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Recent Releases


August 14, 2008
California becomes first state to condemn use of torture in "War on Terror"

April 17, 2008
AFSC Applauds U.S. House of Representatives Passage of the Jubilee Act

February 22, 2008
AFSC Nominates West Saharan Woman for the Nobel Peace Prize

January 17, 2008
AFSC Statement on Colombian Hostage Release

January 4, 2008
AFSC Statement on the Violence in Kenya

December 12, 2007
Prisoners in U.S. suffer discrimination based on race, gender & sexual orientation

November 30, 2007
Department of Homeland Security temporarily abandons no match letter enforcement

October 26, 2007
AFSC activates emergency response for California wild fires

September 26, 2007
Peace churches host dialogue with Iranian President and 100 religious leaders

September 20, 2007
What if Iraq war funds were spent at home?

August 28, 2007
Nation should spend $720 million a day on ending poverty, not war in Iraq

August 22, 2007
Quaker Organization Calls on Congress to Tighten Mine Safety Rules

August 20, 2007
AFSC: "U.S. policy should keep families together, not separate mothers from their children"

August 7, 2007
Immigration Proposal Far Short of Substantive Solution

July 4, 2007
Mary Ellen McNish Presents Charter for a World Without Violence to the UN

June 28, 2007
Time to start over with humane immigration reform

June 26, 2007
National Survey Finds Strong Support for Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants

June 18, 2007
AFSC youth worker wounded in Gaza

May 24, 2007
More than 3400 pairs of boots on display in Chicago: Memorial exhibition recognizes U.S. military and Iraq civilians killed in Iraq War

May 21, 2007
New Immigration Legislation Fences off the American Dream

March 23, 2007
Substantial Gaps Remain in Proposed House Immigration Bill

February 14, 2007
Religious Delegation Going to Iran to Talk Peace

February 12, 2007
AFSC Nominates Colombian Peace Groups for Nobel Peace Prize

January 11, 2007
Quaker Organizations Oppose Plans for Troop Escalation in Iraq

January 3, 2007
More Than 60 Human Rights, Faith and Community Organizations Call for Immediate End to Immigration Raids

December 30, 2006
American Friends Service Committee Condemns Death Sentence and Execution of Saddam Hussein

December 18, 2006
International Migrants Day -- AFSC Joins National Events Supporting Human Rights

November 10, 2006
Election Results Support ‘Moral Mandate’ To End Poverty Wages, Stop the Iraq War and Bring Troops Home

October 31, 2006
Activities Remember Hundreds Who Have Died Crossing the U.S. Mexico Border

October 11, 2006
AFSC Urges U.S. Return to Negotiations with North Korea

October 12, 2006
Surveillance Files Reveal Pentagon is Keeping Secret Tabs on Peaceful Protest Activities

October 6, 2006
New Ruling Undermines Economic Security for Workers

October 5, 2006
Fencing in Immigration Reform: Repairs to Broken System Derailed

September 25, 2006
New Opening for Dialogue with Iranian President

September 19, 2006
Veteran Journalist Helen Thomas Speaks At Annual Public Gathering

August 30, 2006
Untold Stories: A Shadow Hearing on Immigration

July 28, 2006
Appeal for Those Who Suffer in the Middle East Crossfire

July 7, 2006
AFSC Joins 141 Non-profits to Present Comprehensive U.S. Human Rights Violations Report to U.N.

July 5, 2006
National Immigration Hearings Deprive Communities of a Voice

June 27, 2006
AFSC Supports the Act of Conscience of Lt. Ehren Watada

June 27, 2006
U.S. and North Korea Must Return to the Negotiating Table

June 21, 2006
Quaker Group Urges House to Raise the Minimum Wage

June 20, 2006
From Flight to Hope: The Compromised Existence of Refugees

June 20, 2006
Senate Bill 2611 Reveals Lack of Washington D.C. Leadership

June 14, 2006
Women Nobel Laureates Urge Negotiation To Avert U.S. – Iran Conflict

June 14, 2006
The AFSC Sues the U.S. Defense Department for Unlawful Surveillance

May 30, 2006
AFSC Seeks Contributions to Aid Victims of Indonesian Earthquake

May 24, 2006
National Press Conferences Held: No Human Being Is Illegal
Also available: Spanish version

May 23, 2006
National Press Conferences to Be Held: No Human Being Is Illegal
Also available: Spanish version

May 19, 2006
Quaker Organization Denounces Use of Solitary Confinement

May 17, 2006
Border Communities Decry Senate Approval of Yet Another Expansion of Border Militarization, Including Fencing Expansion and Increased Border Patrol

May 16, 2006
Political Expediency at the Core of Flawed Border Measures

May 12, 2006
Border Communities and Migrant Families Used as Political Pawn by Administration considering Troops on Border

May 11, 2006
Memorial Exhibition Recognizes Iraqi Civilian Deaths

May 1, 2006
Home of the Free or Land of the Raids?

March 23, 2006
Iraq War Third Anniversary Prompts Rallies Across the U.S.

March 13, 2006
AFSC Mourns the Loss of Quaker Peacemaker

March 6, 2006
Military Families, Veterans and Iraqis to Join Eyes Wide Open Exhibition on the National Mall

February 21, 2006
Youths Sought for 7-Week Summer Project in Mexico

February 15, 2006
AFSC's Nomination for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Ghassan Andoni and Jeff Halper

February 8, 2006
Quaker Group Warns That President Bush's New Budget Undermines Basic Values

February 1, 2006
Quaker Organization Seeks Pentagon Surveillance Files

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