Plant Based Alternatives

Here are a few alternatives to using anything from our animal companions. This article shares 6 animal derived gear materials that can easily be exchanged with nature. It makes you wonder why are we as a society even using anything from animals anymore? I think we all know the answer to that. Check out the…

White PPL in the bible?

This was a great read and rediscovery. This article tackles a great debate that has sparked a conversation among Quakers and Christian based religions. How did this image of European decent make its way to the forefront in a land dominated by people of color? Well lets go over to Friends Journal and learn some…

Entering into Force

Sierra Club and a coalition of national environmental, peace, and public health groups celebrate the entry into force of the TPNW. We congratulate the United Nations, our affiliate theInternational Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), and the fifty one countries who have ratified the historic TPNW. The Sierra Club has long called for the total…

Nuclear Weapons Illegal

The path to a nuclear free United States could begin with a practical reordering of the nuclear budget as proposed by Global Zero in the report summarized below: The U.S. can reduce its nuclear force by over two-thirds, saving billions while maintaining an effective deterrent and setting the stage for all nuclear-armed states to work together on…

Plowshare 7

The program featured talks from Jeannine Hill-Fletcher, a professor of religion at Fordham University who testified at the Religious Freedom Restoration Act hearing and Paul Magno, a fellow plowsharesactivist with Patrick in the Pershing Plowshares in 1984. Some of the other KBP7 are expected to speak.Music will be provided by Luci Murphy, guitarist Scott Ainslie…

Gandhi on Islam

1/8/2021      6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Gandhi on Islam and Prophet MuhammadPresented by PICNA and Sound VisionImam Abdul Malik Mujahid, President-Sound  Vision, Chair Emeritus-Parliament of theWorld’s Religion, and internationally renowned Islamic Scholar,  will speak about Gandhi’s views on Islam and Prophet Muhammad Zoom Call – Register in advance for this meeting in the below…

Climate Change Limerick Test

Hello Friends, join in on the fun. The link will be attached below. Here is a twitter challenge comment down below with your Limerick!! Columbia Friend, Charlie Goldman expressed his Limericks down below to get you started. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has started a twitter challenge on writing a limerick about climate change. My 2…

LORI DONATH SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

Please join Columbia Friends for a Second Hour Program on December 27th at 11:30 to hear the spiritual journey of Lori Donath from Columbia Friends Meeting. Lori Donath participates in various groups within Columbia FriendsMeeting; the rest of the time she mothers two young children, wrangles a wild yarden, and teaches about/studies language, culture, and…