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