War

Everyone Deserves Justice and Peace

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Youth from the Learning Club Leadership Academy created two murals as to be part of the Windows and Mirrors exhibit in Kansas City. Click this link to see more pictures of mural creation process.

Everyone deserves justice and peace!” This was the sentiment of youth from the Learning Club Leadership Academy, a neighborhood teen youth program serving inner-city youth surrounding Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kansas. The group’s members participated in the American Friends Service Committee’s Reflections on Afghanistan Mural project, which is teaching area youth about the Afghan people, the Afghan war and the impact the war has had on people there, on U.S. soldiers and on the United States.

Peace in Asia and the Pacific: Alternatives to Asia-Pacific Militarization

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Peace in Asia and the Pacific Conference Flyer

Download the Peace in Asia and the Pacific Conference Flyer

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 7:00pm - Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 6:00pm

Initiated by the American Friends Service Committee and the American University Nuclear Policy Institute

To register and for additional information: http://afsc.org/PeaceInAsiaPacific

The current conference agenda can be viewed here.
(download here)

Contact Information: 

Joseph Gerson
(617)661-6130
jgerson@afsc.org

Afghan War Vigil

Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Afghan War Vigil to

Contact Information: 

American Friends Service Committee, 816 931-5256; afsckc@afsc.org, http://afsc.org/KansasCity

Documents: 

Flyer-Afghan War Vigil

Flyer for Afghan War Vigil, June 23, 2011, KCMO

Comments at Manning Rally by Ira Harritt

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Ira Harritt, KC Program Coordinator, spoke at the “Rally for Bradley” in support of Manning’s human and civil rights and status as whistleblower. Harritt spoke to the larger context of  Manning imprisonment stating: "We, not the terrorists, not an enemy out there, have destroyed too much of what we value in America. It has long been recognized that the first casualty of war is the truth and this is being acted out on a daily basis. Too many lies, too many secrets and too much misinformation have been foisted upon the American public in the pursuit of war."

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KC Program Coordinator, Ira Harritt, at Rally for Bradley Manning.

Comments made by Ira Harritt, KC AFSC Program Coordinator at "Rally For Bradley" on June 4, 2011 in Leavenworth, KS.

 

Bradley Manning Rally 6-4-11

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Demonstrators at June 4th "Rally for Bradley" in Leavenworth, KS

Kansas City AFSC staff, members of the AFSC Area Program Committee and volunteers participated in the June 4th “Rally for Bradley” and a march and vigil in Leavenworth, KS near the Military Prison where Bradley Manning is being held.

The event was the first large public rally since Bradley Manning was transferred to Fort Leavenworth in April 2011.

U.S. Federal Budget As an Instrument for the Common Good

Monday, June 20, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Have you ever wondered how or if our Federal Budget could be a tool to move our nation to a prosperous, peaceful and just future?

Forum panelists will identify ways the budget can be used to redirect our resources away from war and destruction to improved quality of life, investment in job creation and correcting the increasing disparity of income and wealth.

Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan

Friday, June 3, 2011 - 5:00pm - Friday, June 24, 2011 - 9:00pm

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, June 3
5pm-9pm
Music from Afghanistan and the region provided by DJ Kyle Long of Cultural Cannibals. Refreshments provided by Earth House Cafe.

Windows and Mirrors is a travelling mural exhibit that makes a powerful statement on a nearly invisible reality.

Contact Information: 

Erin Polley

epolley@afsc.org

317-626-0868

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