First Day School had a unique opportunity on October 2, when Matt Kipp a local forager led young Friends and some guests on a plant forage at the meetinghouse. Matt said of foraging, ” It offers me an abiding connection to my surroundings and a feeling of being at home in nature. “https://www.fullbellyforagers.com/e/BAh7BjoWZW1haWxfZGVsaXZlcnlfaWRsKwcV9orp–d935a90a10b6d26f283bc704a6997a883367e505?skip_click_tracking=true#“ Many thanks to…
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Bruce Pearson obituary
Addendum to Obituary for Bruce Pearson While it would be challenging to honor all of the Quaker Faith and Practice of Bruce Pearson, this effort is to add detail. https://www.ranfranzandvinefh.com/obituary/595707/BrucePearson/ Bruce has been described as the “backbone” of Columbia Friends Meeting, and was clerk there. His thoughtful and forthright clerking style navigated the meeting through Quaker…
Race,Culture, Allyship
If you missed the opportunity to join us this past Sunday for our Second Hour Program on Race, Culture, and Allyship please view the link below. Enter the passcode provided. (The meeting starts fairly abruptly and shortly begins to pace itself. ) Thank you for watching. Please share any personal thoughts or compelled experiences below…
AUMF: Another Way
The South Carolina Advocacy Team requests the following actions. Senator Tim Scott’s birthday is September 19th. That is on a Sunday, so please call his office on Friday 9/17. Tell the staff that you are a constituent and sending birthday best wishes, and ask that he request that SJ Res 10 come to a vote. The number…
Environmental Justice Program, Part II
Real EJ Work: CASE STUDIES– Pathways, Not Projects” Monday, September 13, 2021from 6:45 till 8:00 PM on ZOOM! Join us for enlightening presentations of what EJ work looks like with our expert panel in 3 different regions of the state doing the real work of empowering solutions from within the communities for the long haul.Panelists…
Carol’s Letter to Editor
I know a lot of Americans are saddened by the recent tragedies in Afghanistan. Unfortunately we (the United States government) are responsible for much of the mess. One thing that could help prevent this from happening again is the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 10. This bill targets 1991 and 2002 authorizations that allowed the…
WESTINGHOUSE
No more than a 10 year license with strict conditions requiring good complianceTestify at the webinar August 26th (see instructions for participating here: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2122/ML21223A340.pdf) Email comments to: WEC_CFFF_EIS@nrc.gov before September 20, 2021 The existing NRC license failed to prevent extensive radioactive and hazardous pollution by the Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility over the last 50…
Westinghouse Draft Environmental Impact Statement
https://www.thestate.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article253253203.html A 10-year license for the South Carolina atomic factory near Columbia would bedangerous. A 40-year license renewal as described in The State’s Sunday front-page story would be senseless. (“Federal study supports new 40-year license for Columbia nuclear plant”) Things change. Forty years ago, the phrase, “Google it,” would have been meaningless, and no one…
31st Hiroshima Vigil/ Remembrance
PLEASE JOIN Columbia Friends Meeting and Carolina Peace Community on Friday, August 6th, from 7 to 8 pm at Columbia Friends Meeting (120 Pisgah Church Road 29203). We will remember the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to honor the hibakusha – the last remaining survivors of the explosions. We will…
Palmetto Friends Zooming together
Friends across the Palmetto State really just Columbia and Aiken have started connecting together through zoom for their gatherings on Sunday. Faith and Practice by joining community and having fellowship together. In one of our next zoom gatherings. Friends will discuss our First Day program on Membership. Aaron Crosman will discuss his views on growing…