Posted on January 21, 2024 by Mark Kille
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Lewis Steller created this zine to explore the ways that the traditional Quaker understanding of “Holding in the Light,” a spiritual practice related to intercessory prayer, can be expanded to allow a broader range of understandings of how… Read More
Posted on December 4, 2023 by Mark Kille
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Adopted by unanimous consensus at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business on December 3, 2023 In November 2020, a sweeping super-majority of 82% of Portland voters approved a measure authorizing the creation of a new police oversight… Read More
Posted on August 27, 2023 by Mark Kille
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Adopted by unanimous consensus at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business on June 4, 2023 US society is addicted to surveillance and punishment, and our police and prisons are their institutional embodiment. They channel the human need… Read More
Having been connected with several Quaker meetings in the Portland area, we feel the need for a new group that prioritizes inclusion, welcome, and anti-racism work as core to its origins as well as its function over time…. Read More
Tag: anti-racism
I’m Holding You in God’s Chocolate: A Zine about Quaker Spiritual Support
Posted on January 21, 2024 by Mark Kille
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Lewis Steller created this zine to explore the ways that the traditional Quaker understanding of “Holding in the Light,” a spiritual practice related to intercessory prayer, can be expanded to allow a broader range of understandings of how… Read More
Category: Anti-Racism, Inclusion, Public, Quaker Worship Tags: anti-racism, formation, inclusion
Regarding Portland City Council’s Failure to Adopt the Police Accountability Committee’s Recommendations for Implementing the Voter-Approved Police Oversight System
Posted on December 4, 2023 by Mark Kille
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Adopted by unanimous consensus at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business on December 3, 2023 In November 2020, a sweeping super-majority of 82% of Portland voters approved a measure authorizing the creation of a new police oversight… Read More
Category: Anti-Racism, Public Tags: anti-racism, police
Statement on the Irredeemability of the United States Police and Prison System
Posted on August 27, 2023 by Mark Kille
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Adopted by unanimous consensus at Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business on June 4, 2023 US society is addicted to surveillance and punishment, and our police and prisons are their institutional embodiment. They channel the human need… Read More
Category: Abolition, Anti-Racism, Public Tags: abolition, anti-racism, police, prisons
New Quaker Worship Group in Portland, OR
Posted on June 17, 2021 by Clear Hearts Quaker Circle
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Having been connected with several Quaker meetings in the Portland area, we feel the need for a new group that prioritizes inclusion, welcome, and anti-racism work as core to its origins as well as its function over time…. Read More
Category: News and Updates, Public Tags: anti-racism, formation, inclusion
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