AFSC Annual Report for 2009:
Over the past year, AFSC has been very active. Here is a brief overview of the scope of their activities:
- Fighting military recruitment in high schools around the US
- Advocating for good public benefits and services to benefit economic justice in the US
- Working towards marriage equality and LGBT rights in the US
- The Wage Peace Campaign to end the war in Iraq
- Working to promote a just and lasting peace for Palestinians and Israelis
- Distributing non-food necessities to refugee camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Working to create peace and alleviate the suffering of war and disaster in many Asian states, such as China, North Korea, and Cambodia
- A Community Gardens Project in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Work in Latin America and the Caribbean to address poverty, inequality, and social conflict
and much, much more. See their website for more information.
Report prepared by Tatiana Harrison