RantWoman is THRILLED that the search engine of her choice yielded these two wonderful resources when RantWoman fet it Joan Broadfield's name:
Center on Conscience and War
http://www.centeronconscience.org/
RantWoman is terribly happy to realize this site exists because it encompasses acronyms RantWoman had lost track of and because what the heck kind of Quaker is it who cannot provide current resources about conscientious objection!
And from the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting pastoral care resources, an interview about recognizing white privilege.
http://www.pym.org/pastoral-care-support/2013/05/recognizing-white-privilege-an-interview-with-joan-broadfield/
RantWoman finds herself delighted about several points in the delivery of this item:
--Paying attention to issues of privilege is considered pastoral Care!
--Recognizing White privilege is treated on par with helping people with other challenges remain connected with the Meeting community.
So what's not to like????
Look, okay, most readers are going to be happy to stop here, with positive, uplifting, centered, inspiring items like the two above.
RantWoman herself would be delighted to stop here.
But...
Give us our daily "I didn't tell you about my day" opportunity to have a full-blown, froth at the mouth, lose all perspective on almost everything accessibility tirade!
RantWoman whipped out her search engine to get to the two items above because she had one encounter too many with Yahoo brand non-accessibility through Quaker.Quaker trying to read an item there by Joan Broadfield called something like Silent or Waiting.
RantWoman did her customary click on the link off her blogroll. Enough of the article flashed before RantWoman's eyes that RantWoman can tell it indeed is there and then RantWoman's browser did one of it's standard "this is too weird and I will phone home to the computer brand mothership but not take you where you want to go" messages.
RantWoman's computer does this nearly all the time when she tries to read things on Quaker.quaker, especially when JAWS, RantWoman's main screen reader is running. RantWoman has tried quaker.quaker with other combinations of operating system and software version. NOTHING works except sometimes turning off the screen reader. RantWoman is glad that is an option for her, in VERY limited increments.
RantWoman wishes she had the slightest desire to troubleshoot accessibility but she does not. In fact RantWoman has so much experience with people complaining about yahoo and very unevenly implemented accessibility that she is fine with just going straight to scorn and recommendation of other platforms.
RantWoman would, though, be undyingly grateful if anyone involved with quaker.quaker wanted to take up the issues of yahoo accessibility with someone from yahoo. RantWoman does not mind complaining herself, but RantWoman is likely to get around to this months down the line. But all the accessibility issues make it a big pain for RantWoman to interact with a big part of her community. Website accessibility issues mean the precious Yahoo brand around RantWoman primarily gets associated with negative experiences. And RantWoman really does not need any more practice feeling blessed to have so much to complain about!
Word!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Editors: wish to thank, wish to elder
RantWoman reminds her readers of previous commentary about one would-be editor in her vicinity.
http://rantwoman.blogspot.com/2013/04/edited.html
Were RantWoman to elder this Friend, she is grateful to trip over this item which does the job MUCH more nicely that RantWoman has found words to do:
http://www.lambswar.com/beyond-my-experience/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LambsWar+%28The+Lamb%27s+War%29
RantWoman's inner editor insists RantWoman omit a blog link for a particularly vivid shut-up message. RantWoman notes that one issue would be use of the phrase "season yourself." Another issue would be the former title attached to the erstwhile editor. A third issue: said Friend has the specific accessibility-related job the Friend has because of a lot of blind people agitating and making people think outside their boxes! This does not guarantee the Friend is required instantly to know how to deal with every insufferable blind person who comes along, but it does make RantWoman feel entitled to ask the Friend to try. In any case, RantWoman requests her readers hold in the Light the existence of such shut-up messages along with a tangle of other stresses of community. Now back to Editors!
RantWoman is thrilled, thrilled to report that recently she has had two different extremely positive experiences with editors, editors who were enthusiastic about RantWoman's initial offerings, editors whose suggestions made lots of sense or who could handle RantWoman needing to undo some of the proposed changes and tweak them herself.
In the first case, the WA Council for the Blind newsletter, the editor wanted RantWoman to interact about 6 more times with the article than RantWoman planned to. The editor let slip "usually we do not work this hard with articles, but yours is so GOOD." Did RantWoman mention that flattery will get you EVERYWHERE?
RantWoman notes that the newsletter does not overflow with visual interest. It's a newsletter by and mainly for blind people. RantWoman's article appears under her own name but it is a ways down the page under a heading something like Stars from Yesterday, Stars for today, Stars for tomorrow.
The WCB newsletter.
http://www.wcbinfo.org/newsline_june2013.html
Then there is Quaker print:
In the July August 2013 Western Friend. Sorry, though, looks like you either get to pay to get the electronic copy or find a print copy.
http://westernfriend.org/
Digression, of course having nothing to do with Disability: Understand RantWoman is naturally thrifty and not disposed to having paper clutter up her apartment. RantWoman's Meeting has a LOVELY library. All else being equal, RantWoman would read her Quaker publications at her Meeting's library. Except of course that RantWoman as a practical matter CANNOT read the print editions and is not charmed by the thought of paying for an electronic subscription so that RantWoman can read with one of her forms of electronic reading.
Remind RantWoman to bring up with Quaker publications some sort of library distribution option for the electronic version. OR offer a discount for electronic only versions. Look, RantWoman GETS that the more full-price subscriptions a publication can spread costs over, the better as far as staff and editing and other desirable standards. And RantWoman needs ways to share resources. And RantWoman is not clear of a path through this, which of course is why RantWoman gets to labor some more with Friends,. SIGH.
http://rantwoman.blogspot.com/2013/04/edited.html
Were RantWoman to elder this Friend, she is grateful to trip over this item which does the job MUCH more nicely that RantWoman has found words to do:
http://www.lambswar.com/beyond-my-experience/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LambsWar+%28The+Lamb%27s+War%29
RantWoman's inner editor insists RantWoman omit a blog link for a particularly vivid shut-up message. RantWoman notes that one issue would be use of the phrase "season yourself." Another issue would be the former title attached to the erstwhile editor. A third issue: said Friend has the specific accessibility-related job the Friend has because of a lot of blind people agitating and making people think outside their boxes! This does not guarantee the Friend is required instantly to know how to deal with every insufferable blind person who comes along, but it does make RantWoman feel entitled to ask the Friend to try. In any case, RantWoman requests her readers hold in the Light the existence of such shut-up messages along with a tangle of other stresses of community. Now back to Editors!
RantWoman is thrilled, thrilled to report that recently she has had two different extremely positive experiences with editors, editors who were enthusiastic about RantWoman's initial offerings, editors whose suggestions made lots of sense or who could handle RantWoman needing to undo some of the proposed changes and tweak them herself.
In the first case, the WA Council for the Blind newsletter, the editor wanted RantWoman to interact about 6 more times with the article than RantWoman planned to. The editor let slip "usually we do not work this hard with articles, but yours is so GOOD." Did RantWoman mention that flattery will get you EVERYWHERE?
RantWoman notes that the newsletter does not overflow with visual interest. It's a newsletter by and mainly for blind people. RantWoman's article appears under her own name but it is a ways down the page under a heading something like Stars from Yesterday, Stars for today, Stars for tomorrow.
The WCB newsletter.
http://www.wcbinfo.org/newsline_june2013.html
Then there is Quaker print:
In the July August 2013 Western Friend. Sorry, though, looks like you either get to pay to get the electronic copy or find a print copy.
http://westernfriend.org/
Digression, of course having nothing to do with Disability: Understand RantWoman is naturally thrifty and not disposed to having paper clutter up her apartment. RantWoman's Meeting has a LOVELY library. All else being equal, RantWoman would read her Quaker publications at her Meeting's library. Except of course that RantWoman as a practical matter CANNOT read the print editions and is not charmed by the thought of paying for an electronic subscription so that RantWoman can read with one of her forms of electronic reading.
Remind RantWoman to bring up with Quaker publications some sort of library distribution option for the electronic version. OR offer a discount for electronic only versions. Look, RantWoman GETS that the more full-price subscriptions a publication can spread costs over, the better as far as staff and editing and other desirable standards. And RantWoman needs ways to share resources. And RantWoman is not clear of a path through this, which of course is why RantWoman gets to labor some more with Friends,. SIGH.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Quarterly Meeting: Zawadi Nikuze Bulletin Announcement Revised
RantWoman enthusiastically urges Friends writing bulletin announcements to be more descriptive of the content than the version RantWoman was called to edit to get to an extract of comments below. Word!
Let the Living Water Flow with Zawadi Nikuze of the Africa Great Lakes Peace Initiative, http://www.aglifpt.org/index.htm
http://www.aglifpt.org/publications/peaceways/fall2009/congofall2009.htm
Pacific Northwest Quarterly Meeting September 27-29, 2013 The registration packet for the upcoming Fall 2013 session of Pacific Northwest Quarterly Meeting is available for downloading from our website, pnqm.org. The main registration deadline, after which a late registration fee of $25 per form will be charged, is September 11th. We still have a "pay what you can" policy, encouraging those who can afford more to pay more than the suggested amount so that those with more limited resources can pay less as needed.
Our suggested fees also provide extra subsidy to encourage attendance by families with children and to encourage camping so that we don't need to assign too many Friends to upper bunks in the buildings.
RantWoman tips and quibbles:
RantWoman enthusiastically encourages Friends to register in faith. RantWoman is also blessed with a possible overabundance of quibbles.
RantWoman frequently finds helpful information on the Lazy F camp website, our venue http://www.lazyfcamp.org/
RantWoman has multiple times with the same technology on her desk run into some website accessibility issue; RantWoman cautiously recalls having better results with a different screen reader version elsewhere. RantWoman still considers her own challenges a problem: RantWoman tends to lose patience quickly with websites she only infrequently needs to interact. RantWoman KNOWS this means she has in the past missed important info down a couple screens on the Lazy F website.
Pacific NW Quarterly Meeting has worked with Lazy F for years. Camp staff work hard to meet our needs but we are all ministers of God as far as helping connect Friends to other Friends who can help with challenges. Sometimes this might be a Lazy F staffperson or the Registrar. Sometimes this might be M&O. Sometimes this might be just someone to listen.
RantWoman goes about in perpetual accessibility monitor mode. RantWoman recognizes that this may make RantWoman appear tiresome to others. Guess what! If that is the ONLY reason RantWoman is tiresome, it's probably a good day. Let us all hold each other in the Light on that score.
RantWoman's accessibility cop points in addition to the website issue above:
--The camp is in several buildings. Some of the buildings have stairs at entries. Some of them are quite wheelchair accessible. The dining hall has gently graded paths to take on to the doors upstairs and downstairs. Friends' milage will vary as far as ease of getting to and from different buildings. RantWOman is always grateful for the presence of everyone who gathers.
GENERAL LODGING ISSUES
The Quarterly Meeting registrar is the soul of discretion and care for people's needs. If you need to bring a service dog or have allergies and need to avoid animals, mold.... be clear about your needs as soon as possible.
RantWoman occasionally tries to work up enthusiasm for camping but RantWoman neither owns necessary equipment nor knows anyone whose tent she wants to invite herself into.
RantWoman DOES know how to take mattressess off top bunks and sleep on the floor and has found this entirely workable at times.
WILD FIRE ISSUES
RantWoman remembers many Friends getting smoked out before Quarterly Meeting by nearby wildfires. RantWoman attended anyway and did not find the smoke any more of a challenge than an occasional really cold day with everyone in her neighborhood firing up woodstoves; still RantWoman is trying not to minimize the difficulty of Friends with different breathing issues. RantWoman remembers seeing notes on the Lazy F website about fire and smoke issues as the date of Quarterly Meeting approached.
This year RantWoman by accident has been following media accounts of a wildfire on the Manashtash Ridge miles to the south and west of Lazy F camp.
Manashtash Ridge Fire in the search engine of your choice will provide updates. Per today's Yakima Herald the fire is in a remote area far from Lazy F in a remote are with considerable unburned fuel. The fire is not contained and is being fought indirectly. RantWoman HOPES that fire and smoke issues are well under control by the time we are all to gather.
Let the Living Water Flow with Zawadi Nikuze of the Africa Great Lakes Peace Initiative, http://www.aglifpt.org/index.htm
http://www.aglifpt.org/publications/peaceways/fall2009/congofall2009.htm
Pacific Northwest Quarterly Meeting September 27-29, 2013 The registration packet for the upcoming Fall 2013 session of Pacific Northwest Quarterly Meeting is available for downloading from our website, pnqm.org. The main registration deadline, after which a late registration fee of $25 per form will be charged, is September 11th. We still have a "pay what you can" policy, encouraging those who can afford more to pay more than the suggested amount so that those with more limited resources can pay less as needed.
Our suggested fees also provide extra subsidy to encourage attendance by families with children and to encourage camping so that we don't need to assign too many Friends to upper bunks in the buildings.
RantWoman tips and quibbles:
RantWoman enthusiastically encourages Friends to register in faith. RantWoman is also blessed with a possible overabundance of quibbles.
RantWoman frequently finds helpful information on the Lazy F camp website, our venue http://www.lazyfcamp.org/
RantWoman has multiple times with the same technology on her desk run into some website accessibility issue; RantWoman cautiously recalls having better results with a different screen reader version elsewhere. RantWoman still considers her own challenges a problem: RantWoman tends to lose patience quickly with websites she only infrequently needs to interact. RantWoman KNOWS this means she has in the past missed important info down a couple screens on the Lazy F website.
Pacific NW Quarterly Meeting has worked with Lazy F for years. Camp staff work hard to meet our needs but we are all ministers of God as far as helping connect Friends to other Friends who can help with challenges. Sometimes this might be a Lazy F staffperson or the Registrar. Sometimes this might be M&O. Sometimes this might be just someone to listen.
RantWoman goes about in perpetual accessibility monitor mode. RantWoman recognizes that this may make RantWoman appear tiresome to others. Guess what! If that is the ONLY reason RantWoman is tiresome, it's probably a good day. Let us all hold each other in the Light on that score.
RantWoman's accessibility cop points in addition to the website issue above:
--The camp is in several buildings. Some of the buildings have stairs at entries. Some of them are quite wheelchair accessible. The dining hall has gently graded paths to take on to the doors upstairs and downstairs. Friends' milage will vary as far as ease of getting to and from different buildings. RantWOman is always grateful for the presence of everyone who gathers.
GENERAL LODGING ISSUES
The Quarterly Meeting registrar is the soul of discretion and care for people's needs. If you need to bring a service dog or have allergies and need to avoid animals, mold.... be clear about your needs as soon as possible.
RantWoman occasionally tries to work up enthusiasm for camping but RantWoman neither owns necessary equipment nor knows anyone whose tent she wants to invite herself into.
RantWoman DOES know how to take mattressess off top bunks and sleep on the floor and has found this entirely workable at times.
WILD FIRE ISSUES
RantWoman remembers many Friends getting smoked out before Quarterly Meeting by nearby wildfires. RantWoman attended anyway and did not find the smoke any more of a challenge than an occasional really cold day with everyone in her neighborhood firing up woodstoves; still RantWoman is trying not to minimize the difficulty of Friends with different breathing issues. RantWoman remembers seeing notes on the Lazy F website about fire and smoke issues as the date of Quarterly Meeting approached.
This year RantWoman by accident has been following media accounts of a wildfire on the Manashtash Ridge miles to the south and west of Lazy F camp.
Manashtash Ridge Fire in the search engine of your choice will provide updates. Per today's Yakima Herald the fire is in a remote area far from Lazy F in a remote are with considerable unburned fuel. The fire is not contained and is being fought indirectly. RantWoman HOPES that fire and smoke issues are well under control by the time we are all to gather.
Monday, August 26, 2013
A sermon: Who do you say I am, and a blog
RantWoman recommends this wonderful sermon: Who do you say I am?
http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/08/26/thing-who-do-you-say-i-am?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sojourners%2Fgods-politics+%28Sojourners+God%27s+Politics+Blog%29
RantWoman further recommends the conjectural navelgazing blog
http://anglobaptist.org/
RantWoman thinks the blog is a little bit an argument for further maturation, but still finds it energizing.
http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/08/26/thing-who-do-you-say-i-am?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sojourners%2Fgods-politics+%28Sojourners+God%27s+Politics+Blog%29
RantWoman further recommends the conjectural navelgazing blog
http://anglobaptist.org/
RantWoman thinks the blog is a little bit an argument for further maturation, but still finds it energizing.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Submission--on deadline
RantWoman is submitting the following item for her monthly newsletter. RantWoman notes that the deadline for her Meeting's monthly newsletter is the 20th of the month for the next month. RantWoman notes this with an eye toward Friends wanting to publicize events and activities on schedules that work both for the electronically au courant and for Freinds whose Weighy one frequently wants in the conversaion even when those Friends never go near that electronic stuff.
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First, the VERY boiled down version of what RantWoman will submit along with a couple comments about what might be cut if, as RantWoman suspects, this is still too long for our monthly newsletter:
Thank you to UFM’s Spiritual Enrichment fund for money to attend NPYM’s Annual Session.
I love Annual Sesssion. I get credit just for showing up. Friends from small Meetings and Worship Groups in MT, ID, OR, WA feel a spiritual liftjust to be among large numbers of Friends and all I have to do is show up!
At Annual Session Interest Groups provide time for education and discussion about specific topics. I went to a fun one about “The Quaker Language Barrier.” Friends shared all kinds of words used among Friends and talked some about the questions they raise. Among the words Friends mentioned: clerk, seasoning, programmed and unprogrammed. Friends comments wandered quickly to broader communications themes: how does Spirit move across different approaches to electronic communication? How do Friends of different generations feel Divine presence in the midst of challenges of travel and distance? The best part of that discussion for me was hearing that other Meetings are having some of the same conversations I am a part of.
Another rich experience: I served as a worship group leader for the daily small group meetings where Friends meet to reflect on the Annual Session theme, a common set of readings and queries, and events as they unfold at Annual Session. Being a group leader is fairly new for me. I was especially grateful for the email reflections other worship group leaders offered over a couple weeks. I was grateful for the content of the reflections. I was grateful the worship group leaders were willing to have the discussion by email and I was glad other leaders took time as it fit into their schedules to share their thoughts.
I got to meet Mary Klein, the new editor of Western Friend. I also got to thank her very much for help editing my recent article about the White Privilege Conference which may be found in the UFM library or online here as a link on http://westernfriend.org
Finally, a note about my dorm: My very favorite thing about the suite I shared was that the shower had ferocious, wonderful, wake me up and remind me how glad I am to be alive and living in a first world country water pressure.
To read more about my evolving reflections Friends are invited to visit my blog at http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/search/label/NPYM%202013
******* The WAY too long version, minus some tweaks as RantWoman was boiling down Thank you to UFM’s Spiritual Enrichment fund for money to attend NPYM’s Annual Session. When I request money from UFM’s spiritual enrichment fund to attend an event I always hold two queries no matter what else might come too:
What do I take with me? What of my own spiritual compost heap, what concerns for the community are on my heart, what needs weeding, what needs tending?
What do I bring back? What experiences do I need to share? What new Light has come to me? What do I carry from renewing new ties or from stretching to make new ones? What am I especially grateful for?
Friends interested in what Friends in Residence Becca and Paul Molally Renk brought on the theme “Not by my Strength Alone” can hear for ourselves at an upcoming Adult Education session.
Here are a few personal reflections.
At Annual Session Interest Groups provide time for education and discussion about specific topics. I went to a fun one about “The Quaker Language Barrier.” Friends shared all kinds of words used among Friends and talked some about the questions they raise. Among the words Friends mentioned: clerk, seasoning, programmed and unprogrammed. Friends comments wandered quickly to broader communications themes: how do different Friends view electronic communication? How do Friends of different generations view challenges of travel and distance. The best part of that discussion for me was hearing that other Meetings are having some of the same conversations I am a part of.
Another part of the experience I really valued: I served as a worship group leader for the daily small group meetings where Friends meet to reflect on the Annual Session theme, a common set of readings and queries, and events as they unfold at Annual Session. Being a group leader is fairly new for me. I was especially grateful for the email reflections other worship group leaders offered over a couple weeks. I was grateful for the content of the reflections. I was grateful the worship group leaders were willing to have the discussion by email and I was glad other leaders took time as it fit into their schedules to share their thoughts.
I got to meet Mary Klein, the new editor of Western Friend. I also got to thank her very much for help editing my recent article about the White Privilege Conference which may be found in the UFM library or online here as a link on http://westernfriend.org
Finally, a note about my dorm: I shared a suite with 3 other women. My very favorite thing about our suite was that the shower had ferocious, wonderful, wake me up and remind me how glad I am to be alive and living in a first world country water pressure. Others found the water pressure a bit much and I am sorry for that but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I am still digesting this year’s experiences. To read more about my thoughts Friends are invited to visit my blog at http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/search/label/NPYM%202013
Warning: it’s a blog. My personal model of blogging falls somewhere between historical Quaker journal and permanent clearness committee. Historical Quaker journals in their raw state make a good case for the existence of editors. Enough said?
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First, the VERY boiled down version of what RantWoman will submit along with a couple comments about what might be cut if, as RantWoman suspects, this is still too long for our monthly newsletter:
Thank you to UFM’s Spiritual Enrichment fund for money to attend NPYM’s Annual Session.
I love Annual Sesssion. I get credit just for showing up. Friends from small Meetings and Worship Groups in MT, ID, OR, WA feel a spiritual liftjust to be among large numbers of Friends and all I have to do is show up!
At Annual Session Interest Groups provide time for education and discussion about specific topics. I went to a fun one about “The Quaker Language Barrier.” Friends shared all kinds of words used among Friends and talked some about the questions they raise. Among the words Friends mentioned: clerk, seasoning, programmed and unprogrammed. Friends comments wandered quickly to broader communications themes: how does Spirit move across different approaches to electronic communication? How do Friends of different generations feel Divine presence in the midst of challenges of travel and distance? The best part of that discussion for me was hearing that other Meetings are having some of the same conversations I am a part of.
Another rich experience: I served as a worship group leader for the daily small group meetings where Friends meet to reflect on the Annual Session theme, a common set of readings and queries, and events as they unfold at Annual Session. Being a group leader is fairly new for me. I was especially grateful for the email reflections other worship group leaders offered over a couple weeks. I was grateful for the content of the reflections. I was grateful the worship group leaders were willing to have the discussion by email and I was glad other leaders took time as it fit into their schedules to share their thoughts.
I got to meet Mary Klein, the new editor of Western Friend. I also got to thank her very much for help editing my recent article about the White Privilege Conference which may be found in the UFM library or online here as a link on http://westernfriend.org
Finally, a note about my dorm: My very favorite thing about the suite I shared was that the shower had ferocious, wonderful, wake me up and remind me how glad I am to be alive and living in a first world country water pressure.
To read more about my evolving reflections Friends are invited to visit my blog at http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/search/label/NPYM%202013
******* The WAY too long version, minus some tweaks as RantWoman was boiling down Thank you to UFM’s Spiritual Enrichment fund for money to attend NPYM’s Annual Session. When I request money from UFM’s spiritual enrichment fund to attend an event I always hold two queries no matter what else might come too:
What do I take with me? What of my own spiritual compost heap, what concerns for the community are on my heart, what needs weeding, what needs tending?
What do I bring back? What experiences do I need to share? What new Light has come to me? What do I carry from renewing new ties or from stretching to make new ones? What am I especially grateful for?
Friends interested in what Friends in Residence Becca and Paul Molally Renk brought on the theme “Not by my Strength Alone” can hear for ourselves at an upcoming Adult Education session.
Here are a few personal reflections.
At Annual Session Interest Groups provide time for education and discussion about specific topics. I went to a fun one about “The Quaker Language Barrier.” Friends shared all kinds of words used among Friends and talked some about the questions they raise. Among the words Friends mentioned: clerk, seasoning, programmed and unprogrammed. Friends comments wandered quickly to broader communications themes: how do different Friends view electronic communication? How do Friends of different generations view challenges of travel and distance. The best part of that discussion for me was hearing that other Meetings are having some of the same conversations I am a part of.
Another part of the experience I really valued: I served as a worship group leader for the daily small group meetings where Friends meet to reflect on the Annual Session theme, a common set of readings and queries, and events as they unfold at Annual Session. Being a group leader is fairly new for me. I was especially grateful for the email reflections other worship group leaders offered over a couple weeks. I was grateful for the content of the reflections. I was grateful the worship group leaders were willing to have the discussion by email and I was glad other leaders took time as it fit into their schedules to share their thoughts.
I got to meet Mary Klein, the new editor of Western Friend. I also got to thank her very much for help editing my recent article about the White Privilege Conference which may be found in the UFM library or online here as a link on http://westernfriend.org
Finally, a note about my dorm: I shared a suite with 3 other women. My very favorite thing about our suite was that the shower had ferocious, wonderful, wake me up and remind me how glad I am to be alive and living in a first world country water pressure. Others found the water pressure a bit much and I am sorry for that but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I am still digesting this year’s experiences. To read more about my thoughts Friends are invited to visit my blog at http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/search/label/NPYM%202013
Warning: it’s a blog. My personal model of blogging falls somewhere between historical Quaker journal and permanent clearness committee. Historical Quaker journals in their raw state make a good case for the existence of editors. Enough said?
Monday, August 19, 2013
Pacific NW Quarterly Meeting: Let the Living Water Flow Zawadi Nikuze. Sept. 27-29
We dedicate ourselves to let the living water flow where we live regionally and in a wider world fellowship.We dedicate ourselves to building the peace that passeth understanding, to repair of the world, opening our eyes to the Light in each small step.
Lazy F Camp, Ellensburg WA
September 27-29
For registration details see http://www.pnqm.org/
Early Registration Deadline August 28.
We
Lazy F Camp, Ellensburg WA
September 27-29
For registration details see http://www.pnqm.org/
Early Registration Deadline August 28.
We
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