AFSC - Los Angeles
Since 1942, the Pacific Southwest
Region of the AFSC has been sowing seeds,
consistently advocating for positive social
change. Our programs evolved as the issues
facing our world changed, yet our goals and our
principles remained constant: We strive to see
goodness in every person and we join in
solidarity with those who struggle to reap a
harvest of peace and justice.
Middle East Peace Education Program
For more than thirty years, AFSC has brought Arabs and Israelis, Jews, Christians and Muslims together in common cause to work for justice and peace in the Middle East.
In Southern California, the Middle East Peace Program is a source for balanced information and resources, organizing speaking tours, public events, and education campaigns and working for change in policy and practice to ensure Israeli security and Palestinian self-determination and to end the US war against Iraq.
In the past, we have also addressed the war in Lebanon, the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, the growing Islamic movement in the Middle East, as well as the impact of economic sanctions on the Iraqi civilian population, upcoming negotiations regarding Jerusalem, and a range of women's and human rights issues of current interest. Visit mepeacela.org >
Counter-Recruitment and Alternatives to the Military
The
Counter-Recruitment and Alternatives to the
Military Program works with youth, parents, and
teachers who are organizing for peace and
against military recruitment. The program also
works in coalition with teachers from Los
Angeles Unified School District who are
organizing to demilitarize their schools.
Literature and resources to aid organizing
and educational efforts, like the new booklet,
Great Careers: Alternatives to the
Military, are available online.
AFSC Bookstore
The Los Angeles office also hosts the AFSC
Bookstore, with books on Quakerism, peace and
social justice concerns, as well as ethnic
communities. Our bookstore carries a selection
of books with emphasis on multicultural, peace
and justice, Quaker topics, and children's
books.