More than six years ago, France Remy was among the one million people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti—a disaster that killed more than 200,000 people. After the earthquake, she volunteered as a nurse in a camp in Leogane, where she lived in with many others who had been displaced.

Tensions rose in the camp as residents struggled with loss and scarce resources. France began working with AFSC to address conflicts through nonviolence. Here she shares her experience over the past six years.

France Remy is a local peace network coordinator and training facilitator in AFSC's Haiti office. 

Mel Duncan with David Hartsough are the co-founders of the Nonviolent Peaceforce. Mel continues as staff of NP and David is Director of Peaceworkers and is a member of San Francisco Friends Meeting and the author of Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist.

A few picks from AFSC staff this week:

“Meet the Guatemalan refugees who’ve been hiding in an Austin church to escape deportation,” by Casey Tolan, Fusion

Congregations across the country are taking action to stop deportations and keep families together.

Mati Gomis-Perez, AFSC's country representative for Israel and Palestine, on why we're failing to build peace in the region.   

It’s been 10 years since the victory of Hamas in the legislative elections that were held in the occupied Palestinian territory in 2006. Since then, many things have happened.