by daisy | Apr 14, 2023 | Peace & Service
For eight years, Yemen’s people have suffered a brutal civil war. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, and over 16 million more are on the brink of famine. Following the lead of Yemeni advocates, the FCNL network has applied immense pressure on congressional...
by daisy | Apr 13, 2023 | Happenings
A conversation with Clarence Edwards, Friends Committee for National Legislation’s (FCNL) Legislative Director for Sustainable Energy and Environment will be presented on Sunday, April 23, 1-2:00 p.m. at: Brooklyn Friends Meeting 110 Schermerhorn Street...
by daisy | Mar 23, 2023 | Peace & Service
Lynne James has been a member of the Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting since 1978, but she’s been a Quaker all her life—a “birthright Quaker” with a family tree with roots that go back to William Penn and colonial America. Lynne’s Quaker ancestors arrived from Wales and...
by daisy | Mar 10, 2023 | Peace & Service
Yesterday, President Joe Biden released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024. A president’s budget rarely becomes law. Rather, it is a blueprint intended to inform members of Congress as they write the legislation to fund the government for the coming fiscal...
by daisy | Feb 27, 2023 | Happenings
Through story, photos and song with Pat Lamanna & Richard Mattocks presented “The Living Legacy Pilgrimage” on Sunday, April 2 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in-person at: Oakwood Friends School (Main Building) 22 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie, NY The Living...
