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Indochina 1972: Perpetual War by American Friends Service Committee, 1972-01-01 The air war in Indochina: electronic battlefield, corporate complicity. Information/Action packet. by American Friends Service Committee, 1972 Steps to peace;: A Quaker view of U.S. foreign policy by American Friends Service Committee, 1951 Namibia by Southern Africa Program American Friends Service Committee, 1981-01-01 Indochina: 1971 requirements for peace. by American Friends Service Committee, 1971 The U.S. in Vietnam. a critical look at the basic arguments supporting America''s Vietnam policy. [cover title]. by American Friends Service Committee, 1966 Who Shall Live? Man's Control over Birth and Death: A Report Prepared for the American Friends Service Committee by American Friends Service Committee, 1970 Indochina 1971; an American Friends Service Committee White Paper on Requirements for Peace in Southeast Asia [Cover Title]. by American Friends Service Committee, 1970-01-01 Peace in Vietnam: A New Approach in Southeast Asia; A Report Prepared for the American Friends Service Committee PEACE IN VIETNAM.A New Approach in Southeast Asia.A Report Prepared for the American Friends Service Committee. by Anonymous, 1966 THE DRAFT : A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE PEACE EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE by Peace Education Division of the American Friends Service Committee, 1968 Organizations Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Friends Service Committee, Sigma Alpha Rho, Asian Arts Initiative Quaker Organizations: American Friends Service Committee Uncommon controversy;: Fishing rights of the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, and Nisqually Indians. A report prepared for the American Friends Service Committee

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21. American Friends Service Committee Speaks Out On Recent Events In Haiti : Miami
    the american friends service committee programs* working in Haiti or on issuesrelated to Haiti and Haitian migrants and refugees are deeply concerned about  
    http://miami.indymedia.org/news/2005/07/2018.php
    
    Extractions: All the Newswires Florida IMCs Tallahasee Tampa Northwest FTAA IMC About Indymedia Visit Indymedia.org What is Indymedia? Indymedia Projects Radio around the world Indymedia TV Indymedia Print Project INDYMEDIA NETWORK printable version email this article American Friends Service Committee speaks out on recent events in Haiti The American Friends Service Committee programs* working in Haiti or on issues related to Haiti and Haitian migrants and refugees are deeply concerned about the increasing violence, including rapes, killings, kidnappings, robberies, arbitrary detentions, and abuses of human rights and the rule of law that are occurring daily in Haiti. The recurrent cycles of violence in Haiti need the urgent attention of all parties to the conflict within the country, and persistent and non-partisan help from the international community. Ways must be found both to bring political differences into peaceful, lawful channels, as well as to improve general security and rule of law. Tragic incidents such as the recent kidnapping, torture, and murder of journalist and poet Jacques Roche, the large numbers of rapes and abuses of women, and the many killings of Haitians must stop. We urge all parties to seek non-violent solutions and to engage in dialogue to bring about reconciliation and a positive future for Haiti.

22. AFSC Letter To President Bush On Issue Of War Against Iraq
    The Board of Directors of the american friends service committee has instructedme to tell you how deeply troubled we are by the impending war with Iraq.  
    http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/afsc.html
    
    Extractions: AFSC Letter to President Bush September 20, 2002 Dear President Bush: The Board of Directors of the American Friends Service Committee has instructed me to tell you how deeply troubled we are by the impending war with Iraq. As Quaker pacifists we do not presume to instruct you in tactics or strategy, for we are not experts in making war, but we know from experience war's consequences. For 85 years the American Friends Service Committee has worked with helpless victims on all sides in war feeding children, helping to rebuild bomb-shattered houses and communities, and working with homeless refugees. Since 1948, we have been actively engaged in humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the West Bank, and in peace-making between Palestinians and Israelis. Service Committee workers have gone in harm's way and seen war face-to-face. It is from that knowledge we address you. The aftermath of war in Iraq, where thousands upon thousands may die or spend the rest of their lives in pain and wretchedness, will be greater unrest in the Middle East and hatred of America for generations to come. A hasty decisiveness is no virtue. "Collateral damage" is a benign-sounding euphemism for warfare's accidental, unintentional harm. But our children and grandchildren, who will live with the collateral damage done to our constitutional rights and to the fabric of trust which sustains public life, will not forgive us because we did not mean to do harm. Harm penetrates no less deeply into our souls and our institutions for being unintended. And it perpetuates no less damage to civil society.

23. FrontPage Magazine.com :: American Friends? Hardly By Gordon Lamb
    the american friends service committee (AFSC) has mastered the art of sellingitself as the logical extension of traditional Quakerism into the arena of  
    http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=8215

24. American Friends Service Committee
    American Friends Service Committee. View Opportunities . Last updated on July12, 2005. the american friends service committee is a nonprofit seeking to  
    http://www.volunteersolutions.org/uwcact/org/6802474.html
    
    Extractions: The American Friends Service Committee is a non-profit seeking to address global issues while affecting local change through education, community organizing, and non-violent action. The Hartford Connecticut office specifically creates awareness about alternatives to military recruitment, economic justice, racial equality, GLBTQ issues, immigrants rights, prison reform, and U.S. international policy. AFSC is an international non-profit based on Quaker concepts of the power of love, compassion and social justice. Contact people:

25. American Friends Service Committee - Demopedia
    the american friends service committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization whichincludes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace,  
    http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/American_Friends_Service_Co
    
    Extractions: Log in Help From Demopedia Categories Activists:Human Rights Activists:Labor Activists:Organizing Resources ... Religion From their website ( http://www.afsc.org/) "The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice." AFSC was founded in 1917 to aid World War I refugees. Its refugee relief and resettlement outreach continued to grow as they moved around world from war to war and helped to resettle people displaced by war. In 1957 the AFSC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its consistently loving and non-proselytizing service to refugees. As of 2005, their work included projects in Israeli-Palistinian conflict, the Iraq War , immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights , and economic justice, to pick a few.

26. American Friends Service Committee
    Event sponsors include the american friends service committee, Center of Concern,Church World Service, Columban Missionaries Justice Peace and Integrity of  
    http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0722-01.htm
    
    Extractions: WASHINGTON - July 21 - Members of Congress, religious leaders and people of faith gathered today for a prayer breakfast to reflect on trade justice and call on Congress to reject the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), a six-nation expansion of NAFTA. The event was organized by the Interfaith Working Group on Trade and Investment as part of a national call for people of faith to reflect on trade justice. CAFTA was signed on May 28, 2004, but has not been approved because of a lack of public and bipartisan congressional support. Religious leaders boldly stood with impoverished people and called today for sustainable development in Central America and respect for the integrity of Creation. In asking Congress to promote justice and human, social and economic rights for all, they explicitly rejected the model presented in CAFTA which proved NAFTA to advance the interests of a few at the expense of millions in Central America and the United States. "Trade justice demands that international trade agreements should advance the common good and be evaluated in the light of their impact on those who are most vulnerable," noted Maria Riley, co-chair of the Interfaith Working Group on Trade and Investment. "CAFTA reflects the interests of the powerful and wealthy and will further concentrate wealth in the hands of the few, increase inequality among peoples and nations, and threaten the livelihoods and human development of the most vulnerable. It will not foster the common good of our societies so as people of faith, we reject it," Riley continued.

27. Wfn.org | AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE DENOUNCES THE PASSAGE OF CAFTA
    PHILADELPHIA, PA July 28 -the american friends service committee (AFSC), aninternational social justice organization, denounces the passage of the  
    http://www.wfn.org/2005/07/msg00248.html

28. Wfn.org | AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE Tsunami Relief TOPS
    Philadelphia, PA (January 14) the american friends service committee (AFSC)has raised more than two million dollars in support of its Tsunami relief  
    http://www.wfn.org/2005/01/msg00105.html
    
    Extractions: Philadelphia, PA (January 14) - The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has raised more than two million dollars in support of its Tsunami relief effort. New funds to support more medical personnel, equipment and supplies have been sent to the Aceh Province of Indonesia, where the risk of disease and infection is escalating. The bulk of new work will be concentrated around the coastal city of Meulaboh, the closest major city to the earthquake's epicenter and perhaps the hardest hit. 43,000 of the area's 200,000 inhabitants were killed in the tsunami. The first wave of medical supplies were sent to Banda Aceh, Lhokseumawe and Nias in the Aceh Province. A logistical infrastructure for a health station - complete with medical and humanitarian teams - and a transit post have been set up in Medan. Up to 800 people a day are being treated for fever, diarrhea, and skin disease. The transit post has already shipped more than 40 tons of supplies to Meulaboh.

29. American Friends Service Committee -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article
    the american friends service committee (AFSC) is a (A Christian sect founded byGeorge Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers) Religious Society of Friends  
    http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/a/am/american_friends_service_comm
    
    Extractions: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a (A Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers) Religious Society of Friends (One who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear) Quaker ) affiliated organization which works for (Click link for more info and facts about social justice) social justice (The state prevailing during the absence of war) peace and reconciliation, abolition of the (Putting a condemned person to death) death penalty , and ((law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)) human rights , and provides humanitarian relief. The group was founded in 1917 as a combined effort by (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American members of the Religious Society of Friends and assisted (A nonmilitary citizen) civilian victims of (The waging of armed conflict against an enemy) war Because Quakers traditionally oppose (An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)) violence in all of its forms and therefore refuse to serve in the (The military forces of a nation) military , the AFSC's original mission was to provide (One who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience) conscientious objector s (COs) to war with a constructive alternative to military service. In 1947 AFSC received the

30. American Friends Service Committee - Definition Of American Friends Service Comm
    AFSC s Logothe american friends service committee, or AFSC, is a Quaker organizationwhich works for social justice, peace and reconciliation, abolition of  
    http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/American_Friends_Service_Committee
    
    Extractions: AFSC's Logo The American Friends Service Committee , or AFSC , is a Quaker organization which works for social justice peace and reconciliation, abolition of the death penalty , and human rights , and provides humanitarian relief. The group was founded in as a combined effort by American members of the Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as the Quakers ) and assisted civilian victims of war Because Quakers traditionally oppose violence in all of its forms and therefore refuse to serve in the military , the AFSC's original mission was to provide conscientious objectors (COs) to war with a constructive alternative to military service. In AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize along with the British Friends Service Council on behalf of all Quakers worldwide. In April days after the United States joined World War I and declared war on Germany and its allies a group of Quakers met in Philadelphia to discuss the pending military draft and would affect members of peace churches such as Quakers

31. Statement Of The Board Of The American Friends Service Committee On The Case Of
    the american friends service committee (AFSC) joins millions of individuals andorganizations around the world in calling for a new trial for Mumia Abu  
    http://www.refuseandresist.org/mumia/2000/063000afsc.html
    
    Extractions: June 24, 2000 The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) joins millions of individuals and organizations around the world in calling for a new trial for Mumia Abu Jamal. AFSC is a Quaker organization that is committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Our work in communities throughout the United States and internationally is based in the Quaker belief in the infinite dignity and worth of every person, as well as our faith in the power of love and nonviolent struggle to bring about positive social change. We oppose the death penalty in all cases, because of our belief in the value of human life. We do not believe that either justice or healing can be found by reacting to violence with violence. We respect the memory of Daniel Faulkner, and we honor the pain of his widow and the other survivors who grieve his loss. AFSC stands firmly with murder victim family members just as it does those on death row. Every death through violence is a rupture in the fabric of the community, a rupture that cries out for healing. Such healing cannot come, however, through a search for vengeance or through casting aside legal and constitutional protections in order to obtain a conviction at any cost, regardless of the facts of a particular case. AFSC's fifty years of work to rid the criminal justice system of systemic injustice has made us aware of the many systemic imperfections and injustices in the criminal justice system. We are also aware of the massive increase in the rate of incarceration in the United States that has accompanied the re-instatement of the death penalty. Until the 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the United States remained essentially stable for nearly fifty years, at about 110 per 100,000. At the present time, the rate of incarceration is over six times higher than it was prior to the 1970s.

32. An Inventory Of The American Friends Service Committee Reference Files, 1916-194
    RG 4/032, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Provenance.Accession information Gift of American Friends Service Committee, 1981  
    http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/ead/4032afre.htm
    
    Extractions: (15 boxes; 7.5 linear feet) RG 4/032 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A. Table of contents Abstract Contains the reference files collected and assembled by American Friends Service Committee over many years to keep it informed of parallel service work by British and Irish Friends. Includes minutes, reports, and related papers of Friends' War Victims' Relief Committee, Friends' Council for International Service, Friends Service Council, and other Quaker relief agencies, mostly under the direction of London and Dublin Yearly Meetings. Administrative information ... Return to Tripod Background note: BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that was founded in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian victims during World War I. Today the AFSC includes people of various faiths and sponsors programs that focus on issues related to economic justice, peace-building and demilitarization, social justice, and youth in the United States, and in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. These reference files were collected and assembled by the American Friends Service Committee over many years to keep it informed of parallel service work by British and Irish Friends in the years 1916-1944.

33. Dg002.AFSC
    the american friends service committee (AFSC) was set up in June 1917 as anoutgrowth of and coordination point for the antiwar and relief activities of  
    http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/DG001-025/dg002.AFSC/afsc.htm
    
    Extractions: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was set up in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, the AFSC continues to work to relieve human suffering and to find new approaches to world peace and non-violent social change.

34. The Religious Society Of Friends
    Please donate to the american friends service committee to help the earthquakeand tsunami victims in Asia. Quaker.org is mirrored at Summersault.  
    http://www.quaker.org/
    
    Extractions: Navigating this web site: Entries are not in alphabetical order but instead age order. New entries are added to the bottom of each section. Use the search function of your browser to locate entries. Please donate to the American Friends Service Committee to help the earthquake and tsunami victims in Asia Quaker.org is mirrored at Summersault Friends World Committee for Consultation ... Asia/West Pacific Section Quaker Retreat Centers Pendle Hill Ben Lomond Quaker Center Powell House , the NYYM retreat center.

35. AFSC - American Friends Service Committee
    Logo the american friends service committee is a Quaker organization that includespeople of various faiths who are committed to social justice,  
    http://www.electionmatch.org/org/2750928.html
    
    Extractions: The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Description: The American Friends Service Committee is a practical expression of the faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Committed to the principles of nonviolence and justice, it seeks in its work and witness to draw on the transforming power of love, human and divine. We recognize that the leadings of the Spirit and the principles of truth found through Friends' experience and practice are not the exclusive possession of any group. Thus, the AFSC draws into its work people of many faiths and backgrounds who share the values that animate its life and who bring to it a rich variety of experiences and spiritual insights. This AFSC community works to transform conditions and relationships both in the world and in ourselves, which threaten to overwhelm what is precious in human beings. We nurture the faith that conflicts can be resolved nonviolently, that enmity can be transformed into friendship, strife into cooperation, poverty into well-being, and injustice into dignity and participation. We believe that ultimately goodness can prevail over evil, and oppression in all its many forms can give way.

36. Commuinty Organizing Internship-The American Friends Service Committee
    Commuinty Organizing Internshipthe american friends service committee lastmodified Mon, 25 Jul 1237 EDT. please flag with care miscategorized  
    http://hartford.craigslist.org/vol/86780294.html

37. Internships Available With The American Friends Service Committee
    Internships available with the american friends service committee last modifiedThu, 23 Jun 1322 EDT. please flag with care miscategorized  
    http://hartford.craigslist.org/vol/80493059.html

38. Quakers
    Vegetable gardens administered by the american friends service committee as partof a Quaker relief effort for prisoners at the Gurs camp. Gurs, France, ca.  
    http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005212

39. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Library Booklist: AFSC History
    Sullivan, John A. the american friends service committee; DILEMMAS FOR QUAKERSIN ACTION. Pendle Hill Lectures. AFSC, 1974. 78p.  
    http://www.pym.org/library/lists/afscaboo.htm
    
    Extractions: About the PYM Library Index of Booklists Distant Borrowing AFSC. EARLY HISTORY OF PACIFIC SOUTHWEST OFFICE OF AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE. Compiled from old minutes. Acquired by PYM Library 4-14-80. 12p. AFSC. TIN AICHA; NOMAD VILLAGE, A REPORT. AFSC, 1982. 231p. Report on an AFSC rehabilitation project for nomad families in Mali. AFSC. Program on Government surveillance and citizen's rights. THE POLICE THREAT TO POLITICAL LIBERTY: DISCOVERIES AND ACTIONS OF THE AFSC. AFSC, 1979. 153p. AFSC. Simple Living Program, jt. au. Palo Altp Packet Committee. TAKING CHARGE: A PROCESS PACKET FOR SIMPLE LIVING, PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE. AFSC, 1975. 96p. ill. AFSC; World Hunger/Global Development Program. THESE PEOPLE CANNOT WAIT. AFSC, 1985. Packet. Causes of famine in Africa and what the AFSC is doing about it. THE AFSC AT 75-CONTINUAL SEARCH, CONTINUING WITNESS. Friends Journal, April 1992. 55p., ill. AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, 1917-1967. (Audiotape, 30 minutes. Copy of record produced by Sound Studios.) Rufus Jones, Henry Cadbury, Harold Evans and Clarence Pickett speak of their experiences with AFSC.

40. Service Opportunities
    1 the american friends service committee has very few overseas positions forAmericans. The majority of AFSC s overseas work is now performed by local  
    http://www.quakerinfo.org/oportnty.htm
    
    Extractions: Greetings, Friends The sixteen lists cited below contain scores of opportunities ranging from weekend workcamps through year-long internships to two-year, Peace Corps types of programs, domestic and international, Quaker and non-Quaker. These lists are not comprehensive; they merely include those opportunities which we have become aware of. The Quaker Information Center has not investigated each of these programs and cannot endorse them. Anyone interested in pursuing a particular option should request detailed information from the source, read it carefully, ask questions, and request recommendations. The date at the end of an entry (1/12/02), for example indicates when that item was last brought up-to-date. The date at the bottom of each section indicates when any part of it was last edited/updated. We believe that about 85% of the information is correct at any given time. Since most of the entries are about annual opportunities, you may assume that if an opportunity is listed as occuring in September of 2002, it may well re-occur in September, 2003 and 2004. Contacting the sponsoring organization for their most recent program information would be the next logical step to take. If you discover any errors or inaccuracies, please inform us at info@quakerinfo.org

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