AFSC - St. Louis, Missouri
The St. Louis office is
planning our trivia night fundraiser
and silent auction on May 16, 2009. Here are a
letter
and donation
form for
those interested in contributing to our
event. Whatever you can contribute will
be greatly appreciated. Please consider
joining us.
Please contact our office if you are long
distance and will be shipping an
item.
Ways you can help with
AFSC-St. Louis Trivia
Night:
·
Collect
donations from area business or individuals
for the silent auction (usually
valued at $50 or above)
·
Collect
donations for door prizes (usually valued at
$5-10 or more)
·
Consider
donating an item from home (art, gift cards,
jewelry, painting, book collection,
professional services, etc)
Thanks so much for your
support!
Peace and Blessings,
Area Program
Coordinator
(314) 862-5773 Ext.
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Media Coverage of The Moratorium Now! Campaign
KRCG Mid Missouri, “Organizations Want Moratorium on MO Death Penalty”
Ozarks First, “Moratorium Proposed Again for Capital Punishment”
KOMU Jefferson City NBC, “Death Penalty Opposition”
Now's the time to encourage your state legislators to support a moratorium on the death penalty in Missouri! Don't know who your legislators are? You can easily look up your Missouri Representative and Senator by visiting this website and inserting your nine-digit zip code.
Not sure of your nine-digit zip code? Visit this website, enter your street address, and they'll provide your nine-digit zip code
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On the Death Penalty:
Voices from
Missouri's African American Community
Click here (PDF, 37 KB) to read the full report on the findings of AFSC's Listening Project.
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Click here (PDF) to read updated stories from our work.
The Hiroshima Peace Delegation recently visited St. Louis and is working with AFSC as we advocate for the Mayors for Peace program. Yoshiko Kajimoto (2nd from left) had never traveled outside of Japan, and she was really excited to visit the Arch (see photo). The Hiroshima outreach director is Miki Nagahira (far right, next to Lori Reed of AFSC).
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The Fall 2008 St. Louis Office newsletter is online
Click here to read about a message of peace from Hiroshima, an essay on racism in language, and local efforts for ongoing campaigns including Life Over Debt, Local Control of the St. Louis Police Department, and a moratorium on the death penalty. The newsletter also includes Mike Farrell's recent speech to Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty.
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Import Peace Olive Oil for sale through AFSC! (PDF)
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The AFSC Office in St. Louis has two programs:
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed this anti-war resolution.
AFSC couldn't carry out its work without dedicated volunteers and contributors. We welcome inquiries from people interested in serving in the following ways:
- Committee members to serve on our Area Program Committee, Community Justice Advisory Committee, and International Affairs Advisory Committee
- Office volunteers
- University/high school/youth interns assigned to one of the programs.