Sarasota Meeting Action Updates
The recent Peace & Social Concerns news from Sarasota Meeting addresses two concerns Friends share---the militarization of the police, and plastic pollution of our oceans---and highlights how two young adults are making a difference. Kate Thurston, a student at New College and member of FCNL's Advocacy Corps for 2018-2019, spoke…
Workshop On Sanctuary & Immigration
A community workshop on sanctuary and immigration, held Sep. 29th at Miami Friends Meeting, was “very successful,” writes Kathy Hersh of Miami Meeting. The day-long workshop, titled “Building Support and Relationships With Immigrant Communities…,” was held to examine immigration and sanctuary issues, and find out what support Friends can give…
Coalition for Immokalee Workers Activists to Visit
At Fall Interim Business Meeting on October 6th, we will have the opportunity to hear from two visitors from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. They have been invited to talk with the SEYM Peace and Social Concerns Committee and the Youth Committee, and will also have time to talk with…
Peacebuilding en las Americas News, July 2018
Mónica Maher, Coordinator, sends us this update on the work of Peacebuilding en las Américas (PLA), an Initiative of Friends Peace Teams that brings Alternative to Violence Project and trauma healing workshops and other peacemaking support to vulnerable communities in Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Ecuador. FRIENDS PEACE…