An open letter to the movement about the Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) Coalition and our immediate tasks going forward.
From Frank Chapman, Field Organizer, CAARPR
Read moreTalking -- or not! -- about God
As Friends, we are committed to integrity and honesty with all. How to talk of God, or not, with integrity and honesty is an area of difference, diversity, and even conflict among Friends.
Read moreNew Gender Inclusivity Resources at Northside Friends Meeting
We recognize that using binary pronouns is an ingrained habit in our language and culture, and changing this habit takes individual effort. Ministry of Mutual Care Committee has collected resources and opportunities for Friends who are having trouble making this transition.
Read moreNorthside Friends Meeting supports CPAC
At its March Meeting for Business NFM approved a Minute endorsing the Empowering Communities for Public Safety act, which would create a democratically-elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC). A letter, signed by our co-clerks, was sent to Mayor Lightfoot with a copy to Governor Pritzker.
Read morePlowing the ground in preparation for anti-racism seeds
Three Point-of-View Poems from Helen Haug
Read moreGratitude: A Northside Thanksgiving Gathering
GRATITUDE: A Northside Thanksgiving Gathering
Sarz Maxwell & Marie White
Northside Friends gathered on the day after Thanksgiving for a Meeting of Gratitude.
Read moreTsuru Rising
TSURU:
Peace
Spirit Community Activism
Sarz Maxwell & Suzanne Ruch
NFM’s Committee for Ministry on Racism partnered with Chicago’s Japanese American Citizens League to sponsor an on-line tsuru fold-in event.
Read moreTsuru for Solidarity
Lisa Doi (President, JACL Chicago), JJ Ueunten, Michael Ishii, and several other members of their Leadership Council, moderated and reported on the latest developments in the Tsuru for Solidarity Movement.
Read moreQuaker Makers
We're all creative in different ways. Get to know some of our Northside community through things that we’ve made!
Read moreNFM Calls for a National Day of Mourning for Victims of COVID-19
Friends met today and approved the following minute regarding a call for a National Day of Mourning.
Read moreNorthside Friends Meeting Ministry on Racism Committee Offers Anti-Racism Workshop for Quakers
Nine Friends from Northside Friends Meeting attended CROAR (Chicago Regional Organizing Against Racism) anti-racism workshops during 2019.
Read moreNFM Sends Meeting for Healing Invitation
The following letter was sent to ILYM by the NFM Healing Circle Committee:
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