It’s the LARGEST MATCH of the year! Join AFSC's Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge. Your gift for peace and justice will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000 now through Nov. 20.

DONATE NOW
AFSC

Quaker action for a just world

  • Our Work
    • Strategic Goals
    • Programs
    • Issues
      Economic Justice Global Peace Migration & Immigrant Rights Prisons & Policing
  • About
    • Team
    • Careers
    • History
    • Archives
    • Reports & Financials
    • Office directory
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • Topics
      Humanitarian Relief Youth Organizing Migrant Rights Palestinian Rights Food Security
  • Get Involved
    • Take Action
    • Events
    • Friends Engage
    • Subscribe
Donate
  • Give once
  • Give monthly
  • More ways to give
Our Work
Strategic Goals Programs
Issues
Economic Justice Global Peace Migration & Immigrant Rights Prisons & Policing
About
Team Careers History Archives Reports & Financials Office directory
News
Press Releases
Topics
Humanitarian Relief Youth Organizing Migrant Rights Palestinian Rights Food Security
Get Involved
Take Action Events Friends Engage Subscribe
Donate
Give once Give monthly More ways to give
Get Involved

Friends Engage

Quakers and AFSC work together for peace with justice.

View Upcoming Events

Become a Friends Liaison

AFSC is growing our liaison network! We are working to form deeper and more thoughtful connections with Monthly Meetings and churches. Help us connect with Quakers and receive regular AFSC communications.

large group of people holding up a sign that reads Quakers
person seated in a church seat in a church pew

Host an Event

From workshops, to films, to hosting AFSC staff, AFSC’s Friends Relations provides a variety of ways to bring the work of AFSC to your meeting or church.
quakers holding hands

Read the latest issue

Acting in Faith is a monthly newsletter highlighting engagement opportunities for Friends, program and campaign updates, and the latest news on how Quakers have partnered with AFSC in Spirit-led action. Read more and sign up here.

Get Involved

Two people holding signs that say stronger and together

Yearly Meeting Epistle 2023

Read our 2023 Yearly Meeting Epistle and learn how we are connecting with Friends and exploring new opportunities for mutual work with Quakers.
AFSC's Grace Kindeke speaks to a crowd of people.

5 Ways to Engage with AFSC

Learn more about how you and your Meeting can engage with AFSC programs and iniatives.
illustration graphic says

Apartheid-Free Communities

Will your Quaker meeting join our campaign to build an apartheid-free world? Learn more.

Illustration of people on stoop with words

think twice before calling the police

Sign our pledge today and you will receive info on our upcoming webinars and study groups to help you deepen your skills around alternatives to police response.

Create Community Safety Beyond Policing

Create Community Safety Beyond Policing

Join our webinar series to explore how communities across the U.S. are working toward a future where we rely less on police—and ensure community safety for all.
Host a North Star presentation

mollycostello.com

Host a North Star presentation

AFSC has identified seven guideposts on the path toward abolition. Together, they light the way forward, serving as our “North Star.” Sign up to learn more and host a "North Star" presentation at your Meeting or Church.

Protesters holding signs that say 'Divest from violence' and 'Proteccion no detencion'

AFSC Toolkits

AFSC created toolkits for people, groups, and organizations working for social change. They provide common language, concrete action steps, and resources to learn more. We encourage you to use them to inspire discussion and learning in your community.

Upcoming Events

Light in Gaza Book Tour

Light in Gaza Book Tour

October 1 -13, 2023
AFSC's Grace Kindeke speaks to a crowd of people.

AFSC New Hampshire Annual Celebration

October 14, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET
Picture of a large group with a banner reading 'Justice'

Leading for Justice Criminal Law Reform Conference 2023

November 10-12, 2023

Learn about our team

For more information about Friends Engage please contact friends@afsc.org.

Brian Blackmore

Brian Blackmore

Director of Quaker Engagement

young woman smiling at camera greenery in background

Sofia Di Pietro

Quaker Engagement Coordinator

Resources for Quakers

Demilitarize the Budget

Demilitarize the Budget
person in front of a world map holding a sign that reads community defining what safety means for itself

Bystander Intervention 101 Training
Our North Star: A vision for community safety

Our North Star: A vision for community safety
Under the Mask

Under the Mask

Take Action

Watch our 2023 Corporation Program Recordings

person instructing a group of people

Join the AFSC alumni network

person holding up a photo of their younger self

#BeBoldBernie: Join us in sending a letter to Senator Sanders today!

person taking notes

Pass a Farm Bill to reduce hunger and address climate change

Pass a Farm Bill to reduce hunger and address climate change
AFSC White Logo

The AFSC newsletter connects activism to the issues that matter. Join us today.

American Friends Service Committee
1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-241-7000

  • Our Work
  • Our Approach
  • About AFSC
  • History
  • All Programs
  • News
  • Get Involved
  • Office Directory
  • Careers
  • Contact Us

©AFSC 2023

Privacy policy | Sites Credit | Creative Commons License
Top Rated
BBB
Candid