SEYM's Youth and Young Adult Coordinator, Kody Hersh (he/they) is back to work following an extended leave of absence. The leave, which started in August 2020, allowed for a pause in Kody's three-year term during a time when COVID prevented…
The SEYM Publications Committee is pleased to offer this video of the 2021 Dwight and Ardis Michener Lecture, presented by Petra Doan on January 17th, 2021. In this 2021 SEYM Michener Lecture, Dr. Petra Doan shares reflections from her personal…
Peacebuilding en las Americas Coordinator Mónica A. Maher sends us this May 2021 update on PLA’s work in Central America. PLA is an Initiative of Friends Peace Teams that brings Alternative to Violence Project and trauma healing workshops and other…
The SEYM Publications Committee is pleased to offer this video of the 2021 J. Barnard Walton Lecture, presented by Emily Provance on April 10th, 2021, at our Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions. After a year of pandemic, social isolation and upheaval,…
Youth and families are invited to attend ‘Retreat Days!’ The Youth Committee is offering two regional retreat days this year instead of a full weekend retreat in order to minimize COVID transmission risk. • Saturday, June 19th, at Jonathan Dickinson…
Peace en las Americas Coordinator Mónica A. Maher sends us this April 2021 update on PLA’s work on “planting a sustainable peace” in Central America. PLA is an initiative of Friends Peace Teams; Cece Yocum (Tampa) is our SEYM representative.…
Please be aware: There is information below related to child sexual abuse that may be triggering for some people. The community of Southeastern Yearly Meeting (SEYM) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has received the news that one of…
Southeastern Yearly Meeting Epistle 2021 Greetings Friends, Our Yearly Meeting Gathering has come at a time when it is needed most. The enthusiasm for being together was evident; Friends found such joy in being together again, even if it was…
At Yearly Meeting Sessions, the Committee for Ministry on Racism (CMOR) brought forward a minute, which was approved: Southeastern Yearly Meeting supports the “Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy Act” (HR 8420) that was considered by the…
About 50 Friends attended the FCNL workshop "Friends Reckoning with Racism, Justice Reform, and Election Integrity" at the SEYM Gathering, sponsored by the SEYM Peace and Social Concerns Committee. FCNL Staff members presented the many ways the historical foundations of…