Joyce Ajlouny, Head of Nobel Prize Winner AFSC, to Speak in Adult Class

Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee, will speak on Sunday, October 21 at 9:45 a.m. on Working Together for Peace and Justice at the Quaker Meetinghouse, 219 Court Street. Newtown (www.newtownfriendsmeeting.org). The public is invited to attend. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), founded by fourteen …

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Bucks Quaker to Speak About Joining Native Americans in North Dakota to Protest Pipeline

Patricia Walsh-Collins is a Quaker, educator, entrepreneur, and environmental activist. This past September, she and her daughter Lily Collins drove for two and a half days to stand with the Standing Rock Nation of North Dakota in protesting the “Dakota Access Pipeline” through Indian Territory. Patricia will discuss her experience …

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DR. MARK KRASOVIC ON “THE REMARKABLE WAR ON POVERTY IN NEWARK” — ADULT CLASS, FEB 14

DR. MARK KRASOVIC ON “THE REMARKABLE WAR ON POVERTY IN NEWARK” — ADULT CLASS, FEB 14 Professor Mark Krasovic of Rutgers will speak on The Remarkable War on Poverty in Newark” at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, February 14 in the Gathering Room at the Newtown Meeting. Quaker worship based on silent meditation will follow at 11:00 a.m. The public is …

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