Quakers for Racial Equality (QRE) works to increase equity and racial justice at the individual, institutional, and societal levels, both within the Meeting and in the wider community. QRE holds monthly online meetings on 4th Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET and sponsors forums, some of which are hybrid. Links for the online meetings/ forums appear in the AFM weekly announcement sheets. QRE offers a “Virtual Literature Table” on race and racism on a regular basis and staffs the monthly “Listening Ear for Concerns about Racism.” QRE also works with Social Concerns on giving scholarships for anti-racist education and contributing to local or national racial justice groups.
Contact: QRE (Susan Firestone)
Quakers For Racial Equality: Statements, Reports & Projects
- QRE 2023 Report for AFM State of the Meeting
- QRE 2022 Report for AFM State of the Meeting
- Statement of Support for Schools Teaching the History of Racism (2021/07/14)
- Standing with Asian Americans Statement
- Local Businesses Owned by Black Entrepreneurs: (curated for AFM based on listings on IamBlackbusiness.com and tailored to areas where AFM Friends live. We encourage you to support these businesses as well as efforts for reparative justice for those harmed by slavery and its aftermath.)