Clerk Jada S. Jackson has called for a Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business to discern how we, as a faith community, are being led to address racism.
The called meeting will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia, PA. Interim Meeting will also be held the same day, from 9:30 am - 1:00 pm, also at the Arch Street Meeting House.
On several occasions during Annual Sessions 2014 (July 2014) concerns about -isms - racism, sexism, genderism and classism - that exist within our communities, our meetings and in our hearts were raised. The time since Annual Sessions last July has been difficult for many of us, including the events in Ferguson, MO and New York City; and articles in the October 2014 issue of Friends Journal. These situations have heightened our need to come together.
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