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In 2016, an ad hoc group of Quakers of African descent, came together in Philadelphia in a meeting for worship to discuss what could be done about the rampant killings in our communities by police. They drafted a Minute on State Sanctioned violence which resulted in the formation of the Ujima Friends Peace Center.
In this episode, Thee Quaker Podcast talks to Ayesha Imani, a founder of the Ujima Friends Meeting and Ujima Friends Peace Center.
Through Ujima, Black Friends have created a vibrant hub of worship, culture, and peace by providing for the needs of their Philadelphia neighborhood as they try to embody the Beloved Community — an idea championed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in which everyone is cared for and there is no poverty, hunger or hate.
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