Give For Spain’s Refugees.

Give For Spain’s Refugees.

This pamphlet, titled Give for Spain’s Refugees, is one of a series that were distributed by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to ask for help for the children refugees who were victims of the Spanish Civil War. This pamphlet shows that one important aspect of pacifism to the Quakers is the action of giving bread and soup to children and refugees. For the Quakers, feeding children is a form of pacifism because these children were the next generation of Spain. Neglecting to care for them would allow children to suffer and reinforce the bitterness of hatred and violence committed against them, giving them the idea that wars should be perpetuated. The Quakers, instead, tried to teach the children growing up in a time of war about peace by alleviating their suffering. This pamphlet has a British counterpart, distributed by the Friends Service Council in England, called Give for Spain, also displayed in this exhibition.

Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee

1937/38

Ann-Victoria Isaac

Pamphlet