Quakers and Social Action
Out of silent and expectant worship, class members will assess their spiritual leadings to engage in social action. We will consider whether our leadings may vary according to social contexts and their impact on other people. Queries will help us discern (a) whether we act for others or for ourselves, (b) whether we can express our leadings without harming others, and (c) whether we are led to act for something or to act against something. Each week basic reading will serve as the foundation for discussions. Each member of the class will be encouraged to contribute to the sessions from her or his own measure of the Light. Class members will be expected to maintain personal journals between classes to record their questions, concerns, etc. regarding Quakers and social action.
Leader(s)
Michael Gagne serves as the Eco-Justice organizer for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and as the executive director of Envision Peace Museum, an emerging museum dedicated to peace and active nonviolence. A graduate of the Green Corps Environmental Leadership Program, Michael has worked on a number of grassroots campaigns in Canada and the U.S. and has facilitated workshops on ecophilosophy and social change for a wide variety of organizations.
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Conversations
"I needed a place where I could breath, and grow, and figure out what was next. I feel that I am now springing off the board and leaping into what's next in my life."
– Joy Rosenberg '09
