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• DC Capital Pride parade & festival

  • Start
    June 10, 2023
  • End
    June 11, 2023
  • Location
    Downtown DC

  Join other DC area Quaker Meetings at the Capital Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11.

  • Parade: We meet at Friends Meeting of Washington (2111 Florida Avenue NW) at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday June 10, to march as a group in the afternoon parade (3:00 to 7:30 p.m.).   Please sign up at this Google Doc.  
  • Festival: On Sunday, June 11, from 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m., we can help staff a Quaker booth near Pennsylvania Avenue and 3rd Street, NW, (Metro: Green Line: Archives/Navy Memorial). Sign up for a time block to help visitors make decorative buttons and chat with them about Quakers and our support for diversity and equality (“that of God in every one”). Please sign up at this Google Doc.  
  • For more details, use our Contact Us Form. 

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• BYM camps: Spring cleaning

  • When
    June 10, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Catoctin Camp

  Volunteers are needed for the spring cleaning at Baltimore Yearly Meeting camps. Enjoy a day of fellowship as we prepare for the camping season ahead. Workdays usually include a range of tasks that can be completed by the young and the old. Wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Workdays begin at about 10:00 a.m. and last until 4:00 p.m.--stay as long as you are able. 

  • June 10 at Catoctin

  Click here for details and to sign up. 

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• BFM Day at Glenstone

  • When
    June 10, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Glenstone, Potomac, MD

  June 10th: BFM Outing to Glenstone: Join others at BFM for a casual gathering at 10:00 a.m. on June 10. This is our second annual visit to a local art venue, Glenstone. “Glenstone is a place that seamlessly integrates art, architecture, and nature into a serene and contemplative environment.” 

  • BFM has 40 tickets (all free) to visit the outdoor/indoor art venue together This opportunity is open to anyone 12 years and older (per Glenstone rules).
  • Registration is required via SignUp Genius.
    
  • We can meet at the entrance at 10:00 a.m., visit the indoor and outdoor exhibits together or in small groups. The group tickets do not include a specific group tour, but staff who work are always engaging with the guests to learn more about the art. 
  • Glenstone has an outdoor patio and an indoor café where people can order beverages and food to eat together, or folks can go out to lunch off site after the visit. 
  • There is free parking. but we encourage carpooling or the Ride-On bus #301 from Rockville Metro.  

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• BYM Interim Meeting

  • When
    June 10, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Charlottesville, VA and via Zoom

  The BYM Interim Meeting will be held Saturday, June 10, in a hybrid format at the Tandem School in Charlottesville VA and online via Zoom. Friends will gather at 11:00 a.m. for luncheon and hospitality and for Meeting for Business at 12:30 p.m. Attendance is open to all and offers a chance to get to know Friends from across the Yearly Meeting and be part of the decision-making. Please register here: https://www.bym-rsf.org/events/businessmeet/ 

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• Quaker Book Group

  • When
    June 10, 2023
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  The Quaker Book Group meets monthly, via Zoom, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., on the second Saturday of the month.  Newcomers are always welcome (even if you have not read the book!).  We read a mix of books by Quakers, books about Quakerism, and books that speak to Quaker values and concerns. The group is invited to share announcements, summaries, and ideas about the readings through an online mailing list.

  • For more information including the Zoom link, please our Contact Us form.

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    June 11, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Experiment with Light

  • When
    June 11, 2023
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    at home and Zoom

  Experiment with Light is usually held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (It can change or sometimes be cancelled on holiday weeks or during the summer; please check the Events calendar.)  

  How do we quiet our brains enough to hear the still, small voice within us? How might we deepen our experience of meeting for worship? Experiment With Light is a meditative and centering practice based upon Rex Ambler’s book Light to Live By, which describes early Quaker meditative habits and translates them into a highly accessible process of clearness and understanding.

  • All are welcome to attend. First-time participants find the process quite easy to follow and often richly rewarding.
  • You can follow the prompts at home and write or draw responses you have experienced during those prompts: https://experiment-with-light.org.uk/meditations/  We usually use the meditation on the individual in modern language, full length, 37 minute version. 
  • Afterwards, we share our meditation experience in a Zoom gathering. Request access via our Contact Us form. 

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• Great World Religions

  • When
    June 13, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Comparative religions class: Weekly on Tues at 7:00 p.m. for a half-hour lecture from The Great Courses followed by a half-hour discussion. In June a new course begins on Great World Religions: Islam.  Use our Contact Us form to get the Zoom link, or see your email bulletin. Each session is self-contained, so you can attend any session.

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• Reparations: Alchemical Agent for Healing & Repair

  • When
    June 14, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  In recognition of Juneteenth, BYM’s Growing Diverse Leadership Committee is sponsoring a lecture by Lucy Duncan and Rob Peagler entitled “Reparations: Alchemical Agent for Healing and Repair” on Wednesday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m.

  • Lucy and Rob will speak about the ways they have seen reparations work as a powerful force for transformation at the relational, spiritual, and material levels. They will tell stories about its power in transmuting intrapersonal, interpersonal and systemic dynamics and as a tool for addressing the centuries old systemic harms of slavery and its afterlives, as well as the theft, genocide and dispossession of Indigenous Peoples. In addition, they will speak about the Quaker case for reparations historically and offer metaphors and concrete examples of this powerful instrument to address the root level issues of our collective complicity, both as a country and as Quakers.
  • Registration for this Zoom event is here

  
  

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    June 14, 2023
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Pendle hill Retreat: Kairos

  • Start
    June 15, 2023
  • End
    June 18, 2023
  • Location
    Pendle Hill, PA

  This retreat is designed to nurture and embrace daily life with simplicity, gratitude, hope, and a deep sense of connection as we explore some practices and queries that will support you in your spiritual journey: What spiritual practices sustain you? What does prayer/contemplation mean in your life? How do you support yourself and others during challenging times? Are you creating space for spiritual learning? How does your spiritual practice permeate your way of being in the world? Click here for the link for registration.

  
  

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• Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival

  • Start
    June 17, 2023
  • End
    June 19, 2023
  • Location
    Various locations in Potomac & Rockville

  Three Days of events: Celebrating the past and present of the first places African-Americans owned land in Montgomery County, the Scotland community of Potomac is announcing the annual Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival for 2023.  For details, see: https://www.juneteenthscotland.org/schedule

  Featuring

  • A children’s carnival and music performance. 
  • As well as art exhibitions, food, sports, and presentations on Black history in this region. 
  • The events will be spread across the Cabin John Regional Park, Cabin John Village, and the Scotland community on Seven Locks Road.
  • The Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival will begin the evening of June 17 with a musical gala at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club and conclude on June 19 with the Scotland Freedom Day Concert at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
  • There will be the second-annual Clarence “Pint” Isreal Juneteenth Classic hosted by Bethesda Big Train Baseball at Povich Field on June 19 at 7:00 p.m. The game honors Isreal, a Rockville resident who became a star of the Negro Leagues in the 1940s.
  • The Festival will also feature a 5K run, other Health & Wellness initiatives, as well as a classic car show.  Other attractions will include presentations on social justice and faith communities.

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• Montgomery County Juneteenth Celebration

  • When
    June 17, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Black Rock Ctr for the Arts: Germantown, MD

  Rockville will join Montgomery County to celebrate Juneteenth at a special event featuring live music, food, art, films, and awards from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Black Rock Center for the Arts (12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD).

  • This is a free family-friendly event, and all are encouraged to “share the event” on their social media pages. 
  • Please RSVP to receive a "day of" reminder email with the direct link to the event and any additional announcements.  www.rockvillemd.gov/2364/Juneteenth

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    June 18, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Great World Religions

  • When
    June 20, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Comparative religions class: Weekly on Tues at 7:00 p.m. for a half-hour lecture from The Great Courses followed by a half-hour discussion. In June a new course begins on Great World Religions: Islam.  Use our Contact Us form to get the Zoom link, or see your email bulletin. Each session is self-contained, so you can attend any session.

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    June 21, 2023
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Dayspring Silent Retreat for Friends

  • Start
    June 23, 2023
  • End
    June 25, 2023

  Dayspring’s natural beauty, precious solitude and spiritual companionship await us along with summer's arrival. True silence is to the spirit what sleep is to the body: nourishment and refreshment. (William Penn, 1699.) Is your spirit in need of nourishment and refreshment?

  • Come to the Dayspring Silent Retreat from the evening of Friday, June 23 to Sunday afternoon, June 25. We will keep the silence from Friday evening through worship on Sunday.
  • This is an opportunity for 18 Quakers from different Meetings to share silence during the weekend.
  • Requirements which remain related to COVID-19 are: 1) full vaccination and 2) a negative home rapid test taken the Friday of our retreat. Masks are encouraged in public areas of the Lodge and Inn.
  • There will be ample outdoor seating on the patio, front lawn and porch available for meals and worship, in addition to indoor space.
  • Location: The Dayspring Retreat Center, 11301 Neelsville Church Road, Germantown MD 20876. The cost of the retreat is $250 via check. The registration deadline is Friday, June 16.  To Register: Jean Christianson jschristianson@gmail.com, 410-908-1912.

  
  

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• Pendle Hill: Mediating Trauma through Creative Expression

  • Start
    June 23, 2023
  • End
    June 25, 2023
  • Location
    Pendle Hill, PA

  23rd to 25th: Pendle Hill: Mediating Trauma through Creative Expression:   Trauma, grief, and deep challenges are stories that are stuck and have forgotten how to dance. Using Spirit-led creative media (writing, movement, music, and art), we will teach these stories to move again, toward new life. What is your vision of new life? Through our five sessions, we will develop our stories, incorporating art and poetry. We will support each other to re-vision the story, then invite it to move, using dance, movement, and music. You can learn more here: 

  
  

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    June 25, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Experiment with Light

  • When
    June 25, 2023
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    at home and Zoom

  Experiment with Light is usually held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (It can change or sometimes be cancelled on holiday weeks or during the summer; please check the Events calendar.)  

  How do we quiet our brains enough to hear the still, small voice within us? How might we deepen our experience of meeting for worship? Experiment With Light is a meditative and centering practice based upon Rex Ambler’s book Light to Live By, which describes early Quaker meditative habits and translates them into a highly accessible process of clearness and understanding.

  • All are welcome to attend. First-time participants find the process quite easy to follow and often richly rewarding.
  • You can follow the prompts at home and write or draw responses you have experienced during those prompts: https://experiment-with-light.org.uk/meditations/  We usually use the meditation on the individual in modern language, full length, 37 minute version. 
  • Afterwards, we share our meditation experience in a Zoom gathering. Request access via our Contact Us form. 

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• Great World Religions

  • When
    June 27, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Comparative religions class: Weekly on Tues at 7:00 p.m. for a half-hour lecture from The Great Courses followed by a half-hour discussion. In June a new course begins on Great World Religions: Islam.  Use our Contact Us form to get the Zoom link, or see your email bulletin. Each session is self-contained, so you can attend any session.

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    June 28, 2023
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Friends General Conference (FGC) Gathering

  • Start
    July 02, 2023
  • End
    July 08, 2023
  • Location
    Online & at Western Oregon Univ, Monmouth, OR

  The FGC Gathering this year will be at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon and online.

  • The theme is “Listen so that we may live.”
  • The Gathering is a chance to be together with over 1,200 Friends. There are many opportunities to address spirit, mind, and body.
  • Lauren Brownlee is one of the presenters on Wednesday, July 5, 4:00 p.m. EDT.
  • Learn more and register at www.FGCGathering.org
  • Register as soon as possible. There is no deadline for virtual Gathering registration.
  • If you would like assistance with expenses, please use our Contact Us form. 

  By way of background, the work of FGC can be summarized into three areas of endeavor. For details, see: www.fgcquaker.org 
  

  • Help meetings deepen Quaker worship and practice
  • Support a loving Quaker community
  • Support Quaker outreach

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    July 02, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Great World Religions

  • When
    July 04, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Comparative religions class: Weekly on Tues at 7:00 p.m. for a half-hour lecture from The Great Courses followed by a half-hour discussion. In June a new course begins on Great World Religions: Islam.  Use our Contact Us form to get the Zoom link, or see your email bulletin. Each session is self-contained, so you can attend any session.

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• Mid-week Meeting for Worship

  • When
    July 05, 2023
  •  
    8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    at home & email

  Over-zoomed? Join BFM Friends’ “low tech” email mid-week worship on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Each of us worships in our homes without video or audio. While some simply join in spirit, those wishing to touch base with the others receive emails at the start and end of worship.

  At rise of meeting, email participants are invited to worship-share via reply-all with the evening’s email group. To participate, please use our Contact Us form.

  
  

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    July 09, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    July 16, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    July 23, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Meeting for Worship + Child Care

  • When
    July 30, 2023
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    In person and via Zoom

  Bethesda Friends worship together each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Please click here for details. 

  1. We worship indoors at SFS Lower campus with some Covid considerations.
  2. Concurrently, we also worship via Zoom.

  Please click here for details and to ask for the Zoom link.

  • Child care for children with paid providers is available at the Meetinghouse: Toddlers-Pre-K in the CC room. K-6 in the Playground. 
  • In person: At 12:15, join us for coffee hour in the Meetinghouse Library.
  • Via Zoom: Stay on the link for an after-Meeting chat at 12:15.

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• Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session

  • Start
    July 31, 2023
  • End
    August 06, 2023
  • Location
    Hood College, Frederick, MD & some online

  July 31st to August 6th: Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session

  The theme of the July 31 to August 6 annual session is “Building Our Communities with Love & Tenderness.” Registration is now open. For details, see: https://www.bym-rsf.org/anuualsession/  Location is Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave, Frederick, MD 21701. 

  • Ken Stockbridge (Patapsco Monthly Meeting) will lead the retreat on Monday and Tuesday, July 31 and August 1. The title of his session is “What Binds Us in Quaker Community? (especially whenever we might want to walk away)” 
  • The Plenary Session on Tuesday, August 1, at 7:30 p.m. will be given by Jared Wood, who has a vision of creating spaces where “people from disparate backgrounds can engage in dialogue, reflection, and making that moves us past the destructive ideas we have inherited to the collective love, brilliance, and liberation we all deserve.”
  • On Saturday, August 5, at 7:30 p.m., Diego Navarro will give The Carey Lecture. You can learn more about him here.
  • There are many very interesting afternoon workshops on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 3-5. For details, see: https://www.bym-rsf.org/publications/interchange/

  
  

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