African American Friends gathering
Friends who met in Philadelphia express concern over state-sanctioned violence against people of African descent
The Annual gathering of the Fellowship of Friends of African Descent was held at Arch Street Friends Meeting House in Philadelphia from 12 to 14 August.
The theme of the gathering was ‘Recharge, Renew and Rejoice!’ and Friends spent time in worship, worship with a concern for business, presentations and fellowship.
The gathering explored the concerns and crises facing the African American community, including state-sanctioned violence against men, women and children of African descent.
A minute was created to express the Fellowship’s testament concern-ing the state-sanctioned violence against people of African descent.
The minute contained four action items: to create a peace force; to establish peace centres; to promote community training of the police; and to advocate for disarmament of both the police and the community.
