SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020
Weekend Reading

Dear John,

Thank you for being part of AFSC’s global community and for all the ways you support our work for peace and justice throughout the year! Your generosity, compassion, and action have made it possible for us to respond to the urgent needs of this pandemic in communities around the globe—while pushing forward in working for a world where the rights and dignity of all are respected. We’re so grateful for your support.

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

Keep building up the momentum to protect incarcerated people from COVID-19!: [link removed] Hundreds of people across the U.S. have already contacted policymakers or signed up to take part in events as part of our #FreeThemAll Days of Action, which runs from Dec. 10-18. Please join us! If you haven’t already, send a message to public officials today and register for an upcoming event, online or in person.

Will Biden remember the promise he made to asylum seekers Trump sent to Mexico?: [link removed] As quickly as possible, the new president must roll back the “Remain in Mexico” policy and all devastating changes to immigration instituted by the Trump administration—and build systems that welcome migrants, writes AFSC’s Kerri Kennedy. (Truthout)

4 things you should know about changes to DACA: [link removed] A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and reopen it to new applicants—but the struggle to provide permanent protections to DACA recipients is far from over, writes AFSC’s Peniel Ibe.

Helping communities in Zimbabwe stay healthy during COVID-19: [link removed] Thanks to your support, we’re continuing to provide personal protective equipment, hygiene supplies, and other critical items to communities where resources are scarce, writes AFSC’s Nthabiseng Nkomo.

Quaker organizations stand together for migrant justice: [link removed] In this joint statement—developed by AFSC, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs, and Quaker United Nations Office—we call for migration justice that recognizes our shared humanity and enables all people to move in safety and dignity. If your Quaker meeting, congregation, or group would like to sign on to support the statement, please let us know. [link removed]

Why I support the call to defund the police: www.afsc.org/blogs/acting-in-faith/defund-police?utm_source=weekendreading121220&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekendreading Pamela Haines explains how the concept of divesting from policing—and investing in nonviolent alternatives—has challenged her to rethink how we ensure community safety for all.

How has the pandemic affected people migrating for a more promising future?: [link removed] In the second episode of our “Under the Mask” podcast, AFSC’s Luis Paiz Bekker, Kerri Kennedy, and Douglas discuss migration in Central America—and how people are building movements to overcome inequity, migration, and the impacts of the pandemic in the region.

Be well and take care

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