QM/Ph/YM/soc. Social Concerns
Record Group Term
Identifier: QM/Ph/YM/soc
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Economic Development Fund for Disadvantaged Minority Groups (Working Party on Racism) (1970-1976)
Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/735
Identifier: QM-Phy-735
Overview
The 1970 Working Party was appointed in the spring of 1970 to examine racism within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The Working Party issued a Preamble in June which in turn was the impetus for the establishment of the Economic Development Fund for Disadvantaged Minority Groups in March of 1971. The objective of the fund was to make "substantial resources available to projects which may be expected to result primarily in the development of growth, self-sufficiency, and economic independence of...
Dates:
1968-1978
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Friends' Workcamp Program (1942-2015)
Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/774
Identifier: QM-Phy-774
Overview
The Weekend Workcamps Program originated on the eve of World War II. It provides volunteers and opportunity to work in an inner city community, interact with neighbors, and dialog on peace and justice issues. Today the Friends' Workcamp Program operates under the auspices of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Standing Committee on Peace and Concerns. Records include minutes, reports, project files, correspondence, and other records from 1942 to the present.
Dates:
1942-2015
