American Friends Service Committee

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The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker-founded organization dedicated to peace, social justice, and humanitarian service worldwide.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quaker organization
nongovernmental organization
nonprofit organization
peace organization
alsoKnownAs AFSC
awardReceived Nobel Peace Prize
country United States
foundedBy Quakers
Religious Society of Friends
foundedFor civilian alternative service
conscientious objectors in World War I
hasIdeology nonviolence
pacifism
social justice activism
hasProgram economic justice programs
healing justice programs
immigrant rights programs
peacebuilding
policy advocacy
youth leadership programs
hasPurpose advocacy
conflict resolution
economic justice
ending mass incarceration
human rights
humanitarian relief
humanitarian service
immigrant rights
nonviolence
peace
peace education
racial justice
social justice
headquartersLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
inception 1917
languageOfWorkOrName English
motto “Quaker values in action”
NobelPeacePrizeYear 1947
notableAward Nobel Peace Prize
religiousTradition Quakerism
sharesNobelPeacePrizeWith Friends Service Council
website https://www.afsc.org
workArea Africa
Asia
Latin America
Middle East
United States
global


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