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New Data Makes Clear Poverty is a Policy Choice
On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing what we had feared: a devastating rise in U.S. poverty. In 2022, 15 million more people...
This Week in the World: Ukraine Casts Shadow on G-20 Summit
September has begun, and lawmakers are back at work. President Joe Biden traveled today to New Delhi for the annual gathering of the Group of 20...
Events from the Wider Quaker World
The Westheimer Peace Symposium was established in 1991 by an endowment from Charles and May Westheimer, with four rotating themes: Peace and...
Announcement about Summer Sessions 2024
Dear Friends, The NYYM Sessions Committee has agreed that Summer Sessions will be held at Oakwood in 2024. The committee has not decided the exact...
Connecting Differently Abled Friends and Allies in Our Meetings
Differently Abled Friends and Allies is a working group, under the care of New York Yearly Meeting, where people with or without disabilities can...
Poughkeepsie Friends are Active in our Communities!
When Poughkeepsie Friend Meeting member Maureen Derasmo answered a recent email from the Pleasant Valley Library asking “Is there any interest in...
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As Congress Recesses, Spending Showdown Approaches
This week marks the start of the August Congressional Recess. For the next few weeks, lawmakers will be in their home states, meeting with the...
The Long View: Creativity Over Time Exhibit
You have until August 26 to catch The Long View: Creativity Over Time, a group exhibit at Green Kill Gallery (229 Greenkill Av, Kingston, NY) that...
This Week in the World: “Oppenheimer” and the Immorality of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are back in the news following the opening of “Oppenheimer,” Cristopher Nolan's movie about the creation of the atomic bomb. The...