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Then
1950s -- 2010s
Farmworker organizing
Supporting dignity and respect for migrant workers
7 stories
Irma
Medellin
,
US
I was a
Staff Member
Graciela
Martinez
,
US
I was a
Staff Member
Bard
McAllister
,
US
I was a
Staff Member
Bard
McAllister
Visalia, CA
US
I was a
Staff Member
Isao
Fujimoto
, CA
US
I was an
Organizer
1950s -- 2000s
Alternatives to military service
From conscientious objection to counter-recruitment
12 stories
Gerald
Lee
Kamens
Falls Church, VA
US
I was a
Participant
Alan
Crosman
Dayton, OH
US
I was an
Intern
Courtney
Parker
Siceloff
,
US
I was a
Staff Member
John
Brittain
Pendergrast Jr.
,
US
I was a
Participant
Steve
Elkinton
Philadelphia, PA
US
I was a
Participant
1940s – 2000s
International work camps
Awakening a generation of peace builders with Quaker work camps
14 stories
fred
a.
kahn
bETHESDA, MD
US
I was a
Volunteer
Cliff & Jean
Lester
,
US
I was a
Volunteer
David
Blair
Harrisville, NH
US
I was a
Participant
Stanley and Peg
Myers
Hanover, NH
US
I was a
Participant
Patricia
Dunham
Hunt
Kennett Square, PA
US
I was a
Staff Member
1960s -- 1990s
Ending apartheid in South Africa
Grassroots pressure helps produce change
1 story
Bill
Jenkins
, NC
US
I am a
Supporter
1970s -- 1980s
Solidarity with Central America
Shining a light on violence and its causes
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