Dear John,

Thank you for all the ways you stand with AFSC and communities around the world in working for a more just and peaceful future. Here are some ways you can connect with others this month who share your commitment to social change.
We hope to see you in the coming weeks!

Tonya Histand
Alumni Director

Upcoming events

Care Across the Walls national teach-in [link removed]
May 6, Thursday, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Join us online for a teach-in featuring learnings and calls to action from those of us confronting the unique challenges of trying to maintain the mother-child bond while separated by walls of incarceration. We will also learn from community-based activists and advocates about how we can join efforts to overcome and dismantle these injustices as we work toward a future without prisons, jails, or detention centers. Register now. [link removed]

Oregon to Tacoma Washington caravans to shut down Northwest Detention Center [link removed]
On Saturday, May 8, the day before Mother’s Day, hundreds of people will depart from seven different parts of Oregon and Washington and converge at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA with a call to Gov. Jay Inslee to shut it down. Run by the for-profit multi-national GEO Group, the NWDC holds nearly 1,600 people. For years, detainees have suffered from abuse by guards and inadequate medical care and food. While Gov. Inslee took the powerful step to end new contracts with for-profit prisons and detentions centers by recently signing HB1090 into law, the NWDC needs to be shut down now. Click here to write letters or join a caravan. [link removed]

Community Safety Beyond Policing monthly webinars
Can federal legislation transform policing? [link removed]
May 11, Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
In response to a growing nationwide call for an end to racist police violence, members of Congress have unveiled measures to change how police interact with our communities—but does this legislation go far enough? We’ll discuss the federal proposals under consideration and how you can get involved in working toward a future where we rely less on police and ensure community safety for all. Register now [link removed] and learn more about the Community Safety Beyond Policing initiative. [link removed]

Stopping police militarization [link removed]
June 2, Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Communities of color and poor communities are policed using militarized tactics and equipment underwritten by the federal government and local budgets—turning communities across the U.S. into war zones. Join our community conversation to hear how people are organizing against police militarization and calling for policies and investments in programs that strengthen our communities. Register now. [link removed]

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