Tag: Putney
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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…
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Gun Sense VT Act Now!
Dear Friends, I’m thrilled to announce that S. 31 has been officially introduced in the Senate. That means that it’s crucial that right now we all send a quick, personal e-mail to our lawmakers letting them know that we support it. (Senators’ and representatives’ e-mails are here.) This bill has three key parts, like three…
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Gun Sense Vermont
Putney Friends Meeting has endorsed the work of GunSense. Ann Braden will be with us on Sunday January 18th at 9:45am at Putney Friends Meetinghouse to speak with us about how we can help support legislation regarding gun ownership here in Vermont. Gun Sense VT is an independent, grassroots, Vermont-run organization fueled by volunteers from…
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Social Justice Film Fest-The Two Row Wampum
Putney Friends Meeting presentation: “The Two Row Wampum” at: Next Stage Kimball Hill Rd., Putney, VT On Thursday November 20th at 7:00 PM This film features stunning footage of the 28 day paddling journey from the Onondaga Nation to the United Nations in New York City during the summer of 2013 to re-ratify a…
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Social Justice Film Festival 2014
Social Justice Film Festival 2014 sponsored by Putney Friends Meeting To be held at Next Stage 15 Kimball Hill Rd., Putney, VT Thurs . Nov . 6th: The Power of Song The life and songs of Pete Seeger; a documentary Thurs . Nov . 13th: The Dharma Brothers How lives were changed by…