Causes: Arms Control & Peace, Crime & Law, International, International Peace & Security, Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

Mission: Friends for a Non-Violent World, founded in 1981, grew out of the vision of local Quakers to have an expression of their peace testimony. The focus of the organization has always been on promoting non-violence, but has taken many forms in the past 20 years. Currently, FNVW offers Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops in several Minnesota prisons and schools. In addition, FNVW also sponsors a week long, intergenerational summer camp based on the theme of nonviolence. Additional community education programs are offered about resistance to military violence.