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On Monday, Jan. 14, Jamie Bissonette Lewey, presented her case study on the eveolvement of AFSC's Criminal Justice program.

In 2004-5, the AFSC Criminal Justice Program underwent a transition to a program forced on healing and transformative justice. The New England region worked collaboratively with the New York metropolitan region to conceive of a center to support healing justice work internally and externally.

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Public News Service coverage of "If I Had a Trillion Dollars"

Adapted from a story produced on April 12, 2013, by Public News Service - IL.

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Mike Merryman-Lotze and Anne Remley on Israel/Palestine, BDS, and Quaker involvement in efforts to end the conflict in the regio

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"Calling forth the goodness" is a podcast series that features the voices and communities that work together to create change.

The third episode, "To Heal the World," tells the story of how AFSC in Denver is bringing together immigrants and immigrant allies to ensure the equal treatment of all of its residents.

Listen and hear the voices of community members in and around Denver, Colorado, working to oppose anti-immigrant legislation and create communities where everyone has an opportunity to thrive.

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"Calling forth the goodness" is a podcast series that features the voices and communities that work together to create change.

The third episode, "To Heal the World," tells the story of how AFSC in Denver is bringing together immigrants and immigrant allies to ensure the equal treatment of all of its residents.

Listen and hear the voices of community members in and around Denver, Colorado, working to oppose anti-immigrant legislation and create communities where everyone has an opportunity to thrive.

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On Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, Scilla Wahrhaftig presented a case study on prolonged isolation torture.

In 2008, AFSC organized a conference in Philadelphia on maximum security prisons – Stop Max Conference. Up until that time, the AFSC PA program had been focusing mainly on U.S. sponsored torture. The conference was influential in opening up the work to include the use of prolonged isolation in our prisons as torture. Scilla will talk about the recognition by national as well as local groups that torture is being practiced in our prisons as well as by our Government.  

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Erin Polley, program coordinator, AFSC's Indiana office.

On February 21, 2013 Erin Polley, AFSC's program coordinator of the Indiana Peacebuilding Program and the If I Had a Trillion Dollars (IHTD) Youth film festival discussed the history of the IHTD and why this was an important moment to discuss budget priorities. Also, she gave an update on this year’s 3rd annual IHTD, plans for a DC leadership training and lobby day, and how you can participate in the future.

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Saralee Hamilton speaks on AFSC's position at the 1985 UN Conference on Women.

Longtime director of the National Women's Program, Saralee Hamilton, discusses AFSC's position on homosexuality at the world-wide conference on women's rights.  This clip is part of a 1985 AFSC update on the National Women's Program which outlines the program's issues, events and publications.

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"Calling forth the goodness" is a podcast series that features the voices and communities that work together to create change.

This episode, "Seeds of an Occupation," tells the story of how the AFSC is partnering with students, interfaith coalitions, and community groups to end the Israeli occupation in Palestine through the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

Listen and hear the voices of community members all around the country working together for change.

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On Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, Denise Altvater presented a case study on the Maine Wabanaki - Child WelfareTruth and Reconciliation

As a founding member in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission officially launched this year, AFSC is working to address the history and consequences of state removal of Native children from their homes, a practice that stared decades ago in a context of forced assimilation. As late as 1984, Maine continued to have one of the highest rates of removal of Native children in the country. The TRC’s aims are to uncover the truth, improve child welfare practices and facilitate community healing.

Who we are

AFSC is a Quaker organization devoted to service, development, and peace programs throughout the world. Our work is based on the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Learn more

Where we work

AFSC has office around the world. To see a complete list see the Where We Work page.

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