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American Friends Service Committee — Part 11
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: #5-~ Quake s for 300 years have believed that all war is evil
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_v“~,. War which the United States ts waging against the people of North and South Vietnam ek
i, ~ is particularly evil and lacking in justice. As members of the human family and
~~" deyai to the best ideals of cur country we must disassociate ourselves from the Viet- . -.
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*., Quakers are already at work in South Vietnam, relieving some of the great suffering =. |".
“.. there, It is provable that military escalation against North Vietnam will continue ~~“ f:
<1 .and increasingly involyg the bombing of civilians. American Quakers, and those of .
' sf other countries so moved, will identify themselves with the victims of violence, -
"seeking to bind up some of the wounds of war and communicate to the people of the :
~.7Z world the tragedy of the suffering, Perhaps our service will open the way.to a’.
-- it. major relief effort. _ ues Mes SO POs
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"= Our action fs in the spirit of love and non-violence. Our purpose is peace, We -.
cail for 2 withdrawal and dismantling of all military forces in Vietnam in order that ae
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While most of the partictvants will be members of the Society of Friends, others . t S
who share the pullosophy of Quakers and the purpose of the mission will be ‘vel- - et ,
comed. We bora that persons from all ‘valks of life will particicate. Already a
sev2n persors, some of whom are meniters of A Quaker Action Group, have sol- i
arrangements group ot tue seginning and additional grouzs as voluntsers and funds f
permit, im most instances volunteers should expect to stay v0 months; ference fi.
will be given to “hose vho can fisy lorger, Indiviliats rarticinating should raise a
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