About Us

We are at a moment of ecological crisis which merits the full engagement of Friends. The response to this crisis will encompass our traditional testimonies of peace, simplicity, equality, and integrity.

We therefore seek to:

1. act as a catalyst for action on healing the environment in a just and equitable manner, and to encourage Friends to understand and undertake this work as a spiritual leading;
2. raise awareness of the unjust, disproportionate effect that environmental degradation has on those who are the most vulnerable: low income, Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color;
3. serve as the hub of a network connecting SAYMA Friends, providing educational programs, forums, workshops, and other resources to individuals, monthly meetings, and Yearly Meeting;
4. collaborate with other organizations working on environmental justice;
5. serve as a source of spiritual and moral support for Friends engaged in healing the Earth.

Resources

Quaker Ecological Testimonies

• Quaker Statement on Climate Change
• The Kabarak Call for Peace and Ecojustice
• SAYMA Minute on Global Climate Change   PDF
• Climate Crisis slide presentation   PPTX   PDF

Quaker Organizations

• Earth Quaker Action Team
• Quaker Earthcare Witness
• FCNL Environment & Energy

State, Regional, and Global Organizations

• Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina
• Greenbrier River Watershed Association
• Greening Georgia
• West Virginia Environmental Council
• Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
• Indigenous Environmental Network
• Stop Line 3
• Earth Charter International

Governmental Agencies

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• U.S. Global Change Research Program