Wage Peace

Call on Congress to repeal the legislation that gives the president a blank check for war. 

Several weeks ago, we invited our Quaker meeting/church liaisons to join our staff on a call to learn more about the "If I Had a Trillion Dollars” youth film festival, which is entering its four^th year. The festival asks young people (middle school through college age) to create a short film on how they would redirect the money in our nation's budget that has been spent on war.

An action kit for anyone ready to work to ensure that vital social programs are preserved and that deep cuts to Pentagon spending are made.

This is a kit for community groups, Quaker meetings, faith communities, students, and anyone else who is ready to work in this crucial moment to make sure that vital social programs are preserved and that deep cuts to Pentagon spending are made. 

Meet and call your member of Congress effectively

You do not need to be an expert on federal budget issues to address it with your congressional delegation—you are their constituent, and your views are important to their decisions on matters before Congress.

Download this free PDF guide, which details everything about lobbying from scheduling to talking points:

In Akron, AFSC educates and organizes residents of Northeast Ohio around issues of economic and political justice, advocating for:

There are two AFSC programs located in Baltimore, Maryland: 

The Friend of a Friend Program fosters the peaceful resolution of conflict and promotes reconciliation and healing inside the criminal justice system of Maryland. 

The Youth Empowerment through Conflict Resolution program  works with youths to find common ground and peaceful resolutions to conflict.

AFSC's Chicago office supports programs working for peace and social justice.

The Middle East Program works to create awareness and support for social change initiatives for a just settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Friends House in Des Moines is home to AFSC’s Central Regional Office and two programs serving Iowa.

The Iowa Peacebuilding Program educates and motivates Iowans in supporting the peaceful resolution of international conflicts. We educate the public about the many costs of war, advocate for an end to U.S. support for Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands, and work in coalition to build an anti-drone warfare campaign in Iowa.

AFSC's Indiana Peacebuilding Program works throughout the state to promote peaceful alternatives to war and educate people about the human and economic costs of war. The program coordinates AFSC’s national If I Had a Trillion Dollars youth film festival and, in coalition with a statewide network of activists, tours peace exhibits across Indiana.

The program works with veterans, faith communities, labor groups, and community advocates for women’s rights, fair wages, food security, and education and immigration reform.

Marginalized and underserved communities of color in Los Angeles deserve equal access to health and well-being. Since 2009, AFSC’s Roots for Peace: Building Healthy Communities program has worked with young people to develop their leadership and community organizing skills around food justice, urban gardening, and health and nutrition. Through the program, youth gain the skills to critically analyze issues and implement community action projects that address health inequities in Los Angeles.

Our Portland office opened in 1947 as a clothing distribution center for people in need.  Over the years AFSC Portland has campaigned to end US intervention in Central America, empowered public school parents to advocate for their children, organized for LGBT rights, spearheaded economic development in the Latino community, and built bridges between Latino and Asia-Pacific youth among many other projects.

AFSC San Francisco coordinates staff, volunteers, and resources for programs in waging peace, Middle East peace, healing justice, and public education about issues of homeless people.