Resources

Resources

Local

GBM: Greater Birmingham Ministries
Greater Birmingham Ministries is a multi-faith, multi-racial organization that provides emergency services for people in need and engages the poor and the non-poor in systemic change efforts to build a strong, supportive, engaged community and pursue a more just society for all people.

Alabama Arise
Alabama Arise is a statewide, member-led organization advancing public policies to improve the lives of Alabamians who are marginalized by poverty. Our membership includes faith-based, community, nonprofit and civic groups, grassroots leaders and individuals from across Alabama.

Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who are committed to creating a future where human rights are enjoyed by everyone.

Braver Angels
Braver Angels is a nonprofit organization based in New York City. Braver Angels Alliances are local groups of people who have attended a Braver Angels workshop, have become dues-paying members, and want to help unify America and promote better public policy. Alliances have red/blue co-chairs and prioritize having no more than a 60/40 split in red and blue membership. 

Quaker

SAYMA: Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association
Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association is a community of meetings of the Religious Society of Friends. 

SAYMA Faith & Practice 

FGC: Friends General Conference
Friends General Conference is an association of Quakers in the United States and Canada made up of 16 yearly meetings and 12 autonomous monthly meetings. "Monthly meetings" are what Quakers call congregations; "yearly meetings" are organizations of monthly meetings within a geographic region. FGC was founded in 1900

FCNL: Friends Committee on National Legislation
Issues We Work On
We seek a world free of war and the threat of war.
 Middle East & Iran,  Nuclear Weapons, Peacebuilding, U.S. Wars &    
     Militarism

We seek a society with equity and justice for all.
Gun Violence Prevention,  Just Immigration,  Justice Reform
 Native Americans

We seek a community where every person's potential may be fulfilled.
 Economic Justice,  Voting & Elections

We seek an earth restored.
Environment & Energy

AFSC: American Friends Service Committee
We bring together people of all faiths and backgrounds to challenge injustice and build peace around the globe.

QUF: Quaker Universalist Friends
The Quaker Universalist Fellowship is a gathering of Friends who are open to a wide and inclusive understanding of beliefs and spiritual practices. Rooted in the Quaker tradition, we welcome those who seek the underlying truth beneath all faith.

QVS: Quaker Voluntary Service
In each QVS city, we match young adult Fellows and their vocational leadings with professional positions at service and change organizations. With this model, we expand the capacity of community-based non-profits and offer young adults immersive experiences in existing community-led work.

Quaker House: Fayetteville, NC
Quaker House is a manifestation of the Friends’ Peace Testimony. Based in Fayetteville, NC, home of Ft. Liberty (formerly Ft. Bragg), Quaker House provides counseling and support to service members who are questioning their role in the military; educates them, their families, and the public about military issues; and advocates for a more peaceful world.

FUM: Friends United Meeting
The Friends United Meeting community stretches far and wide across the globe. We are a collection of Christ-centered Quakers, embracing thirty-seven Yearly Meetings and Associations, thousands of local gatherings and hundreds of thousands of individuals.