SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021
Weekend Reading

Dear John,

As Congress works on the next COVID-19 relief package, we must ensure that all people have the resources they need to stay healthy and well during the pandemic and beyond. Previous relief packages have fallen short of meeting real need—particularly for immigrants, low-income Black and Brown communities, and people who are incarcerated.

It’s time for Congress to close those gaps and address the inequities. Tell your elected officials: Raise the minimum wage and take bold action in the next COVID-19 relief package! [link removed]

Here are this week's picks to inform and support your activism:

Colorado mother and immigration activist reunites with her family after being detained by Border Patrol: [link removed] Hilda Martinez Murillo worked with AFSC, partners, and lawyers to win release—and is calling on Congress to revitalize, not militarize, the border and end detention. (Denver 7)

The case for a new approach to North Korea: [link removed] Taking even small steps toward ending the 70-year-old Korean War would be a welcome change from the hostility and denial of past administrations, writes AFSC’s Dan Jasper. (Foreign Policy in Focus)

How truth and reconciliation commissions could help the U.S. move beyond polarization: [link removed] The commissions would offer an opportunity to hear from people who suffer intergenerational trauma from the legacy of government-sponsored atrocities, including genocidal policies against Indigenous people, the enslavement of Africans, and violent border enforcement, writes AFSC’s Pedro Rios. (San Diego Union Tribune)

Confronting antisemitism: [link removed] As a Quaker organization, AFSC stands against antisemitism in all its forms. The struggle to end antisemitism is part of our work to create a world free from violence, inequality, and oppression—and a future where all people and cultures thrive.

Be well and take care

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