American Friends Service Committee

In this interview with Brian Blackmore, AFSC's director of Quaker Engagement, we discuss AFSC's history. We talk about how we're facing the issues of today. And we explore how Friends can deepen their activism. https://bit.ly/4fPcbx2

Friends in Action AFSC was founded by Quakers in 1917 as an alternative to military service. Quaker values shape everything that we do. We have a deep commitment to nonviolence. Even in conflict zones, we refuse to use armed security because we believe weapons have no place in our work. We also practice deep listenin...

As the Trump administration wages war abroad, it is militarizing life at home, too. These actions signal a broader shift in U.S. policy. Here’s what you need to know and how we act now to stop it.

Trump’s “might makes right” agenda is a threat to us all The Trump administration has drawn the U.S. into war with Iran—without congressional approval and despite widespread public opposition.  

Join us in celebrating the three-year anniversary of our Apartheid-Free Communities initiative. We'll be joined by Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS Movement for Palestinian Rights. Register now. https://bit.ly/4fbtTe5

Apartheid-Free Turns 3: How Communities Across Turtle Island are Cutting Ties with Israeli Apartheid · AFSC US-Palestine Activism Join Apartheid-Free Communities for an inspiring event of movement-building and story-telling. Learn about how multiple communities across Turtle Island are living into the pledge - from student groups and businesses, to faith groups and congregations. **In commemoration of the initiative's birthday...

New research from AFSC, published in The Guardian, shows the climate impact of U.S. immigration enforcement flights. ICE flights pumped into the air an estimated 370,240 tons of carbon emissions in 2025, up 88% from the year before. https://bit.ly/4o2pyfK

Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from US

The Delaney Hall detention center is run by the for-profit GEO Group. But people in detention are forced to cook, clean, and maintain the facility. For over a week, hundreds of immigrants held at the facility have been on strike.

Delaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim at GEO Group’s Bottom Line - The American Prospect Immigrants held at GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark are on a labor strike and a hunger strike, refusing to perform the jobs that keep the place running.

Despite a ceasefire, Israel—with support from the U.S.—continues to bomb Gaza and severely restrict food, water, and medicine from entering. We must act now. Urge your representative to stop sending weapons and other military assistance to Israel! https://bit.ly/4fLV4MD

Tell Congress to demand lifesaving aid for Gaza After more than two years of genocide, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza remains catastrophic. It’s been over six months since a ceasefire agreement was announced. But today, Israel—with full support from the U.S.—continues to bomb Gaza and severely restrict food, water, medicine, and humanitari...

The labor and hunger strike at Delaney Hall spotlight the inhuman conditions at the GEO Group run ICE prison.

AFSC's Jenny Garcia says that sometimes GEO Group will “pay” a worker with a soda. Nor are provided the proper tools to work, having to buy supplies from the commissary.

Delaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim at GEO Group’s Bottom Line - The American Prospect Immigrants held at GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark are on a labor strike and a hunger strike, refusing to perform the jobs that keep the place running.

AFSC’s Brett Heinz and Bashir Elhassan are featured in this article examining the growing climate impacts of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Read more:

Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from US

Thanks to supporters like you, AFSC has provided food, water, and other lifesaving aid to more than 1 million displaced Palestinians. But the need keeps growing. Please make a gift to sustain our emergency relief efforts in Gaza and the West Bank.

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In New Jersey, immigrants in detention are organizing for their freedom. Earlier this month, nearly 300 people detained at Delaney Hall signed an open letter describing torture and inhumane conditions at the facility. https://bit.ly/3PmhNnY

Letter with 300 signatures describes 'torture' ICE detainees face in Newark It's appears to be an escalation of detainees' efforts to organize at a facility where an uprising last year resulted in multiple escapes.