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DELEGATES TO YEARLY MEETING
Brenda, along with her husband Will, was a delegate representing Penn Friends (Quakers) Community Church to their Yearly Meeting (EFC-ER), Evangelical Friends Church - Eastern Region mid-July 2023.
The two of them manned a large table with their double tri-fold display, one for Volume 1 and one for Volume 2 [Did the Civil Rights Movement just happen? No!] It took moral strength. It took courage. Their message was about the Quaker influence on the Civil Rights Movement and how nonviolence and pacifism were integral to its success.
Besides selling a few books, they reached many with “There is an answer to today’s violent-filled society. Nonviolence!”
EABooks Publishing Interviews Brenda on her New Release
On February 1st, EABooks Publishing Author Liason, Rebecca Ford, interviewed Brenda to learn about her experience with the writing and publishing process.
Watch here.
Brenda’s Second Book Launch/Signing a Big Success
Brenda’s Book Launch for newly-published Volume 2 of A Quaker Behind the Dream held at the Niles District Library January 17 in conjunction with Lake Michigan College’s MLK week of events. Close to thirty people attended ,and she sold over $300 worth of books in the first week! The Library program director said she was “very pleased” with the turnout.
Brenda presents exhibit at LMC EXPO
On Martin Luther King Day, January 16, 2023, Brenda, her husband Will, Beadenkopf and good friend Michelle Funkhouser hosted a table/booth at Lake Michigan College’s Martin Luther King EXPO after an early morning community breakfast and program put on by LMC. The program featured speakers from mayors’ offices and the College, along with choirs from the college and local children’s groups.
Brenda’s booth featured two tri-folds, one for Volume 1 and the other from newly-published Volume 2. She handed out many business cards and fielded numerous questions from people who stopped by her booth, as well as other curious vendors. She sold many books, including some customers wanting all three books available now [Volume 1, Volume 2, and her Dad’s 1961handbook Organizing for Nonviolent Direct Action.