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Sa’ed Atshan at Homewood Friends
Please join us for a spirit-led discussion with professor/anthropologist Dr. Sa’ed Atshan. Sa’ed is a Queer Palestinian Quaker who brings his personal experience and scholarly research together to assess intersectional struggles for survival, rights, and dignity in Palestine and around…
Read MoreCEASEFIRE AND HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA
Final BYM Minute, approved 4.21.24 This is a minute discerned and approved by Baltimore Yearly Meeting then subsequently, on 5/5/24, approved by Homewood Friends Meeting. As Quakers we believe in the sacred worth of each person and our historic Peace…
Read More1/21 @ 3PM: Criminal Justice Reform in Maryland – 2024
Maryland can remedy serious problems with our correctional system in 2024. Homewood Friends will be hosting a community forum along with legislative action partners Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform and Interfaith Action for Human Rights. Join in the meeting room…
Read MoreThe Silent Shore: Talk by Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr.
Join us for an Author Talk, “The Silent Shore” with Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr. of George Mason University at Stony Run Friends Meeting. Dr. Chavis is a scholar and an activist for equity. Co-sponsored by Stony Run & Homewood Friends Meetings, and the…
Read MoreMy Journey of Friendship with Afghan Refugees
By Megan Shook In the fall of 2021, after thousands of refugees had been evacuated from Kabul, Jean Athey foresaw the need to assist in their resettlement and Homewood’s Peace and Social Justice Committee (PSJ) put $9200 in their contingency…
Read MoreBaltimore Pride Parade: Celebrate at Homewood!
JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH 6/3: Trans Pride Parade 6/24: Pride Parade Parades: Meet at Homewood at noon to set up a welcome and comfort station. The parade sets up right on Charles St. — we have a great spot to…
Read MoreQuaker Thomas Kelly
An article by Homewood Friend Donna McKusick was recently published in Friends Journal an article. Read it here: Experiencing Thomas Kelly in Free Verse: A Conversation with Kathleen Willson. The article features the passionate work that our member Kathleen Wilson undertook with…
Read MoreHomewood to Welcome the Golden Rule, Historic Peace Ship
The History The Golden Rule was a 30-foot ketch whose captain and crew attempted to sail to the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean in 1958, where the U.S. was conducting atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons. This dangerous voyage was…
Read MoreGeorge Lakey
Baltimore PeaceBuilders invite you to a lecture/discussion at 3:15 PM on Sunday, November 20, 2022 with George Lakey. George is a queer, Quaker activist and master storyteller who will share about his lifetime involvement in nonviolent struggles for peace, civil…
Read MoreQuaker Faith in Justice Reform
José Woss is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington. Since he moved to Baltimore, José has attended Homewood Friends Meeting. José is the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Director for Justice Reform. In 2022, he recorded this interview for…
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