American Friends Service Committee's Podcast

Informações:

Sinopsis

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action. This podcast will bring together stories of its work and interviews with experts from around the world.

Episodios

  • Episode 5: Assembly, Part 6: Nidal Ka’bi, performer and choreographer

    25/01/2024 Duración: 14min

    Last year, AFSC brought together artists, activists, and cultural practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa in Amman, Jordan. They shared their knowledge and experiences in using art for social change—and strategized ways to support each other in working for peace and justice.  Our limited podcast series, “Assembly,” features the stories and perspectives of some of our participants. In this episode, we hear from Nidal Ka'bi, a performer, choreographer, and executive director of the Palestinian Performing Arts Network. He talks about how the performing arts serve as a platform for speaking out for Palestinian rights and other urgent issues.  

  • Episode 4: Assembly, Part 5: Farah Chamma, poet and performer

    18/01/2024 Duración: 13min

    Last year, AFSC brought together artists, activists, and cultural practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa in Amman, Jordan. They shared their knowledge and experiences in using art for social change—and strategized ways to support each other in working for peace and justice.  Our limited podcast series, “Assembly,” features the stories and perspectives of some of our participants. In this episode, we hear from Farah Chama, a Palestinian poet and performer, who mixes prose, performance, and live music in her spoken-word work. She talks about her personal journey as a poet writing about Palestinian identity.  

  • Episode 3: Assembly part 4: Hatem Salama, Program Officer

    11/01/2024 Duración: 14min

    Last year, AFSC brought together artists, activists, and cultural practitioners from the Middle East and North Africa in Amman, Jordan. They shared their knowledge and experiences in using art for social change—and strategized ways to support each other in working for peace and justice.  Our limited podcast series, “Assembly,” features the stories and perspectives of some of our participants. In this episode, we hear from Hatem Salama, a program officer for the Ford Foundation in Cairo. He talks about the importance of supporting organizations working for social justice through art, culture, and the media. 

  • Episode 1: Mosaic

    07/09/2023 Duración: 29min

    In this special podcast, we hear from AFSC staff and other community leaders in Palestine. They are working to bring together Palestinian youth across divides and to counter the fragmentation caused by the Israeli occupation. Listen now to hear them discuss equity, identity, and the Palestinian experience.

  • Episode 3: Assembly part 3: Lalla Kaber, Mauritanian cinematographer

    22/12/2022 Duración: 10min

    Assembly: Artists making change in the Middle East and North AfricaEarlier this year, AFSC’s brought together activists and artists the Middle East and North Africa to make new connections, talk about their experiences, and support each other in working for peace with justice. In this limited podcast series, “Assembly,” we talk to some of our participants about how art can transform our everyday lives.    In this episode, we hear from Lalla Kaber, a cinematographer and video maker in Mauritania. Lalla is one of the first women filmmakers in her country. She runs an organization for deaf people and is one of the few people in the country working to address the issues they face. She wants to ensure that disability rights become more integrated into Mauritanian culture. Learn more at afsc.org/assembly.

  • Episode 2: Assembly part 2: Talal Afifi, Sudanese producer

    16/12/2022 Duración: 18min

    Assembly: Artists making change in the Middle East and North AfricaEarlier this year, AFSC’s brought together activists and artists the Middle East and North Africa to make new connections, talk about their experiences, and support each other in working for peace with justice. In this limited podcast series, “Assembly,” we talk to some of our participants about how art can transform our everyday lives.  In this episode, we hear from Talal Afifi, a pioneer in Sudanese film. He is a film curator, producer, and founder and director of the Sudan Film Factory. And today, he is optimistic about what the future holds for the country’s cinematic community. Learn more at afsc.org/assembly.

  • Episode 1: Assembly part 1: Emad Hajjaj, Jordanian cartoonist

    08/12/2022 Duración: 16min

    Earlier this year, AFSC’s brought together activists and artists the Middle East and North Africa to make new connections, talk about their experiences, and support each other in working for peace with justice. In this limited podcast series, “Assembly,” we talk to some of our participants about how art can transform our everyday lives. In this episode, we hear from Emad Hajjaj, a Jordanian cartoonist who has had a long career that has earned him all kinds of attention — some of it unwanted. Despite it all, he never stopped making his work. 

  • Episode 10: AFSC On the Issues: Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Community Resilience

    02/02/2022 Duración: 27min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC New Mexico team members Sayrah Namaste and Patrick Jaramillo discuss how accompaniment of indigenous peoples and land-based agricultural traditions can be a force for building community resilience in the face of climate change and extractive economic exploitation.To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 9: AFSC On the Issues: The real impact of the Build Back Better plan

    12/01/2022 Duración: 14min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC West Virginia team members Liz Brunello, Lida Shepherd, Joanna Vance, and Rick Wilson discuss real-world stories of how provisions in the Build Back Better plan, such as the expanded child tax credit, can bring about life-changing reductions in poverty for millions of people.To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 8: AFSC On the Issues: Bystander Intervention, Community Safety, and De-escalation

    07/10/2021 Duración: 25min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, join Jacob Flowers, AFSC Regional Director, and Sophia Burns, Robert Andrew Stuart Fellow, as they share tips and insight into community safety and de-escalation practices to help create safer spaces.To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 7: AFSC On the Issues: Taking care of one's self and one's community

    12/09/2021 Duración: 23min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC Youth Director Nia Eubanks-Dixon discussed the importance of self and community care during the pandemic and uprisings against racial injustice.To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 6: AFSC On the Issues: Episode 6 - Abolishing ICE in 2021 and Beyond

    04/08/2021 Duración: 29min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC staff discuss our petition to Abolish ICE that went viral throughout 2020, and why  the movement to eliminate this abusive immigration enforcement agency gaining so much momentum. Hear from our program staff about the impacts ICE has on our communities, and what we can do in 2021 to move the #AbolishICE campaign forward!To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 5: AFSC On the Issues: Farming for Social Change

    02/08/2021 Duración: 30min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC staff members discuss initiatives across the US and internationally that work to support local agricultural communities as ways to address food insecurity, sustainability, poverty, and more. To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 4: AFSC On the Issues: Radical Acting in Faith

    26/07/2021 Duración: 26min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC staff members Shanene Herbert and Lucy Duncan reflect on the prevalence of white supremacy in society, as highlighted by historic protests and the deadly events of the January 6 violent insurrection at the Capitol. Together they discuss "Radical Acting in Faith for White People," a free e-course designed to help white people of faith to learn how to grapple with the concepts of white supremacy, and how to catalyze themselves as active participants in the creation of a more just society.To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media. Learn more about Radic

  • Episode 3: AFSC On the Issues: Unpacking Biden's Border

    07/06/2021 Duración: 29min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC staff members Tori Bateman, Dov Baum, and Pedro Rios are joined by the Transnational Institute’s Nick Buxton to discuss a report released by AFSC, TNI, and Mijente explores the financial campaign contributions of the leading US border security contractors and how they have shaped a bipartisan approach in favor of border militarization for more than three decades. What does this industry influence means for the future of US immigration policy and the prospects for change under President Biden?To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 2: AFSC On the Issues: Immigration as a Black Issue

    26/05/2021 Duración: 30min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities.In this episode, AFSC's Peniel Ibe, Newark Staff Serges Demefack, and Aisa Diallo reflect on Immigration as a Black issue and the need to amplify the stories and experiences of Black immigrants. This conversation took place as part of a Black Immigrant Advocacy Action week hosted by multiple Black led immigration organizations and partners.To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.

  • Episode 1: AFSC On the Issues: Black Lives Matter

    20/05/2021 Duración: 20min

    Since April of 2020, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been bringing in-the-moment updates of our work responding to community needs and addressing issues around the world through our weekly series of Facebook Live conversations. AFSC On the Issues revisits those conversations in podcast form to help you stay informed and stay engaged with our work to build peaceful and just communities. In this first episode, Ewuare Osayande shares a powerful and poignant reflection on the protests and calls for justice that spread across the US and worldwide in the wake of the May 2020 murder of George Floyd and the overexposed racial disparities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more, visit AFSC online at www.afsc.org, and connect with us on social media.