Yearly Meeting Wide Witness News

Addressing Racism

Darby Friends Meetinghouse Named as Underground Railroad Site by National Park Service
on October 4, 2023
Church Creek, MD – The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted the Darby Friends Meetinghouse and School site, in Darby, Pennsylvania., as one of 23 new
Reparations: Responsibility & Relationship
on June 14, 2023
“We are responsible for the world that we’ve inherited, and the world that we pass down.” — Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart January Workshop Opens Conversations At the start of the year,
FarmerJawn Agriculture to Steward Westtown School Farm
on April 27, 2023
On Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023, Westtown School officially announced its partnership with Christa Barfield, owner, and operator of FarmerJawn Agriculture. Earlier this year, Barfield joined forces with Westtown
Black History: Celebrate in February, Include All Year
on February 2, 2023
This month is about honoring the radical, imaginative, provocative and gorgeous world Black Americans are bringing forth today as much as recognizing their efforts in the past. May we take
Standing for Equality & Justice in Southampton: An Update
on January 9, 2023
On May 25, 2020, police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds causing George’s death. The country responded with outrage and protests. On

PYM Statement on the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)
on November 30, 2023
The Religious Society of Friends witnesses to the truth of our times. In this moment, we recognize that we are facing an existential crisis that requires a response greater than
Birmingham Meeting has a Bee Yard
on May 17, 2023
In recognition of PYM’s Witness on Climate Change, Birmingham Meeting‘s Peace and Social Concerns Committee has chosen to focus on climate change and the environment this year. In exploring programs
Eco-Justice Collaborative Spotlight Q&A With Patricia Finley
on April 26, 2023
“The whole eco system is connected and we are a part of it!” — Patricia Finley, co-clerk of the Eco-Justice Collaborative Q: Why was the Eco-Justice Collaborative formed? The Eco-Justice
The Next Spirited Step in Our Witness on Climate Change
on July 26, 2022
After fifty years of minuting concern about climate change, in March 2021, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting felt it was time for a new approach. On that day, we committed to become
Links: Our Food, Our Climate, and Biodiversity Loss
on July 18, 2022
We have been talking about the connection between our dietary decisions and what happens to the planet’s climate system. What about the interconnected link from our diets to struggling species?