by Amy Solis | Mar 31, 2025 | Anti-Racism
Statement on Racism Read by Adria DeCapua and Angela Hopkins at NYYM Sessions As Friends, we are led to acknowledge and confront the tragic impact of racism in the world around us and in our faith community, both historically and at present. Regardless of our good...
by Amy Solis | Mar 31, 2025 | Prison Ministry
Yohannes “Knowledge” Johnson’s story is one of deep transformation, guided by his connection to the Quaker faith. Incarcerated for over 40 years for a string of robberies culminating in the killing of Errol Blackwood in 1980, Knowledge was sentenced to 75 years to...
by Amy Solis | Mar 31, 2025 | Prison Ministry
Prison Ministry- I Weep with Silent Joy By Diane McCarron The first time I was a visitor to Green Haven prison was somewhere around the year 2004. It was for a scheduled Quarterly Meeting which ran on a Saturday from 9:30am to 3:30 pm. This time also...
by Amy Solis | Mar 31, 2025 | Prison Ministry
Poughkeepsie Meeting has a long tradition of prison ministry, which Friends carry out by working with the support of the Nine Partners Prison Committee (NPPC). This committee has responsibility for oversight of the prison worship groups at Green Haven (Dutchess Co.)...
by Amy Solis | Aug 24, 2023 | Outreach
When Poughkeepsie Friend Meeting member Maureen Derasmo answered a recent email from the Pleasant Valley Library asking “Is there any interest in starting a community garden?”, she said Yes! The Pleasant Valley Community Garden, located at...
