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QUAKER ORGANIZATIONSAMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE Founded in 1917, the AFSC is a contemporary expression of the Quaker faith and practice. Programs are administered in this country and abroad in the fields of community relations, international service and affairs, peace education, and youth services. To carry forward the work of the AFSC, men and women come from many walks of life. They bring a variety of skills and give a variety of services. Whether they work in an office or in a field project, they feel a common cause: to give creative expression to the belief in the power of love rather than violence to overcome evil, and to the basic unity and interdependence of all mankind as children of God. National Office: 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 North Central Regional Office: 4211 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION In Washington, concerned Friends maintain one of the nation's most effective--and most respected--lobbies, the FCNL. It was founded in 1943 as the outcome of a conference of Friends at Quaker Hill, Richmond, Indiana. Opposition to conscription during World War II and a deep concern over the pervasive influence of military policy on American life provoked its formation. The scope of the FCNL's interest is broad and ranges over many of the major problems of our day. Staff members and volunteer workers have gone to the Hill many thousands of times on problems of war, human rights, U.N. affairs, disarmament, world economic development and foreign aid. Friends who testify before Congressional committees specifically disclaim any thought that they speak officially for this nation's 120,000 Quakers. Address: 245 Second St., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002
FRIENDS COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON PEACE FCCP is a consultative-and-action group of representatives from a number of Yearly Meetings and Quaker organizations--for liaison, coordination and clearinghouse purposes, for the exchange, development and promotion of ideas and activities in peace work. It originated in the Peace Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Address: 101 Quaker Hill Drive, Richmond, IN 47374
FRIENDS WORLD COMMITTEE FOR CONSULTATION Born of action by the second World Conference of Friends at Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, in 1937, FWCC is the principal channel through which Friends of different countries meet and share belief, experience, concerns, needs and hopes. Drawing Friends together through conferences, intervisitation and publications, FWCC has widened the actual communication among all bodies of Friends in the world in order that they may be more fully used by God to minister to the needs of our day. As an international non-governmental organization, FWCC also plays a part beyond the Society of Friends, sponsoring the program at the United Nations which expresses Quaker views in this international context. FWCC also sends observer-delegates to various world-wide ecumenical gatherings. World headquarters for FWCC are in London. The European and Near East Section Office is in Luxembourg. The Africa Section centers in Nairobi, Kenya. American Section Office: 1506 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
At UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva, two small Quaker teams seek to forward the humanitarian and peacekeeping work of the UN and to interpret its activities. Convinced that strong world organizations are necessary for a more just and peaceful world, Quakers place representatives in these UN communities to share in the problems, to criticize, and to support. The work is sponsored by the Friends World Committee for Consultation, the Quaker body which has consultative status at the UN, and is administered by the American Friends Service Committee. QUNO seeks to share, within the complex structure of the UN, the experience and convictions of the Religious Society of Friends as these bear on issues before the world community. Quakers from many countries participate and support. Address: 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
YOUNG FRIENDS OF NORTH AMERICA YFNA, formed in 1953, is an open religious fellowship of Friends from across the continent and from a variety of Quaker backgrounds. Regional groups gather in the spring and fall, and there is a week-long summer conference. The peace testimony has been a special concern, leading to such activities as medical relief in Vietnam, non-violence training, and counseling of those facing draft registration. A bi-monthly newsletter is published. Address: % Friends World Committee for Consultation Box 1797 Richmond, IN 47374
IPN was started in 1976 as a resource for networking among Iowa peace churches, local peace groups and individuals on issues involving international peace and struggles for justice. Inspired by the peace testimony of the historic peace churches, IPN is governed by a Joint Oversight Committee, with representation from Brethren, Friends, Mennonite and United Methodist churches. A quarterly newsletter, Dovetail, is published. Our Yearly Meeting has given financial support to IPN since its beginning. Address: 4211 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312
ADDRESSES OF OTHER FRIENDS ORGANIZATIONS Associated Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs Education and Publicity: Executive Secretary: Sterrett L. & Grace K. Nash Milton Ream 612 Plum St., Box 161 Box 64 Frankton, IN 46044 Cherokee, OK 73728 Evangelical Friends Alliance 2018 Maple Wichita, KS 62713 Friends General Conference 1520-B Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Friends United Meeting Iowa Headquarters: 101 Quaker Hill Drive 411 College Ave. Richmond, IN 47374 Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Wider Quaker Fellowship (An association of seekers, mostly not Friends) 1506 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 William Penn House 515 East Capitol Street Washington, DC 20003 National Campaign for a World Peace Tax Fund 2121 Decatur Place, NW Washington, DC 20008
OTHER CONSERVATIVE YEARLY MEETINGS North Carolina %Kay Glidden, Clerk 2813 Wrightsville Ave. Wilmington, NC 28403 Ohio The Clerk % Olney Friends School Barnesville, OH 43713 |