Report: Putting Dignity and Rights at the Heart of the Global Economy - A Quaker Perspective 

Addressing the Global Economic Crisis

Learn about and take action on the global economic crisis. More

 


Human Needs, or War?

The U.S. spends $720 million a day on the Iraq war.  How would you choose to spend it?Join us in working for new federal budget priorities that reflects Quaker values of justice, dignity, and human rights. More


Make the Minimum Wage a Living Wage

On July 24th, the federal minimum wage will increase to $7.24 an hour.  AFSC helped win this victory for 13 million workers, but more remains to be done. More


Blogs

The Goat Rope by Rick Wilson of AFSC’s West Virginia Economic Justice Project. Devoted to economic and social justice in West Virginia, the U.S. and the world. More

 

Create Real Democracy by Greg Coleridge of AFSC’s Northeast Ohio Economic Justice and Empowerment Program.  Dedicated to creating a system where the voice of every person counts. More

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Information & Resources

AFSC’s press release on poverty in the U.S. >

View a 5-minute video on the social programs that could be funded for the daily costs of the Iraq war >

Hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the links between poverty, racism, and war >

Contact Us

Roberta Spivek
National Representative for Economic Justice

1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1479

Phone:
215-241-7037
Email:
rspivek@afsc.org