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NYYM Has Resources for Conscientious Objection to War

This is the work of a people of faith. We invite everyone to join this long-standing witness against war and violence in any form and to witness to your religious conviction. Let us act for conscience's sake and experience the liberty of conscience. 

Our Conscientious Objection to War page has resources on Writing a Statement of Conscience, War Tax Resistance, nonviolent action, and more.

 

New York Yearly Meeting Call for Peace in Palestine/Israel

The Clerk and the General Secretary of New York Yearly Meeting, with seasoning and guidance from Friends around the yearly meeting, have written a statement calling for nonviolent resolution to the violence in Israel and Palestine. Read the full statement at nyym.org/peace-statement-2024.

 

Love Thy Neighbor - NYYM's Minute in support of transgender and gender non-conforming people

Approved at Spring Sessions 2024

 

Minutes from Fall Sessions 2025

New York Yearly Meeting Friends met online for Fall Sessions in early December. You can now read the minutes from our business meetings in your choice of format:

 

Summer Sessions Minutes and Reports

Find out what happened at New York Yearly Meeting’s Summer Sessions 2025 by reading the minutes! There are two formats to choose from:

 

Minutes and Recordings from Spring Sessions 2025

 

NYYM Minute on Race and Racism - A Minute of Conscience against racism