SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2024
Weekend Reading
Hi Friend,
After the election, many are feeling fear and uncertainty about the future. We hope you and your loved ones are well and taking care of yourselves in these difficult times.
We are here for you. AFSC remains as committed as ever to building and amplifying movements for a more just and peaceful world. Our Quaker values guide us as we work alongside communities facing oppression, knowing that our collective strength lies in our shared humanity. In the months ahead, we will provide you with resources, training, and other support for your vital activism. Together, we will love, protect, and strengthen one another as we keep pushing for a future that works for all of us.
JOIN US
From Election to Action: How we can work together for lasting change (Nov. 12, 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT) [link removed]
Join AFSC General Secretary Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC's Global Policy and Strategy team, and program leaders for a conversation on transforming this moment into sustainable progress. We'll explore concrete ways that we can push forward in our work with communities worldwide to organize, advocate, and act for peace, justice, and equality for all people.
DIVESTMENT
How divestment for Palestinian rights is gaining ground [link removed]
By Noam Perry
Over the past year, we've witnessed unprecedented activism for Palestinian rights across the U.S. Students, faith leaders, and community organizers have pushed harder than ever for institutions to divest from companies profiting from the genocide in Gaza. And they’ve made unprecedented progress as universities, churches, and cities take major steps toward divestment. Read more. [link removed]
MIGRANT RIGHTS
A vision for welcoming, dignified, just immigration [link removed]
Immigrants make our communities stronger. But right now, inhumane U.S. policies often subject them to harm and suffering. It doesn’t have to be this way. We deserve a more humane immigration system built on dignity, fairness, and opportunity for all. Explore our six principles that outline a path forward to a future where all people have the chance to build a good life, no matter where they come from. See how communities are putting these principles into action, with support from AFSC. [link removed]
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Support our largest match of the year [link removed]
Have you heard about AFSC’S Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge? Your gift for peace and justice will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000 now through Nov. 22. Thank you to all who have already given!
Special thanks to our monthly donors, our Partners for Peace, for their ongoing support to make all our work possible.
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