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INTEREST GROUP 1: WEDNESDAY EVENING, 6:45 – 8:15
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Racial Profiling in the Criminal Justice System
A state of the issue report, looking closely at
particular incidents, with an open discussion by attenders, led by staff
from the Oakland office,
"When was the last time you were arrested.? A
conversation with participants and AFSC Oakland staff, Wilson Riles or
Tony Coleman. |
American Friends Service Committee |
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Our Quaker Projects in Latin America
Reports on issues and activities from projects
related to meetings in PYM: the Casa de los Amigos in Mexico City, the
Palo Alto Friends Meeting El Salvador Project, and Guatemalan Friends
Scholarship Program. |
Latin/American Concerns Committee |
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Grass Roots Activism
How can we help people in moving from right intention
to right action? Effective work with volunteers for peace, human rights,
or environmental concerns is a learned skill. Come and hear practical
tips from the programs of AFSC and the projects of the PYM Unity with
Nature Committee and share your own experiences in a round table
discussion, Joe Morris and Shan Cretin |
Unity with Nature
and American Friends Service Committee |
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Building a Lesson from a Story
Creating activities that embody and reinforce the
lessons of the story – deepening understanding in “learning by doing”
Sandy Farley and Susan Hopkins |
Religious Education for Children |
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Health Care Reform
Presentation and discussion of the pros and cons of
the Single-Payer system, California SB 810, Federal HR 676 and the current
but tentative Obama plan.
Hubert Morel-Seytoux, facilitator |
Peace and Social Concerns |
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Meeting for Healing |
Ministry and Oversight |
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Youth Coordinator Position
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Ministry and Oversight
Youth Coordinator Committee |
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Friends House Moscow |
Support Committee |
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INTEREST GROUP 2: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 3:30 – 4:45 PM |
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Perils of Eating while Quaker
Eating organic or becoming locavores?
Consuming sustainable beef or eating vegetarian?
Is that coffee fair trade? Was that chocolate picked
by slaves? How might we respond to these matters, being guided by our
testimonies and not getting indigestion from the many issues?
Kate Carpenter and Klara East |
Unity with Nature |
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10 |
California Climate Change Policy
How do Friends wrestle with the many threats that
accompany global climate change? What do scientists tell us, and how are
their findings to be implemented? We now have State and Federal
administrations that seek to act--or appear to act on the issue, but there
is resistance. The FCL Education Fund encourages a sharing of current
research and policy options. Bring your questions and insights. Steve
Birdlebough volunteers with the Climate Action Campaign of Sonoma County,
and Karen Street has developed educational materials and maintains a blog
on the issues of global climate change. |
Friends Committee on Legislation, California |
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11 |
War Tax Resistance
Friends will
share ways in which they reconcile the peace testimony with income
taxes that support the defense budget and war as the core of US foreign
policy. How do individual Friends and Meetings reduce or refuse
participation? Divert their tax dollars? Support tax resisters? Lobby
for change?
Facilitators
include Ed and Janet Hale, Elizabeth Boardman, and others. |
Peace and Social Concerns Committee |
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Friendly Aging |
Friends Services for the Elderly (Friends House) |
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13 |
Quakers and Race with Vanessa Julye |
Ministry and Oversight |
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Faithfulness in Action: Supporting Leadings |
Ministry and Oversight
Supporting Leadings Subcommittee |
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Deepening Worship |
Ministry and Oversight |
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16 |
A New Congress and President: Fresh Opportunities
for Friends with the 111th Congress
Specific Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) opportunities
for Friends and Friends Meetings along with a brief discussion on what is
effective lobbying and how to engage others in pushing for progressive
change from Quaker values
Facilitated by Stephen McNeil |
Friends Committee on National Legislation |
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