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Niagara River Monthly Meeting went out on a cold rainy morning to Freedom Park on the Niagara River for Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers’ Clean Sweep 2026. We were glad to help with the cleanup, especially at this important site where brave people escaped enslavement by crossing the strong currents to reach Canada and freedom.
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New York Yearly Meeting (NYYM) Spring Sessions approved writing to Governor Hochul to support the Treatment Court Expansion Act, 4/11/26, but did not affirm the Pendle Hill Call to End Unjust Immigration Enforcement Practices or the Quakers Organizations Discern Genocide is Occurring in Gaza and Urge Courageous Action. Rising Concern for Conscientious Objection to…
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We will be hosting many guests on March 8 who are arriving to join the AVP for Justice and Peace, March 10-15, 2026 at the Rochester Folk Art Guild. We are grateful for this time to practice together and to have this community and offers of hospitality March 8 – 10, 2026. Nadine ordered “Red…