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Registration Information
Fall Quarterly Meeting - October 1 and 2, 2010
At the Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse
4312 Stark St, Portland, Oregon“Feeding the Body; Feeding the Soul”
Friends and Food
We will gather to consider the complex interplay of issues related to food production, distribution, consumption, and health with a special focus on social justice and sustainability. What is the relationship of our food decisions to Friends’ testimonies?
How can we as Friends make choices and take actions that reflect our deepest values?
Consider the following words:
“Oregon currently has the second highest hunger rate in the nation, behind only Mississippi.” (USDA, 01/10)
- “Real alleviation of poverty and hunger means allocating the resources of our world into the hands of people who need them most….by creating local food systems.” (Astyk & Newton, “The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Go Hungry” as annotated in the Sept-Oct Utne Reader.
“An astonishing amount of the food we grow—as much as one quarter of the total harvest, according to a 1997 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, never completes the journey from farm gate to dinner table. (Miller & Penn, “Waste Not, Want Not” as annotated in Utne Reader, Sept/Oct, 2010.
“Our relation to food is an exact microcosm of our relationship to life itself….What does hunger have to do with your eating?” (Geneen Roth, Women, Food, and God, 2010)
This gathering is organized around Friday evening October 1st and all day Saturday October 2nd at Multnomah Meeting and in the Friendship Hall of the Unity Church, one block East.
Send registration materials as soon as possible to the WQM Registrar:
You can contact our registrar Gretchen Williver at gretchen_williver@msn.com or at 541 382 1842. Note there is an underscore "gretchen_williver" in the email address.
Registration Deadline: Monday September 20th:
A late fee of $5 will be assessed for all registrations received afterward including on-site registrations.
Fees:
Ages 0 through 18 No Charge (but we need a count)
Adult fee $40 and $45 after September 20th
Click here for more details and to go the registration forms page
IMPORTANT Note FOR Parents
Anyone under age 18 attending without a parent/guardian:
A signed and completed "Medical Release and Sponsor", must be signed by a parent or guardian and brought to camp with your sponsor, or your child will not be able to stay.
source registration materials 2010
