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Private prisons are bad for workers too. More at http://www.inthepublicinterest.org/private-prison-ceos-continue-to-make-much-more-than-the-correctional-officers-that-work-for-them/

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(originally published here ) IN CALIFORNIA’S DIVERSE CENTRAL VALLEY, CULTURE AND ART ARE TOOLS FOR STRENGTHENING IMMIGRANT LEADERSHIP AND FOR BUILDING A SENSE OF PLACE AND BELONGING. Twelve...

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A few weeks ago Rev. Dr. William Barber spoke at an annual AFSC gathering about the “Third Reconstruction”–people working together across lines of race, class and religion, for a deep mora...

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Seriously though? (Full blog post here: http://afsc.org/blogs/brussels-attacks )

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169 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since October. The U.S. has a responsibility to find out why. (originally published here ) On Feb. 26, 17-year-old Palestinian-American Ma...

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Meet seven artists opposing militarism as part of our Humanize Not Militarize exhibit http://bit.ly/1S1Umrz

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Meet seven artists opposing militarism as part of our Humanize Not MilitarizEexhibit http://bit.ly/1S1Umrz

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Meet seven artists opposing militarism as part of our Humanize Not MilitarizE exhibit http://bit.ly/1S1Umrz

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(Originally published here ) In my 20 plus years working as an artist and a staff member at AFSC, I’ve seen the power of art to bring people together for education, dialogue, healing, and adv...

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A FEW PICKS FROM AFSC STAFF THIS WEEK: “PALESTINE: HUNGRY FOR FREEDOM,” BY BEN WHITE, NEWSWEEK Palestinian journalist Mohammad Al Qeeq recently ended his 94-day hunger strike protesting...

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(originally published here ) Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the Syrian war. Since March 15, 2011, more than 4 million people have fled Syria to escape war and violence, w...

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(originally published here ) At an event for a presidential candidate last summer, I had the opportunity to talk with Iowa U.S. Rep. Steve King . Even if you’re not an Iowan like me, you may ...

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(originally published here ) Did you know that five women have been awarded Nobel Peace Prizes in the last ten years alone? Other than Malala Yousafzai, can you name any of them? This Women�...

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(originally published here: http://afsc.org/5-things-freddie-gray ) On April 12, 2015, 25 year old Freddie Carlos Gray was arrested by six officers of the Baltimore Police Department. While in ...

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