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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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Sanctuary & Asylum, Then & Now, Nov. 30th
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 Asylum, Then and Now” at…
Clearwater Meeting Fall Retreat with Geeta McGahey
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 by many natural and machine-driven…
Earthcare Workshop Held at Fort Myers Meeting
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 issues we are facing in…
Re-connecting with the Coalition for Immokalee Workers
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 were active with the Alliance…
Notes from the Field: Quaker Earthcare Witness
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 in fellowship. The meetings are…