Based on a core principle of Quakerism – that there is that of God in everyone – we are called to encounter one another with love and compassion, regardless of place of birth, religion, or race.
Around the world, communities are facing ongoing violence and political instability intensified by the impacts of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and global food insecurity.
Meet the 2023-2024 class of Advocacy Corps Organizers. These young adults from around the United States will be advocating for Congress to build safer communities by investing in violence interrupters.
Before the most recent talks, the United States had other key opportunities across its nearly twenty-year war in Afghanistan to facilitate a negotiated settlement but squandered each of them, prolonging the violence and losing more leverage along the way.
Afghanistan still depends upon foreign assistance for its survival. Even Taliban leadership has acknowledged that Afghanistan will require international development aid moving forward.
Peacebuilding is a long-term, often generational process that addresses the underlying causes of violent conflict. It seeks to resolve injustices through nonviolent approaches.