Dear John,

With COVID-19 cases soaring across the U.S., communities and local governments are urging Congress to provide more coronavirus relief to protect public health, extend unemployment benefits, and help people struggling to make ends meet—including millions of immigrants left out of the first stimulus package. 

Tell Congress: Pass a coronavirus relief bill, and ensure immigrants aren't left behind! 

Why fund health care when you can have warplanes?: In this pandemic, Congress continues to prioritize weapons of war over public health and well-being, calling for billions of dollars in F-35 fighter planes and additional Pentagon spending—instead of passing much-needed coronavirus relief.

Tell General Mills: Stop manufacturing Pillsbury products on stolen land!: Join AFSC in holding General Mills accountable for doing business in an illegal Israeli settlement—and boycott Pillsbury products this holiday season and beyond until the company stops profiting from the occupation.

As we move beyond the election, we can’t have healing without reckoning: It is time for a courageous human-centered approach that transcends political scores to address the deep and existential challenges of this nation, the communities within it, and the world it is a part of.

How to talk about defunding the police: The police murders of George Floyd and many others catalyzed protests nationwide—and now many of us are having discussions with family and friends about rethinking the role of police in our communities. Here are some tips you can use to guide these conversations and build support for alternatives that create community safety for all.

Progress for Palestinian rights: This month marks the third anniversary of the introduction of the first congressional bill in U.S. history promoting Palestinian human rights. AFSC’s Jennifer Bing talks with two activists involved in our No Way to Treat a Child campaign on the progress we’ve made—and our hopes for the year ahead.

Get AFSC face masks, tote bags, t-shirts, coffee mugs, and more: Use our special promo code HOLIDAY to get 10% off our entire store, featuring products that are made to order in the U.S. Place your order by Dec. 4 to help ensure delivery by Dec. 25.

AFSC’s new strategic plan guides our next decade’s work: Hundreds of staff, governance volunteers, Friends, partners, and members of the communities with whom we work joined in a collective examination of the state of the world and AFSC’s role in it. Read more about our 2020-2030 strategic plan.