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Human Rights
Guantanamo Witness Relief
Few people were talking about Guantanamo when a group of Humboldt (Calif.) Meeting members began laboring over a response to…
The Politics of Water: A Case in Brazil
The Cedar Reservoir of Quixadà, Cearà, is one of the most beautiful spots in Brazil. I sat there for hours…
Friends Peacemaking in Burundi
It would be hard for people to kill each other when they have been laughing and crying together in such…
Creating Policies that Promote a Healthy Global Society
As a legislative intern at Friends Committee on National Legislation working on legislative policies that address energy and the environment,…
Who Owns the Water?
Of all the world’s natural resources, few are as fundamental as water. Yet, according to Years of Fresh Water, a…
Belonging
I sit on the steps of my son’s house in a small town in Nicaragua watching the world go by,…
Queries from Afghanistan
The war between 72 nations has left all in regret. Because they have not seen truth, they have created fairy…
U.S. Exceptionalism vs. Human Solidarity
The attack of September 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon has generated a range of responses…
To Friends Journal Readers: A Response
I am grateful to have been able to follow the debate over my remarks that were printed in Friends Journal…
Torture a Few to Save Many?
Should the United States resort to torture in defending against terrorism? Suppose a man is in custody who knows where…
Strength and Suffering: A Transforming Experience
I am one of thousands who participate in the powerful nonviolent movement to close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security…
Toward a Just Peace in the Middle East: Report on an Interfaith Delegation
The delicate and complex issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the American Friends Service Committee role in the Middle East…
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