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Here are this week's resources to help you stay informed and support your activism.
Introducing AFSC's new podcast, "Under the Mask": As governments around the world try to contain the pandemic, many have used the crisis to pass extreme policies and restrict civic rights. “Under the Mask” explores how communities are finding ways to organize and challenge repression in these times. In our premiere episode, AFSC’s Sahar Vardi and Kerri Kennedy discuss how people in Israel and beyond are resisting government surveillance and the criminalization of protest and dissent.
Tell Congress: Pass a coronavirus relief bill!: This session of Congress is almost over—and legislators still haven't passed a coronavirus relief bill to extend unemployment benefits and provide stimulus payments to our communities. Urge your elected officials to prioritize COVID-19 relief to all who need it—and ensure immigrants aren't left behind!
Farm to Food Bank grows in New Mexico: Since the start of the pandemic, AFSC’s Farm to Food Bank Project has provided more than 12,000 pounds of local, fresh produce to food banks and shelters, thanks to AFSC supporters like you—reaching thousands of community members in need.
Working toward a world without incarceration: AFSC stands with communities across the country in advocating for the release of people from prisons, jails, and detention centers in this pandemic—and working for a future that focuses on healing and forgiveness—instead of punishment—in our criminal legal system. Learn more about the call to #FreeThemAll.
Webinar: No Way to Treat a Child: Join AFSC and Defense of Children International-Palestine on Dec. 8 to learn more about our campaign to end the detention of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system. AFSC staff will also speak to the connections between this campaign and our work to #FreeThemAll—and how these movements can work together for a more just, peaceful future.
It’s time to stop federal executions and repeal the death penalty: With less than two months left in the Trump presidency, the Justice Department is rushing ahead to execute five people on death row—even announcing new rules to permit more methods for execution, including firing squads and electrocution.
Sign the petition: Stop funding cruelty against immigrants!: Thank you to everyone who took action this week to urge elected officials to cut funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which get billions every year to jail, abuse, and deport our immigrant community members. If you haven’t already, add your name today!
