SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021
Weekend Reading

Dear John,

Good news! Earlier this year, the House passed a bill to repeal the Iraq war authorization. And because the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved similar legislation this week, the Senate is on track to do the same! These two war authorizations have been used to justify military actions around the world for the past two decades. Please join us in urging Congress to repeal these "Authorizations for Use of Military Force" and end endless wars. [link removed]

Here are this week’s picks to inform and support your activism.

Tell Congress: Support an end to Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians: [link removed] Hundreds of Palestinian families in the Jerusalem communities of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan continue to face eviction from their homes, despite months of protests and international pressure. It’s time for the U.S. to take action to stop these human rights violations!

6 experts give a letter grade on Biden-Harris administration's handling of immigration thus far: [link removed] AFSC’s Pedro Rios gives the administration a “D.” One reason for the grade: The administration’s failure to rescind a Trump-era order used to rapidly deport migrants under “Title 42.” “There are people that have died in attempts to cross into the U.S. or have been placed in precarious situations," Pedro says. (Business Insider)

Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for Florida farmworkers: [link removed] In recent months, AFSC and partners have helped provide vaccines—and accurate public health information—to protect farmworkers and their families in this pandemic.

Register for our webinar “Policing Poverty webinar” on Aug. 12: [link removed] How do policing and the criminal legal system reflect and uphold our inequitable economic system and punish poor people? Explore these connections with AFSC staff and other organizers—and learn how you can help disrupt them—as part of our Community Safety Beyond Policing webinar series.

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: [link removed] On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. In 2015, Hiroshima survivor and activist Michiko Kodama wrote this powerful account.

Be well and take care

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