Thanks to support from the AFSC community, we have delivered food, medicine, and other critical supplies to earthquake survivors in Myanmar. Photo: AFSC/Asia |
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Hi Friend,
Thank you to everyone who donated to our emergency response to the earthquake in Myanmar. Over the past month, AFSC has worked closely with local organizations to help survivors in some of the country’s hardest-hit areas. We have provided hundreds of households with critical supplies, including food, medicine, mosquito nets, sleeping mats, and solar lighting. None of this would be possible without supporters like you. Read more from AFSC’s Abid Gulzar.
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Tell Congress: Demand lifesaving aid for Gaza!
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels. For the past two months, Israeli authorities—with full support from the U.S.—have blocked all food, water, medicine, and humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. Palestinians, including children, are dying from starvation, malnutrition, and disease. This is a 100% preventable crisis. Urge Congress to demand immediate humanitarian access to Gaza before more civilians are killed. Send a message today!
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International tribunal condemns U.S. border officials for torturing, killing immigrant
In 2010, U.S. border agents brutally beat and killed Anastasio Rojas, a San Diego father of five. AFSC has supported his family’s quest for justice since. In 2022, Anastasio’s widow and attorneys brought their case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They argued that the United States’ “use of force” laws violate international human rights standards. On Wednesday, the commission ruled that border officials were responsible for Anastasio’s death. They also called for reopening the investigation and implementing sweeping reforms. Read more in Capital & Main.
Trump was right to engage with North Korea. He should do so again.
By Austin Headrick
During his first term, President Trump defied the U.S. policy establishment and initiated a dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It was the right thing to do then, and restarting these talks would be the right thing to do now. Isolation and pressure have failed to improve U.S. security. And recent polling commissioned by AFSC shows that voters in the U.S. want engagement and diplomacy with North Korea, not another decade of an unresolved war. Read more in this article originally published in NK News.
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Palestinian Women & the Nakba (May 13, 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT)
May 15 marks the 77th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba, when more than 750,000 Palestinians were violently driven from their homes. In this special online event, we’ll explore the role of Palestinian women during the Nakba and in modern Palestinian society. We will hear from Palestinian women who have kept their families’ legacies alive through storytelling, stitching, cooking, and other resistance to occupation and settler colonialism. Register today.
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