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Upcoming Programs at Portland Friends Meeting\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>1837 Forest Avenue, Portland<\/p>\n

An Open-Hearted Inquiry into Racial Identity\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday\u00a01\/14\/18; 12:30-2:00<\/p>\n

Facilitators:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie de Sherbinin (Portland) and Susan Davies (Vassalboro)<\/p>\n

Format:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Interactive workshop for everyone; bring your lunch if you wish<\/p>\n

Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This workshop offers an entry point into the conversation about racial identity for all Friends, wherever we may be on the journey toward increased awareness, action and racial healing. Julie de Sherbinin and Susan Davies have co-led a number of sessions on inquiry into racial identity in Maine. Both are members of NEYM Permanent Board\u2019s ad hoc Work Group Challenging White Supremacy.<\/p>\n

Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Sunday\u00a01\/21\/18; 12:30-2:00<\/p>\n

Facilitators:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie de Sherbinin<\/p>\n

Format:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Film Clips & Discussion; bring your lunch if you wish<\/p>\n

Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shakhti Butler\u2019s film delves into the internal components and external relationships that perpetuate the system of racial inequity. We will watch pre-selected clips and focus discussion on responses to the issues posed therein. \u201cCracking the Codes\u201d is designed for dialogue and is being used at meetings around New England as a catalyst for conversation.<\/p>\n

Voices of Color\/Color Of Change\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday\u00a02\/11\/18; 12:30-2:00<\/p>\n

Facilitators:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie de Sherbinin & Dorothy Grannell<\/p>\n

Format:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Discussion of selected text & film clips; bring your lunch if you wish<\/p>\n

Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Further exposure to the heartbreak of racism and the ways it shows up in Quaker communities.\u00a0 Getting comfortable with the words \u201cwhite supremacy.\u201d Readings will come from \u201cBlack Quakers\u201d;\u00a0October 2014\u00a0volume of\u00a0Friends Journal<\/em>\u00a0(the articles are available online at Friends Journal and some copies may be available in the library)<\/p>\n

White Fragility and Dismantling Racism\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday\u00a02\/25\/18; 12:30-2:00<\/p>\n

Facilitators:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie de Sherbinin, Melissa Brown & Maggie Nelson (Portland)<\/p>\n

Format:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Readings\/small group sharing\/discussion; bring lunch if you wish<\/p>\n

Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Moving from learning to action ideas on advocating for racial \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0justice. What holds us back? Where do we start? How do we discern future action?<\/p>\n

Privilege Walk\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday\u00a03\/11\/18; 12:30-2:00<\/p>\n

Facilitators:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sophie Szatkowski & TBA<\/p>\n

Format:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Experiential activity for middle school, high school, and adult ages<\/p>\n

Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A Privilege Walk is a group exercise enabling participants\u00a0to investigate how a range of types of privilege manifest in their lives. Possible sources of privilege and identity include social, economic, gender-based, age-based, racial, and cultural.\u00a0 Participants will be invited to discuss their experiences of the Walk after the exercise.<\/p>\n

Worship Sharing\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday\u00a03\/25\/18; 12:30-2:00<\/p>\n

Convener:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PFM Facilitators<\/p>\n

Format:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Worship sharing<\/p>\n

Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Join with others to both listen deeply and share as led on two key questions: \u201cRacism, Privilege & Quakers – What have we learned personally and as a meeting? Where or what do we do next personally and as a meeting?\u201d<\/p>\n

Child Care will be provided as needed for those planning to attend any of the series of programs offered through Portland Friends Meeting on \u201cRacism, Privilege & Quakers\u201d \u00a0To ensure that your child has care, please contact Susan Grannell at\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>grannell8@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0or call 401-413-5951.\u00a0 Indicate the dates you will plan to attend, you name and the child’s (children’s) name.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Upcoming Programs at Portland Friends Meeting\u00a0\u00a01837 Forest Avenue, Portland An Open-Hearted Inquiry into Racial Identity\u00a0\u00a0Sunday\u00a01\/14\/18; 12:30-2:00 Facilitators:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie de Sherbinin (Portland) and Susan Davies (Vassalboro) Format:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Interactive workshop for everyone; bring your lunch if you wish Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This workshop offers an entry point … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[79],"class_list":["post-1914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","category-events","tag-portland-friends-meeting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9rLvf-uS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1914"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1926,"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914\/revisions\/1926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}