SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2025
Weekend Reading
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Thank you to the thousands of people who contacted Congress to oppose the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations this week! Immigrants are a vital part of who we are as a community—friends, family members, neighbors, and leaders. Together, we make our communities stronger. As a Quaker organization, AFSC believes everyone should be treated with respect and human dignity. If you haven’t already, please help us urge lawmakers to uphold our values. Tell Congress to stop deportations today! [link removed]
MIGRANT RIGHTS
Trump's actions on immigration explained [link removed]
By Amy Gottlieb
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has made several changes to immigration policies that will endanger the lives of millions of immigrants, violate their rights, and devastate families and communities. Here’s what you need to know about the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. immigration system. Continue reading. [link removed]
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT
A victory in the struggle for safe, healthy housing [link removed]
By Foluke Nunn
For years, Millennia Housing Management has gotten federal money to rent to low-income families while forcing tenants to live in dangerous conditions. Since 2018, AFSC has been supporting Millennia tenants in Atlanta—and eventually, across the U.S.—to demand changes. After years of advocacy, we scored a huge victory: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has banned Millennia from getting federal contracts for five years. Now, the company must sell its HUD-subsidized properties. Read more. [link removed]
IN THE MEDIA
Op-ed: NYT refused to run AFSC’s ad about the genocide in Gaza [link removed]
By Joyce Ajlouny
The New York Times told us that we couldn’t use the word “genocide” in a paid ad intended to run last month. We feel a moral obligation to call a genocide by its name. So we walked away. Read more in The Nation. [link removed]
FEDERAL POLICY
6 takeaways from Trump’s inauguration and executive orders [link removed]
By Aura Kanegis
In his inaugural address, President Trump laid out an agenda that threatens to further harm marginalized groups, undermine rights and civil liberties, accelerate climate change, and more. Soon after, he signed a series of executive orders to begin implementing these threats. As a Quaker organization that believes in the divine Light within every person, AFSC will continue to work alongside communities to resist these harms and build a more just, peaceful world. Continue reading. [link removed]
DONATE
Join our supporter drive [link removed]
AFSC’s 2025 supporter drive is underway! We are looking for 500 people to donate by February 14, to support communities directly impacted by violence, inequality, and oppression. If you haven’t yet donated, make your gift today to support global efforts to build peace and justice. [link removed] Choose monthly giving to become a Partner for Peace and provide steady support we can rely on in the year ahead.
Special thanks to our monthly donors, our Partners for Peace, for their ongoing support to make all our work possible.
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