Public Safety Reform and Environmental Justice Monday, September 28, 2020 7:00 – 8:15 PM via Zoom There is an inseparable bond between concern for nature and the environment, justice for the disadvantaged, commitment to society, and peace. Activist Don Polite, Jr. will lead this forum exploring the following themes: Public Safety (and the means we go about achieving it)…
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‘Kids Who Die’ by Langston Hughes
This is for the kids who die, Black and white,For kids will die certainly.The old and rich will live on awhile,As always,Eating blood and gold,Letting kids die. Kids will die in the swamps of MississippiOrganizing sharecroppersKids will die in the streets of ChicagoOrganizing workersKids will die in the orange groves of CaliforniaTelling others to get…
“We can no longer be Silent”
All around the world — whether in Minneapolis or Paris — cries for justice are ringing as thousands of people take to the streets to protest that black lives do, indeed, matter.Countless new allies have abandoned the chants of #AllLivesMatter and have now joined the choir of voices demanding that police brutality against the black…
2nd Hour Program
Food Insecurity
Mutual Aid Midlands South Carolina Sabor Latino Based on the foundation of Mutual Aid, “solidarity, not charity, and a form of political participation in which people take responsibility for caring for one another and changing political conditions, not just through symbolic acts or putting pressure on their representatives in government, but by actually building new…
Friends at City Council
Lori and Tayyaba’s presentation begins at about 3:16. Mayor Benjamin’s comments start about 3:23. Good afternoon, my name is Lori Donath and I represent the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance Committee of Columbia Friends Meeting. Thank you for your work–it is heartening to hear about the work that the City and community organizations are taking up,especially the Richland County Black Collective.…
Hiroshima August 8th Event
Standing in solidarity for peace and social concerns at the Hiroshima vigil on August 8th. Maintaining social distancing and wearing mask Quakers wanted to speak up and be heard in the community. Quakers not wanting history to repeat itself fighting the good fight for our environmental safety and the future of our children. If you…
A Plea for the Poor
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