Falmouth Quarter will meet on January 24th at Portland Friends Meeting from 9:30 until about 2:00.

The theme for the day is “Expanding the Commons”.

We’re still working on the program, We think that this will start by coming to a shared understanding of what we mean by the Commons, sharing some examples from our history and indigenous wisdom, and moving to consideration of ways in which we could expand the commons in our communities.  

Our working definition of Commons is “The commons are the cultural, material and natural resources accessible to all.”  

The theme arose from a concern raised at the October Quarterly Meeting about strengthening the mutual aid in our communities as we are impacted by current events.  As we held this concern, we recognized that we are both givers and receivers of care. We all have gifts to offer as well as moments when we need support, and we value each of those exchanges on equal ground. This led us to reframe the concern to focus on the Commons.

The schedule will be

·       9:30 arrival, conversation, food

·       10:00 Program begins; coming to a shared understanding, sharing stories

·       12:30ish brown bag lunch.

·       Afternoon: making it real

Here’s the zoom link: zoom link