• Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) -- AVP offers all-volunteer, team-facilitated experiential workshops in nonviolent conflict resolution and communication skill both to those incarcerated and to the community.

• Friends of 40 Prado -- Our volunteers prepare and serves dinner on the 3rd Sunday of odd-number months at 40 Prado, a shelter for our unhoused neighbors. To help with a meal, contact us.

• SLO Overdose Awareness Day -- SLO Overdose Awareness Day is a free event held each year on (or near) August 31st in San Luis Obispo. This annual event for learning and remembrance includes a resource fair, free naloxone (brand name Narcan), and a candle-lighting ceremony to help end overdose in our community.

• People of Faith for Justice  -- An interfaith alliance in San Luis Obispo County promoting peace and justice for all.

• Friends Committee for Legislation California (FCLCA) -- A nonpartisan, statewide public interest lobby founded by Quakers. Advocates and lobbies for state laws and a state budget that are just, compassionate and respectful of the inherent worth of every person.

• Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) A national, nonpartisan Quaker organization that lobbies Congress for peace, justice and environmental stewardship.

 

Resources

 

Other resources by and about Quakers

• QuakerSpeak videos -- Short videos on a wide range of topics

• Western Friend -- A magazine and website by and for Quakers in the western USA.

• Friends Journal -- A magazine and website for Quakers in North America

 

Regional Quaker organizations with gatherings

• ​Pacific Yearly Meeting

• College Park Quarterly Meeting

• Southern California Quarterly Meeting (SCQM)

• Ben Lomond Quaker Center -- A conference and retreat center near Santa Cruz CA 

• Friends General Conference (FGC)

 

Friends Service Organizations

• Friends Peace Teams

• American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

• Quaker Earthcare Witness

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