Climate Crisis Strategy MeetingAnimal Agriculture and Energy Burdens6:45 Announcements 7:00 Program Paul Black and Frank Powell will present their strategies about how to respond to the climate crisis byreducing energy burdens and changing animal agriculture.Please note that this meeting will not be recorded and will require registration. When: Jun 26, 2023 06:45 PM Eastern Time…
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June 6th Simple Gifts
The second Tuesday and Simple Gifts is happening. A gathering of poets and singer-songwriters will be sharing their poetry and music at our meetinghouse, 120 Pisgah Church Rd,Columbia, SC 29293 starting at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome, and each monthly gathering is an opportunity tomeet poets and musicians and the people who follow them. It…
Energy Democracy 101
Greetings Friends, Please join the Midlands Group of the South Carolina Sierra Club for the 2nd program in the series on Addressing the Climate Crisis. Here is the link to information on the Midlands website and the flier is attached. https://www.sierraclub.org/south-carolina/midlands-group . Join our Zoom Meetinghttps://sierraclub.zoom.us/j/6106135191?pwd=cHdUTlJMaW90aHd4SkNIcmdqN3lGdz09 Hope to see you there!
Workday — May 13th, 2023
On Saturday, May 13th, Friends Came out to work together in and around the Meetinghouse. Here are a few candid photos of the work!
Aiken Worship May 7th
Worship in silence begins at 10 AM, followed by fellowship at 11 o’clock. Meeting this week will be hybrid, weather permitting. Those wishing to meet in person will gather near the fountain and labyrinth on the grounds of Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place, Aiken 29801. (From Whiskey Road, turn onto Dupree and take the first…
May 2nd Simple Gifts
On Tuesday (this evening, May 2), Columbia Friends will host Simple Gifts at our meetinghouse. Al Black and Larry Rhu are bringing Richard Allen Taylor, a wonderfully talented poet to share some of his poems. The event starts with singer-songwriters who are followed by poets and then open mic. Starts at 7:00pm
Climate Crisis & Food Choice
Professor Emeritus, Health Sciences and Sustainability, Furman University and ConservationChair of the Foothills Sierra Club Group, Frank Powell, for a discussion about the climate crisis and food. He explained the connection between Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) andgreenhouse gases. The effects of food waste and the health effects of eating meat processed in a waythat…
Sierra Club meeting Monday, March 27th
Please join the Midlands Group of the South Carolina Sierra Club in a discussion about actions we can take concerning the production of plutonium pits (key components for nuclear weapons) at SRS, plutonium transport and the serious safety concerns at the Oconee nuclear station. Register in advance for this meeting: South Carolina Sierra Club Midlands…
Nuclear Power in the Upcountry and Beyond
Midlands Group February Presentation on ZoomFebruary 27, 2023 6:45 Announcements 7:00 Program We will consider the safety issues of the Oconee Nuclear Station and the risk posed by a possibleupstream earthen dam failure. We will learn about the risks of flooding at the reactor site andassociated potential for subsequent meltdown. Our presenters will be Diane…
February 26th Second Hour
During the Second Hour, Harry Rogers will introduce the concept of a listening project for CFM, describing the details of how it would work and the benefits it would offer to our Meeting. We will be Meeting for Worship on February 26 at 10:00, in person and virtually. The zoom link is:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2934909472 First Day School…