Dear John,

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to AFSC's Pandemic Relief Fund! We are moved by your generosity and are making strong progress toward our goal of raising $50,000 by April 30.

Thanks also to the more than 53,000 people who signed our Daily Kos petition, urging lawmakers to drop private prison contracts with GEO and CoreCivic! If you haven’t already, add your name today. [link removed]

Here are this week’s resources to help you stay informed and support your activism.

Stand up to anti-Asian racism: [link removed] As harassment and attacks continue during this pandemic, here are some resources to help you respond to racism and build the safe and peaceful communities we all deserve, writes AFSC’s Zareen Kamal and Mary Zerkel.

The World Conference 2020 has moved online: [link removed] Join us April 25-26 to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons, resist and reverse the climate crisis, and demand social and economic justice. Register today.

Quaker group connects New Mexico organic farms with food banks during COVID outbreak: [link removed] AFSC’s Farm to Food Bank project supports “people who are not able to afford food, as well as supporting small-scale, organic, sustainable agriculture—a way of putting faith into action,” says AFSC’s Sayrah Namaste. (National Public Radio)

How the U.S. southern border became a militarized zone: [link removed] The same military-industrial complex that for decades benefited from foreign wars are now benefiting from border militarization and the horrific treatment of migrants, writes AFSC’s Tori Bateman and Noam Perry. (YES! Magazine)

Video: Defending immigrant rights in this pandemic: [link removed] Hear from AFSC’s Kristin Kumpf on how communities are working to protect the rights and dignity of all people—and how we can all take action from our own homes. And join us on Facebook every Thursday at 4 p.m. ET for weekly updates from AFSC staff.

Farmworkers risk coronavirus infection to keep the U.S. fed: [link removed] “This is a population that is considered to be essential workers, but they’re invisible,” says AFSC’s Myrna Martinez Nateras. (National Geographic)

AFSC and allies defend employee health in Iowa’s meatpacking plants: [link removed] A coalition of nearly 70 groups, including AFSC, called on the governor to ensure protections for all workers, including ceasing all nonessential operations, granting workers paid sick leave, and ensuring medical care for all workers. (Des Moines Register)

What we're reading on working for social change during COVID-19: [link removed] AFSC’s Lucy Duncan recommends 10 resources for organizing and analysis in these times.

Be well and take care.

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