SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021
Weekend Reading
Dear John,
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition to abolish ICE! Because of you, we were able to deliver more than 44,000 signatures to Congress this week, urging elected officials to dismantle Immigration and Customs Enforcement—and work for policies that protect the rights and dignity of all people. This is one important way we are urging the new administration and Congress to prioritize respect for immigrants' rights.
Here are this week's resources to help you stay informed and support your activism.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. still guides us to healing justice: [link removed] Instead of a punitive criminal legal system, King calls us to evolve, to imagine a different approach to conflict, one that promotes healing and is grounded in love, writes AFSC’s Lewis Webb.
Why we should rethink calling white supremacist violence “terrorism”: [link removed] after the Capitol attack, we must not reinforce policing that criminalizes Muslims and Black and Brown people, writes AFSC’s Mary Zerkel.
Take action to end the death penalty: [link removed] With just days left in the Trump presidency, the Justice Department has rushed ahead with federal executions. Tell Congress it’s time to repeal the death penalty!
Will Biden remember the promise he made to asylum seekers Trump sent to Mexico?: [link removed] The incoming administration must reverse the harmful “Remain in Mexico” policy—and enact policies that respect human rights and dignity, are responsive to the needs of our communities, and are accountable and transparent, writes AFSC’s Kerri Kennedy (Truthout).
Two events with the Poor People’s Campaign National Call for Moral Revival: [link removed] Please join us online tomorrow (Sunday) at 8 p.m. ET for Prayer for Beloved Community in the Midst of COVID and Chaos and again on Monday at 1 p.m. ET for A National Interfaith Service of Love, Light and Leadership.
The unfinished business of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Poor People’s Campaign: [link removed] As we push forward in working to end poverty and racism, we look back at AFSC’s history with the movement that mobilized tens of thousands of people across the U.S. to demand economic justice in 1968.
Calling 150 new Partners for Peace!: [link removed] Your steady support makes all the difference to our ability to respond in times of crisis–and make long-term commitments for transformative change. If you haven’t yet started a monthly gift, please help us meet our goal by Jan. 31!
Be well and take care
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