Quaker Religious Education Collaborative Conference & Retreat

Please note: NOTE - camper rate is equal to commuter rate.  Registration is confirmed by making payment in full OR with a minimum deposit of $50. Please insert the amount you are paying now in the box when making payment. Final payment due prior to or on arrival. To make an additional donation to support others attending, please add that amount (in addition to your own registration fee) during check-out in Paypal, or make a donation to Powell House by using the Donation button and noting QREC in the notes.

ALSO - Childcare will be available with 3 weeks notice.  Registrations needing childcare are due by July 27, 2018.

Need ride-sharing? Be sure to click the carpooling button on the registration page. We'll help connect those who need or can provide ride sharing, especially from train stations in Hudson or Rensselaer/Albany or the Albany airport. Taxi information is available by calling Powell House.  Questions? email Sharon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Schedule:  http://quakers4re.org/sites/default/files/2018schedule.pdf

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Take Back the Rite: Celebrating Women's Friendship, Healing the World

September 14-16, 2018

How old were you the first time you were catcalled?

According the results of a study by Cornell University, 35% of girls have their first experience of street harassment by the time they are 12. If there are places (and we all have places) where rape culture and toxic masculinity have affected you, then this weekend is an opportunity to tend those places.

What you learn about yourself - where you are strong, and where you struggle - will be a gift you can offer. Women need each other as allies and as true friends. We have to practice the art of lifting each other up, having each other's back, and loving each other well. In this way, we transform the world.

 Tara Rubinstein is the founder of Red Seeds, a feminist spirituality program for youth and adults. Over the past decade she has led programs that promote a holistic understanding of self and the world by focusing on topics such as LGBTQ identity, drag performance, spirituality, anti-racism, mythology and magic, sexual wellness, body positivity, earth-based spiritual practice and tarot. You can find out more about Tara at www.redseeds.org

Register by September 11th: $280-$200/adults; $125/ages 13-22; $70/infants-12; $175/commuters

After September 11th: $260/$145/$90/$195

Childcare available with 3 weeks notice.

On the Way to Silver Bay

July 21-22, 2018

Heading up to New York Yearly Meeting Annual Session at Silver Bay? Want to stop and take a break on the journey - where you can swim, nap, EAT, rest, hike, and so much more? We've got the place for you! We'll be ready to serve lunch at 12:30 on Saturday, so come any time before then; next, do what you want to, relax before an ample supper. Maybe we'll sing together or have a bonfire on Saturday evening. JUST PLAN ON STOPPING BY! Sunday breakfast will conclude the time at Powell House; launching all off to stop at any number of places for worship and lunch as you head north.

Special rate: $200/families; $100/singles, commuters, campers. Registration includes 1 overnight plus 3 meals.