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  • Read more about Kansas City interns engage youth in work for peace and justice

“These are revolutionary times. All over the globe men are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression, and out of the wombs of a frail world, new systems of justice and equality are being born.

We must move past indecision to action. …

Now let us begin. Now let us re-dedicate ourselves to the long and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a new world.”

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Denise Altvater is a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe and has worked for AFSC for eighteen years.  She has been instrumental in developing the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission between a sovereign Tribal Nation, the Wabanaki, and a U.S. state, Maine, to address hurts caused by the foster care system. The commission will be seated on February 12, 2013.

  • Read more about How a community heals: A conversation with Denise Altvater
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  • Read more about Weaving the Circle to Protect Children from Gun Violence

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How do we—as Quakers, as humans—address climate change? It’s a broad question about a multi-faceted issue, I know—and one that I’m certainly not ready to answer in 500 words or fewer.  But Quakers around the country are gathering in their local meetings and churches to ask this question, consider answers, and work with others to speak about and advocate for the solutions they propose. 

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  • Read more about Twin Cities Healing Justice Program

In the Liberian version of the Christmas story, “Every Man Heart Lay Down,” retold by author Lorenz Graham, God is frustrated.

  • Read more about Love all the children: Disarming our hearts after the shootings at Sandy Hook School
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  • Read more about Zimbabwe community builds a space to work
  • Read more about Woman in Zimbabwe finding creative new sources of income
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