The War Economy: Militarism and the Proliferation of Gun Violence is the theme of Week 3 (May 27-June 2) of the Poor People's Campaign: 40 Days of Action. Two SEYM Friends, Pete Ackerman (Palm Beach Meeting) and Jeanette Smith (Miami),…
SEYM Field Secretary for Earthcare (FSE) Beverly Ward, who is serving as the UN Earthcare Coalition’s Water Circle clerk, has just created a new YouTube Channel, Earthcare Coalition - QEW UN Decade for People of African Descent > The channel, which…
After considering how they could respond to climate change, Sarasota Friends undertook a group commitment to understand and reduce their carbon footprints---the total amount of carbon emissions that they, as individuals and families, create per year. 19 Friends---about half of…
Fourth Month was quite busy, beginning with the close of the SEYM 2018 Gathering on Firstday, 1 Fourth Month. Fourth Month also was full of queries. The SEYM Gathering began with the First Retreat, led by the Earthcare Committee. We…
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is a new movement seeking to reignite, and re-commit to, the mission of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor Peoples’ Campaign of 50 years ago. Grounded in faith and non-violence, the…
‘The Art of the Beloved Community’ is the theme for this year’s national art project of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts (FQA). From May to December of 2018, Quaker artists and Meetings around the country will host public…