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The 2025 White Privilege Conference drew 500 attendees, including four FGC staff and 19 other Friends.

YAY, FGC’s young adult, youth, and family gathering is open for registration! The Young Adult & Youth (YAY) Gathering is a five-day, in-person event hosted by Friends General Conference from Wednesday, July 2, 2025, through Sunday, July 6, 2025, at the Colombiere Retreat Center in Clarkston, Michigan (about 50 minutes outside of Detroit). Children, teens,…

The objective of the Events Coordinator shall be to develop and implement exemplary events for the Religious Society of Friends through FGC.

The coordinator will develop a culture in which anti-racist practice is centered as an essential part of spiritual formation.

QuakerBooks of FGC is offering a $5 Book Sale on many titles!

“We are dimming our lights for fear of what people will think of us. The people [from our Quaker history] that we now uphold as heroes — the humanitarians, the justice leaders, etc. They were considered fanatics during their time. What if those people who were on the right side of justice had support and backing for their leadings early on? What would have happened?”

Mico attended many Gatherings in the East before they got the wild idea to plan one of FGC’s Gatherings a little closer to home. The first step — convincing a West Coast yearly meeting to host it. It was the early 2000s and there were no West Coast yearly meetings affiliated with FGC. Mico helped change that.

Friends General Conference has joined a multifaith coalition and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) in opposition to the rescission of ICE’s sensitive locations policy.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Learn how to participate in the Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Learn who supports your meeting — spiritually, physically, and financially.

As the General Secretary of Friends General Conference, I wish to state clearly that FGC’s vision as a religious community remains unchanged. 

The coordinator will develop a culture in which anti-racist practice is centered as an essential part of spiritual formation.