This weekend, Chuck Fager told the true story of Eating Dr. King’s Dinner, by Zoom at the historic Fairfield Friends Meeting in Camby, Indiana, near Indianapolis. The invitation came from Fairfield’s well-known pastor (and best-selling author) Phil Gulley. You can now watch Chuck telling this story (34 minutes), right now, at this free link. (You … Continue reading King Day Special! “Eating Dr. King’s Dinner” – Told LIVE
Having read and pondered the lengthy memo from General Secretary Joyce Aljouny laying out the plans for the latest AFSC Restructure, I think I’ve figured out what’s going on there. It has little to do with the current effort to stoke a staff rebellion, so we’ll deal with that only in passing. Its roots, I … Continue reading AFSC After “The Day The Movement Died”
It appears AFSC’s “LT” (Leadership Team) is serious. In the post below, copied from the Western Friend page, Lucy Duncan states she was fired on Monday January 3. The dismissal was not a surprise (Duncan herself had predicted it). But it was revealing nonetheless, answering questions raised by Duncan’s “Perilous Crossroads” letter: Would the LT … Continue reading AFSC & The Hammer: Duncan Fired
The long-simmering dysfunction in SAYMA (Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting & Association) quietly boiled over on First Month (January) 2, 2022. Swannanoa Valley Monthly Meeting, in Black Mountain NC, adopted the following minute: We at Swannanoa Valley Friends Meeting are called to remove ourselves from continuing to support, enable, and normalize abusive behavior in SAYMA. This … Continue reading Breaking: A SAYMA Meeting Quits to Protest “Abuse”
Is the AFSC about to plunge into an existential crisis? Oh wait – did I say “Crisis”? Beg pardon: What I really meant was,“transformation.” But Lucy Duncan wants a crisis, and no mistake. In late December, she and five collaborators published a manifesto in the Western Friend, under the title: “AFSC Is at a Perilous … Continue reading “Hello, AFSC? There’s a Crisis on the Line—And It’s for You.”