CANCELLED: Volunteers Needed to Support #FreedomWalk2026 Walkers May 18-26

UPDATE: the Freedom Walkers found a more suitable space to stay while they're in NYC, so no volunteers are needed to stay over at Brooklyn Meeting. Thanks!

To honor the Underground Railroad, Southern Friends are walking to Brooklyn.
They don’t need your couch, but they do need your presence.

#FreedomWalk2026 is a 750-mile commemorative walk from May 4th to July 4th, 2026, tracing the Underground Railroad from Sandy Spring Friends Meeting in Maryland to Toronto Friends House in Canada. Up to twelve walkers will be led by historian Anthony Cohen. 

The walkers have requested lodging in Brooklyn Monday, May 18 to Tuesday, May 26. They will be overnighting in the Brooklyn Meetinghouse, a simple answer to the smaller spaces of NY real estate. Simple, but in need of your help for it to work.

To do this, we need two f/Friends from BMM or the Quarter to stay in the Meetinghouse for:

• an afternoon shift from 3 pm to 8:30 pm, 
• OR an overnight shift from 8 pm to 9 am.

That means four f/Friends each day for eight days. Please sign up using this Google form: https://forms.gle/ckQz2jBpJmw4yJ966. You’ll receive an orientation for your Meetinghouse stay. 

Visiting Friends will have minimal impact on meeting activities. They will put the meeting room to rights by 8:30 a.m. every morning. They will shower at a nearby gym, and be out most days. They will generally cook for themselves. We ask that you greet them in the spirit of Love.

Any questions, please email:  Maria Arias mariaarias1957@icloud.com or Helen B. Mullin helmar2@icloud.com  

— The Brooklyn FreedomWalk2026 Ad Hoc Committee
Maria Arias, Heather Buchan, Michelle Dodson, Linda Gnat-Mullin, Helen Mullin, Alaina Plauché 

#FreedomWalk2026 is a project of The Menare Foundation, Inc. and its various community partners.