You are welcome in Southeastern Yearly Meeting! We are a diverse and inclusive community of people who support each other in our spiritual journeys and work for positive change in the world.
SEYM is a community of 25 unprogrammed Quaker Meetings and Worship Groups in Florida, southeast Georgia, coastal South Carolina, and Managua, Nicaragua.
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Advocacy & Action on Family Separation & Detention
SEYM Friends have been active in protesting the separation of children from their families and the treatment of immigrants at the Mexican border, participating in demonstrations, visiting Senator Marco Rubio’s offices, and sending letters to their congresspersons. A number of Friends across SEYM participated in…
Taking Action on Family Separation & Detention Camps
Quaker Meetings, Friends and Friends Organizations are responding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis created by the US government’s separation of children from their families as they cross the US/Mexican border. Here are a few ways Quakers are taking action. Events June 23 • Keep Families…
Notes from the Field: The Rise for Climate, Jobs, & Justice
“Are you ready to Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice on September 8th?” On June 19th, climate movement leaders from around the world spoke on planning activities for the Global Climate Action Summit and their commitments to address climate disruption. See the video conference here>…
Grassy Narrows: Injustice, Resistance & Resilience
As a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams, Kody Hersh (Miami) went with a delegation of the Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Team in May on a visit to Grassy Narrows, the Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation in Ontario. He sends us this story: It would be easy to talk…
Peacebuilding en las Américas---Latest News
SEYM Friends Peace Teams representative Cece Yocum (Tampa) sends us a report from Peacebuilding en las Americas (PLA), an initiative of Friends Peace Teams that does Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) and trauma healing workshops and other peace-building work in Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, and El…