Friends gather at the Dover Friends Meeting for an annual celebration with AFSC staff. Mark Holt-Shannon
Quaker action for a just world: A conversation between Friends and AFSC
The American Friends Service Committee is working to create, strengthen and nurture our relationships with Monthly and Yearly Meetings and Churches. In our work through Quaker engagement, we hope to connect with Friends intentionally and share opportunities to engage with our work to build peace around the globe.
AFSC's Director of Quaker Engagement, Brian Blackmore, is traveling throughout the U.S. South and Midwest to engage with Quaker Meetings and share the work carried out through AFSC's programs across the world.
Tour schedule
Tour dates will be added to this page as they become available. Check back here to stay updated!
1185 Sunset Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146
12:00pm ET
In-Person Only
701 West Howard Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030
11:45am ET
316 E Marks St, Orlando, FL 32803
11:45am ET
Hybrid (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87881003022 - passcode 316EMarks [case sensitive])
404 Alexander Ave, Durham, NC 27705
Dinner at 5:30 PM ET; Presentation at 6:15 PM ET
1103 New Garden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410
12:00pm ET
Hybrid (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/396339354?pwd=OEIvWkltbW1SSHc5S3Fldm4wSGMrdz09 - Passcode: 5tZvUa [if requested])
531 Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
9:30am ET
Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/96090762961?pwd=cjJWcG5ObXlTMnZOQTdLVk55TUFIZz09#success)
4211 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312
11:45am CT
Hybrid (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94895131489?pwd=dnJCMnZkQnZ5SWhQTllLSVp5cDNDUT09#success)
1400 Turner Rd, Lansing, MI 48906
10 a.m. ET
1420 Hill St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
12:45pm ET
This event is hybrid: Friends are invited to join in-person or online
1725 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Hybrid event: Join in-person or online
Shared meal at 5 p.m. CT, presentation at 6 p.m. CT
3224 N Gordon Pl, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Join on Zoom: Link forthcoming
1704 Roberts Court Madison, Wisconsin 53711
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT
Refreshments and light meal served at 6 p.m. CT
Presentation begins at 7 p.m. CT
Hybrid: 5615 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago IL
1010 Greenleaf St, Evanston, IL 60202
12:30 p.m. CT
As the Director of Quaker Engagement, Brian's work concentrates on leading AFSC’s efforts to build nurturing, trusting, and engaged relationships with Quaker faith communities, schools, and organizations in the U.S. and around the world. He is also a resource for AFSC staff to learn more about Quaker history, beliefs, culture, and practices.
Brian is a Quaker educator and community builder whose lifelong career has focused on religion, social justice, and peacemaking. He is a member of Gainesville Monthly Meeting, a part of Southeastern Yearly Meeting (SEYM), but his connections with Friends stretch across many different regions of the United States and around the world.
