Vanessa Julye

Location
Queen Village

Awarded Grants

2005
Art and Change Grant (ACG)

$2,500
Discipline(s)
Media Arts
Social Change Intents
Racial Justice

Vanessa will research and co-write, Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship about the experiences of African Americans within the Quaker community. She will research the history of African Americans in the Quaker community from the time of slavery to the Civil Rights Movement to the present, and share her own experience and that of other African American Quakers. This book will serve as an opportunity to discuss and facilitate workshops on racism.

Friends General Conference

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