[YAF-announce] Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, And the Myth of Racial Justice

[Holly Baldwin]

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 <Sadief at pym.org> wrote:

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> Hi folks,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> They are now accepting pre-orders, with group discounts.  (More info in
> attachement)
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> Maybe NEYM YAFs want to do an order together?  Or share this info with
> Friends in your local area for easier coordination.
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> Take care, Sadie
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> Sadie Forsythe
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> Young Adult Friends Coordinator
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> Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the
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>       Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
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> 1515 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102
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> 215-241-7075 or 800-220-0796, Ext. 7075
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> Fax:215-241-7045
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> sadief at pym.org
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