Month: October 2016
Jamal Elliott to Speak About Wissahickon Charter School in the Adult Class, Oct. 23.

Jamal Elliott, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of the Wissahickon Charter School in Philadelphia will speak about “My journey: How I came to lead a progressive Charter School in Philadelphia” to the adult class of Newtown Friends Meeting, 219 Court Street, Sunday, October 23 at 9:45 a.m. Jamal Elliott grew …
Mike Daley to Speak About his Spiritual Journey, ”Science and Quakerism,” in the Adult Class, Oct. 16

Michel Daley is a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting, a scientist and an entrepreneur. He describes his Spiritual Journey as “a tortuous one spanning decades of seeking and questioning as a scientist to adopting Quakerism as his faith.” He will discuss his spiritual journey, “Science and Quakerism: From Divergence to …
Chiyo Moriuchi to Speak in Adult Class about WW II Japanese Internment Camps — Oct. 9

Chiyo Moriuchi is a member of Newtown Quaker Meeting and the daughter of Takashi and Yuriko Moriuchi who were among the over 110,000 American citizens of Japanese descent incarcerated in prison camps in the United States during World War II. She will talk about her family’s experience during the war …