Iowa Program

Noah Merrill of Direct Aid Iraq spoke recently in Des Moines on the plight of Iraqi refugees. To watch excerpts of his talk, filmed by Roger Routh, click here.


Postville Raid: Immigration Chaos in Iowa

For information on the May 12 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Postville, AFSC's involvement, click here and find out how you can help.

  • To read "Interpreting after the Largest ICE Raid in US History: A Personal Account," by Erik Camayd-Freixas, Ph.D., click here (PDF, 104Kb).
  • To read Sandra Sanchez's article about the ICE raid on immigrant workers in Postville, click here.

G-28 Form: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative (PDF, 112KB)



Israel-Palestine: Behind the Headlines

 Keynote Address by Alison Weir

Founder of “If Americans Knew

Cool Beans Coffeehouse (north end of Hubbell Dining Hall)

Drake University

Saturday, November 8, 2008; 6:30—9:00 pm 

Breakout session: letters to the editor, legislative advocacy, sharing the stories

For more info, contact: Kathleen McQuillen, 515-274-4851, ext: 22.

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Palestinian Film Festival

coming to the Central Library in downtown Des Moines!

Check out this flyer (PDF) for more details.

 

Bulletin Board

Central Iowa Peace and Justice Calendar

Information & Resources


G-28 Form: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative (PDF download)

How did countries in the Global South get indebted?

Migrants: Globalization's Junk Mail?

Peacebuilding Organizations in Israel and Palestine

AFSC Iowa
Program News

Updated stories from our work (PDF)

AFSC speakers on immigration and peace

Opt-out form for Des Moines Schools

Generic opt-out form

Olive oil for sale!

List of immigration lawyers and agencies in Iowa and Nebraska (PDF)

Contact us:

AFSC Iowa

4211 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312

515-274-4851 (phone)

515-274-2003 (fax)

Kathleen McQuillen, Program Coordinator, ext. 22

Sandra Sanchez, Immigrants Voice Project Director, ext. 11

Jody Mashek, Immigration Legal Services Director, ext. 17

Jeffrey Weiss, Peacebuilding Program Director, ext. 16

Ramona Gomez, Senior Administrative Associate, ext. 10