by daisy | Sep 28, 2024 | Happenings
Paula Christophersen recalls how, when she first walked into a Quaker meeting as a “spiritual but not religious” person just over half a decade ago, “It almost felt as if… this faith I was discovering fell cleanly through my head and into my...
by daisy | Sep 20, 2024 | Happenings
A group of more than 60 legislators introduced critical new legislation to restore U.S. funding for UNRWA – the U.N. agency that’s leading aid operations in Gaza. Despite the unprecedented humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians, Congress and the Biden administration...
by daisy | Aug 13, 2024 | Happenings
This week, we mourned and honored the more than 100,000 people who were killed in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 79 years ago. As we reflected on this solemn anniversary, we joined partners and friends around the globe to recommit to the...
by daisy | Aug 3, 2024 | Happenings
Traveling throughout the Middle East in January, FCNL’s Bridget Moix and Hassan El-Tayyab saw firsthand how the regional violence sparked by the Isarel-Gaza war was getting worse daily. Reflecting on their experience, they warned that these escalations would...
by daisy | Jul 9, 2024 | Happenings
New York Yearly Meeting’s online summer interest groups have begun! Now is the time to register for the groups you’re interested in. Click here for the full program of interest groups. Topics range from gun violence, climate change, and...
by daisy | Jul 8, 2024 | Happenings
Summer Sessions Plenary Speaker: Joyce Ajlouny Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee [AFSC], will be giving a plenary talk at 7:30 pm on Saturday evening, July 27, as part of NYYM Summer Sessions. Joyce is a Palestinian...
