Speaking and Workshops

Upcoming Events:

July 15, 2007, 1:00 p.m. "Quakers and Slavery in Rhode Island," Rhode Island-Smithfield Quarterly Meeting of Friends, Smithfield (RI) Friends Meetinghouse, 108 Smithfield Rd. (Rte 146A). Open to the public.

Sept. 13, 2007: panel on Quakers and the Underground Railroad, part of conference "Looking Back: Moving Forward," sponsored by Friends of the [National Park Service] Network to Freedom Association and the Underground Railroad Research Institute, Georgetown College, Lexington, KY.

Recent topics:

"Slaves Among Friends: Reframing the Narrative," Friends Association of Higher Education annual conference, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, June 2007

"Quakers and Slavery in Early Rhode Island," Rhode Island Historical Society Library, May 2007.

"Slavery Among Friends: What We Know and Why It Matters," Moses Brown School, Providence, RI, April 16, 2007.

Workshop, “Slavery Among Friends.” Quaker Studies Program of Salem Quarterly Meeting and Beacon Hill Friends House, Wellesley, MA, February 3, 2007. A day of guided role plays of Quaker decision-making on global warming (set in 2037) and slave owning (1777).

Framingham Friends Meeting Adult Forum, “Slaves Among Friends,” Nov. 5, 2006

In-service workshop on Quaker beliefs and testimonies for new faculty and staff, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI, October 26, 2006

“Dilemmas from our Quaker Past,” week-long workshop at Friends General Conference 2005 Gathering, using five case-studies to explore Quaker decision-making on military service, racial segregation, and non-Christian members.