Pre-Gathering Retreat for Friends of Color and their Families
The Pre-Gathering Retreat for Friends of Color and their Families will be held from the evening of Friday, June 26 to the early afternoon of Sunday, June 28, 2020. Find up-to-date information about the Retreat at the webpage here.
Daily Lunchtime Affinity Spaces
Gathering for Fellowship for Friends of Color Only
Monday through Friday 12:00PM – 1:30PM EDT
Facilitator: Vanessa Julye
Gathering for Fellowship for European Americans Addressing Racism
Monday through Friday 12:00PM – 1:30PM EDT
Facilitators: Melissa Peart, Jaya Karsemeyer-Bone
Our racial justice work is sustained in part by staying connected with others doing this work. Gather with other White Friends (European Americans) who are addressing racism and Whiteness in our lives and in our Quaker communities. Each day we will create a space to come together and reflect on a theme related to anti-racism work. We will end the week with our regular worship for Friends of European Descent confronting racism.
Afternoon Activities sponsored by the People of Color Center
Monday, June 29: Reading to kids of all ages 4 – 5:30PM EDT
Tuesday, June 30: Racial Justice in your Meeting 4 – 5:30PM EDT
Wednesday, July 1: Upgrading your Meeting’s library 4 – 5:30PM EDT
Thursday, July 2: Health Disparities and Racism in the Era of COVID-19 4 – 5:30PM EDT
Friday, July 3: Afternoon with Friends General Conference’s Intuitional Assessment Implementation Committee 4 – 5:30PM EDT
Workshops for People of Color Only
Monday-Friday Workshops - Five sessions (Monday, June 29 through Friday, July 3). Each session runs from 1:30-3pm EDT (10:30am-12pm PDT) These workshops are numbered in the 300s
Javaughn Fernanders will be facilitating a 5-day workshop for People of Color, Spirituals Before Silence (Worshop #320).
Saturday, July 4 Workshops - Three 90-minute sessions each at 11:30am-1pm, 2-3:30pm, and 4:30-6pm, EDT (8:30am-10am, 11am-12:30pm, and 1:30-3pm PDT) These workshops are numbered in the 200s
Self-Care for People of Color (Workshop #201), Regina Renee Ward and Sarah Haber
Workshops addressing issues of racism
Challenging Ethnic and Racial Divisions, Vanessa Julye and Janice Domanik, Workshop Number 302
Decolonizing Our Future: A Road to Liberation, Nia Eubanks-Dixon and Sophia Burns, Workshop Number 306
Hey White People, Let's Discuss Movies, Carolyn Lejuste, Workshop Number 309
Understanding Racism, Eppchez Yes and Olivia Pandolfi, Workshop Number 316
Help your Meeting challenge racism. Click here to learn more about the Ministry on Racism Program.