Weekend Reading
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020

Dear John,

Earlier this week, the Trump administration released a memo that works to dismantle DACA (Deferred Action for Child Arrivals)—undermining a Supreme Court decision to uphold the program, which protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.

Stand with DACA recipients today. Tell Congress: Provide permanent protections for people with DACA—and create a roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants! [link removed]

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

What you need to know about changes to DACA: [link removed] The Trump administration announced it would stop accepting new DACA applications, reduce the renewal period for current DACA recipients from two years to one year, and further limit recipients’ ability to travel outside of the U.S.

Expanding assistance to West Virginians: [link removed] With your support, AFSC and partners are helping to keep children, seniors, and other community members from going hungry—and advocating for people in prisons, jails, and detention.

Free legal representation protects hundreds of NJ immigrants from detention and deportation: [link removed] “Thank God American Friends Service Committee represented me. Now I pray and have faith that I can achieve what other undocumented immigrants dream of obtaining and obtain legal status,” says Santiago Hernandez, who was recently released from immigrant detention. (NJ.com)

Take action: Cut funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)!: [link removed] CBP agents continue to terrorize protesters in Portland, Oregon, and communities across the U.S. If you haven’t already, take action today.

Do’s and don’ts for bystander intervention: [link removed] Learn how to intervene safely when you witness public acts of violence or harassment against people of color, transgender people, or other community members.

Can we begin to imagine a police-free world?: [link removed] Communities across the U.S. are exploring what it means to defund the police. We can start by challenging the assumption that we need armed security forces to solve our problems, writes AFSC’s Mary Zerkel.

Remembering Constance Curry, author and ally in working for civil rights: [link removed] In 1964, Connie worked as a Southern field representative for AFSC, working covertly in Mississippi to persuade the local white community to accept desegregation and to investigate cases of reprisals against Black families. (The New York Times)

Be well and take care.

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