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Quakers, Colonization, and Decolonization

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Dear Friends:

Please consider this invitation from Haverford College, forwarded to us by Paula Palmer:

44th Annual Meeting of the Friends Association for Higher Education

June 12-15, 2023
Hosted by Haverford College, Haverford PA
Click here to get more information and to register.


This hybrid meeting will include:

  • Full in-person overnight option
  • Commuter option
  • Zoom option


Four Hybrid Plenary Sessions:

  • International Decolonization Issues
  • Decolonizing and Land Back
  • Indian Boarding Schools
  • Insights for discernment moving forward.


25 Concurrent Presentations

  • Four-session In-person series
  • Four-session Zoom series
  • From "Quaker Colonists" to "the Future of a decolonized quakerism."
  • From “Seeking Peace Without Land Justice” to “Researching Native American Boarding Schools.”


50 Presenters

  • 12 of Indigenous heritage representing 11 Turtle Island Nations
  • 30 Quakers representing 13 Yearly Meetings and 5 continents
  • 10 Colleges and Universities


All are welcome regardless of your academic background or current knowledge of these issues.

from Tom Martin, Flagstaff Friends Meeting