- The 2009 FGC Gathering of Friends, a week long immersion in Quaker spirituality and community, is at Virginia Tech from June 27 to July 4. On-campus housing is still available for full-time adult attenders during on-site registration. Learn more.

Filled with quotes, queries, and suggested activities, the Fit for
Freedom Study Guide can be used in meetings, reading groups, or
individually.
Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice
by Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye
The myth that all Quakers helped fugitive slaves and that all Quakers were civil rights activists does not tell the whole story. Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship lifts up the lives of Friends who were committed to ending enslavement and post-enslavement injustices, while showing how insidious, complex, and pervasive racism has been in the lives of all of us.

There is a spiritual fire spreading among Friends. A hunger for divine connection is growing in Friends General Conference and in many of the meetings that we serve.To stoke this spiritual fire, FGC has launched the $7.25 million Stoking the Spiritual Fire of Quakerism Campaign.
The campaign, which runs from January 2007 until December 2010, has already raised more than $3 million.
Visit the new spiritual fire website to learn more about the campaign and the programs it is making possible.
FGC nurtures Quakerism by nurturing individuals, meetings, and the Religious Society of Friends as a whole. We serve Friends year-round with a wide range of programs and services. read more
- 07/19/2009 - 07/25/2009Silver Bay Association, Silver Bay, NY




