SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023

Weekend Reading

Dear John,

Thank you to everyone who responded to our emergency appeal to meet urgent needs for families fleeing Sudan and support our advocacy for peace in the region. If you haven’t yet donated, please consider a gift today. [link removed]

Here are this week's picks to inform and support your activism:

Tell Congress: NO cuts to community needs in the federal budget: The U.S. is nearing a critical deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk default. As negotiations continue, Congress must focus on what matters most—the health and well-being of our communities. Tell your elected officials to reject any cuts to health care, education, nutrition, and other vital programs! [link removed]

Advocating for immigrant youth: Julie Flores-Castillo is a 19-year-old immigrant rights advocate who took part in AFSC’s Emerging Leaders for Liberation program. She knows firsthand the harms caused by U.S. immigration policies. Now she’s working to create a more just future for all immigrant youth. [link removed]

Last chance to register: Korea Peace Advocacy Week (June 5-9): Next month, hundreds of people across the U.S. will take part in Korea Peace Advocacy Week. We'll meet online to advocate with Congressional offices in support of legislation to build peace on the Korean Peninsula. As tensions continue to escalate, we hope you will join us to advocate for a transformative, peace-first approach. Registration closes May 15, so register today! [link removed]

75 years of Quakers at the United Nations: Since 1948, QUNO has represented Quaker concerns for peace and justice to the U.N.—and brought community voices to critical policy discussions. We look at how QUNO has helped implement the U.N.’s original vision of peace and human rights. [link removed]

Hunger shouldn't be a part of growing up—a new policy could change that: [link removed] Across the U.S., many children face food insecurity and come to school hungry. Today, the USDA is proposing a new policy that would help by increasing access to free school meals, writes AFSC’s Lida Shepherd. Every one of us can speak out for feeding millions of kids. Submit a public comment in support of the change to the USDA by this Monday, May 8. Add your comment today. [link removed] (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

Commemorating the Poor People’s Campaign: This month marks the 55th anniversary of the original Poor People’s Campaign, which mobilized tens of thousands of people across the country to demand economic justice. AFSC was one of the principal endorsers of the campaign. Learn more by exploring some of the letters, speeches, and materials from this historic movement. [link removed]

Be well and take care



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