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Here you will find news items of interest about FGC. We will also feature news items from other Quaker Organizations in the United States and Canada at their request.
When Traci Hjelt Sullivan announced she would be departing FGC in January 2019, she said that the best way for Friends to help celebrate her good work was to help us find someone to continue that good work. We are delighted to share the news that we have found our new Associate Secretary for Development - Faith Josephs!
Two years after Friends General Conference’s governing body approved the initiation of an institutional assessment on systemic racism; a full report and summary with recommendations are now available.
In his October Vital Friends message, General Secretary Barry Crossno discusses Quaker decision making, and lifts up resources to help Friends refresh their understanding of classic Quaker decision-making, and invite them to perhaps explore new techniques.
This summer, Vanessa Julye, the Coordinator of FGC's Ministry on Racism program, delivered an honest, inspirational keynote address to Friends at North Pacific Yearly Meeting.
This fall, FGC welcomes Shaina Robinson as our Quaker Voluntary Service (QVS) Fellow for the 2019 service year and Lori Sinitzky, who is our first Spiritual Deepening Program Fellow!
After 13 years of dedicated service to Friends, our Junior Gathering Coordinator Patsy Arnold Martin is retiring in October. We are so grateful to Patsy for the passion, warmth, and sense of adventure she has brought to our office and our community of Friends. We wish Patsy light and love as she begins this new journey.
With leadings from Spirit the next phase of our work has begun: analyzing and summarizing the many sources of data, crafting recommendations, and planning our presentation for the fall Central Committee (Oct 25-28, 2018).
With Trayce Peterson feeling called to place her considerable talent in service to direct action social work (thank you for your service, Trayce), FGC is excited to announce that Holly Baldwin has been hired as our part-time Welcoming Friend Project Assistant!
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