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In support of the Boston's Women's March on Saturday January 21, 2017 we will be gathering at the meeting house at 10 AM to create signs, make connections and prepare for the march. Please bring healthy hearty snacks for sharing!

Minute on Boston Women's March
Approved by BHFM January 15, 2017

Friends’ testimony of equality and our tradition of bold and grounded witness in the face of injustice lead us to speak out and step up in many ways. Sometimes Spirit nudges us to change our own inner patterns, or to insist on a revolution of values in a close relationship, family, or team. Other times the irresistible call comes to take public action, joining with friends and strangers alike to make a big change.

One of the first insights of Quakerism, deepening the roots of our religion’s engagement with every major social movement since its founding, was the recognition of women as full recipients and deliverers of God’s message to the world. Today, we are glad to continue honoring women as leaders —and, thanks to the gift of continuing revelation, to expand our recognition of equality to include many more gender identities than early Friends had words to describe. By engaging with and learning from the liberation movements of women, people of color, and so many other self-identified groups, Quakers keep faith.

Beacon Hill Friends Meeting supports the upcoming Women’s March for America, to take place in Washington, D.C., Boston, and many other locations on Saturday, January 21, 2017. This non-partisan, nonviolent demonstration offers an opportunity for Friends to publicly express our solidarity with women, immigrants, people of diverse faith traditions, gender identities and sexual expressions, people of color, people with disabilities, and all whose safety and freedom are threatened or undervalued. All in our meeting community are welcome to represent Beacon Hill Friends Meeting at this event.