On Saturday, May 19th, 27 Friends, including twelve Friends from nearby meetings, joined with the members of Clearwater Friends Meeting for a regional gathering on the theme of “Pray and Play.” In the morning there was silent worship followed by…
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…
This is the most recent update from Monica Maher, the PLA Coordinator: I write on the national weekend of mourning in Ecuador; the country is in shock after a journalist team of the country’s largest newspaper were assassinated by FARC…
Between 28 First Month and 25 Second Month (1/28 – 2/25) this year, I participated in three Earthcare-focused retreats—Clearwater Monthly Meeting, Palm Beach Monthly Meeting, and Tallahassee Monthly Meeting. This is the first of three pieces where I share some…
Friends felt spiritually renewed at the SEYM Gathering as we participated in retreats, deepened our understanding and witness in workshops, worked on important issues, felt inspired by Sa’ed Atshan’s lecture, and enjoyed our time together in worship, worship sharing, and…
Seeking to encourage and support Peace and Social Concerns programs and actions within our SEYM Monthly Meetings, the SEYM Peace and Social Concerns committee met at Yearly Meeting and approved offering mini-grants from our committee yearly funding allocation to SEYM…