Dear John,

The right to vote should never be taken away from anyone. But this November, nearly six million people—disproportionately Black and Brown people—will be barred from voting because of a felony conviction. 

Tell your governor: End felony disenfranchisement and restore voting rights for all!​​​​

AFSC’s Farm to Food Bank project grows in New Mexico: Since March, support from the AFSC community has helped us connect small-scale farmers with food banks struggling to meet rising need—providing nearly 7,000 pounds of local produce to thousands of community members.

We’re boycotting Pillsbury. Here’s why you should join us: The company, owned by General Mills, manufactures frozen baked goods in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory—violating international law and contributing to gross human rights abuses, writes AFSC’s Dalit Baum and Noam Perry.

Upset over the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents attacking protesters in Portland, Oregon?: Members of Congress are at home in their districts for recess this month—a great opportunity to reach out to let them know what issues matter to you. Here are five tips to help you talk to your representatives about defunding ICE and CBP.

What I went through in immigrant detention: David, who was imprisoned by ICE in New Jersey for two years, talks about his confinement and the impacts of being separated from his wife and children. AFSC’s Immigrants Right Program in Newark, New Jersey provided David with legal representation, helping him to secure his release earlier this year.

Sign our petition with Daily Kos: Tell Congress to provide permanent protections for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS): With a court ruling expected on the fate of this life-saving program, Congress must act now to protect hundreds of TPS holders from deportation.