SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2021
Weekend Reading
Dear John,
Our taxpayer dollars should support the real needs of our communities—not weapons and war. But earlier this week, a Senate committee voted to increase the already bloated U.S. defense budget by $37 billion over 2021 levels. Tell Congress today: Stop funding war and militarism and invest in human needs! [link removed]
Here are this week's picks to inform and support your activism:
Creating real safety for youth in Chicago: [link removed] To address gun violence, the city must remove police officers from schools—and invest in mental health services for students, writes AFSC’s Karla DeJesus.
Tell the Biden administration: Ensure all migrants can seek safety in the U.S.: [link removed] Thank you to everyone who urged President Biden to reopen our borders and allow all people to seek asylum in the U.S. Unfortunately, the administration has continued to deny the right to asylum and deport people back to danger. If you haven’t already, please write the administration today!
Hate crimes legislation won’t stop violence: [link removed] We can’t incarcerate our way out of racism, homophobia, and bigotry any more than we can incarcerate our way out of addiction and poverty, writes AFSC’s Lewis Webb, Jr.
The violence against Palestinians in Gaza doesn’t stop when the bombs stop falling: [link removed] “We can’t give Gaza only seasonal attention. The violence continues,” says AFSC’s Jehad Abusalim. “Ending the political isolation of Gaza and trying to make Gaza a place we can imagine living in is our mandate.” (Mondoweiss)
Video: How the pandemic has changed our work for justice: [link removed] COVID-19 has exposed longstanding structural inequalities and injustice. In our recent Facebook Live, AFSC staff shared how the crisis has reshaped their work in communities worldwide.
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