Economic Justice

Working at the Root: An audio documentary

Nob Hill Market, May 2012

Farm trainee Joseluis Ortiz selling produce at farmer's market.

Hear the story of how AFSC partnered with local organizations in the South Valley of New Mexico to create the Farmer to Farmer training program.  Participants in the program have recently formed the Agri-cultura Network, a brokerage of farmers that provides local public schools with fresh vegetables year round.  Listen to the voices of the community members who have contributed to this program's success.

KC AFSC Year-End Newsletter 2012

Kansas City AFSC 2012 Year-end newsletter. Learn about KC AFSC's work to end U.S. militarism and war, Move the Money campaign, Fiscal Cliff in Trial, Youth Civic Engagement and More.

MLK Forum - "This Madness Must End"

Monday, January 21, 2013 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm

"This Madness Must End"

Dr. Martin Luther King and the U.S. Budget Debate

Hear an inspiring panel of community leaders discussing:

Contact Information: 

American Friends Service Committee, 816 931-5256

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Indictment of Fiscal Cliff

Fiscal Cliff Panel

Panel of Judges, Fiscal Cliff on Trial

See the Indictment of the Fiscal Cliff and its perpetrators presented at the Kansas City AFSC Fiscal Cliff on Trial forum, December 1, 2012. Use the Indictment as talking points for letters to the editors and calls to your elected officials.

GUILTY: Fiscal Cliff & Perpetrators

Fiscal Cliff Panel

Panel of Judges, Fiscal Cliff on Trial

On Dec. 1, 2012, with the frenzied debate around the so called “fiscal cliff” raging in the media and in Washington, D.C., the American Friends Service Committee in Kansas City, wth cosponsors by Jobs Now, UMKC Economics Club and National Lawyers Guild, Occupy KC, Move to Amend, and PeaceWorks KC,held a lively forum titled, The Fiscal Cliff on Trial.

The fiscal cliff distraction

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 7:00pm

Ending the Debt without Cutting Spending or Raising Taxes

Presentation by Jamie Walton --Monetary Researcher, American Monetary Institute (AMI)

The Fiscal Cliff Distraction

Monday, December 10, 2012 - 6:30pm

Ending the Debt without Cutting Spending or Raising Taxes

Presentation by Jamie Walton --Monetary Researcher, American Monetary Institute (AMI)

 

The Fiscal Cliff on Trial

Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Join us at a community forum exposing the deceptive framing of the debate on the deficit, U.S. tax and spending policies, and what is needed to improve the U.S. economy.

"The Fiscal Cliff on Trial" will analyze the debate on deficit reductions, tax policies, and federal spending proposals and their impact on Kansas Citians and our economy. 

Contact Information: 

AFSC, Ira Harritt, 816 931-5256

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Addressing violence and fragility across the world: the road to economic development

QUNO Staff in Burundi

QUNO Staff in Burundi

QUNO Staff in Burundi

by Lucy Duncan

Thanks to Andrew Tomlinson, Director of QUNO-NY, Olivia Ensign, QUNO Program Assistant, and Theresa Kirby for assistance composing this post.

Security was tight in New York City as delegates gathered for the high-level meetings that marked the opening of the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly in late September. There were snipers on the roof of the UN buildings, and black limousines with flashing lights crowded the streets nearby as they lined up to get through the NYPD roadblocks. 

Social Action Training Flyer-KC

Flyer for Kansas City Youth Social Action and Peace Organizing Training, January 18 & 19, 2013

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