Social Concern Minutes are one way our voice of conscience can be made public. They are also a way in which we can express our ideals, witness and narrate the struggles of our time, and can hold ourselves more accountable. Providing hope and moral vision is never to be underestimated.
A Minute of Social Concern expresses the unity of a Meeting around an issue of social justice, usually with a call to action. Meetings are encouraged to share their Minutes of Social Concern so that others may also consider them.
When a Minute of Social Concern is approved by your Monthly Meeting or other Friends body, please prepare the minute using the Social Concern Minute TEMPLATE and email it as a .docx (Word) file to peaceandsocialorderclerk@pacificyearlymeeting.org. We will convert the file into a .pdf and post it in the archive below.
Descarga la plantilla para Minutas de Conciencia Social en español aquí
Pacific Yearly Meeting is united in love, despite these times of divisive attitudes and fear. We affirm the goodness in all people. We acknowledge and uphold the needs and rights of all people for acceptance, freedom, and safety. We oppose actions that deny these needs for any individual or group. We pledge our support for people who are harmed by the denial of these needs and rights.
As individual Friends and as Friends Meetings we look at the needs and resources in our local communities to discern where our resources can best be used and where broader Quaker resources and practices can be shared.
PacYM urges all Friends to find ways to care for themselves, their meeting, and their community, sustaining health, joy and resilience.
What does love require of thee?
We invite you to help “protect, resist, and build just peace, just migration, and just economies” together with other Quaker organizations who share our concerns and desire for peace and justice:
- American Friends Service Committee – See Friends Engage, and Third Tuesdays: Protect, Resist and Build with AFSC
- Friends Committee on Legislation of California – See FCLCA Action Center
- Friends Committee on National Legislation – See The World We Seek and Quaker Advocacy for the World We Seek and
- Friends General Conference – See Friends General Conference Joins New Lawsuit
- Friends Peace Teams – see Get Involved – Friends Peace Teams
Statement and resources prepared by the
Pacific Yearly Meeting Peace & Social Order Committee
April 2025