A letter to Friends In PhYM, October 15, 2010
Warm Greetings, Friends,Our Working Group – Ministry for Racial Justice and Equality in the Religious Society
of Friends – is continuing its efforts to reach out to Monthly Meetings in PYM. We have
had a number of Meetings request a visit and when we have visited, we have found our
time together to be fruitful.
Recently we have partnered with Amanda Kemp, of Lancaster Monthly Meeting and
her Theatre for Transformation (TFT), adding a new dimension to our list of offerings
for Meeting visits. TFT [http://theatrefortransformation.com/] is a wonderful instrument
to help people understand why it is important to deal with race and racism now.
Meetings can request either a performance or a DVD workshop of one of three plays:
Meet The Franklins, Sister Friend or Hoodwinked.
The performance or DVD is “Act I”. “Act II” provides a safe space where
people who have seen the play together can share their responses to what they have seen
and speak openly about race in a way that is not usually possible. This work has value as
both inreach among Quakers and outreach to the wider world.
The work to be done around issues of race, inclusion and healing is not easy and takes
time and commitment. In addition to TFT workshops and performances, we continue to
offer presentations, First Day School classes, discussion groups and other opportunities to
address these important issues. We are available to help meetings begin the work and to
provide encouragement and assessment as they progress.
We welcome your response about a good time to visit. You can contact us by e-mail
at:pym.friendsnrace@gmail.com or by calling Joan Broadfield, clerk of MRJE at (610-
874-5860).
In Peace,
Joan Broadfield, clerk
Anne Spears
Kitty Mizuno
Pat Coiner
Avis Mc Clinton
Amanda Kemp
Gail Newbold
Ginny Cameron
Contact us at pym.friendnrace@gmail.com
