AMERICAN

X FRIENDS SERVICE

COMMITTEE

Building bridges of reconciliation is the business of the American Friends Senice Com- mittee. For almost three quarters of a century we have been out amidst the world's hatred and violence working with others of @will to bridge old alienations and enmitie and reach out to the despairing. 11 has been an uphill task. We live in a century in which na- tions, obsessed with amassing and wielding unprecedented power. are oblivious to the price that violmceexacb from the human spirit. It numbs the h e m it e m d s cornpasion.

In travelling a different mad, the AF'SC has often found itself ministering to those who have been cast out. In 1921, when we weremly four years old, we fed a million German children a day when hatred for Germans was the order of the day and in 1924 we re- sponded to Russian famine with food for peoplecalled Bolshevib. En 1926 we denounced the racism of the Oriental Excllusion Act1 and as World War II loomed, we waited upon Nazi leaders to permit Jews to leave Germany, and tried to prevent the unjust and racist evacuation of Japanese Americans to wartime prison camps in 1942. We brought medical help and relief to Vietnamese civilians, north and south, during the war in Indochina, and wew-and are-part of the civil rights movement to bring full equ Jity to all members of U.S. society.

In all the years since our founding in 1917, we have borne witness to the dignity and humanity of the d i s p o w s d , the dehumanized, the exploited, the refugee, "the enemy" - in season and out, at home and abroad, in g u d t ima and bad. Aspart ojthefeElowship of the concmed, we have shared in small and large succmesl in weooing thefabric of reconciIiatfon, in exorcising hatred, building cammutrity. bridging gulfs.

In 1989, the AFSC continued longstanding effort.; to find reconciliation between the United States and the Soviet Union, Israelis and Palestinians, and among adversaries in

Southeast Asia. We worked for peace and a just order in Central America. We spoke out against the persecution of undocumented immigrants at home, against apartheid in South Africa, and the entrenched injustice that characteriza our nation's treatment of Native Americans. We st& with the homeless, and with women exploited in factories on the Mexican border, and proclaimed our common humanity with refugees fleeing the ter- rors of war and repression.

Once again we commend our Annual Report to you. We believe it is a record of work which, though burdened by human frailty and a reach that falls far short of grasp, has tried to plow the same furrow in God's vineyard that we have always plowed: seeing what Iwe can do in a violent world. And, as the year closes, we are filled with hope as the bonds of oppression begin to break in ways that offer men and women in many Ian& fresh and vibrant opportunities to build a better future.

We ask you to lmk ahead and join us in moving this promise toward reality-for them and for the whole human family.

Stephen G . Cary Chairperson, Board of Directors AFSC

c o m m u n i t y - b d project for rebuilding rural howing.

FSC is a partner to poor com- munities around the world as they work to control their

mources and a c h i e a just distribution of wealth. Through disaster relief based on lasting commitmenk, AFSC seeks to alleviate human suffering, mpecially the sufferingthat results from war. And weav- ing the fabric of reconciliation, interna- tional Quaker Service promotes df alogue among parties in conflict on the basis of equality and mutual respect.

Following are examples of AFSC' overseas work in 1989:

* In Haiti, a nation beset by violence and broken promises, the AFSC is working with women in the Grande Anse province, facil- itating the organization of a sewing cooperative, community gardens and a community store.

More than 150 former participants in AFSC youth summer projects in Mexico gathered in Oaxtepec in July to celebrate the 50th anniwary of the program, shar- ing a s e n d enthusiasm in the power of international friendship. Shce 1939 nearly 6,000 p u n g men and women from the United S t a t e and other countries have par- ticipated in these development projects tm sponsored by a Mexican organization.

In the wake of Hurricane Hugq the AFSC participated in international relief efforts in St. Croix, Nwis and Montserrat. In herto Rim where AFSC har had a long standing presence, =lief work led to a

* In Chile, as the first pddent ial elections in two decades approached, AFSC staff facilitated open meetings between grass- roots organizations and political parties. In the citim of Santiago and Conmpciijn, young men and women attended work- shops on health, m a l i t y and drugs, and formed on-going support groups.

The AFSC established the "El Salvador War Relief Fund;' to supply medicines and general aid to civilians in the capital city and other areas devastated by the November escalation of the decade-long civil war,

School supplies, donated and packed by children in the United States, continued to m h mral Nicaraguan schools through the AESC.

At a critical time in the history of the Middle East, Quaker International Affairs Repmntativw wrote vital reporb and analyses of the most significant e n t s dur- ing the second yea^ of the Palestinian up* ing. They met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, fostering dialogue and under- standing.

dFSC supported the Center for Jewish- Arab Economic Development in Tel Aviv, encouraging m n o m i e cooperation be- tween Jews and Arabs and promoting mutual trust through joint incomc- generating projectr,

An agricultuml project with the formerly nomadic Tamashek people of Mali yielded a rice harvest twice as abundant as that of 1988, primarily due to imp& irrigation and cultivation practices.

* In the women's gardens that AFSC sup- from eight countries and 25 governmental ports in 36 villages of Guinea-Bissau, the and private agencies. Participants are pro- 1989 vegetable harvest was excellent. Women and staff are now working on food pmenration and marketing techniques.

An AFSC expert observed the historic elections in Namibia at the invitation of the Namibian Council of Churches. He t m e d the elections "free and fair," and informed a variety of U.S. audiences about the challenges facing the new nation.

* In Armenia, wherecommunities are still recovering from the earthquake of December 1988, AFSC funded the recon- struction of first aid clinics in sewn rural villages. AFSC has been collaborating with other U.S. religious groups, Armenian villagers and a Russian team in the rebuilding.

AFSC International Affairs Represen- tative in Asia organized a conference for women working with those who have sur- vived rape and domestic abuse Held in Bangkok, the meeting attracted 40 wornen

ducing handbooks in several languag~ for crisis center workers.

* Because years sf war and repmsion left Cambodia without skilled farmers, kFSC concentrated on training rural pmple in agriculture and animal husbandry to in- crease food production. Staff also provided training and materials for the assembly of artificial limbs for war amputees.

2 > - - , - --- - .-- - refuge^ firsthand and protested their illegal detention Before members of Con- gress and the Administration.

atrd l g o w s out of ignorance, misunderstanding and fear. To exorcise hatred, AFSC promote

the mutual understanding of people. Analyzing present events in the light of history and direct experience, AFSC often challenges common public assumptions. Peace education programs invite others to resist war and to oppose the violence of poverty that comes from the violence of gIobal militarization.

Thme are highlights of AFSC5 work for peace in 1989:

When the Central Ameriem refugee crisis developed in the Rio Grande Vdley of Texas, and thousands were detained or summarily deported, the AFSC helped organize an ecumenical delegation to the area. The p u p o b s m d the situation of

fH CENTRAL .

"U.S. and Soviet Relations with Africa" was the theme of the AESC confemce held in Bloomsburg, Fbqlvania, with the par- ticipation of Africanist scholars from the Soviet Union, the United States and Africa. One focus of the mnference was the prob- able effect on African mantries of thawing relations between the superpowers.

At the Concord Naval: Weapons Station in northern California, a nonviolent mm- munity witnas developed with the support of the AFSC. Since Septemhr of 1987 there bas been a 24-hour-a-day nonviolent vigil opposing the shipment of arms to Central America. AFSC has offered training in nonviolent action to hundreds of par- ticipants, linking the vigil to the larger U.S. movement for peace in Central America.

AFSC was invited to partcipate in discus- sions on the economic implications of the changes affecting Poland at the interna- tional conference "Vi~ions of Eumw'' held in Krakow. ARC'S public education on changes in Eastern Europe and advocacy of creative U.S, mpnm were based on decades of AFSC involvement in the region and on fostering i m p d US.-Soviet relations,

The 1982 AFSC publication A Compas- sionate Peace was updated and re-issued, providing new insights into the possibilities for a just end of the Middle East conflict. The author and AFSC staff participated in talk shows and media interviews after the b m k was released,

* AESC was active in the April conference "Planning for Children in the E9Ws,"

organized by the Non-Governmental public sewice announcements in English, Organizations Committee of UNICEF. Spanish and Cantonese, talking to their Through the Quaker United Nations Of- peers about ~ m i b l e m m m u n i t y action. fice, AESC built support for the Interna- In cities around the country, AFSC youth tional Convention of the Rights of programs focused on alternatives to Children, p a d by the General Aswmbly, military service.

Journalists, activists and public officials continued to rely on timely AFSC reports on Central American qumians. The latest was Crtsliani's First 100 Days, a sequel to the previous report on El Salvador, The Duarte Years.

* AFSC's youth program in Chicagu trained five interns who then prrwidd counseling on alternatives to military ser- vice to high school students in the area. In Oakland, California, young outreach workers produced a videotape and TV

* Last fall, ARC sponsored a national conference "In Sisterhd with the Women of the Philippines," attended by 60 women from all over the United States and Canada. Participants discussed the impact of U.S. military bases, the foreign debt, U.S.-awned assern bly plants, and migration on the lives of women.

A new AFSC h k l e t on Namibia was distributed to more than 300 media outlets as background for their reporting on that country's first elections.

FSC recognizes that the seeds of injustice Iie in economic exclusion and the denial of a per-

son's dignity because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, legal status or nationality, Bemuse of this, Quakw Senice in the United States builds community, ae- companying people in their journey to equality. Honoring people's own visions, AFSC advocates for just social policies and practices.

7%- are some of the milstone of AFSC's work in the United States during 1989:

AFSC staff b a d e & a weekly radb pro- gram in the Spanish language for farm- workers thmughou t the sprawling San Joa- quin Vallqr of California. The popular pro- gram is a conversation with the communi- ty on topics such as p&icide poisoning, housing and immigration problems.

ln January, 1989, AFSC became a co- founder of the Border Commission on Human Rights in Ciudad J u i m Maim. Repmnting more than 20 community- based p u p s from Mexico and the United States, including the Tohono O'Odham In- dian Nation (Papagos), 80 participants discus& responses to the malation of abuses of immigrants and border communities.

E d on work with Maine radian cam- rnunities dating back to the 195% AESC published The Wabmkfs of Mafw an$ t h Madtima, a w a g e curriculum mourn book that looks at the history, traditions,

folklore and language of the Indian nations known mUeetiwly as Wabanab. Staff ml- lected stories from young and old Wabanaki people wer a period of four years in a large area straddling the United States and Canada. The first edition was quickly sold out in M a i q and a second edi- tion for national and international distribution is in pduction.

In June and November, the AFSC span- d leadership forums on criminal justice in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Rep. John Conyeq the m n t r were attended by mprs sentatim of national, state and local organizations, and public officiah. These were the first public evenk of AFSC's pm- ject "200 Years of the Penitentiary System: Breaking Chains, Forging Justice.- A focus of the project is to challens c u m t reliance on imprisonment as a substitute for dealing with underlying socid and emnornic problems. The project s& to assure that those communities bearing the heaviest burdensof crime and poverty take leadership in defining and addressing the problems.

The AFSC participated in the historic Housing Nuw! demonstrations in O c t o h l when more than two hundred thousand people rallied and lobbied in Washington to show their determination to end home lessness. Large numbers of homeless p- ple, the best authorities on hornelmess, were able to travel, march, and be heard under AFSC sponsorship. In Oakland, California, the AFSC supports an active and vocal Homeless Union, and in Boston the kFSC work, on advmacy, counseling and job referral for homeless women.

In West Virginia, AkFSC joined other religious organizations in publicizing the facts behind the demands for f d I hedth

benefits by striking coal miners and their families. Direct assistance included a sizeable shipment of clothing and tovs at Christmas.

In newspapers and radio interviews a m n d the United States, AFSC's Criminal Justice Program criticized the Adminiskra- tion's "War on Drup," and its reliance on repressive enforcement measures. In addi- tion, AFSC was invitd to testify before the Pennsylvania Legislature on a law-enforce- ment hi11 for drug control.

kESC was active in developing POCAA (People of Color Against AIDS) a coalition of Latino, Black, Native American and organbation, AFSC is reaching corn- Asian American community p u p s in Col- rnunities affected by AIDS in dispropor- orado, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyo- tionate numbers with life-saving ming. As part of the leadership in this information.

ICeivain $wemmbIe giJb mhIch AFSC baa d c - sd under M subject to payment of income to one or more bm@CklrlPS for lije.

by donors for vpeclfic pmgram we. ~ l f r m d s m b e d b g d o i w r s w h o makcauggm-

Honr to A E C regard in^ gmntsfmm their Indfvidual fund to appropriate p m p m and/or other charitohle or~animfions.

'AFSC narfonal and m m l a m malntuin m e s to adjust short-sun funding needt and pro- vide for unqected pmgmm wrtunft ies .

%quest fncomefluctuotm tmpdictohly, h tn babncethisflow ojfunrFP. AFSC credtesa pool of ~ P T Q Z year~'heque8tR and u~~ocotm 50 5 of the each yeorfar pragmm work. Thlv p o l f q m m p m gram stabillty and continuity jrom yeor to yeor.

y beg inn in^ FY '89, thr Comrnittw fnstii t~ted Q policy w ~ o r d f n ~ the we of realized onpifa! gaiw. $814,MW tom d f w '89 hud~et purpows.

Land, B d d i n g and Equipment

Fund

BEGINNMC FUND W C E S P011188, $2,BB0,031

Income was prmdded hy: Contributions and Bequarts . . . . . . . $28,778 Net Investment lnmrne ...--..... ($12.798) Miscellaneous ................... $0 Actuarial Liability Adjustment.. ... $0

b TOTAL INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,982 I

Expenses wen fm Total h g a m Swvfcer . . . . . . . . . $138,209 General Management . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,557 Fundralsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,153

TOTAL EXPENSES . . . . - - - - $307,919

Ex- (DBfIdency) of Income over Erpenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($293,937

Mher Changes in Fund Balances: Matured Annuity Bt Income Gifts .. m Expired Term Endowments . . . . . $0 Property & Equipment

Purchawd .................... $395,910

TOTAL OTHER CHANGES . . . . $395,910

md' Endmment Life Income Fmds

Funds

ENDING FUND BALANCES 9130189 ........................ $2,982,034 $18.W4.890 $3,288,904

OPERATIONS F U N D S BALANCES

Beginning Ending Balances Chanm Balances 10 11 188 9 1 3 0 1 ~

RESTRICFED FUNDS:' $3,014,908 ($39,947) $2,974,961

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS: Unsold Real Estate and other

Non-marketable Assets . . . . . . . . $836,569 $026,385 $1,562,954 Donor-deferred Sugg~tion

Funds3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,25S,R01 $671,826 $1,927,427 DesignatedPensbnFund ........ $784,632 $26g,954 $1,051,586 Operating Rwrves' ............ $8,308,230 $240,841 $3,549,071 Funds Functioning as

Endowments . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . $1,712,551 $18,464 $1,729,015 Bequests Designated for Use

inFlrtureYearsJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,78&,M5 $e38,413 $14,024,488 Realized Capital Gains &

OtherFundss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $!5,848,345 ($477,024) $5,385,321

$26,328,003 $1,881,859 S29,209,8fi2

:nATEMENT OF INCOME A N D EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPIXMBER 30,1989

Opcr4tIUns Funds

Inmme war by: Contributions (including donatd rnattdals of $324,393) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bequests (including matured annultyllife income gifts and matured term

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dowrnents of $952,U92)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Public Suppwt Fee and Granh from Government Agendm

Other Incomer Investment income, net of dated fees

(including pinslloms on investment transactions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rpgram Service Fees. Mlscellanmus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total 0th Inmrne.

Total Imm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ex- For: Programs

Overseas: promoting economic and soda1 justiw, international undemanding. human rights and the relief of human suffering {including donated materials of $325,092) . . . . . . . . . .

Seeking peace, rmnc~liation and disarmament. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In the U.S.A.: mting out those c a m of vlo!enm which lie in poverty,

. . . . exclusion and the denial of sigh&. Spffial programs (including contributions

of $887,589 to other sewice ugencier) . .

Total Pmgrams . . . . . . . . . . . Supporting Servics for Programs

Administration, Personnel, AccounHng. Information Swvices, etc.. ...........

J Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total Suppwting Servioes for Prngmms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roperty and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t395,910 $395,910 $0

T o ~ l ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,W,OM $15,279,928 $7,744,138

This annuaI report is a tribute to those working on AFSC projects around the world and to those w h m encouragement and financial gifts make Quaker saYice pxible. Our appreciation and gratitude to all who helped support our vision and goal of a more peaceful, just and rompasionate mi*.

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Contributions to AFSG are deductible for Federa1 income tax puqmxs.

, American Friends Service Committee

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Officers of the AmC Corporation Stephen G . Cary

C h u i v n Lob Fomst

T m w m Asia d l d m Bennett

Ex~crriiuc k w t a t y

Memkm d the Board of Directors in 1989 Stanlq Becker Dulany Rennett Sarah Curwood Russell Susurnu Endo Deborah Fink

Vice Chirpemon Jean Fdm C i l h George D. Harrison I11 Judith W. Harvey Arlene W. Kelly Natalie Kempner Enc Kristehwn Akl Kurose Marianne CocM Mariapm Mdrud Lydia Moore Prudence Myer James Navarm Kara Newell A l h n Oldham IImry Pawmore Jeannette Raymond Paula Rhdes Doris Sharnleffer Courtnq S~celnff Kenneth Story Laurence Strong john A. Sullivan Stephen Thiermnnn

Vice Chirperarm Robert J. Vitale O d l e White

Regional Representatives Victoria Cmley Courtney Cazden William HoHand Roland Kreager Margsrct Mossman Katherine Nicklin

Vim C h u i r p m Rudv Sirnms Bonnie Tinker Asenath Young