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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

New banners just dropped! 2025 is Friends Center's 50th anniversary as the Quaker hub for peace & justice in Philadelphia. We're celebrating with a series of workshops on nonviolent action!

A white and green banner hangs on a black fence above a red brick wall. In the background are trees and the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse. The banner says, Friends Center 50th. 50th anniversary 1975-2025. The Quaker hub for peace and justice in Philadelphia. Learn peacemaking with us." There is a web address and a QR code that go to the web page given in the post.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

We have new @afsc-org.bsky.social banners to share with you all: "Quaker Communities are stronger with immigrants" 1/2

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

And just like that, the @afsc-org.bsky.social historical marker is back and looking better than ever. It notes AFSC as co-recipient of 1947 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Quakers. Thank you, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission!

Photo of a blue historical marker with yellow text that says, "American Friends Service Committee. Founded in Philadelphia in 1917, the AFSC has given practical expression to the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Its worldwide humanitarian work has reflected a commitment to nonviolence and justice. Co-recipient, Nobel Peace Prize, 1947." In the background is a tree, a brick building, a sidewalk, and a street with cars.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Here is the headless pole and the actual sign commemorating Civilian Public Service organized by Mennonite, and Church of the Brethren, and Quaker organizations (like @afsc-org.bsky.social). (The writings on the signs are in the Alt Text.) 2/2

Yellow sign attached to a pole says this Pennsylvania Historical Marker is down for maintenance. Behind a fence in the background is a blue car.

During World War II, some 12,000 men who were classified as conscientious objectors to war—about fifteen percent of them from Pennsylvania—served in non-military occupations across the United States. Under the leadership of Mennonite, Quaker, and Church of the Brethren agencies, they were engaged in mental health care and medical experiments, in forestry and on dairy farms, and in other important civic projects.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

On closer inspection, a tag from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission says the AFSC sign is down for maintenance. Whew! On the right is the actual sign. 2/2

Text on yellow tag says, Pennsylvania Historical Marker Maintenance. This historical marker is down for maintenance. For information, telephone (717) 705-4266, with further contact info.

A low-resolution photo of the marker says, American Friends Service Committee. Founded in Philadelphia in 1917, the AFSC has given practical expression to the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Its worldwide humanitarian work has reflected a commitment to nonviolence and justice. Co-recipient, Nobel Peace Prize, 1947.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Friends have had a presence at our present site since the 1840s. The Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse was built in 1856. @afsc-org.bsky.social, founded here in 1917, has a historic marker recognizes their work for... Wait, what? It's gone! 1/2

A blue pole in the center of the photo has nothing on top. A yellow tag says "Historical Marker, down for Maintenance." On the right a banner on a fence says "Quakers welcome migrants with dignity." There are trees, mostly screening a red brick building with black & beige trim. A partially cropped and blocked sign says IENDS CE..ER. It is Friends Center's front entrance!

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The geometry of light as seen in the worship room at the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse here.

A view of the balcony in a Quaker meetinghouse. There are four windows set in a yellow wall, through which sunlight is streaming. There are raked rows of dark brown benches with dark orange-red cushions. To the right the first floor is visible. At the left rear a staircase climbs to the attic.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

The things you see when walking around Friends Center: New @afsc-org.bsky.social yard signs in the offices of @quakerspym.bsky.social! #Quakers

Sign says, AFSC. Immigrants make our communities stronger. afsc.org/stronger

Sign says, AFSC. Los inmigrantes hacen nuestras comunidades mas fuertes. afsc.org/stronger

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

PPC creates tools that political officials, opinion leaders, grassroots organizations, & the people of Pennsylvania need to expand our vibrant democracy, secure our freedom, & seek economic justice in Pennsylvania. P.S. Here's a sign they have pinned up in their workspace. /20b

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

We so appreciated the flowers and kind note from acls1919.bsky.social after they had a meeting here recently!

A small vase of flowers sits on a gray countertop. It has green ferns and filling. Yellow roses and lilies spring up above the greens. In the background are the bottom ends of two green banners against a yellow wall. A note is in front of the vase.

The note in front of the vase says Sending deep thanks and appreciation to Shakirah, Erick, and the rest of the Friends Center team for your warm welcome and hospitality at our event last week. THANK YOU!!! With gratitude, ACLS

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

So much depends upon a green oak leaf dotted with rain drops beside the Quaker Meetinghouse (h/t William Carlos Williams)

The underside of a green oak leaf is dotted with raindrops. It is lying on brick pavers, next to a brick wall. Sand and moss are visible in the seams between the pavers. It is in the courtyard of Friends Center, near the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

New Quaker banners just dropped: @afsc-org.bsky.social supersized their yard signs! (1/2)

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Yesterday we welcomed Friends Select School's DEI Book Awards to Friends Center. #FriendsEducation #QuakerEducation

Poster says: Friends Select. Join us! 3rd annual DEI book awards. Wednesday, May 21, 6 pm. Categories: biography, kids' choice award, equity and race, celebrating identity, Linda Patterson Award. An image of stacked books is inside a circle in the center. A QR code is on the right. Race Street Meeting House, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA. Some additional fine print, but the event is in the past, so it's no longer pertinent.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

View of Quaker Walk 2025 support van decal: "Walk to Washington. The Quaker-interfaith pilgrimage for peace & justice, walking to DC to affirm & defend everlasting human rights across all borders. ALL ARE WELCOME. Quakerwalk2025.org." Race St. Quaker Meetinghouse windows of reflected in van window!

The text of the post describes the photo. We might add that the van's gas cap is visible beside the decal. And part of the Philadelphia Family Courthouse is reflected next to the Meetinghouse windows.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse in repose. Today and every day, may you sink down to the Seed within, and there find peace, love, and Truth.

The facing benches in the Worship Room of the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

A large window in the Meetinghouse looks out to the courtyard, where there are brick pavers and trees leafing out in bright green.

A bench in the corner is on a slightly elevated platform floor. The floor has an area of sunlight. The light is uneven, with the shadows of leaves as well as some bright spots resulting from the old, wavy float glass in the window through which the light came.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Congratulations to our tenant Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative on launching their 10th anniversary celebration in our courtyard today!

A sign board sits on brick pavers. It reads PYSC. Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative. 10th year kickoff celebration. Join us in the courtyard.

A PYSC banner and tables with merch and balloons are in the Friends Center courtyard.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

For Earth Month, we got a new recycling bin outside our front door. Now you can dispose of your recyclable containers even before you enter our office building or the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse. Reduce, reuse, recycle. And compost when you can!

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Our courtyard gardens between the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse & our office building are an oasis of peace in Center City Philly. Now showing: Carolina silverbell, lilacs, and a shrub. Could it be alnifolia, aka summersweet or pepperbush? (ID welcome!)

A Carolina silverbell tree branch has bell-shaped white blossoms hanging down, along with a few new, bright green leaves. Out of focus in the background is the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

Purple clusters of lilac blossoms and deep green leaves are in the foreground. Out of focus in the background is a brick courtyard, a fence and another garden, the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse, and part of an office building. It is the courtyard at Friends Center!

A bush with small white blossoms on stalks with green, ovate, smooth-sided leaves. It may be clethra alnifolia, the coastal sweetpepperbush. It is in the garden at Friends Center.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

New cherry petals just dropped! From our cherry trees on Cherry Street.

Cherry petals are on a brick plaza. On the left is a cherry tree with some petals still on it plus green shoots. On the right is a stepped porch. It is the front of the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse at Friends Center.

A view of cherry petals on bricks, with ground cover and trees behind. On the right behind a fence is Cherry Street. (Cherries on cherry, isn't that nice?) It is the front plaza at Friends Center.

A closer view of cherry petals on the brick pavers. The edge of the ground cover is on the top right. There are also brown oak leaves. The oak tree in our front plaza doesn't shed its old leaves until spring!

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

And in which we point out that you, too, can have your nonprofit organization's meeting, workshop, or community event in the Quaker Meetinghouse or our main office building, conveniently located in Center City Philly. friendscentercorp.org/event-space/

A person is presenting to a group of people, a majority of them in red long-sleeved shirts, seated in a crescent formation. They are in the Cherry Street Room in the Quaker Meetinghouse at Friends Center.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Consider the crocuses outside our Quaker Meetinghouse & the daffodils, dogwoods, & Japanese pieris arrayed in glory. Remember to take a few minutes every now & then when you can to breathe more deeply to gaze on beauty to find your center. May you find moments of peace in your day & evening.

Purple crocuses spilling over their stems. In the background are a metal fence and a brick building. The building is the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

Daffodils blooming in a flower bed lined by granite pavers. Brick pavers are to the left. Last year's twigs are in the background.

A spindly dogwood tree has yellow blossoms. In the background is a brick building, the Friends Select School's STEAM Building.

A pieris shrub has green leaves with many clusters of small white flowers. In the background is a glass curtain wall, reflecting the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse and the STEAM Building.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Someone lost their toys on Cherry Street yesterday. We hope they made their way back to their rightful humans!

Two stuffed toys are on a brick wall. On the left is a white seal with a blue mane and tail. On the right is an owl with a black and white belly, purple claws, red wings, and purple-tinged eyes. If they are characters, sorry, we don't know them! They are cute smol beans, though.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Quick timeline cleanse: Our cherry trees on Cherry Street are blooming outside the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

Cherry blossoms are on a tightly trimmed tree in front of a brick building with tall beige doors and shutters on the first story and dark green shutters on the second story. Above them is a pediment with an oval window. It is the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse. A hazy, semi-cloudy sky is in the background.

A closer view of cherry blossoms in front of the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

New @afsc-org.bsky.social yard signs just dropped: Quakers welcome migrants with dignity! We posted our sign next to the statue of Mary Dyer, Quaker witness for religious freedom, by our front entry.

A bronze statue of a woman in plain dress with a head covering sitting on a bench. Her hands are in her lap. Her face is solemn and her gaze is directed somewhat downward. The statue is on an engraved stone plinth that says, "Mary Dyer. Quaker witness for religious freedom. Holly trees are behind her. On the left is a yard sign that says, "AFSC. Quakers welcome migrants with dignity."

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Here's a downloadable flyer for the community meeting on immigrant rights and concerns in the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse here on 3/16, 4 pm.

Graphic of an open door. One Philadelphia: A community meeting about immigrant rights and concerns. Join neighbors and friends to learn - faith community actions, from lawsuits to local shopping. City of Philadelphia steps - local officials' efforts to preserve welcoming policies. Nonprofit partnering - available resources and support. Our collaboration can protect our communities. Sunday March 16, 4 to 5:15 pm. Time for conversation to follow. Doors close at 6 pm. Friends Center. 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia. Register: https://shorturl.at/vgLca

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

With thanks always to our facilities folks, including Kevin, John, and Ray, who happily joined the festivities. #GoBirds

Three men stand together smiling. The ones on the left and right are wearing Philadelphia Eagles hats and sweatshirt or jersey. They are Kevin, John, and Ray from Friends Center's facilities team.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

And Friends Center's wonderful nonprofit office tenants did say to the city of Philadelphia and the world: "#GoBirds!"

A large group of people, many of them dressed in green, some even in Eagles gear, stand together and cheer, "Go Birds!" They are tenants and staff of Friends Center.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

In the midst of the tumult in the larger world, we're having a "tailgate" for our marvelous nonprofit office tenants today, with a few snacks & some Eagles merch. #GoBirds! #FlyEaglesFly!

Green beads on a brown table spelling EAGLES. Go Birds.

A box of Philly soft pretzels sits on a brown table with green and white pom-poms and a stray green bead necklace. Go Birds.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Timeline cleanse: Views from our nonprofit office building: First, our courtyard, Friends Select School's STEAM Building, and the Center City West skyline in Philly. Second, the same skyline from a different angle, with the roof of the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse in the foreground.

Skyscrapers and a blue sky are in the background, with a lower red brick building in the midground. A bare tree is in front of them. On the left, a window wall reflects the scene. It is a view from the Friends Center office building.

Skyscrapers and a blue sky are in the background, with a red metal roof in the foreground. It is a view from the Friends Center office building of the roof of the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse in Center City Philly.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Here's another photo from the snow yesterday. Our front garden in repose with the historic Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse in the background. Plants include native white wood asters (Eurybia divaricata ‘Eastern Star’) and non-native moth mullein (we think).

Brown plant stalks are in the foreground. Some have snow on them. There is snow on the ground. In the background is a brick building with beige trim on the first floor and black shutters on the second floor. It is the historic Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Friends Center in Philly was open today, but most of our nonprofit tenant organizations worked from home, so we'll close by 4 pm today. Meanwhile, here are some photos of our campus with snow. Details in the alt text.

Snow-covered holly and oak trees are in front of a brick building. A sign on top of the fence says Welcome. A sign attached below it says Welcome! Join us for Quaker worship Sundays at 11 am. Yes, this welcome includes you.

A sign across the top of an open gate says Friends Center. On the right side is a glass curtain wall of a nonprofit office building. Ahead is a brick two story building with beige shutters and trim on the first floor and black shutters on the second floor. It is the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse. A tall modern building is behind it in the distance. A white oak tree that still has brown leaves on it is behind the gate to the left. Bits of snow are clinging to the leaves. In the top center the sky is gray and overcast.

A sign on a black, old-fashioned fence says Race Street Friends Meeting House. Erected 1856. Enter at 15th and Cherry. Behind the fence are some trees, and beyond them is the Race Street Friends Meetinghouse. We usually close it up and make it one word. Other buildings are in the background. Here, Friends refers to the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers.

A statue of Mary Dyer. She is sitting on a bench with her hands on her lap. She has snow on her lap, forearms, shoulders, and head. The statue is set on a raised stone plinth. On the left and behind it are holly trees. On the right is an oak. Behind that tree are brick buildings, including the porch of the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Late morning sun illuminates banisters in the balcony of the Race Street #Quaker Meetinghouse's worship room. Built in 1856, the building is a National Historic Landmark.

Sunbeams highlight part of a brown, carved wooden banister and part of a staircase with stair rail behind it. In the background are two large windows with views of trees and buildings outside. It is a scene from the Race Street Quaker Meetinghouse at Friends Center.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Thanks to the Friends Center staff, especially Shakirah and Carla, for organizing Bring Your Own Mug Day! We provided treats as a way to thank our wonderful tenants. They include both Quaker organizations & non-Quaker nonprofits whose missions align with Quaker values.

A sign says Bring Your Own Mug Day, Tuesday, December 17.

A sign says Happy Holidays with a seasonal graphic. Coffee and hot water urns are in the background.

A table with plates, napkins, a basket of a few leftover sweet treats, a jug of apple cider, some cups, and a basket with tea bags and sweetener packets. Bring Your Own Mug Day is nearly over.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Friends Center in Philadelphia has a cast of Sylvia Judson Shaw's Mary Dyer statue, too, as does Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.

Statue of Mary Dyer, seated. A real mockingbird is on her wrist. Holly trees are in the background. The writing on the plinth says Mary Dyer Quaker witness for religious freedom.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Our Rufus Jones Room is the choice for hybrid meetings and events here. With built-in ceiling mics, 2 cameras, projector, and options for room PC or your own laptop, we have your tech needs covered. Prices go up 1/1/25. Book before 12/31 at current rates! www.friendscentercorp.org/event-space/

Several tables are set with black chairs. They are oriented toward a podium at the front left. Text in the lower right corner says The Rufus Jones Room.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Tonight's the night! Covenant House PA has their Sleep Out in our courtyard. The boxes and sleeping bags have been loaded in. Participants are starting to arrive. The Sleep Out is both a fundraising and solidarity-building event for youth and young adults who are homeless.

Two stacks of extra large moving boxes are in the foreground. They say Home Depot on them. Behind them is a stack of sleeping bags up against a low wall with tall windows. In the background on the left are a table and some chairs.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

The Sleep Out raises critical funds to help Covenant House provide 24/7 shelter, sanctuary, and support to youth overcoming homelessness. Importantly, Covenant House is an inclusive, safe space for youth and young adults.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Here's a photo of the statue of Quaker martyr Mary Dyer being installed here at Friends Center in Philadelphia in 1975. #Quakers

A black and white photo of workers moving the Mary Dyer statue up a ramp onto the concrete base. A group of people is watching in the background. The year is 1975.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hello from the Friends Center in Philadelphia. 👋 Thanks for the mention. Here's a view of our casting of the Mary Dyer statue, with a mockingbird on her lap.

A statue of Mary Dyer is seated on a bench with her hands folded in her lap. A mockingbird is on her lap. The bench rests on a square concrete base. Words are engraved on the front of the base: Mary Dyer, Quaker witness for religious freedom, hanged on Boston Common 1660." (Some commentators say she was hanged on Boston Neck, not Boston Common. We have no opinion either way, just wanted to acknowledge that ambiguity up front in case anyone brings it up.)

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Choose Friends Center for your eco-friendly event in #Philly!

Choose Friends Center for your eco-friendly event! Photo of the rooflines of Friends Center, with the Center City Philadelphia skyline in the background. There is a layer of thin clouds in the blue sky. Meet in our LEED Platinum Building or the historic Race Street Meetinghouse. Bike-, transit-, and pedestrian-friendly.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Friends Center's hydration station on the first floor recently had a milestone: The bottle-filling counter estimates that we saved 100,003 plastic bottles—and counting! It's just one small example of Friends Center's green building features.

Close-up view of the top of a water fountain that has a bottle filler. Text says Elkay. Quick. Clean. Green. Filter Status shows a green light. The digital meter reads 100,003.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Registration now open for fall 2024 continuing sessions of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (#Quakers). Sessions will be at Arch Street Meeting House & online. The theme is “Called to Healing.” 1/2

Headline says Fall Continuing Sessions 2024. Below left is a cartoon of two brown trees with yellow and brown leaves. They frame a yellow doorway. On the right text again says Fall Continuing Sessions.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson (herself a Quaker) drew a special cake for Historic Arch Street Meeting House's 220th anniversary!

A birthday cake that says "220 Years" on the side. It has many lit candles on top. Probably not 220. In small letters on the right side is the cartoonist's signature, S. Wilkinson.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

It's happening! Peak fall colors coming up in Friends Center's courtyard in Center City Philly. With our Quaker meetinghouse and nonprofit office building in the background.

A vibrant maple tree with yellow, red, and green leaves is in the center of a brick plaza. Behind it is a Quaker meetinghouse. To the left is a nonprofit office building and a courtyard garden. It is Friends Center's courtyard.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

The trailer for "Free Exercise" includes footage shot at our sibling site, the Arch Street Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends, aka Quakers. 2/3

A screenshot from a video. A banner at top says, "Free Exercise: America's story of religious liberty preview." The image shows benches in the west meeting room of Historic Arch Street Meeting House of Quakers or Friends.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

What is Tri-Co Philly? It's the Tri-College Philly program of Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and Swarthmore College! (They were all founded by Quakers.) The program's classes are held here at Friends Center, in the heart of #CenterCity #Philly. Credit: @tricophilly on Instagram

White text on green background says, What is Tri-Co Philly? In the center of the border is a photo of 20 smiling college students under a gate that says Friends Center. In the background are one building with brick facade and one with a glass facade. Under the photo the green border also has the silhouette of an illustrated skyline in black.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

Mourning doves like our green roof in Center City Philly. Pertinent symbols of peace, here at our Quaker building. #birds #Quakers

A group of about 18 mourning doves are scattered on a roof that has plants on it. A low riser defines the edge of the roof. In the background is a multistory building with light facade and uniform rows of windows. It is part of the former Hahnemann Hospital building complex.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

The #Philly premiere of "Citizen George" here last Thursday was a success! Congratulations to the film committee, shown here. George is wearing his Earth #Quaker Action Team Vanguard campaign t-shirt. #Quakers #nonviolence #activism

Eight people stand together at the bottom of a staircase. They are smiling widely. Filmmaker Glenn Holsten is on the left. George Lakey, subject of the film, is third from the right. A poster in the background says, "Ceasefire now." A light fixture above George's head is reminiscent of a halo, tbh.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 06/09/2024

Drizzle puts our #Quaker Meetinghouse and native plant garden in soft focus. Also, a harbinger of fall: A maple leaf on the taxus hedge.

Two three-story brick buildings are next to each other. Between them in the distance are three skyscrapers in Center City Philadelphia. One is the Comcast tower. Some branches of a tree are visible in the top right. They sky is a light gray and the skyscrapers are in soft focus from a light drizzle.

Tall green plants with either purple or yellow flowers are abundant in a garden. In the foreground is a courtyard paved with bricks. In the background are buildings, including the brick building that was on the right in the previous photo.

A maple leaf that is yellow near the center and redder toward the edges rests on the branches of an evergreen hedge. The hedge is a variety of taxus.

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Friends Center, Philadelphia @friendsctr.bsky.social · 05/09/2024

The worship room at the Race Street Friends (#Quakers) Meetinghouse has slightly pitched floors, like in a theater. The pitch is most obvious from a side view like this. Lines added for emphasis.

Brown wooden benches are lined up. Three tall windows are in the background. Two lights replicating old-fashioned gas lamps are on the wall between the windows and a third light hangs from above. Another building is visible through the windows.

The same photograph with red lines added to show that the first five benches slope slightly downward to the right, while the two benches closest to the wall are straight across.

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