Dear John,

Seventy-five years ago, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, killing and wounding hundreds of thousands of people—and impacting every generation since. Never again can we allow such acts to be repeated.

Sign our petition with Daily Kos: Tell lawmakers to pledge to eliminate all nuclear weapons and build a peaceful future for communities around the world. [link removed]

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

A survivor's call for a world without nuclear weapons: [link removed] Michiko Kodama was seven years old when the U.S. bombed Hiroshima. In 2015, she wrote this account of Aug. 6, 1945 and how that day has afflicted her and family since.

Furloughs at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services could backlog green cards, work permits, and other critical documents for immigrants: [link removed] Congress must provide funding to avoid furloughs—and stop furthering an anti-immigrant agenda, writes AFSC’s Tori Bateman.

After COVID-19 cases spike in a Tucson prison unit, advocates demand action to protect incarcerated people: [link removed] “Most people in Arizona are not sentenced to prison to die. And yet, by being so careless with these lives, that's exactly what (prison officials) are doing," says AFSC’s Joe Watson. (Arizona Republic)

Providing aid to communities in El Salvador: [link removed] Thanks to your support of AFSC’s pandemic response efforts, dozens of community members struggling in this pandemic—and affected by Tropical Storm Amanda—have received food assistance and hygiene supplies.

Tell Congress: Ensure coronavirus relief reaches all people who need it!: [link removed] Millions of immigrants are among many in the U.S. left out of the government’s response to this public health crisis. As Congress continues to debate the next relief bill, urge members to include immigrants in health care and other benefits!

Join us each Thursday at 4 p.m. ET: [link removed] You have an open invitation to weekly updates from AFSC staff via Facebook Live on how your support is helping us make a difference in communities around the world. Check out our recordings of previous 10-20 minute talks on freeing immigrants from detention, providing humanitarian relief, and more.

Be well and take care

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