Activism & Witness
New Echoes of Incarceration Video Series on Rikers Island
August 24, 2026
A new Rikers Island video series has launched, created by the Echoes of Incarceration project that meets at 15 Rutherford Place
Announcements
Morningside Committees and Appointments, April 2026
From a Business Meeting of the whole to a Relief Committee with three members, activities in Quakerism are accomplished through Committees.
April 29th, 2026
Non-Committee Positions
- Clerk: Scott Blumenthal
- Assistant Clerk: Helen Garay Toppins
- Treasurer: Bernard Winter
- Assistant Treasurer: Carol Wilkinson
- Recorder for Membership/ Historian: Helen Garay Toppins
- Librarian: Sally Campbell
Committees and Their Members
Caregivers for Meeting with Children
- Sally Campbell (Clerk)
- Ernie Buscemi
- Tom Goodridge
- Kendall Gunter
- Maddie Johnson
- Scott Blumenthal
- Ian Hurley
- Bryan Oettel
- Jerry Reisig
- Kathy Stackhouse
- Pam Wood
- Dave Evans
- Dan Seeger
Friends’ Committee on Unity with Nature (Friends Earthcare Witness)
- Tom Goodridge
- Robert Renwick
- Richard Schmidt
- Corona Machemer
- Richard Schmidt
- Pam Wood
- Ron Rieder
- Carly Rodgers
- Stephen McDonnell
- Jon Mehlhaus
- Andy Doan
- Jerry Reisig
- Ernie Buscemi
Naming
- Dan Seeger
- Helen Garay Toppins
- June Tano
- Dave Evans
- Richard Schmidt
- Pam Wood (Clerk)
- Bob Schwab
- Corona Machemer
- Sally Campbell
- Ernie Buscemi
- Kathy Stackhouse
- June Tano
- Art Moritz
- Ernie Buscemi
- Pam Wood
- Helen Garay Toppins
- Jon Mehlhaus (Clerk)
- Scott Blumenthal
- Sally Campbell
- Pam Wood
News
Activism & Witness
Court of Appeals Affirms Quaker Sites' Freedom from ICE Enforcement
August 20, 2026
US Court of Appeals upheld our freedom of religion by affirming the injunction protecting NYC Quaker sites from ICE enforcement activity.
Friends
Community Wellness Newsletter for August 2026
August 17, 2026
NYC Quaker's wellness parters at University Settlement share information on cooling centers, health insurance changes, and letters regarding SNAP benefits.