Events

De-Escalation Training Knowing how to respond to tense situations is a way of being public witnesses to peace. The Peace Resource Committee and Racial Equity and Education Committee are sponsoring an online Kingian non-violence training for Friends on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Central) at the DGFM Virtual Meetinghouse. Kingian Nonviolence is a comprehensive philosophy and methodology for conflict reconciliation based on the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the strategies of the Civil Rights Movement. Presenters will be Rev. Dr. Joshua Brockway; Church of the Brethren faith leader, trained trainer in Kingian Nonviolence, instructor at Elgin Police Department and trainer for Elgin Area Immigrant Alliance.

Blue River Quarterly Gathering at Eas Bay Camp, Hudson, IL. Additional information forthcoming.

Information Forthcoming. Go to ilym.org/womensweekend/ for general information and program details from previous years.

Program information will become available in March 2027. See ilym.org/annual-sessions/ for previous years' programs For those involved in planning go to ilym.org/planning/ for planning documents.

Blue River Quarterly Gathering at Dubois Center, Dubois IL. Additional information forthcoming.