Join the Conversation
National Zoom Call - May 31
Faithfully Protecting Democracy:
A Conversation with Maria J. Stephan
Sunday, May 31, 7-8:30PM EDT
To register for the meeting go to:
https://quakercall.org/meetings/register
The Quaker Call to Action is pleased to invite you to our next national zoom meeting, a conversation with Dr. Maria J. Stephan to explore what we all can do to protect our democracy. Maria brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this discussion. She is an author and organizer whose work has focused on the role of nonviolent movements world-wide advancing human rights, democracy, and peace.
Maria J. Stephan is the Co-lead & Chief Organizer at the Horizons Project, an initiative focused on strengthening connections and collective action among US pro-democracy movements and sectors. She is co-author with Erica Chenoweth of Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict.
Maria emphasizes the centrality of faith in the struggle for democratic rights and human dignity. She will be right at home among Quakers and other people of faith.
See Maria's website for more information and links to her books and articles: https://www.mariajstephan.us.
If you missed the previous meetings, be sure to see the videos:
Love as Action Vigils
Love As Action
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) invites Friends and people of all faiths to gather in Quaker-led silent worship all across the country—to share witness to the rising authoritarianism and oppression in the United States.
By standing together in silence, we affirm that every person has worth, that fear and violence must give way to love and fairness, and that our communities thrive when all are welcomed. The next opportunities to participate in Love as Action will be the weekends of May 16 - 17 and June 13 - 14.
Go to https://afsc.org/love-action to find a toolkit for organizing an action with your Quaker community, links to register for a planned Love as Action event in your area, downloaded posters, and more.
Action Resource
No Kings Posters for Friends
The Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation has created a set of posters for Friends to use in the No Kings Day protests, and wherever Friends gather to protest tyranny.
