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AFSC works with communities worldwide to challenge injustice and build conditions for lasting peace. We are steadfast in our commitment to nonviolence and our belief in the transformative power of love to overcome conflict and oppression.

Featured Programs

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U.S. Palestine Activism

For decades, AFSC has worked to realize a just and lasting peace in Palestine and Israel.

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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

AFSC has a long history of involvement on the Korean peninsula dating back to 1953.

Emerging Leaders for Liberation

Emerging Leaders for Liberation

Emerging Leaders for Liberation is a program for young adults looking to deepen their social justice and leadership skills.

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Dialogue and Exchange

Global south leaders—from the grassroots, civil society, and government—come together to learn, exchange ideas, and collectively solve problems through AFSC’s Dialogue and Exchange Program (DEP).

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Zimbabwe and South Africa

AFSC helps to foster peace, community cohesion, and resilience in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

New Mexico Annual Farmer Gathering 2024

New Mexico: People of the Land

AFSC envisions self-determined communities in New Mexico that have the capacity to feed and care for our children, elders, and neighbors (human, animal, and plant).

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West Virginia Economic Justice

The West Virginia Economic Justice Project (WVEJ) works statewide on issues affecting low income and working families.

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Indonesia: Strengthening Diversity Through Narrative Change

In Indonesia, AFSC collaborates with the Indonesian Justice and Peace Foundation (YKPI) to support partners around the country engaging in narrative change campaigning to bridge conflict divides and celebrate Indonesia’s rich diversity of religion, ethnicity, gender, social class, ability, and sexual orientation.

Issues

Standing with those most impacted by injustice, we work on some of the most urgent issues of our time. We use an intersectional approach to build peace and transform systems of oppression.

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Global peace

Peaceful ends can only be achieved through peaceful means. AFSC works for a future free of militarism and violence.

Prisons & policing

Prisons & policing

It’s time to end our reliance on criminalization and retribution in the U.S. We must adopt transformative alternatives rooted in healing and human dignity.

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Migration & Immigrant Rights

AFSC works for a world where all people have the power to determine where they live and the opportunity to thrive.

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Economic justice

Economies should work for all people and our planet. They should also promote thriving communities. AFSC challenges growing inequality and the corporate abuse of human rights.

Join our Campaigns

Communities in the U.S. and around the globe are working for a more just, peaceful future for all. See how you can make a difference.

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History of our Work

AFSC was founded in 1917 to create alternatives to military service during World War I. Throughout our history, we have stood with communities around the globe taking bold action to overcome injustice and build peace.

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