| Midwest regional gathering this weekend
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It's not too late to come to the Midwest Regional Gathering this weekend, September 28-30 in Richmond, Indiana. The gathering will offer the chance to learn about and reflect on the FWCC Triennial that took place in Dublin, Ireland in August. In addition, Rachel Dean will lead a workshop on Convergent Friends. As with all regional gatherings, you are welcome to attend, even if you live outside the region. To register contact FWCC Midwest Field Staff Susan Lee Barton by email as soon as possible, or call (765) 939-1449. |
| Northeast regional gathering October 19-21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Northeast Regional Gathering will take place October 19-21 at a Connecticut retreat center on Long Island Sound. The theme of the gathering is The Living Water. The program will allow Friends to consider the many ways in which water is part of our lives, both physically (as a basic resource for life) and spiritually. For more information and a registration form, visit the FWCC website or contact Katy Cullinan.
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Southeast regional gathering in Jamaica January 2-6 - save the date!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jamaican Friends will host the Southeast Regional Gathering at the Madge Saunders Conference Conference Center in Ocho Rios on the northeast coast January 2-6, 2008. Whether it is your first visit to Jamaica or a return to see the work of Friends there, you are welcome. Themes for the gathering will include Friends' Heritage in Jamaica, Ministering to Young People and Teaching and Living Nonviolence. Transportation will be provided between the Center and the international airport in Montego Bay. Optional visits to Friends communities in other parts of the island before or after the gathering are possible. Look for registration forms on the FWCC website soon. The cost of the event excluding airfare is estimated at around $400.
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Quaker burial ground in Barbados holds open day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Those who might be in Barbados on November 10th, 2007 are invited to the opening of the restored burial ground used by Quakers from 1671 to the19th century. Quakers flourished in Barbados through visits by Ann Austin, Mary Fisher, George Fox and others, and through exiles from England. There are no active meetings on the island now, but a committee of local residents started restoration in 2003 as the site had begun to erode and fill with household garbage. The burial ground is close to St. Philip's Church across Highway 4B in Church Village. Contact Maris Corbin, committee secretary/treasurer at corbin@caribnet.net or tel: (246) 432-9667 for more information.
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Friends Center green building renovation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  FWCC's Section of the Americas main office is located at Friends Center, in Center City Philadelphia, which is undergoing a "green" renovation. The landmark project will not only protect the earth, it will also lower long term operating costs and preserve Friends Center for another generation. Friends Center's Turning Quaker Gray to Quaker Green campaign has attracted people as diverse as policy makers, high-rise developers, church members, and furniture retailer IKEA managers who have come to celebrate and learn. Local media report this project as "a beacon of hope" and as "a distinct ecological witness to the Religious Society of Friends and beyond."
The two larger buildings on the campus will be fossil-fuel free and nearly water neutral. Leading-edge practices selected for implementation include wind power (purchased since 1998), solar panels and a vegetative roof (installed in June 2007), geothermal heating and cooling (drilling scheduled for November 2007), water storage and conservation and energy efficiency measures to reduce consumption. For more information or to learn about how you can help, see www.friendscentercorp.org or contact Pat McBee at 215-563-8832 or pmcbee@friendscentercorp.org. |
| Casa de los Amigos seeks executive director
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Casa de los Amigos in Mexico City is seeking an Executive Director. The Asamblea (Board) of the Casa de los Amigos, a Quaker peace and hospitality center in Mexico City, announces the opening of a search for the position of Executive Director. The position calls for experience working in Mexico, nonprofit management, program development, strong bilingual capacity (Spanish and English), and commitment to Friends' values. The Executive Director will have demonstrated capacity for vision and leadership as well as willingness to undertake a 3-5 year commitment. Start date: February 1, 2008. Applications due November 15, 2007. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, along with resume and three references to director2008@casadelosamigos.org. Send suggestions for candidates or potential sources of candidates to the same e-mail.
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New Executive Secretary for Asia West Pacific Section
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Joy of Australia YM is now Executive Secretary of FWCC's Asia West Pacific Section. She succeeds Kenneth Co Ching Po' who has relocated from Hong Kong to Shanghai in China to take up an appointment as an administrator and teacher. Valerie was previously the Associate Secretary of the Section.
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