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Trucks, (not AFSC affiliated) entering Gaza with humanitarian aid. This image is from TheMuslimIssue, and is used under a Creativ Commons By Attribution license. This image has been cropped for artistic composition.
“…Quakers in Gaza Have a Long History” April 18, 2024
Mike Merryman-Lotze is the Just Peace Global Policy Director at the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization headquartered in Philadelphia.  He joins to share the struggles facing humanitarian workers in Gaza and explain why the organization has issued a global call for an unconditional ceasefire and the release of hostages.  He describes why AFSC is calling on Western governments to halt the sale and transfer of weapons to conflict zones and for faith communities to work together as peacemakers.

Mike Merryman-Lotze, Just Peace Global Policy Director for the American Freind's Service Comity. As a member of the Global Policy, Strategy, and Advocacy Department, Mike leads AFSC’s global peace-building policy work, supporting both US and International staff and programs.

Visit AFSC's website to learn what you can do to end the suffering in Gaza.