Brad Stocker, Quaker Earthcare Witness Steering Committee Please join Columbia Friends and Brad Stocker for a Second Hour Program on December 20th at 11:30 to become more mindful of the way silence influences our care for the Earth. Do not break the silence unless you can improve upon it.” – William Ralph Inge. We often…
Category: Past Programs
These posts contain information and resources that were presented in 2nd Hour programs or other events and blogs.
Dominion Energy Request
Many of you have heard about the proposed Dominion rate increase of 7.7%. As Tom Clements said in an Op Ed for the Lexington County Chronicle, Bonus section “During night hearings the week of Nov. 9, 2020, dozens of ratepayers voiced strong objection to the proposedrate hike. Comments came not only from average customers but…
Spiritual Journey: Elaine
Columbia Friends have been hearing spiritual journeys of our members and attenders for several years as part of our Second Hour Programs. Telling spiritual journeys is somewhat of a Quaker tradition. The following blog is a good start in beginning to understand the benefits of this practice:https://awholeheart.com/2012/12/10/ten-elements-of-the-quaker-spiritual-journey-2/ Elaine, who is the Clerk of the Friend’s…
Peace Now
Peace Now: Clean Up, Not Build Up at Savannah River Site This documentary film short asks viewers to hold onto visions of peace and stand against nuclear proliferation. Peace Now: Clean Up, Not Build Up at Savannah River Site (15 min.) introduces audiences to SRS and to challenges met and those upcoming, namely the proposed production of…
Climate X Covid
We are living in rapidly changing times, facing challenges of monumental proportion: a global pandemic, climate change and related ecological disasters, and institutional racism and violence.These challenges are connected and we cannot address any one of them without addressing all of them. What can we learn from our experience with Covid19, and how does that…
SAYMA 2021
The Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association is composed of its constituent monthly meetings, preparative meetings, and worship groups. All members and attenders of these bodies have both the privilege and responsibility to participate in keeping the affairs of the yearly meeting in good order. The yearly meeting exists to support its constituents as they…
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…
#StillHere LIVE Streamed Event
We are excited to be participating in two national, virtual #StillHere events on Thursday, August 6th and Sunday, August 9th. South Carolina’s nuclear issues will be highlighted on August 9th when our locally-produced documentary film short asks viewers to hold onto visions of peace and stand against nuclear proliferation. The link below is our #stillhere…