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Peace and Social Concerns Committee

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Mission: To ensure that Raleigh Friends Meeting makes suitable contributions, both as a corporate body and as individuals, to further the testimonies of the Society of Friends in the important areas of Peace and Social Concerns.

Description: To give life to individual and corporate leadings through a spirit led process:

1. Being a conduit of information both within the Meeting and externally.

2. Collaborating with other religious communities, affinity groups and movements.

3. When appropriate, to speak for and act on behalf of the meeting on issues of Peace and SocialConcerns.

4. Recommend particular actions to individuals and the Meeting.

5. Assist and support individuals in their genuine leadings that all may not share.

6. Recommendations concerning the Meeting’s budget.

Issues and Organizations:

  • Mass Incarceration; AVP, Congregations for Social Justice
  • Militarism and War Focus
  • Racism/Islamaphobia/Xenophobia
  • Gender Equality
  • Environment/Earthcare
  • Economic Justice
  • Family Violence
  • Medicaid/Health Care
  • HB2
  • Quaker House
  • FCNL
  • Coalition for Peace With Justice
  • AFSC

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