2027 — Spring 2028, On Campus with Online Components
The 2027-2028 Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism cohort will meet in-person and online to build capacity, design liberatory interventions, and work for racial justice during this 8-month season. The Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism is a coalition of six Quaker organizations and Friends who are working together to accelerate the movement for, and capacity to create, racial justice through the Quakers Uprooting Racism Community of Practice Program. This eight-month program includes in-person retreats at Pendle Hill, online retreats, affinity groups, and more. The cohort is made up of Friends from across the U.S. and Canada, with 50% of participants being BIPOC Friends and 50% being white Friends. More information available here.

 

Central and Junior Friends

Date: June 26, 2026 2:10 pm 

Combined Central (6-8) and Junior (9-12) Friends gather in the office at 10:15AM. This happens on 2nd and 4th Sundays after our youth attend the first 15 minutes of worship. For more information please contact Ron Marson @  or Andrew Wardenaar @  .">.

 

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