On December 2nd, Miami Friends Meeting was pleased to host Rev. Houston R. Cypress, Otter Clan, a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and Board Member of the Love the Everglades Movement, who spoke with tenderness about…
Sarasota Meeting has a long tradition of actively supporting the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' (CIW) efforts to secure better wages and safe working conditions for farmworkers. Two Sarasota Friends shared what they learned from a recent immersion visit with the…
This year’s Half Yearly Meeting brought together about 45 Friends for four days of beautiful weather, nature, and fellowship over the Thanksgiving weekend. Seven Friends from Miami Meeting attended HYM for the first time. The gathering was held at the…
Clearwater Friends Meeting held our Fall Retreat on November 4th in the lake’s edge shelter on Lake Tarpon in Tarpon Springs, FL. During our gathering, we were joined by the birds (including an “eldering” anhinga), turtles, strangely no alligators, and…
SEYM Field Secretary for Earthcare (FSE) Beverly Ward visited Fort Myers Monthly Meeting for an Earthcare workshop on Sunday, November 4th. Helen Fox writes: “About 18 people had a productive discussion over several hours about the complex environmental and political…
SEYM has a long history of supporting the work of the Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers, going back decades; and now Friends in SEYM are re-connecting with CIW and it’s Fair Food Campaign. For a few years, our SEYM Youth…
In mid-October, the Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW) Steering Committee held its fall meeting at the Dumas Bay Centre in Federal Way, Washington. Twice a year, the Steering Committee gathers to do business, worship together, learn from each other, and share…
Circus McGurkis, the People’s Fair, 2018 was themed “Ride the Peace Wave.” Instead of being held at a city park or private wooded church campus, the site of this year’s Circus McGurkis was the large, beautifully landscaped inner courtyard at…
The recent Peace & Social Concerns news from Sarasota Meeting addresses two concerns Friends share---the militarization of the police, and plastic pollution of our oceans---and highlights how two young adults are making a difference. Kate Thurston, a student at New…
About 50 Friends gathered at the St. Petersburg Meetinghouse for Fall Interim Business Meeting on Saturday, October 6th. St. Pete Friends provided warm hospitality, a delicious breakfast and lunch, and a community fundraising dinner. With the Youth & Young Adult…