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Wage Peace

Wage Peace uses creative and visual grassroots education and organizing to develop new constituencies for the intersection of peace and justice work, as we work toward a broadened and diversified movement of people who will support policies that challenge militarism at home and abroad, and support the growth and well-being of communities with their policymakers at all levels.

 

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Help AFSC advocate for a shift in federal resources and policies—away from militarism and toward shared security.

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Do's and Don'ts for Bystander Intervention

This handout offers tips for how to intervene in public instances of racist, anti-Black, anti-Muslim, anti-Trans, and other forms of oppressive interpersonal violence and harassment while considering the safety of all parties. 

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What Can Quakers Do to Combat Islamophobia
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"Coins, Cops, and Communities"Toolkit
Participant in Humanize Not Militarize training.
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Humanize Not Militarize Training Resources

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7 lessons from youth on militarism, grassroots resistance

Young filmmakers from around the country share their experience visiting Washington, D.C. and Baltimore for the Humanize Not Militarize film festival and gathering. 

Related issues-

Federal budget priorities

Military spending accounts for 57 percent of the U.S. discretionary federal budget. A culture of militarism, U.S.-led military interventions across the globe, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had untold human and financial costs, depleting U.S. resources for human needs.

Stop drone warfare

U.S. use of drones for surveillance and military attacks is on the rise, both domestically and abroad.

Peace policy: Shared security

Militarism and war do not keep us safe. The U.S. needs a more ethical, effective, and less costly foreign policy to address today’s interdependent world.