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Chapters: American Friends Service Committee, Sigma Alpha Rho, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, Kelly Writers House, Cradle of Liberty Council, Library Company of Philadelphia, American Anti-Vivisection Society, Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network, Public/private Ventures, Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Prometheus Radio Project, American Philosophical Society, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Philadelphia Folksong Society, the Philadelphia Club, Neighborhood Bike Works, Space 1026, Friends General Conference, the Musical Fund Society, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, Greater Kensington, Poor Richard Club, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Repent America, Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge, Response-Ability, Philadelphia Center for Architecture, Racquet Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, Smith Memorial Playground ... Read more

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Chapters: American Friends Service Committee. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 101. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) affiliated organization which provides humanitarian relief and works for social justice, peace and reconciliation, human rights, and abolition of the death penalty. The group was founded in 1917 as a combined effort by American members of the Religious Society of Friends and assisted civilian victims of war. Because Quakers traditionally oppose violence in all of its forms and therefore refuse to serve in the military, the AFSC's original mission was to provide conscientious objectors (COs) to war with a constructive alternative to military service. In 1947 AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize along with the British Friends Service Council, now called Quaker Peace and Social Witness, on behalf of all Quakers worldwide. In April 1917 days after the United States joined World War I and declared war on Germany and its allies a group of Quakers met in Philadelphia to discuss the pending military draft and how it would affect members of peace churches such as Quakers, Mennonites, Brethren, and the Amish. They developed ideas for alternative service that could be done directly in the battle zones of northern France. They also developed plans for dealing with the United States Army, since it was very inconsistent in its dealing with religious objectors to previous wars. Although legally members of pacifist churches were exempt from the draft, individual state draft boards interpreted the law in a variety of ways. Many Quakers and other COs were ordered to report to army camps for military service. Some COs, unaware of the significance of reporting for duty, found that this was interprete...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=175564 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! TheAmerican Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is aReligious Society of Friends (Quaker) affiliatedorganization which provides humanitarian relief andworks for social justice, peace and reconciliation,human rights, and abolition of the death penalty.The group was founded in 1917 as a combined effortby American members of the Religious Society ofFriends and assisted civilianvictims of war.Because Quakers traditionally oppose violence in allof its forms and therefore refuse to serve in themilitary, the AFSC's original mission was to provideconscientious objectors (COs) to war with aconstructive alternative to military service. In1947 AFSC received the Nobel Peace Prize along withthe British Friends Service Council, now calledQuaker Peace and Social Witness, on behalf of allQuakers worldwide. ... Read more