St. Petersburg Friends Gwen Brown and Sarah McCown traveled to Arizona in November to participate in protests and actions at the Mexican border organized by School of the Americas Watch (SOA). Here is their story: The Border Encuentro (meeting) is…
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…
Interested in understanding more about the history of sanctuary and asylum? Curious about the role Friends have played in these movements over time? Orlando Meeting will host an educational talk and Q & A with Dr. Linda Rabben, “Sanctuary and…
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…
The Advanced AVP workshop focuses on the underlying causes of violence, both in ourselves and in the world we live in. It is designed to give participants opportunities to rebuild community, review in depth the concept of Transforming Power and…