I have the joy of sharing with you a new film (and new friends)! Bill Adler and Robin Truesdale will screen their new documentary film ‘Sweet Home Monteverde’ in St. Petersburg on February 21st. In the future, Bill and Robin will…
Winter Interim Business Meeting, held on Saturday, Jan. 18th, and the Michener Lecture and Seminars, held on Sunday, January 19th, made for a lively and rewarding weekend that drew record crowds. The events were hosted by Orlando Meeting, who provided…
As many yearly meeting adults participated in the committee meetings, Michener lecture, and other activities of Winter Interim Business Meeting this past weekend, SEYM youth enjoyed a varied program focused on anti-war movements and activism. On Saturday, Vietnam veteran Ray…
George Lakey, veteran activist and recently-retired Swarthmore professor, will visit Miami and Palm Beach Meetings in March, leading workshops based on his new book How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning, which has received endorsements from social…
A full youth program is planned for Friday through Sunday, January 17-19, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, which is SEYM’s Winter Interim Business Meeting and Michener Lecture weekend. All events are at the Orlando Friends Meetinghouse. It’s a…
QREC’s Conversation Circles are online video conferences where Quaker religious educators across geographic regions share and collaborate about why and how they do their work. Circles are scheduled for every month. Registration is required with access information provided by email.…
Blessings, Friends. Last year, Friend Stephanie Preston-Hughes asked me to attend the Valencia College Peace and Justice Institute's “Peace Breakfast: An Interfaith Gathering.” Faith leaders were asked to share touchstones—“a touchstone transcends any one religion, thought, or spiritual tradition and…
Following up on what they learned in the recent George Lakey workshop, ‘How We Win,’ Gainesville Quakers have begun taking steps to wage nonviolent direct action campaigns. First, they held a worship sharing/forum to determine group and individual leadings for…