[saymaListserv] Conference for Racial Justice Among Friends 3/31 - Register by 2/28

[Bert Skellie]

Conference for Racial Justice Among Friends
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Ministry for Racial Justice and Equality
within the Religious Society of Friends, along with Baltimore Yearly Meeting
(BYM), New England Yearly Meeting (NEYM), and New York Yearly Meeting
(NYYM), will host the First Annual North American Conference for Racial
Justice and Equality within the Religious Society of Friends on the weekend
of March 31 to April 2, 2006. The Conference will be held at the Burlington
Meeting House Conference Center in Burlington, New Jersey.

from the November/December 2005 issue
publication made possible
by your contributions to the PYM Annual Fund

Guided by the question "Are We Being Faithful To Our Testimony?" the
conference format includes shared worship, caucuses, experience sharing and
yes, fun. Because of the importance and impact of this issue, high school
Friends will be participants in the program. A special program is also being
developed for children under the age of fourteen.

Deadline for registration is February 28, 2006. The registration fee is
$130.00 per person, which includes accommodations and meals (except for
Saturday night). Children 13 and under are charged $65.00. The maximum fee
for families is $300.00.

This is the first opportunity for Friends who share commitment and concerns
in the area of racial justice and equality from Canada to Mexico to come
together in community to worship, learn from each other and develop closer
allies and a supportive network. Friends from Yearly Meetings, Monthly
Meetings and organizations that are working on, or are concerned about,
issues of racial justice and equality are invited to participate. The
desired outcomes for the conference are to establish mutual support,
increased awareness, issues raised from the depths that confront Quakers and
Friends of Color in doing this work, common ground as we do work, closer
allies, and resources identification.

To receive a registration form, send your e-mail address to mlopes at snet.net
or write to Maureen Lopes, 25 Old Farms Road, Madison CT 06443.