Peace & Social Justice
Our Committee
Blog
Quaker Organizations
Resources
Peace & Social Concerns Committee
We lead workshops, and collaborate on suggesting and implementing actions that SEYM, Meetings, and individual Friends can take.
Get Involved! Our committee meetings are open to all members and attenders of SEYM Meetings and Worship Groups. We meet at Yearly Meeting and Fall and Winter Interim Business Meetings, as well as online. Contact the Committee to get be notified of upcoming meetings.
Peace & Social Concerns Blog
SEYM Statement on Reproductive Rights
Through the testimonies and practice of our Quaker belief we respect the individuality of each person’s spiritual journey, knowing that decisions can lead to both endings and beginnings, often in unexpected ways. The decision to have, or not have, children and the...
A Call to End Conflict in Israel-Palestine
At our 2024 Yearly Meeting sessions, Southeastern Yearly Meeting adopted this statement on the Israeli-Palestine conflict. We are heartbroken by the terror, violence, and devastation in Israel and Palestine. War is never the answer. War does not address the root...
Tallahassee Meeting Minute on War in Israel-Palestine
Tallahassee Friends Meeting approved a Statement on Conflict in Israel-Palestine, below, at their January 2024 meeting for business. In February, they approved taking out a quarter page ad with the statement in a good location in the Tallahassee Democrat.
Quaker Organizations working on peace & social justice
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action.
AFSC Miami Office
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) A Quaker Lobby in the Public Interest
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) is the Quaker presence at the United Nations, representing Friends’ concerns for global peace & justice.
Quaker House Counseling and support for military service members.
Friends Peace Teams works on peacebuilding, healing and reconciliation, in local communities. They have initiatives in Africa, Asia-West Pacific, Central and South America.
Friends Ugandan Safe Transport Fund: aids LGBTQ Ugandans who are fleeing their homeland for their lives and safety
Resources: Other Organizations
Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a grassroots program of volunteers dedicated to reducing violence in ourselves and in our lives — our homes, schools, prisons, and communities.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a human rights organization based in the farmworker community, working for farmworker rights and improvement of their working conditions.
Fair Food Program: ensures humane conditions and fair wages for farmworkers. A project of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
Fellowship of Reconciliation: Peace and justice, nonviolent alternatives to conflict, and the rights of conscience
Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice (FCPJ): promotes using peaceful means to achieve peace and social change.
Florida Impact mobilizes communities against hunger & poverty