Public statements of Mount Toby Friends Meeting
In Quaker terminology these are called “Minutes.” They are statements upon which Friends have found unity in our Meeting for Business and which are often sent to newspapers, political representatives, and others. Some such Minutes are recorded here. The listing below is a partial list; the complete list is kept in the Meeting Library in the Reference section, with title “Policy Statement of the Mount Toby Meeting of Friends,” call number 262.2/Pol. The entries below are in [reverse] chronological order.
- Statement of Support for Truth and Healing: Indian Boarding Schools (December 2024 – from February 2023 minute 7)
- Minute on Nuclear Weapons in Concurrence with CVQM, January 2018 (July 2021)
- Supporting the Removal of Racist Mascots from Public Schools (July 2021)
- Minutes in Support of the Letter of Apology to Native Americans (April 2021)
- MA State Flag (July 2019)
- Franklin County Community Commitment (March 2018)
- Support for Safe Communities Act (April 2017)
- Minute concerning burial of persons who are refused burial for political reasons (July 2013)
- On Muslims in our Community (December 2010)
- It is the policy of the United States to withdraw all U.S. military troops and bases from Iraq (11/13/05)
- Minute of Happiness – that Same Gender Marriage is Legal in Massachusetts (11/14/04)
- On the proposal to register drivers-license applicants of draft age with the Selective Service System (4/13/2002)
- On the Iraq crisis (10/13/2002)
- A call for peace following the events of 9/11/2001 (fall, 2001)
- On Coercion of school children into acts which violate their conscience (11/11/2001)
- On Opposition to proposed National Missile Defense (2/4/2001)
- On Campaign Finance Reform (9/10/2000)
- On Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (11/8/1998)
- On Gambling (July 1995)
- On Racism (12/18/1992)
- On Capital Punishment (November 1991)
- Immigration Reform and Control Act (March 1991)
- Gay and Lesbian Concerns at Mt. Toby Meeting (January 1987, September 1997)
- On Verbal, physical, and sexual harassment (June 1989)
- Sanctuary (March 1985)
- On Tax Refusal, or Non-Payment of Taxes Used for War (April 1984)
- On Conscientious Objectors and Non-Registrants (July 1980)
- Pacifism (January 1980)
- Nuclear Power (October 1976)