Tag: Black Lives Matter

• Quakers In Support of Equity and Inclusion

  To the community of Putney, our Town, State and Federal elected officials and other Towns taking up the  work of understanding systemic racism.  In Jan 2016, the Putney Friends Meeting (Quakers) agreed to hang a Black Lives Matter sign in front of the  Meetinghouse. We also agreed that we wanted to  become a body that…

  09/21/2020

  Social Justice, Uncategorized

  Black Lives Matter, Equity and Inclusion, Putney, Quakers

• Whites confronting our Racism – study and dialogue to action

  Dear folks connected to Putney Friends Meeting, We have put up a sign saying that Black Lives Matter. We had a film series in late spring on looking at racism and some of its evolution. And this is your invitation to join a focused group this fall. Details are below. Please contact Gail Haines to…

  08/30/2016

  Community Events, Member Activities

  Black Lives Matter, Putney Friends Meeting, Racism

• The Fourth Sign

  Fourth sign – this one painted wood – is hung at Putney (VT) Friends Meeting after third sign vandalized. Friends wrote a letter inviting a conversation with whoever is destroying our signs.

  07/31/2016

  Social Justice

  Black Lives Matter, Putney Friends Meeting

• A Community Conversation on Policing

  PLEASE JOIN US FOR A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION POLICING IN BRATTLEBORO JULY 27, 2016 5:00 TO 7:30 At the RIVER GARDEN 157 Main Street, Brattleboro Our Panel:  Ken Williams (Interim Dean, S.I.T.), Chief Michael Fitzgerald (Brattleboro Police Dep’t), Dan Davis, Esq., José Moldando, Orlando Alverez, Patrina Lingard (moderator), and Darah Kehnemuyi (Director, Brattleboro Community Justice Center)  …

  07/26/2016

  Community Events, Uncategorized

  Black Lives Matter, Brattleboro Community Justice Center, Brattleboro Interfaith Initiative, Putney Friends Meeting

• Open Letter in Support of Black Lives Matter

  Open Letter In Support of Black Lives Matter “Those of us who have grown up with a white identity in America have a particular challenge in that we have been conditioned not to notice the system of racism and white privilege. Our well intentioned attempts at color-blindness can have the unfortunate result of blinding us to…

  01/17/2016

  Social Justice

  Black Lives Matter, Open Letter In Support of Black Lives Matter, Putney Friends Meeting, Quaker, Social Justice

• Called Meeting; Racism in Our Culture

  At our October Meeting for Business Putney Friends Meeting agreed to the following: PFM will host a called Meeting on a date to be determined by the Clerk and Social Justice and Peace committee before the next Meeting for business of 11/15/15 to consider how the Meeting can support in unity the planting of a “Black Lives…

  11/13/2015

  PFM Events

  Black Lives Matter, Putney Friends Meeting, Social Justice

• Response – Ability

  Sheila Garrett deconstructed the word responsiblity as part of her following note. Have you ever thought of this word in this way? It opens up possibilities for action in ways that you may not have thought of… both as individuals and as Faith groups. Sheila is walking from Vermont to Georgia. You can follow her diary on…

  10/21/2015

  Member Activities

  Black Lives Matter, Fellowship of Reconciliation, John Woodman, Putney Friends Meeting, sheila garrett, Social Justice