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FWCC World Plenary 2024
Carol
Friends World Committee on Consultation grew out of a world-wide conference of Quakers held in 1937. Ever since, FWCC has worked to connect Quakers in every region on every continent whether programmed or unprogrammed, orthodox or liberal.
FWCC, Section of the Americas Meeting
from Adrian
On March 23-26, I attended the Americas Section meeting of Friends World Committee on Consultation (FWCC) held at Haw River State Park, in Greensboro, NC. I was there as a representative from SAYMA along with several other SAYMA Friends....
As I drove to Greensboro, I connected with other Friends that I haven’t physically seen in many years... I was also able stop in Cherokee ,NC, to work on my own family history and connect with Friends in Greensboro, NC and Greenville, SC.
Quakers in Latin America
Although about 80,000 Quakers live in the United States, almost as many live in Central and South America.
- Bolivia 28,500
- Guatemala 20,000
- Jamaica 2,000
- Mexico 1,250
- Peru 1,200
- Cuba 900
- El Salvador 550
It is through Friends World Committee on Consultation (FWCC) that we keep in touch. Here’s an excerpt from a letter sent recently by Milena Villca Mamani, Assistant Recording Clerk for the Section of the Americas, translated from the original Spanish.
Events coming up this fall
World Quaker Day: October 6 sponsored by FWCC – Planting Seeds of Renewal for the World We Love. FWCC invites us to share our stories.
Film night: An Endless War? Getting Out of Afghanistan: On Wednesday November 6 the Memphis FCNL Advocacy team will show this film at the meetinghouse. All Friends are invited. https://endlesswar.org/