Friends-of-Color Epistle, June 17, 2019
Dear Friends Everywhere,
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The Fancy Sunday Hat
Authored by:
Elizabeth Boardman
We have one Friend in our Quaker meeting who often comes to worship in a highly-colored and carefully put-together outfit, including an ornate Sunday hat. This is unusual for an unprogrammed meeting.
Calls to the Annual Sessions 2020
June 14-21, 2020; Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Peace through Pieces
Authored by:
Patty Federighi
Several years ago, a co-worker gave me a little book entitled Things I Learned about God from Quilting. I laughed, and thought I could have written this book. So, here are a few of the things I’ve learned and a story or two.
Racism, Housing, and Cities
Authored by:
Anthony Manousos
Eight years ago, I married Jill Shook, a housing justice advocate and Evangelical Christian who loves Jesus and justice. She also loves Quakers and attends Orange Grove Meeting (and the Methodist Church). The more I walk or drive around Pasadena with her, the more I see a side of this city that I never even imagined before. I have come to see the “secret life” of this city – how housing policies determine where and how homes are built and businesses are situated. Cities don’t just happen, they are created and shaped by policy makers with values that are often colored by classism, xenophobia, and racism.
Disclosures and Wonder
Authored by:
Bethany Lee
Recently, I joined a new group on social media and was asked to introduce myself, to say a bit about where I was from, and to share a little-known fact about myself. Immediately, I started sorting through personal details. Should I pick something big – share about my family, say, or my work? Or open with something small – my favorite ice cream flavor?
Resisting Empire (review)
Authored by:
David Tucker
Revelation is probably most the polarizing book of the Bible. Continually refashioned and remixed to support countless views crossing over from religious to political, Revelation is a text that is tempting to avoid confronting directly.
Liturgies of Empire, Liturgies of Resistance (abridged)
Authored by:
C. Wess Daniels
[The following text was drawn from a complete transcript of C. Wess Daniels’s keynote talk, which is published at: https://westernfriend.org/media/liturgies-empire-and-resistance]