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  • Read more about A global family for a local youth leader
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Kerri Kennedy serves as the International Associate General Secretary for AFSC. She is a global peacebuilder and international executive with twenty years of experience leading international peace and justice organizations. She has an M.S. from American University and has worked in 50+ countries including war zones, post conflict countries, and in the U.S.
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Khaled Elkouz is the regional director for the AFSC's work in the Middle East, and has been working in the Middle East in the management of development and emergency response programs. Khaled is experienced in areas of education, peacebuilding, and youth empowerment. Before joining AFSC, Khaled worked with the International Organization for Migration on camp management and camp coordination in humanitarian response crises in the Middle East region. Other positions held include, country director for Right To Play International, a global organization that works on protection, education, and empowerment of children, and programs manager for Care International working on resilience and development project in the Middle East.
  • Read more about Joyce Ajlouny
Joyce Ajlouny joined AFSC as general secretary in 2017. A Quaker leader who is committed to help bring peace and justice to oppressed and vulnerable communities globally, Joyce brings to AFSC a depth of experience in international development and relief, education and 30 years of non-profit management. Under her leadership AFSC is entering its second century with a bold strategic revisioning and planning initiative that set organizational goals for the next decade (2020-2030).
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June 28 marks the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in response to pervasive police violence targeting queer and trans communities. Five decades later, LGBTQ+ youth and adults are disproportionately overrepresented at every stage of the American criminal punishment system. 

For the past year, I have been conducting research around the needs of LGBTQ+ people who are incarcerated and detained, developing a toolkit of resources for AFSC and ally organizations. Here are some of the key takeaways from this project. 

  • Read more about 4 things you should know about the incarceration of LGBTQ+ people
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