Announcements and Statements

Ground Zero Event April 30th

Remnants (about 12-15 of us) of the 1972 Bangor blockade of ships and trains loaded with ammunition bound for Southeast Asia will be meeting at Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo (16159 Clear Creek Rd NW), Thursday, April 30, for a  showing of a couple of short videos about the Bangor blockade (one made in 1972 and another just produced) along with a talk by Ben Barsotti Scott who is researching our blockade and those in San Francisco and Philadelphia, all affiliated with AFSC. Doors open at 1 and the program will begin at 2pm. Discussion and dinner will follow.

No pressure, but we’d welcome anyone who would like to come. Dinner is vegetarian lasagna. Please let us know by Friday April 24, if we can put your name in the pot! Here’s the zoom link if you’d like to attend remotely: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83487244980?pwd=MTrmZiOuv3NmhfK6ARfGO3Rmxq9yak.1
Meeting ID: 834 8724 4980 Passcode: 04302026

Human Rights in Israel/Palestine: Taking the Apartheid-Free Pledge –April 30

Allison Tanner, American Friends Service Committee, will lead this online presentation, Thursday, April 30, 6:30 – 7:30 PT followed by a half hour discussion. She will explain the goals of the Apartheid-Free movement and give examples of what Quaker monthly and yearly meetings are doing to live up to it. Register here. All are welcome.

141st Anniversary Celebration of San Jose Friends meetinghouse – April 26, 2026

Learn about the history of the Beanite branch of Quakerism from historian Thomas Hamm, author of The Quakers in America, and prominent Quaker activist Chuck Fager. For details and to receive the zoom link visit sanjosefriends.org

TFM Woods Cleanup Day – May 9

We will NOT allow the ivy to destroy our trees!  We will NOT let the holly overcome the Oregon grape and other native species!  Turn out for our next cleanup day in the woods behind our meeting house on Saturday, May 9.

We’ll be working 10 am to Noon and 1-3 pm under the direction of Scott Kramer.  And from Noon to 1, we’ll break for a Papa Murphy’s pizza lunch resourced by Angie Alexander.  

So come on down for however long you can stay — one hour, half a day, all day — it’s all good and it’s all appreciated!

Next Young Adult Friends meeting, May 10th – 5 to 7 PM.
Welcome Friends Appetizer Potluck, 4 PM, Sunday, May 31. 

This is an opportunity for friends new/old/somewhere in between to share questions and information about Tacoma Friends Meeting – How are we organized? How do we function? Where can I find information and learn more about Tacoma Friends and Quakers in general? Come join us and find out! All are welcome.

Opportunities
Resources for Immigrant Families

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families provides resources for immigrant families and those who are helping them navigate these difficult times. Go to DCYF | Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families and learn more by clicking on the Family Separation Rapid Response Team button.

Link to divestment strategies offered by the American Friends Service Committee: How to Divest | AFSC Investigate. Go to Home | American Friends Service Committee for additional information about Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) efforts.

Ongoing Peaceful Demonstrations in Tacoma:

  • The corner of 38th and Steel, Saturdays from 2-3pm regarding the conflict in Palestine.
  • 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 5 to 6 pm at the corner of Sprague and 6th (at the corner of Hilltop Heritage Middle School). The organizers are an independent Love>Fear Group composed of people from various faith traditions. will be standing on Monday, March 9th from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m, on the corner of 6th and Sprague. People stand in opposition to fascism and war. They use positive messages and strive for non-violence in speech and action.
  • March 28th – various locations – No Kings Day.

Homeless Outreach – Bring a case of bottled water or other food/supplies to the meetinghouse for distribution to people living homeless.

Contact your State legislator through Welcome to the Washington State Legislature or go to Home — Quaker Voice for more information about legislative issues here in Washington State.

Learn about Federal issues and contact Congress by visiting Home | Friends Committee On National Legislation


Community Statements

Tacoma Friends Minute on Peace “Quakers believe there is that of God in everyone. To harm another person is to harm God’s dwelling place. Peace is more than a sense of calm or a rejection of violence. Peace is a way of life . . .”

Tacoma Friends Minute on Inclusion “Tacoma Friends Meeting (Quakers) is a community of people from a variety of races, colors, ethnicities, national origins, (dis)abilities and attributes, sexual orientations, gender identities, and their expressions. . . .:

Audio of Tacoma Friend Minute on continued suffering and death in Gaza Friend Louisa Beal recorded our Minute as a PSA for KTAH Radio Tacoma 101.9 FM. The QR code below takes you to audio of the PSA.


Tacoma Friends Updated Minute on Conflict in Israel and Gaza, approved by Meeting for Business June, 2025

Tacoma Friends Minute on Conflict in Israel and Gaza, approved by Meeting for Business January 14, 2024

TFM Land Acknowledgement that the meeting house sits on Puyallup Tribe unceded territory, recognition of our responsibility for harm, ongoing commitment to right relationships, and repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery.

2025 State of the Society Report “Mixed joy and grief as we gained new friends and mourned the loss of dear loved ones. . . .”