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Society of Friends (Quakers)
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) 
 A Quaker organization, organized in the "belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice." Find newspaper and magazine articles relating to issues of social and economic justice, such as the plight of civilians of Afghanistan and Iraq. Volunteer opportunities are also highlighted. Searchable. http://www.afsc.org/ Topics: Christianity, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 23, 2002 American Friends Service Committee (AFSC): Youth & Militarism
Questions and answers from this Quaker organization "committed to the principles of nonviolence," about military recruitment issues facing American youth. Topics addressed include counter-recruitment, the military in schools, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test (the admissions and placement test for the U.S. military), draft registration and selective service registration, and conscientious objection. http://www.afsc.org/Youth&Militarism/ Topics: Activism, Christianity, Religion, U.S. Military Last updated Nov 22, 2008 Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
"CPT provides organizational support to persons committed to faith-based nonviolent alternatives in situations where lethal conflict is an immediate reality or is supported by public policy." The site presents information about the international activities of this primarily Mennonite and Quaker group, including its January 2004 report on Iraqi detainees. Includes photographs and links to related sites. Searchable. http://www.cpt.org/ Topics: Christianity, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Digital Quaker Collection (DQC)
"DQC is a digital library containing full text and page images of over 500 individual Quaker works from the 17th and 18th centuries." Searchable, or browsable by author or title. Also includes links to related sites. From the Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, Indiana. http://esr.earlham.edu/dqc/ Topics: Christianity, Libraries & Archives by Type, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Iraq Aftermath: The Human Face of War
This "is an alternative information web site focusing on the humanitarian crisis caused by the war on Iraq." It features personal stories from the war zone, as well as a journal written by correspondents traveling with a humanitarian assessment team in Iraq. Includes maps, regional background information, timelines, activist resources, study guides, and links. Searchable. From the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). http://www.afsc.org/iraq/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Christianity, Health, Nonfiction by Genre, Poverty, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Lincoln and the Quakers
"In honor of the 2009 Bicentennial Celebration of [Abraham] Lincoln's birth, this site was launched ... to showcase rare correspondence between Lincoln and the Quakers during the turbulent years of the Civil War." Features a letter written in Lincoln's own handwriting, other digitized images, and a timeline of Lincoln's presidency. From Swarthmore College Library. http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/exhibitions/lincoln/ Topics: Christianity, Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Sam Hill's Museum
This article profiles the Maryhill Museum of Art (Goldendale, Washington state) and its builder, Sam Hill, an "eccentric Seattle millionaire, Harvard-educated lawyer, [and] road-builder." Describes Hill's original plans for a Quaker farming community in Goldendale, and the mansion that eventually became the museum. Registration (free) required to access additional content. From Away.com. http://away.com/primedia/arts_arch/sam_hill_1.html Topics: Christianity, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Wage Peace Campaign
A collection of anti-war articles, commentary, and links from the Iraq Peacebuilding Program of the American Friends Service Committee (a Quaker organization). http://www.afsc.org/Iraq/ Topics: Christianity, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 7, 2008 |
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