Tampa Friends Meeting (Quaker)

06/13/2026

06/06/2026

Conscientious objection is not passive. It is an active and deliberate engagement with one of the most serious questions a person can face: Would I participate in organized killing if my government told me to? If the answer is no, build the evidence for that answer now.

Over 50 youth & community members gathered at Stony Run Friends Meeting in Baltimore City to learn how to document their beliefs as conscientious objectors to war. Learn more about the event at https://stonyrunfriends.org/blog-conscientious-objection-the-selective-service-system-training/

For youth conscientious objectors, and those who support them, please visit Stony Run’s webpage on conscientious objection, and share our highly actionable, one-page leaflet: "Registering With The Selective Service System As A Conscientious Objector To War." (https://stonyrunfriends.org/co/)

05/08/2026

Quakers from Kenya, El Salvador, Rwanda, South Africa, the Philippines, Australia, Aotearoa, the USA, Mexico, Germany and England are currently gathered at the 'first Friends World Office' - Swarthmoor Hall - for the last day of the annual in-person Central Executive Committee of the Friends World Committee for Consultation.

Thank you to staff and local residents for welcoming us so warmly.

With the help of interpreters the meeting is taking place in three languages, and helping decide the future steps of the global body which connects Quakers together in 100+ countries.

Part of the Friends World Committee's mission is to communicate our common message and heritage internationally. We look forward to sharing more news soon.

CC Choose Ulverston

05/01/2026

Our semiannual column highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations.

04/16/2026

Organizing and mobilizing across generations to stop more funding for war on Iran! 🙌

We were so grateful to have hundreds of amazing advocates join us in D.C and online this week, coming together to act together for peace at a crucial moment!

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our first-ever Friends Changemaker Weekend!

And a huge shout out to the incredibly talented folks who wrote and performed this awesome song during our time together! 🔥🎶

04/15/2026

THE JOURNAL OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF QUAKERS IN THE ARTS - SPRING ISSUE 2026 - FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

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04/10/2026

PLEASE SHARE - Since 2001 - males between age 18-25 in Florida are automatically registered with the Selective Service when they obtain their driver's license. Check out #2 below - IF THEY ARE BELOW THE DRAFT ELIGIBLE AGE OF 18 (learners permit or license) their data is held and submitted when they turn 18. If a young person does not consent - no license. It is doubtful many even realize what the Selective Service is and that they have registered for the draft.
FL Statute for Dept of Motor Vehicles =
322.0515 Department to forward certain information to federal Selective Service System; notification to applicant for certain license; application statement required.—
(1) The department shall:
(a) Require any male United States citizen or immigrant who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age to comply with federal Selective Service System requirements when applying to receive a driver’s license, a learner’s driver’s license, a commercial driver’s license, an identification card, or the renewal or duplicate card or license as described in this chapter.
(b) Forward to the federal Selective Service System information about applicants for a license or card as described in paragraph (a) in an electronic format to assist in compliance with federal Selective Service System requirements.
(c) Provide notification to each applicant for a license or card as described in paragraph (a) that an applicant’s submission of the application serves to certify that the applicant either has complied with federal Selective Service System requirements or is authorizing the department to forward to the Selective Service System the information necessary for registration.
(d) Notify an applicant for a license or card as described in paragraph (a) who is under 18 years of age that the applicant will be registered upon attaining 18 years of age as required by federal law.
(2) The department shall provide, by rule, for the following statement to be included on an application for a license or card as described in paragraph (1)(a): “By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the federal Selective Service System, if so required. If under 18 years of age, I understand that I will be registered when I attain 18 years of age as required by federal law.”

04/09/2026

Reflections from a Quaker fired from USAID

Reflections from a Quaker fired from USAID.

04/08/2026

A thoughtful Quaker scholar shares his thoughts on mysticism, spiritual reading, and giving the next generation of Quakers room to express their faith.