Peace and Social Concerns Committee, 6/4/18

Present: Dan G, Ka R, Roger C, George M, Ruth H, Claude T, Frank G, Ken H

1. Silence

2. Ruth presented an update on the Cambodian Water Project, which will be presented at the June MfB. The report will be available in the Advance Documents for the June MfB. We approved the project for the FC:OO.

3. Ruth presented a proposal from the Race and Class workshop; report to be available similarly. The group requests that the meeting contribute $125 toward a special videoconference she described. Our committee approved forwarding the request to our Clerk.

4. “Friends Concerns: Other Organizations” Priorities: we approved these on a conditional basis, subject to further adjustments from experience:

1) Quaker organizations or organizations with a Quaker governing board - like QUNO and Right Sharing of World Resources;
2) Organizations that directly help us carry out the peace testimony by implementing Quaker testimonies of peace and justice - like CCCO and Nonviolent Peaceforce;
3) Organizations which are directly connected to Quaker testimonies and in which Mt. Toby Friends are deeply involved – like AVP and the Cambodian Water Project.

5. Ka brought up the relationship between the meeting and FCNL. We view our representative, now Ka, as a kind of missionary, helping people in the meeting understand the richness of the organization and all it offers to us. Ka got several suggestions from us and gratitude for her work.

6. "Walking In Balance with All My Relations: The  Practice of     Nonviolence In A Violent World" - A Talking Circle for all ages on gun violence and nonviolence. – Beth has asked for our approval of this event at NEYM so that she can send a request for this workshop. We approved, and we urge Beth to send us a complete description of the workshop to our committee, and to send her request to NEYM by its deadline of June 15, perhaps referencing last year’s description and endorsement. She should ask NEYM or MtToby fund for financial help with transportation, but not our committee. The Meeting has a fund for just such a purpose.

7. Ka will lead letter-writing on June 10^th with Roger as back up if she cannot attend on that day.

8. Closure in silence.