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Oscar Grant Verdict Won't End Struggle for Justice

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AFSC is dismayed by the involuntary manslaughter verdict in the trial of transit police officer Johannes Mehserle for the killing of Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day 2009.

American Friends Service Committee Appoints Shan Cretin as Next General Secretary

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Shan Cretin brings leadership and extensive experience to new role. Shan will assume her duties this September.

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Trillion

Trillion, directed by Sergio Rico, is a powerful film about a very large number. It will inspire you as well as inform you about the kind of world we live in today. On behalf of the Quaker youth program in Old Chatham, New York, we want you to know, that's all.

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$1 Trillion in War Spending Milestone

The U.S. reached $1 trillion in operational spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at 10:06 a.m. on May 30, 2010.  Here are some ways that you and your community can mark this milestone and help to spread the message that the economic and human cost of war are too high.

Download our $1 Trillion Action kit and press release template to help you mark the milestone.

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