Quaker action for a just world

110 years of afsc

You are invited to series of special programs commemorating 110 years of AFSC

a collage of image of AFSCs present and past. in the middle are two modern women hugging and rejoicing. above them is an archival sepia photo of Tyree Scott, to the right of him is a women holding up a plant, on the bottem right corner are two men holding the nobel peace prize. a woman in the left top corner holds a sign that reads quakers for peace.

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Saturday, April 24th, 2027

Academy of Music, Philadelphia

Join us for a special day of programs in commemoration of AFSC’s 110th anniversary. We will also mark the 80th anniversary of AFSC and British Friends’ acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Quakers worldwide. 

Schedule

3pm ET — A conversation with Nobel Peace Prize laureates:

Leymah Gbowee (Liberia), Tawakkol Karman (Yemen), Oleksandra Matviichuk of the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine), Kailash Satyarthi (India), Jody Williams (U.S.).

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6:30pm ET — Voices for Peace Opera

We are thrilled to partner with Opera Philadelphia for a very special program of opera and music at the Academy of Music.

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Saturday, April 24th, 2027

A night of opera with AFSC

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Explore our history

Founded by Quakers in 1917, AFSC has been at the forefront of some of the most important social movements in working for a more just, peaceful world. Explore some of the major events in our history over the past century.