SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Weekend Reading

Photo: Amjad Al Fayoumi.

Hi John,

Thank you for being a part of the AFSC community—and for all the ways you join us in working for peace, justice, and human dignity. Your solidarity, your activism, and your generosity make a difference in communities across the U.S. and around the globe. Watch this video to see some of the efforts made possible by supporters like you in 2024. 

A special thanks also to everyone who participated in our recent Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge and to all who fund our work throughout the year. We appreciate your support! 

GAZA

Meeting critical needs in Gaza 

By Kerri Kennedy  

I am writing to share an update on our ongoing humanitarian work in Gaza, where conditions have deteriorated to catastrophic levels. Aid entering Gaza has plummeted to its lowest level in over a year. People are facing starvation, severe shortages of clean water, and scarcity of essential supplies. In the face of these dire circumstances, AFSC’s team in Gaza has continued to deliver life-saving assistance, thanks to supporters like you. Continue reading.

TAKE ACTION

Tell the Biden administration: Act now to save lives on death row! 

President Biden has just weeks left to act on his promise to end federal executions. With Donald Trump vowing to restart executions in 2025, we must urge the Biden administration to commute all federal death sentences immediately. They must also take steps to prevent use of the death penalty by any president. Read more about the issue. And take action today by sending a message to the Biden administration!

HISTORY

Sowing seeds of justice  

By Rick Wilson 

In the wake of World War I, AFSC staff began providing food for thousands of children in Germany, Austria, Poland, and Russia. They had no way of knowing it, but they had begun a tradition of working for food justice that would last over a century. Today, it would be difficult to find another organization that has worked for the right to food for as long a time and in as many different places. Continue reading.

COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS 

Indigenous youth shape their own future   

In Guatemala, Mayan Ixil youth are taking bold steps to reclaim their identity. Over the past four years, AFSC has been supporting their efforts through a civic-political training diploma program, working alongside the Chemol Txumb'al youth network. This diploma course is more than just an educational initiative. It is a powerful tool for cultural preservation, community empowerment, and resistance. Continue reading.

Special thanks to our monthly donors, our Partners for Peace, for their ongoing support to make all our work possible.

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