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This page displays events coming up in the next month. To see more, please go to the main events page here and select the category "Other Quaker Organizations Events".

September 2019

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
9:00 am6:00 pm
Friends Committee on National Legislation Quaker Welcome Center (Washington, DC)

Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) every Wednesday when Congress is in session. Ready to step up your advocacy and lobby your member of Congress? Drop-in for hands-on advocacy training to prepare for a lobby visit with your Members of Congress. Your voice is powerful and can move legislators towards peace and justice! Lobby Training begins at 9:00am. In the afternoon there is Silent Reflection at 5:15. Calling all DC visitors, passers-by, and staffers, need a time of quiet and calm? Join FCNL for silent reflection. All
are welcome to join this refreshing time of community and fellowship.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019
5:00 pm9:00 pm
Adas Israel Congregation (Washington, DC)

Interfaith Action for Human Rights (IAHR) is hosting its inaugural annual event - an opportunity to meet other IAHR supporters, enjoy good food and drink and hear remarks from MD 8th Congressional District Congressman Jamie Raskin on September 4 at 5 pm at Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec Street, NW, Washington, DC 20040! Here is the IAHR website for more information about the work of IAHR: http://www.interfaithactionhr.org. Here is where to RSVP for the September 4 event: www.interfaithactionhr.org/human_rights_at_the_prison_door. The cut-off date to RSVP is August 26. Free parking is available next door, first come, first served! There is also free street parking.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
9:00 am6:00 pm
Friends Committee on National Legislation Quaker Welcome Center (Washington, DC)

Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) every Wednesday when Congress is in session. Ready to step up your advocacy and lobby your member of Congress? Drop-in for hands-on advocacy training to prepare for a lobby visit with your Members of Congress. Your voice is powerful and can move legislators towards peace and justice! Lobby Training begins at 9:00am. In the afternoon there is Silent Reflection at 5:15. Calling all DC visitors, passers-by, and staffers, need a time of quiet and calm? Join FCNL for silent reflection. All
are welcome to join this refreshing time of community and fellowship.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
9:00 am6:00 pm
Friends Committee on National Legislation Quaker Welcome Center (Washington, DC)

Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) every Wednesday when Congress is in session. Ready to step up your advocacy and lobby your member of Congress? Drop-in for hands-on advocacy training to prepare for a lobby visit with your Members of Congress. Your voice is powerful and can move legislators towards peace and justice! Lobby Training begins at 9:00am. In the afternoon there is Silent Reflection at 5:15. Calling all DC visitors, passers-by, and staffers, need a time of quiet and calm? Join FCNL for silent reflection. All
are welcome to join this refreshing time of community and fellowship.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
9:00 am6:00 pm
Friends Committee on National Legislation Quaker Welcome Center (Washington, DC)

Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) every Wednesday when Congress is in session. Ready to step up your advocacy and lobby your member of Congress? Drop-in for hands-on advocacy training to prepare for a lobby visit with your Members of Congress. Your voice is powerful and can move legislators towards peace and justice! Lobby Training begins at 9:00am. In the afternoon there is Silent Reflection at 5:15. Calling all DC visitors, passers-by, and staffers, need a time of quiet and calm? Join FCNL for silent reflection. All
are welcome to join this refreshing time of community and fellowship.

Saturday, September 28, 2019
8:30 am9:30 am
Sandy Spring Friends School (Sandy Spring, MD)

Be a difference maker in our mission to end childhood cancer! Laps for Lexi is a wonderful event held each year at Sandy Spring Friends School in memory of Lexi Speight ’19. Funds raised support cancer research at Children’s National Hospital and Sandy Spring Friends School’s Lexi Speight Scholarship—an endowed fund that provides financial aid each year for a Lower School student of diverse background. Grab your family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors and join us for the 5K cross-country run or 1-mile walk. For more information, or to register, donate, sponsor, or volunteer, go to lapsforlexi.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=94d10e3342ae494369bf109a4&id=5dbc03645d&e=36d7d9df30

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