Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly / June 18, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Several New Gardeners met in the middle of the night at Shiloh Baptist Church to pile into buses headed towards Washington DC. Their mission: to participate in a June 18th powerful and passionate march and moral assembly of poor and low-wage workers and faith leaders. The Poor People’s Campaign gathering drew thousands of people from every state in the nation, all committed to a visible witness against injustice that robs people of human dignity. Tens of thousands…

Challenging Racism / July 6, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

From the Black Quaker Project – INDEPENDENCE DAY, RETROSPECTIVE JUSTICE, & QUAKERS: REMEMBERING THE WORDS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS Dear F/friends, For this Independence Day, the Black Quaker Project invites you to reflect on the words of Frederick Douglass, whose tireless advocacy for African American liberation and Women’s Rights as an abolitionist, orator, author, and statesman often goes overlooked by historians and remains unknown to the general public. Among Douglass’s most famous words was his speech,…

Semi-Programmed Meeting for Worship / July 10, 2022

First Day, Worship

11:00 a.m. Reading: An excerpt from ”A Testament of Devotion” by Thomas R. Kelly Message Title: Learning About Our Past, Discerning Our Way Forward / Karin Heller Please join our Facebook live stream here or our interactive Zoom session. A link for Zoom will be sent by email, or it can be requested from the Office through Friday. We look forward to seeing you online and also in person at New Garden Friends Meeting. Please observe Ministry & Council guidelines…