AFSC Toward Peace & Justice - August 2008 Newsletter
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Dear James M,

As we in the northern hemisphere head into the summer homestretch,
many of us can feel our energy levels and inspiration running low.
This issue of Toward Peace & Justice is meant to shake the cobwebs
loose with fresh and challenging ideas.

For example, our new Faith and Social Justice resource guide will
help you explore the connections between spirituality and social
activism. You can also use the book reviews in the new issue of
Peacework magazine to revitalize your reading list, find out what a
group of young people experienced during the 2008 Mexico Summer
Project, and more.

May your cup (of inspiration) runneth over.

Peace,

Mary Ellen McNish
AFSC General Secretary

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Toward Peace & Justice

The American Friends Service Committee's monthly e-newsletter
In this issue:
Resources for spiritually inspired social activism
Summer reading list from Peacework magazine
2008 Mexico Summer Project in words and pictures
Living Beyond Borders: Blogging about the Iraqi displacement crisis
Washington Update: Get the latest news on AFSC's immigrant rights
blog
The Goat Rope: AFSC-West Virginia based blog about…everything

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Resources for spiritually inspired social activism
AFSC includes people of various faiths and perspectives, many of whom
are motivated in their work by their spiritual faith. Our new online
guide, Faith and Social Justice, highlights books, websites, and
other resources that AFSC staff recommend for exploring faith and
social activism.

Take a look at the guide >

Summer reading list from Peacework magazine
Plan your late-summer reading with the new Peacework magazine from
AFSC-Cambridge. The book reviews in the July-August issue span a
range of themes meant to challenge and inspire you, from creating
living democracies to the poetry of memoir and imagining a new global
eco-economy.

Read the new issue of Peacework >

2008 Mexico Summer Project in words and pictures
The AFSC Mexico Summer Project, now in its 69th year, brings together
youth from diverse communities to live with indigenous peoples in the
Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico. Watch a photo slideshow and read a
blog by participants from the recently completed 2008 project.

Find out more >

You might also be interested in the following AFSC blogs:
Living Beyond Borders: Blogging about the Iraqi displacement crisis.
Read now >

Washington Update: As nonstop immigration raids batter communities,
find out what's happening from AFSC's immigrant rights blog. Read now
>

The Goat Rope: A blog devoted to current events, economic and social
justice, and culture in West Virginia, the U.S., and around the
world. Read now >

American Friends Service Committee
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Philadelphia, PA 19102
http://www.afsc.org/