SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021
Weekend Reading

Dear John,

Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that puts us on a path to expand vital safety net programs—and create a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Now we must keep up the pressure to advance this legislation! Tell Congress: Ensure the next economic recovery package includes a roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants. [link removed]

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

To end this pandemic, we must put human lives over pharma profits: [link removed] World leaders must expand COVID-19 vaccine production by allowing more companies to manufacture doses, writes AFSC’s Pauline Muchina.

What’s in our new AFSC logo?: [link removed] This month, we’re introducing some new fonts, colors, and styles on our website, emails, social media channels, and print publications. We’ve also updated our logo. It’s all part of our efforts to connect more people to our mission.

How Colorado became one of the most pro-immigrant states in the U.S.: [link removed] Over the past 15 years, immigrant leadership and community support have dramatically expanded immigrant rights, writes AFSC’s Jon Krieg.

Video: Healing Justice: [link removed] Students at George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania produced this short film looking at racial inequity and the school-to-prison pipeline, featuring AFSC’s Lewis Webb, Jr. The film was shortlisted for a prize at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center Film Festival.

The pandemic has exposed class disparities, mostly for families without immigration status: [link removed] Community members have stepped up, providing mutual aid and caring for each other when government has left them behind, writes AFSC’s Pedro Rios. (San Diego Union Tribune)

Register for our webinar: End the Selective Service for ALL!: [link removed] Congress is now considering legislation that would require women to register for the military draft—a step back toward militarism that hurts us all. Join AFSC and partners on Aug. 18, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT to discuss the issue, its impacts, and how you can take action to abolish this system once and for all.

New podcast: “AFSC on the issues”: Listen as AFSC staff share updates on our work for peace and justice around the globe. Recent episodes explore the call to abolish ICE, farming for social change, and ending police violence. Available on your favorite streaming platforms.

Be well and take care

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