Quaker meetings have the tradition of adopting Minutes about areas of concern. These are statements of convictions that express the “sense of the meeting” on which the Meeting reached unity during a meeting for business. At times they also issue statements to the press or to run as a newspaper ad.
Below are links to some Minutes and Statements from Olympia Friends Meeting:
- Minute on Becoming an HP-free Church (Approved August 11, 2019)
- Minute of Inclusion – Welcoming Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People (Approved May 13, 2018)
- Sanctuary (Minute approved April 10, 2018)
- Addressing Systemic Racism (Minute approved on October 9, 2016)
- Regarding Uganda’s Passage of A Law Targeting Its LGBTQ Population (Minute approved on April 13, 2014)
- Expressing Support for the pursuit of Peace and Solidarity with the American Muslim Community (Minute approved on November 11, 2012)
- On the Illegal Use of U.S. Weapons by Israel (Minute approved in August 2006)
- On Our Concern for the Christian Peacemaker Team Hostages in Iraq (Minute approved in February 2006)
- In Support of Military Personnel Seeking Clearness About War Participation (Minute approved in February 2006)
- Statement Regarding Invasion of Iraq (newspaper ad, October 2002)
- Statement Regarding the Events of September 11, 2001 (newspaper ad, October 2002)
- Opposing the Death Penalty (Minute approved in January, 1997)
- Affirming Same-Sex Marriage (Minute approved in September, 1991)