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The Westport Friends Peace and Social Justice Committee warmly invites you to read and discuss the Pendle Hill pamphlet, “Race, Systemic Violence and Retrospective Justice” by Harold D. Weaver Jr. January 10, 2021 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. We hope to come to this reading and discussion with the search for the answer to this […]
Read More »Confronted with the injustice and brutality of racism, we, as Westport Monthly Meeting of Friends, (Quakers), are called to bear witness, long overdue, to the fact that our society is structured in ways that give privilege to people who are born white and disfavors those who are not. We recognize that many of our members […]
Read More »Westport Monthly Meeting’s Peace & Social Justice Committee (P&SJC) will be hosting a Zoom video screening and discussion on Confronting Racism & White Supremacy on Sunday August 16th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. We will be viewing a 30 minute video featuring a discussion on this topic by NEYM Friends Lisa Graustein and Melody […]
Read More »George Floyd Reflection Vigil When: This Sunday, June 7 at 4 PM Where: On the front steps of our meetinghouse For whom: Westport Friends, area Friends and area Residents Hello Friends, As some Friends at our Meeting know, we were approached this past Monday, June 1, by a small group of concerned Westport residents (now […]
Read More »Westport Monthly Meeting Minute on Criminal Justice Reform We, as members of the Religious Society of Friends, are called to seek that of God in every person. It is our challenge to live our faith in our personal lives but also through the community we create that is humane, inclusive, and caring. Our resolve is […]
Read More »Peace and Social justice Committee of Westport Friends Meeting is pleased to offer the discussion of, “This Land is our Land; An Immigrant’s Manifesto” by Suketu Mehta. The book makes a convincing argument that contemporary migration is a direct descendant of colonialism. Europeans and Americans stole gold, silver, cash crops and human beings from the […]
Read More »Sponsored by Westport Friends Meeting Peace and Social Justice Committee Details: “An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the legendary storyteller and Nobel prize-winner. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio, to ʼ70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own […]
Read More »Peace and Social Justice Committee is pleased to announce a discussion titled, Is our Meeting Racially Diverse, or NOT? The articles in the January issue of Friends Journal raises many questions and concerns in which to reflect Upon. In the article titled, “Are we ready to make the necessary changes?” It reveals the historical legacy […]
Read More »The Peace and Social Justice Committee at Westport Friends Meeting invites you to participate in a book discussion of “Waking Up White and Finding Myself In The Story of Race,” by Debby Irving. When: Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Where: Macomber Friends Community House, 930 Main Road, Westport, MA 02790 […]
Read More »The Peace and Social Justice Committee at Westport Monthly Meeting invites you to participate in the viewing of a film, The Hate U Give. We will be gathering Sunday April 7, 2019 from 12-2 pm in Potter House section of the Macomber Friends Community House. A synopsis of the film: Starr Carter is constantly switching […]
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