Peace Resource Center

We have pamphlets and materials on topics of current interest as well as booklists and suggested readings. We have a small library for current books of interest, peace paraphernalia and particularly children’s books. We welcome suggestions for additions to our collection. For videos, PBS Point of View and the American Friends Service Committee Video Library are great resources.

Art

Global Art Project – Mission is to create a culture of peace through art.     An International Art Exchange for Peace.

Children

Children’s Peace Books – Books for children are a way to broaden minds and influence behavior.

Immigrant’s Rights

American Friends Service Committee has an excellent list of organizations concerned with immigrant rights.

Peace and Social Justice

Nonviolence Trainings – A partnership of Nonviolence Training Organizations

Peace Resources Bibliography – Excellent list created by the Illinois Yearly Meeting of Friends.

San Antonio Peace Center – an excellent selection of currently available books on peace. Can be ordered directly from Amazon.

Personal/Spiritual Peace

Quaker Singing and Songs – music for and by Quakers and peace.

Truth in Recruitment

Center on Conscience and War – Pamphlets and other materials for young men and registering.

American Friends Service Committee’s Youth and Militarism – Much information on the website about recruiting practices, alternatives to military service, conscientious objection

Iraq Vets Against the War – Truth in Recruiting – Information on war resistance and their “truth in recruiting” campaign.

War and Peace

Peace Magazine – Published by Canadian Disarmament Information Service (CANDIS).

Nobel Peace Laureates – Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Women

Heroines of Peace – Stories about the nine women who have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Support the Peace Center!

Too busy to get involved but feel a strong commitment to Peace work?

You can help us financially.

Make a contribution by sending a check to:
(we will soon have an online donation portal)

Amesbury Friends Peace Center
120 Friend Street
Amesbury, MA 01913

Your contributions are tax deductible. The Peace Center is part of the Amesbury Friends Meeting which is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Please also check with your company about doubling your contribution through their matching contribution program.

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Immigration Resources Page

Peace Organization Links

Many organizations have been effective in peace-making work of all kinds. This page features lists of organizations we think are effective. We have a separate list for Quaker organizations which have been pioneers in working for peace for many generations.

Please note – we have compiled this list as a resource. While it includes many organizations, we do not necessarily subscribe to every one of their policies. We assume our visitors will be able to make up their own minds about the organizations.

Quaker Peace Organizations

Since 1660 Quakers have been working for peace. Listed below are some of the organizations the Quakers have created to help in that effort.

Alternatives to Violence –  A nationwide and worldwide association of volunteer groups offering experiential workshops in conflict resolution, responses to violence, and personal growth in prisons, schools, and communities. http://www.avpusa.org/

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) – The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. Founded in 1917 by Quakers, the AFSC won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. http://www.afsc.org/

American Friends Service Committee, New England – “While we administer over twenty programs in diverse community settings, our work falls into four primary areas: youth, social justice, economic justice, and peace building.” http://www.afsc.org/newengland/

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)–   A Quaker peace lobby in the public interest, focusing on issues of war and peace, immigration, disarmament, environment, etc. http://www.fcnl.org/index.htm.

Friends for Peace – An online campaign to show the faces and commitment of the pro-peace majority in a nonpartisan public witness to end the war in Iraq. http://www.friendsforpeace.org/

Friends Peace Teams – Friends Peace Teams is a Spirit-led organization working around the world to develop long-term relationships with communities in conflict to create programs for peacebuilding. http://friendspeaceteams.org/

My Lai Peace Park Project – Since 1994 the Quaker Meeting in Madison Wisconsin has been helping the people of My Lai, Vietnam, rebuild and to “resolved to break that chain of hatred and to find ways to re-humanize people who had been de-humanized.” http://www.mqivietnam.org/mqi-in-mylai

QuakerInfo.com – http://www.quakerinfo.com/index.shtml

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) – Quaker UN offices in New York andGeneva work to abolish war and work toward a peaceful resolution of conflict, human rights, economic justice and good governance. http://www.quno.org/.

National Peace Organizations

A list of organizations working at the national level for peace, justice, truth in recruiting, and against war.

Alternatives to Violence Project (USA) – Workshops in conflict resolution and alternative ways to respond to and recognize our own violence, for prisons, community groups, and schools. http://www.avpusa.org

Americans for Middle East Understanding. Since 1968 “The Link” published bi-monthly has challenged stereotypes about the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestine conflict.  Books, videos and other publications are also available. http://www.ameu.org/

Amnesty International USA – Mission is “to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights and to demand justice  for those whose rights have been violated.” http://www.amnestyusa.org/

Center On Conscience and War -. Working to “extend and defend the rights of conscientious objectors to war and violence.” http://www.centeronconscience.org/

Code Pink – CODEPINK is a “women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities.”  http://www.codepink4peace.org/

Iraq Veterans Against the War – http://ivaw.org/truth. Campaign for “Truth in Recruiting.”

National Coalition of Homeless Veterans – http://www.nchv.org/  Goal is to end homelessness among veterans.

One Percent Peace Army – http://www.onepercentapeacearmy.org/ Goal is to inspire 1% of the world’s population (60 million) to stand up for a non-violent world.

The Peace Alliance – http://www.thepeacealliance.org/. National campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace.

Physicians for Social Responsibility – http://www.psr.org/ The “medical and public health voice working to prevent the use or spread of nuclear weapons and to slow, stop and reverse global warming and the toxic degradation of the environment.”