If I had A trillion Dollars

erin polley

Erin Polley first encountered AFSC in the months after the Iraq War began. She was soon deeply involved in the Eyes Wide Open exhibition. 

The day the U.S. invaded Iraq was the day the peace movement recruited Erin Polley.

In March 2003, Erin was working in Chicago's service industry, having moved from Indianapolis two years earlier in search of a sense of purpose.

"I had never been politicized before, but seeing all these stories coming out about the Bush administration wanting to start a war in Iraq, I felt like I had to do something," she says.

Daphne Hines

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Daphne Hines, AFSC Greensboro intern, readies a presentation for program staff and participants.

Photo: Bryan Vana

As a college student who grew up on a military base and in a southern town, 22-year old Daphne Hines has a unique perspective on the world.

Her father was a United States Airman, so Daphne spent ten years of her childhood living on an Air Force base. Daphne thrived on the base. The community was global, diverse, and welcoming, and exposed her to foreign languages and cultures. The tight-knit support structure sometimes felt like a large extended family: “The bonds of the military community were stronger bonds than the differences of race or ethnicity,” she says.

If I had a trillion dollars los angeles

Watch this video from youth in Los Angeles.

More than 240 youth have submitted 63 videos—a record—for the third annual “If I Had a Trillion Dollars” youth film festival. Twenty-five entries have been named official selections.

What Would You Do With a Trillion Dollars?

 Hundreds of youth give their answers in 3d annual If I Had a Trillion film festival

More than 240 youth have submitted 63 videos – a record - for the third annual “If I Had a Trillion Dollar” Youth Film Festival sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and The National Priorities Project (NPP).