Outreach
Quakers have a long history of activism, guided by our testimonies: Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, and Equality. Here you can find ways Multnomah Friends lives our faith in the wider world.
Events
Sunday, April 14, Noon, Meeting Room (blended)
Speakers: Dan Shea – Veterans for Peace- Portland local chapter 72 and Tom Hastings – Peace Voice/Portland Peace Team
Speakers (see full bio in the April monthly newsletter) will share stories from their decades of peace work and update on current struggles….discussion to follow, many questions encouraged….Free anti-war books and literature will be available as supplies last.
“It can be overwhelming to witness/experience/take in
All the injustices of the moment; the good news is that: they are all connected. So if your little corner of work involves pulling at one of the threads,
you're helping to unravel the whole damn cloth.” Ursula Wolfe-Rocca Submitted by Peace and Social Concerns Committee
Join via Zoom
Meeting ID 824 2753 5854 Passcode 943223
Meeting ID: 893 0632 6850
Passcode: 601509
Saturday, December 23, 2023 from 1:00-3:00 pm
Social Hall, Multnomah Friends Meeting
All are invited to join our lunch guests for a festive holiday meal on Saturday, December 23rd.
If you would like to help, please see the spreadsheet, to sign up for food donations and/or a volunteer time slot.
Please contact Kepper Petzing (they) or Ann Dudley for more information.
Social Hall, Blended
You are invited to attend a Jewish Voice for Peace-Portland event: A Community Forum on Ending the Cycle of Violence in Palestine and Israel. Join us for the opportunity to listen to three respected speakers and then meet with others in small, guided discussion groups.
· Joel Benin will speak from an historical perspective.
· Mohammed Nabil will share his perspective as a Gazan.
· Noa Grayevsky will share her journey to anti-Zionism
If you would like to join via zoom, please email jvpzoomaccess@gmail.com with your name, affiliations (if any) and email address. The zoom link will be sent to you on December 1st. This event is co-sponsored by the Quaker Palestine Israel Network-Multnomah.
First United Methodist Church
1838 SW Jefferson Street
Sunday, November 19, 4-5:30 pm
An interfaith service featuring local spiritual leaders, public officials, music, and a candle-lighting ceremony or the fallen. This TDoR service is open to the entire community and is being hosted by transgender and interfaith allies. We invite all people, transgender or cisgender to join us in this reverent observation. Anna Fritz will give the message for Friends. Sponsored by First Unitarian Universalist Portland, First United Methodist Church, Congregation Shir Tikvah and Multnomah Friends Meeting
6:30 – 8:30 Workshop, blended, Meeting Room and Zoom
Facilitators: Pat Schwiebert and Meg Cody
Zoom: bit.ly/46Fb8s3 Meeting ID: 835 3157 7237 Passcode: 981144
News
There are often excellent speakers during these online gatherings. Every day at 12 pm Pacific take action for ceasefire with Jewish Voice for Peace. Register at this link. If the Zoom room is full, join here: https://www.youtube.com/@JewishVoiceforPeace/streams. Every Friday, take action with the American Friends Service Committee. To register: https://secure.afsc.org/a/afsc-action-hour-ceasefire-now
Here are some of the requested items: sleeping bags to zero degrees, hygiene supplies (deodorant, baby wipes, shampoo, shower gel, razors/shaving cream, toothbrushes/toothpaste, towels, flipflops), Dayquil/Nyquil, insect repellent, socks/underwear/T-shirts (L and XL), tennis shoes and leather firefighter boots (sizes 8.5 – 11.5, boots 8” high, Vibram sole, not steel toe).
- A 15 minute interview with Palestinian American Quaker activist and scholar Sa'ed Atshan. https://n.pr/3v6k9wq
- Democracy Now interview with AFSC head Joyce Aljouny, who used to head the Ramallah Friends School, about the shooting of three RFS graduates vacationing in Vermont: bit.ly/3NrEOSc
- An Interview with Steve Chase, Pendle Hill Cadbury Scholar: bit.ly/3GJ6s9r
Nia To Go There, PhD (Cree) will offer a series of four webinars that are co-sponsored by Decolonizing Quakers https://www.decolonizingquakers.org. Registering for all four is recommended though not required. Nia will recommend short readings for each program.
• 1/13/24, 12:30-2 pm PST: Module One “Cultural Perspectives.” Register at https://bit.ly/3TslEPM
• 1/28/24, 12:30-2 pm PST: Module Two “Seeing with a Native Eye.” Register at https://bit.ly/4aj45rs
• 2/10/24, 12:30-2 pm PST: Module Three “Colonization.” Register at
https://bit.ly/3TqrmS9
• 2/24/24, 12:30-2 pm PST: Module Four “Decolonization.” Register at https://bit.ly/4an6QYY
Submitted by Alison R Krieger
AFSC’s Israel & Gaza resources page: afsc.org/topics/gaza-israel
Register for AFSC Action Hour: bit.ly/3ueKdoG
USCPR’s Take Action page: uscpr.org/take-action/
JVP’s Act Now page: bit.ly/3FQbRem