Week of Events
FGC Online Gathering: A Spring Whose Waters Never Fail
Come join Friends this winter for an inclusive, joyful, enlivening Online Gathering! Our theme is “A Spring Whose Waters Never Fail,” and the Online Gathering will be held on Zoom from February 1-9, 2025! The Online Gathering offers a wide variety of programs and events throughout the week, including workshops, daily worship, speakers, Bible Half Hour and more. Our plenary speakers are Friends from around the world, who will bring grounding, connection, and new perspectives in these changing times.
Implementing the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Implementing the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
We are honored to offer this webinar featuring Professor Kristen A. Carpenter, co-director of The Implementation Project. Professor Carpenter is the Council Tree Professor of Law and Director of the American Indian Law Program at the University of Colorado Law School. She was appointed to the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as its member from North America from 2017-2021. During the Biden administration, she was an advisor to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on international legal issues affecting Indigenous Peoples.