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Josiah (left) and Charlie provided great music for the NFM Holiday Party. (Photos throughout by Atma)
Northside Friends Meeting held its annual holiday party December 13, for the very first time on a Saturday morning.
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Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, founded by Mennonites and other Anabaptists, "invites anyone to join us who seeks to support Indigenous self-determination and efforts to protect the earth from ongoing colonization"
Illinois Yearly Meeting (ILYM) Racial Equity and Education Committee’s Antiracism Café will be held Monday Dec. 15 at 7 pm CT. Focus will be participation in the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, which ILYM has agreed to join.
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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is launching a "Love as Action" series of events with a Chicago Quaker Public Witness on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 at Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza.
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More than 40 gathered for Northside Friends 2025 picnic at Loyola Beach Park on August 31 after the rise of Meeting for Worship.
Northside Friends Meeting held its 2025 picnic August 24 at Loyola Beach Park and it was delicious!
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Northsiders joined Bob Sanders for the 4,000 mile Ride Against War - Gaza Cross Country Tour on August 2 and 3, 2025 as it passed through Chicago enroute to New Hampshire. Northside Friend Daniel Lakemacher joined Sanders for part of the trek from Hyde Park to Indiana.
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Readying for a test worship in June 2025 at Northside Friends Meeting space.
Effective July 13, 2025, Northside Friends Meeting has relocated to 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., in the Edgewater Presbyterian building.
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On this one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, we grieve for the tens of thousands who have been killed in this war and the dead yet to come as the war continues. And we affirm our commitment to taking actions to support the work of peace, most urgently working towards an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Israel, actively supporting an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territories, and equal protection and rights for all people living under the Israeli government.
Read moreAugust 2, 11am CT AFSC Action Hour for a Cease Fire in Gaza. There will be a special guest. Link here: AFSC Action Hour for Ceasefire – registration required
August 3, 7pm, Misseo Dei Church, 931 W Wilson….
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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Every Fri 11:00 am: Action Hour for a Ceasefire Now. Online….
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Enter Our New Home
Enter Meeting from Magnolia Street — and there’s parking! Ramp is in the planning stage….
As of April 7, 2024 Northside Friends are meeting at Chicago Friends School, 5944 N Magnolia Ave. We’re delighted to amplify our relationship with this enduring community partner.
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Northside Friends Meeting Anti-Racism Committee
Thu 5/2 6:30-8 pm: Anti-Racism Committee Meeting. Online…
Read moreAmerican Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Every Fri 11:00 am: Action Hour for a Creasefire Now. Online.
Join AFSC staff to hear weekly updates from Gaza. Then, take action together to contact our elected officials and call for an immediate cease-fire and humanitarian access to Gaza. Pre-registration required.
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Mon 3/11: Job Application Deadline: Full-time Program Associate, Chicago Peacebuilding Program.
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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Every Fri 11:00 am: Action Hour for a Creasefire Now. Online…
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Pendle Hill
Mon 1/8 6:30 pm: Addressing Patterns of Racial Wounding and Racial Justice in Quaker Communities. Online.
Members of the Steering Committee of the Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism believed they had a responsibility to name the pain from patterns of white supremacy culture and racism that they have experienced, witnessed, and heard throughout the Religious Society of Friends and associated organizations. To that end, they created a guide with examples of harm and interventions towards racial justice. This guide, inspired by the work of Tema Okun and several Quaker institutions, points to the ways that they see white supremacy culture weaving its way into Quaker culture and suggests methods to disrupt it. In this lecture, Lauren Brownlee and Zenaida Peterson will share ways that the guide has been and can be used in Quaker communities…
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Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
Thu 12/7 7-8 pm CT - Intro to Advocacy. Online.
Join FCNL for an interactive training session where staff will share inspiring stories from their grassroots network, conduct a short skills training, and answer participants’ questions.
For more information and to register: https://www.fcnl.org/introtoadvocacy…
Read moreHello! I wanted to provide an update on my clerkship as well as a little about myself. I realize that although I am a very open person I am also a very quiet person and thought it would be helpful to write a little bit about myself and my journey as I come into the clerking role. Writing is my best form of self-expression!
I’ll start with the most recent update: The meeting has graciously enabled me to travel to Pendle Hill for a clerking workshop on the weekend of November 17th, which I am sure will be immensely helpful to me. I hope I will learn to slow things down to let spirit lead the way, which can be a challenge for me as my brain is always moving a mile a minute…
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Thu 11/2, 7-8:30 pm: ILYM & FCNL Advocacy Teams Info & Action Session. Online.
Join FCNL’s fast-growing national network of advocates taking collective action to advance peace in federal policy…
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Illinois Yearly Meeting’s Fall Continuing Committee will be held October 21! Everyone is welcome to attend.
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