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Judge blocks key parts of Arizona’s immigration law

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Today, U.S. Judge Susan Bolton temporarily blocked the most dangerous components of SB 1070, Arizona’s racial profiling law. The American Friends Service Committee continues to believe that SB 1070 is immoral and unconstitutional. Judge Bolton’s injunction on SB 1070 is a clear indication that the infamous law is misguided.

American Friends Service Committee Appoints Shan Cretin as Next General Secretary

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Shan Cretin brings leadership and extensive experience to new role. Shan will assume her duties this September.

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Trillion

Trillion, directed by Sergio Rico, is a powerful film about a very large number. It will inspire you as well as inform you about the kind of world we live in today. On behalf of the Quaker youth program in Old Chatham, New York, we want you to know, that's all.

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$1 Trillion in War Spending Milestone

The U.S. reached $1 trillion in operational spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at 10:06 a.m. on May 30, 2010.  Here are some ways that you and your community can mark this milestone and help to spread the message that the economic and human cost of war are too high.

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