BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.bym-rsf.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:4856c92a-16c0-4930-aa7c-43de867af976 X-WR-CALDESC:Creating Meeting Cultures that Welcome Diverse Youth and Young Adults\nThe current disruption in society is shaking the foundations of c ulture and faith. In the turmoil\, youth and young adults from diverse bac kgrounds may seek spiritual community in Friends Meetings. Families of col or in relationship with Friends schools\, and children of color who connec t with Friends at Quaker camp\, may come to monthly and yearly meetings se eking spiritual community. How can Friends’ Meetings embody Martin Luther King’s vision of the Beloved Community?\n• How can we prepare our monthly m eetings to welcome diverse young newcomers? \n• During this time when geogr aphy is less of a barrier\, how can Friends of color mentor young people w ho seek community in Quaker meetings? \n• How can Quaker religious educator s\, particularly Friends who identify as white\, do the deep personal work of becoming anti-racist? \n• What discernment and anti-racism training sho uld be taken by volunteers who work with children and youth? \n\nRegistrat ion is required:\n\nConversation Circles meet online\, using Zoom videocon ferencing. \n\nFacilitators\n• Tuesday -- Nikki Holland\, Belize Friends Ch urch\, New Association of Friends\n• Thursday -- Sita Diehl (Madison WI\, N orthern Yearly Meeting) \n\nConversation Starters\n• Khalila Lomax: STRIDE\ , Baltimore Yearly Meeting \n• Mila Hamilton: Twin Cities Friends Meeting\ , Northern Yearly Meeting\n• Ten Henson: Guilford College\n\nSuggested Reso urces\n• Black Fire: African American Quakers on Spirituality and Human Rig hts\, Hal Weaver\, Paul Kriese\, and Steve Angell (Eds.) QuakerPress\, 201 2\n• Fit for Freedom\, Not for Friendship\, by Donna McDaniel and Vanessa J ulye\, QuakerPress\, 2009\n• The Shape We Take: Growing Diverse Leadership in Baltimore Yearly Meeting\, by Dyresha Harris\, May 2017 \n• Taking STRID Es: BYM’s Growing Diverse Leadership Initiative Provides Expanded Opportun ities to Live out the Quaker Value of Equality in a World that Badly Needs It\, Dyresha Harris\, 10.2016\n• Clearing the Way for Community\, Dyresha Harris\, 2017 (Baltimore Yearly Meeting)\n• Assessing Racial Inclusion and Justice: A Quaker Meeting Self-Assessment Tool\, Friends Meeting of Washin gton X-WR-RELCALID:1687ddbdd8a9985f27ae3889d0959c8c X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20201101T020000 RDATE:20211107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20210314T020000 RDATE:20220313T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cdd27bb8-03e5-4786-9abf-ea6794c15d51 DTSTAMP:20260407T073808Z DESCRIPTION:Creating Meeting Cultures that Welcome Diverse Youth and Young Adults\nThe current disruption in society is shaking the foundations of cu lture and faith. In the turmoil\, youth and young adults from diverse back grounds may seek spiritual community in Friends Meetings. Families of colo r in relationship with Friends schools\, and children of color who connect with Friends at Quaker camp\, may come to monthly and yearly meetings see king spiritual community. How can Friends’ Meetings embody Martin Luther K ing’s vision of the Beloved Community?\n• How can we prepare our monthly me etings to welcome diverse young newcomers? \n• During this time when geogra phy is less of a barrier\, how can Friends of color mentor young people wh o seek community in Quaker meetings? \n• How can Quaker religious educators \, particularly Friends who identify as white\, do the deep personal work of becoming anti-racist? \n• What discernment and anti-racism training shou ld be taken by volunteers who work with children and youth? \n\nRegistrati on is required:\n\nConversation Circles meet online\, using Zoom videoconf erencing. \n\nFacilitators\n• Tuesday -- Nikki Holland\, Belize Friends Chu rch\, New Association of Friends\n• Thursday -- Sita Diehl (Madison WI\, No rthern Yearly Meeting) \n\nConversation Starters\n• Khalila Lomax: STRIDE\, Baltimore Yearly Meeting \n• Mila Hamilton: Twin Cities Friends Meeting\, Northern Yearly Meeting\n• Ten Henson: Guilford College\n\nSuggested Resou rces\n• Black Fire: African American Quakers on Spirituality and Human Righ ts\, Hal Weaver\, Paul Kriese\, and Steve Angell (Eds.) QuakerPress\, 2012 \nânâ Fit for Freedom\, Not for Friendship\, by Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Ju lye\, QuakerPress\, 2009\n• The Shape We Take: Growing Diverse Leadership i n Baltimore Yearly Meeting\, by Dyresha Harris\, May 2017 \n• Taking STRIDE s: BYM’s Growing Diverse Leadership Initiative Provides Expanded Opportuni ties to Live out the Quaker Value of Equality in a World that Badly Needs It\, Dyresha Harris\, 10.2016\n• Clearing the Way for Community\, Dyresha H arris\, 2017 (Baltimore Yearly Meeting)\n• Assessing Racial Inclusion and J ustice: A Quaker Meeting Self-Assessment Tool\, Friends Meeting of Washing ton DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T150000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:QREC October Conversation Circles END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR