From spencertaber at verizon.net Fri Oct 10 10:13:36 2008 From: spencertaber at verizon.net (Sarah Spencer) Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:13:36 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] October 19 Katherine Fisher speaks at Beacon Hill Friends House Message-ID: <48EF6310.7040109@verizon.net> Join us at Beacon Hill Friends House for our Fall Speaker Series Friends share their experience and understanding of Radical Witness Katherine Fisher *Witnessing from the Roots* Sunday, October 19, 1:00 PM The word radical means "from the root". Katherine Fisher will share about her experience of faith-rooted witness for peace and justice in her talk, Witnessing from the Roots, on Sunday, October 19. Her experience includes war tax resistance, volunteering at a CatholicWorker house, and participating in the movement to close the School ofthe Americas. Katherine Fisher became a Quaker after attending Cambridge Friends School from kindergarten through 8th grade. She started attending Providence Friends Meeting while she was in college, and also joined New England Yearly Meeting's Earthcare Ministry committee and Young Adult Friends. After graduating, she became the Assistant Director of Beacon Hill Friends House. She is currently a member of Beacon Hill Friends Meeting and the clerk of its Peace & Social Concerns committee. She is a friend of the Catholic Worker movement, a frequent participant in nonviolent action to close the School of the Americas, and an active war tax resister. 10:30 worship Noon lunch 1:00 Talk Lunch - bread and soup - will be provided. For directions and parking information From cmjorgens at aol.com Mon Oct 13 19:37:25 2008 From: cmjorgens at aol.com (Christel Jorgenson) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:37:25 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Nonviolence Retreat November 7-9 in Central MA In-Reply-To: <48EF6310.7040109@verizon.net> References: <48EF6310.7040109@verizon.net> Message-ID: <18B501E3-6C02-4D68-A434-A636D3A41227@aol.com> Agape Community, a center for nonviolence living and education in the countryside near Ware MA, invites college age folks to come for a retreat, "Are You Seeking Peace?" November 7-9, 2008. I have been friends with Brayton and Suzanne, the community founders, ever since they were attenders at Friends Meeting at Cambridge, before they returned to their Catholic roots and started this project. They are fellow-travelers and would welcome Quaker attenders. It's a beautiful place and interesting people. I will attach the flyer for the weekend. Consider it! 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Her > experience includes war tax resistance, volunteering at a > CatholicWorker > house, and participating in the movement to close the School ofthe > Americas. > Katherine Fisher became a Quaker after attending Cambridge Friends > School from kindergarten through 8th grade. She started attending > Providence Friends Meeting while she was in college, and also joined > New > England Yearly Meeting's Earthcare Ministry committee and Young Adult > Friends. After graduating, she became the Assistant Director of > Beacon > Hill Friends House. She is currently a member of Beacon Hill Friends > Meeting and the clerk of its Peace & Social Concerns committee. She > is > a friend of the Catholic Worker movement, a frequent participant in > nonviolent action to close the School of the Americas, and an active > war tax resister. > > > 10:30 worship > Noon lunch > 1:00 Talk > Lunch - bread and soup - will be provided. > For directions and parking information > > _______________________________________________ > Yaf-announce mailing list > Yaf-announce at yaf.neym.org > http://yaf.neym.org/mailman/listinfo/yaf-announce From cmjorgens at aol.com Mon Oct 13 19:37:25 2008 From: cmjorgens at aol.com (Christel Jorgenson) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:37:25 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Nonviolence Retreat November 7-9 in Central MA In-Reply-To: <48EF6310.7040109@verizon.net> References: <48EF6310.7040109@verizon.net> Message-ID: <18B501E3-6C02-4D68-A434-A636D3A41227@aol.com> Agape Community, a center for nonviolence living and education in the countryside near Ware MA, invites college age folks to come for a retreat, "Are You Seeking Peace?" November 7-9, 2008. I have been friends with Brayton and Suzanne, the community founders, ever since they were attenders at Friends Meeting at Cambridge, before they returned to their Catholic roots and started this project. They are fellow-travelers and would welcome Quaker attenders. It's a beautiful place and interesting people. I will attach the flyer for the weekend. Consider it! Chris Jorgenson -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Her > experience includes war tax resistance, volunteering at a > CatholicWorker > house, and participating in the movement to close the School ofthe > Americas. > Katherine Fisher became a Quaker after attending Cambridge Friends > School from kindergarten through 8th grade. She started attending > Providence Friends Meeting while she was in college, and also joined > New > England Yearly Meeting's Earthcare Ministry committee and Young Adult > Friends. After graduating, she became the Assistant Director of > Beacon > Hill Friends House. She is currently a member of Beacon Hill Friends > Meeting and the clerk of its Peace & Social Concerns committee. She > is > a friend of the Catholic Worker movement, a frequent participant in > nonviolent action to close the School of the Americas, and an active > war tax resister. > > > 10:30 worship > Noon lunch > 1:00 Talk > Lunch - bread and soup - will be provided. > For directions and parking information > > _______________________________________________ > Yaf-announce mailing list > Yaf-announce at yaf.neym.org > http://yaf.neym.org/mailman/listinfo/yaf-announce From spencertaber at verizon.net Wed Oct 15 15:39:29 2008 From: spencertaber at verizon.net (Sarah Spencer) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:39:29 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Quaker Studies: Be Not Afraid! Saturday, November 1 Message-ID: <48F646F1.9050001@verizon.net> Quaker Studies presents Saturday, November 1, 2008 9:30 am -- 5 pm Be not afraid: Embracing Passion, Love & Praise as Friends with Peter Blood-Patterson at Friends Meeting at Cambridge tuition $30 $35 if paid at the workshop "Entirely fearless; absurdly happy; and always in trouble." Shouldn't that quote from Dr. Maltby describe us Quakers? Yet, the only one of those three qualities we seem to lay claim to is "always in trouble." (Whether we deserve to claim that is a question for another time.) Is this kind of faith consistent with deep respect for the beliefs and experiences of others? with disciplined spiritual practices? Why do many Friends seem cautious and held back both with each other and with the outside world? How would our faith community be changed if we let go of self-imposed limits, expectations and fears that keep us from fully knowing this aspect of our spirituality? Drawing on the Bible, the poetry of Rumi and Hafiz, and other spiritual writings, Peter will seek to challenge us and open doors in us to fuller, more trusting life in God. The retreat will include worship sharing, discussion, individual journaling and song. *Peter Blood-Patterson* has written, taught and led retreats for Friends for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the two year training program in spiritual direction at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, a member of Mt Toby Meeting and a member of the NEYM Working Group on Sexuality and Spirituality. Friends enjoyed his workshop on the Bible at New England Yearly Meeting in 2007. (Yes, Peter is co-editor of Rise up Singing!) *Reserve a place at the workshop. *Reply to this email with the information listed below.* *To learn more (and to get a fler so you can register) go to the Quaker Studies web site , where you can download the flier so you can mail in your registration & check. Name: Address: Phone: Do you need tuition assistance? The coordinator, Sarah Spencer, will reply to your email to confirm that you have reserved a place. To complete your registration (and save $5) you can then mail your tuition check in. Or you can pay $35 on the day of the workshop. TUITION AID is available. email or phone Sarah - 617-965-7042. Don't let cost keep you from participating! From edith.bross at gmail.com Thu Oct 16 12:31:48 2008 From: edith.bross at gmail.com (Edith Bross) Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:31:48 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Fwd: NVC Group, Orientation Invitation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Non Violent Communicators! You are invited to join the Non Violent Communication Practice Group! We hope to learn Marshall Rosenberg's technique as a jumping-off place for non violent communication in our lives. This group is for: - all levels, - for use in personal relationships - and social justice work The spirit of our work is focused on the intention towards compassionate relationship; with ourselves and with others. The focus is not on how well one speaks the language of NVC. We're not asking: "does it sound right" but rather "does it feel right." Join us in this spectacular adventure! Despite a bout of flu which caught me in PA, (where I'm recovering) I'm eager to help support our interest in non violent communication. Here are the logistics: Note: Sunday times are 12:15 pm. to 2:00 pm, Location is in the parlor of the Beacon Hill Friends Meeting House on Chestnut St. Thursday times are 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm, same location. Oct 26th -Sunday Nov 9th -Sunday Nov 13th - Thursday Nov 23rd -Sunday Dec 4th - Sunday - Bring a few dollars to donate to the house for their hospitality, - Bring some snack or sandwich to munch on (apples and peanut butter will be provided). - Expect a prompt from me or Jo Ballen with a meditation for the week before our meetings (AKA "homework"). - Please RSVP to me so I know how many are expected. We are using two books: 1) by Marshall Rosenberg: (2003) *Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life.* Second Edition. Encinitas, CA:PuddleDancer Press. ISBN 1-892005-03-4 *2) **by Lucy Leu* : *Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook* Put the powerful skills of NVC to practice with chapter-by-chapter study of Rosenberg's cornerstone text, *NVC: A Language of Life.** * Publication Details> In preparation, you might like to watch some of these: - Marshall Rosenberg video clips on youtube Other resources you may enjoy: - Atlee, T. "Thoughts on Nonviolent Communication and Social Change."Co-intelligence Institute. - Kabatznick, R. and M. Cullen (2004) "The Traveling Peacemaker: A Conversation with Marshall Rosenberg." *Inquiring Mind,* Fall issue. - Moore, P. (2004) "NonViolent Communication as an Evolutionary Imperative-The InnerView of Marshall Rosenberg" *Alternatives,* Issue 29, Spring. - Simons, G. (2003) "Review of Nonviolent Communication"SIETAR Europa Newsletter, November. - Sauer, M. (2004) "Expert on conflict resolution believes nonviolence is in our nature" *San Diego Union-Tribune,* October 14, 2004. - van Gelder, S. (1998) "The Language of Nonviolence" *Yes Magazine,* Summer 1998 All the best! In Compassion, Edith Please write or call me-- In this age of technology I'm still a phone person-- at 610-248-1734, yes it is 610, not a typo. From edith.bross at gmail.com Wed Oct 22 20:54:41 2008 From: edith.bross at gmail.com (Edith Bross) Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:54:41 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] meditation for Sunday 10-26 NVC group meeting Message-ID: Dear NVC friends! You are invited to hold these questions in mind in preparation for our meeting on Sunday 26th at the Beacon Hill Friends Meeting at 12:15 pm: ? On what occasion in this week did I give from the heart? ? On what occasion was I prevented from giving from the heart? ? In general, what prevents me from giving from the heart? It is wonderful to share an interest in NVC with you, Edith Questions? Call me 610-248-1734 (PA area code, not 617). From spencertaber at verizon.net Thu Oct 23 15:22:10 2008 From: spencertaber at verizon.net (Sarah Spencer) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:22:10 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Quaker Studies: REJOICE, November 1, sign up now Message-ID: <4900CEE2.8050305@verizon.net> Quaker Studies presents Saturday, November 1, 2008 9:30 am ? 5 pm Be not afraid: Embracing Passion, Love & Praise as Friends with Peter Blood-Patterson at Friends Meeting at Cambridge tuition $30 $35 if paid at the workshop "Entirely fearless; absurdly happy; and always in trouble.? Shouldn't that quote from Dr. Maltby describe us Quakers? Yet, the only one of those three qualities we seem to lay claim to is "always in trouble." (Whether we deserve to claim that is a question for another time.) Is this kind of faith consistent with deep respect for the beliefs and experiences of others? with disciplined spiritual practices? Why do many Friends seem cautious and held back both with each other and with the outside world? How would our faith community be changed if we let go of self-imposed limits, expectations and fears that keep us from fully knowing this aspect of our spirituality? Drawing on the Bible, the poetry of Rumi and Hafiz, and other spiritual writings, Peter will seek to challenge us and open doors in us to fuller, more trusting life in God. The retreat will include worship sharing, discussion, individual journaling and song. *Peter Blood-Patterson* has written, taught and led retreats for Friends for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the two year training program in spiritual direction at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, a member of Mt Toby Meeting and a member of the NEYM Working Group on Sexuality and Spirituality. Friends enjoyed his workshop on the Bible at New England Yearly Meeting in 2007. (Yes, Peter is co-editor of Rise up Singing!) *Reserve a place at the workshop. *Reply to this email with the information listed below.* *To learn more (and to get a fler so you can register) go to the Quaker Studies web site , where you can download the flier so you can mail in your registration & check. Name: Address: Phone: Do you need tuition assistance? The coordinator, Sarah Spencer, will reply to your email to confirm that you have reserved a place. To complete your registration (and save $5) you can then mail your tuition check in. Or you can pay $35 on the day of the workshop. TUITION AID is available. email or phone Sarah - 617-965-7042. Don't let cost keep you from participating! From frederick at meetingschool.org Mon Oct 27 16:23:46 2008 From: frederick at meetingschool.org (Frederick Martin) Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:23:46 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] [Fwd: New Hampshire War Tax Resister Group] Message-ID: <49062352.9090807@meetingschool.org> Friends -- Since our YAF-sponsored workshop at NEYM sessions, I've been on this WTR mailing list. Even if you don't live in New Hampshire, you could get more involved by emailing her -- and note the carpool offer to the New England WTR gathering in Maine on the 14th. --Frederick ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: ginnyschneider at hotmail.com Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:15:15 +0000 I would like to bring together war tax resisters in New Hampshire to start a support group. I envision beginning with the basics such as reaching out to people who may be interested in war tax resistance and providing a support system for those of us who are practicing war tax resistance. If you are interested, please email me at ginnyschneider at hotmail.com. Also, if there are other people you know who would be interested, please forward this email to them. Finally, I will be attending the New England WTR gathering the weekend of November 14th in Kennebunk. I welcome carpoolers. I will leave NH first thing in the am on the 14th and go to Portland before arriving in Kennebunk but can drop anyone off in Kennebunk. I will get to the gathering in Kennebunk around 4pm. I might not drive back to NH though. In Peace, Ginny Abolishing privately financed elections 'is a reform that makes other reforms possible.' -- Marty Jezer We usually think of arms control or deterrence as having failed if war breaks out; and so it has, but it can fail worse if we give up at that point. -- Thomas C. Schelling From Sadief at pym.org Tue Oct 28 11:27:26 2008 From: Sadief at pym.org (Sadie Forsythe) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:27:26 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, And the Myth of Racial Justice Message-ID: <28D85C63C1988644BEEE9BF5050ED30102E75EBB@pym-exchange.pym.org> Hi folks, I just came back from Friends General Conference's Central Committee weekend, and wanted to share the exciting news that the much anticipated Quaker Press publication of "Fit For Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice" by By Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye will be released in February 2009. There is a common misconception that most Quakers assisted fugitive slaves and involved themselves in civil rights activism because of their belief in equality. While there were Friends committed to ending enslavement and post-enslavement injustices, Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship reveals that racism has been as insidious, complex, and pervasive among Friends as it has been generally among people of European descent. The book documents the spiritual and practical impacts of discrimination in the Religious Society of Friends in the belief that understanding the truth of our past is vital to achieving a diverse, inclusive community in the future. They are now accepting pre-orders, with group discounts. (More info in attachement) Maybe NEYM YAFs want to do an order together? Or share this info with Friends in your local area for easier coordination. Take care, Sadie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Sadie Forsythe Young Adult Friends Coordinator Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 1515 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102 215-241-7075 or 800-220-0796, Ext. 7075 Fax:215-241-7045 sadief at pym.org Check out the new YAF calender of events at: www.pym.org/education/yaf To sign up for the Philadelphia YAF listserv, send a blank email to: pyaf-subscribe at yahoogroups.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: book order form 2 pdf.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 312577 bytes Desc: book order form 2 pdf.pdf Url : http://yaf.neym.org/pipermail/yaf-announce/attachments/20081028/ec6c5bc2/attachment-0001.obj From baldwin.holly at gmail.com Tue Oct 28 23:21:37 2008 From: baldwin.holly at gmail.com (Holly Baldwin) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:21:37 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, And the Myth of Racial Justice In-Reply-To: <28D85C63C1988644BEEE9BF5050ED30102E75EBB@pym-exchange.pym.org> References: <28D85C63C1988644BEEE9BF5050ED30102E75EBB@pym-exchange.pym.org> Message-ID: If Boston area folks wanted to do an order, I'd coordinate...Also if folks wanted to read and discuss... it's easy to promise time that's 6 months out... I'm also on Central Ctte, and glad to let any folks know what that's like and what's up in FGC world. Central Committee is kind of like the governing board for FGC. It's committees guide the work that FGC does (outreach, youth ministries, ministry on racism, publications, etc...) -Holly On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Sadie Forsythe wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > I just came back from Friends General Conference's Central Committee > weekend, and wanted to share the exciting news that the much anticipated > Quaker Press publication of "Fit For Freedom, Not for Friendship: > Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice" by By Donna > McDaniel and Vanessa Julye will be released in February 2009. > > There is a common misconception that most Quakers assisted fugitive > slaves and involved themselves in civil rights activism because of their > belief in equality. While there were Friends committed to ending > enslavement and post-enslavement injustices, Fit for Freedom, Not for > Friendship reveals that racism has been as insidious, complex, and > pervasive among Friends as it has been generally among people of > European descent. The book documents the spiritual and practical impacts > of discrimination in the Religious Society of Friends in the belief that > understanding the truth of our past is vital to achieving a diverse, > inclusive community in the future. > > > > They are now accepting pre-orders, with group discounts. (More info in > attachement) > > Maybe NEYM YAFs want to do an order together? Or share this info with > Friends in your local area for easier coordination. > > > > Take care, Sadie > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > > > > Sadie Forsythe > > Young Adult Friends Coordinator > > Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the > > Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) > > 1515 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102 > > 215-241-7075 or 800-220-0796, Ext. 7075 > > Fax:215-241-7045 > > sadief at pym.org > > Check out the new YAF calender of events at: www.pym.org/education/yaf > > To sign up for the Philadelphia YAF listserv, send a blank email to: > pyaf-subscribe at yahoogroups.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Yaf-announce mailing list > Yaf-announce at yaf.neym.org > http://yaf.neym.org/mailman/listinfo/yaf-announce > > From keyvowel at gmail.com Thu Oct 30 01:24:47 2008 From: keyvowel at gmail.com (Jodi Schneider) Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:24:47 -0400 Subject: [YAF-announce] Fwd: [MASSFILC] OT: request for help on Election Day exit poll References: <102420081647.19630.4901FC1400055DAB00004CAE22007354469B9B0E99019D059703@comcast.net> Message-ID: <9F0469DA-F226-4C0B-8F80-5A27DB69F36B@gmail.com> Perhaps somebody would be interested in helping? -J Begin forwarded message: > From: mykrowatt at comcast.net > Date: October 24, 2008 12:47:16 PM EDT > To: filkers at massfilc.org > Subject: [MASSFILC] OT: request for help on Election Day exit poll > > A couple of election integrity organizations have asked me to > organize an exit poll team at one of the polling places in Nashua. > I could use three or four people for half a day each. Can anybody > help? > > Please reply to this e-mail address, rather than my Massfilc > address. I check this one every day by web access. > > -- > Thanks in advance, > Jack Carroll > _______________________________________________ > Filkers mailing list > https://Filkers.MASSFILC.Org/listinfo/filkers