About Friends for Peace
What is Friends for Peace?
Friends for Peace is a project of the American Friends Service Committee's Wage Peace Campaign. Through Friends for Peace, people across the U.S. and around the world can put a face on the diverse majority who want to end the war in Iraq.
People from all walks of life now agree that invading Iraq was a mistake. Friends for Peace is a way to visually connect peace supporters and let everyone show a bit of their personality and individuality.
To join Friends for Peace, download one of our signs. Fill in a word or two that describes you (e.g. librarian, Red Sox fan, mother, etc.) and have a photo taken holding your sign.
Follow the instructions on this site to upload photos of you, your loved ones, friends, pets, whomever, with your sign supporting peace in Iraq. You can also see the hundreds of photos already in the system from other “Friends for Peace.” We are getting ready to project photos on screens and walls at upcoming rallies and deliver photo albums of peace supporters to Congress.
Once your photo is uploaded, put your sign in your window or in some other prominent place to let friends, neighbors, and passersby know that you are a member of the pro-peace majority.
This site is dedicated to ending the Iraq war. Signs on other issues will not be displayed.
If you have more questions, please read our FAQ.
What is the American Friends Service Committee?
The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. Founded by Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an opportunity to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and partnership of people of many races, religions, and cultures.
AFSC's work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. The organization's mission and achievements won worldwide recognition in 1947 when it accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with the British Friends Service Council on behalf of all Quakers.
The AFSC is directed by a Quaker board and staffed by Quakers and other people of faith who share the Friends' desire for peace and social justice.
Visit the AFSC's web site for more information.
