Dear John,

Thank you to everyone who has donated to support AFSC’s hurricane recovery efforts in New Orleans!

Your generosity will help community members organize neighborhood cleanup days, restore community gardens, help families pay utility bills, and more. If you haven’t already, please make a gift today.

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

Building sustainable and equitable Black communities: Read more about our work in New Orleans in this April 2021 blog post by AFSC's Dee Dee Green. She writes about supporting young people and community members to increase fresh food access and create community safety for all.

Tell Congress: NO more funding for ICE and CBP: Good news: This month, Congress passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown—and did not increase funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection! As budget negotiations continue, we must keep up the pressure to cut funding for these abusive agencies. Take action today!

What do people really think about U.S. relations with China and North Korea?: Here are four takeaways from our recent public opinion poll, writes AFSC’s Beth Hallowell.

Creating a “People’s Budget” in Chicago: When it comes to the city budget, public officials aren’t listening to their constituents, especially young people, writes Asha Edwards. That’s why youth have organized their own budget forums—creating inclusive spaces where people can express how tax dollars should be invested in their communities.

Register for our next No Way to Treat a Child webinar (Oct. 12, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT): This month, we’ll explore how U.S. aid to Israel is funding the military detention of Palestinian children, destruction of Palestinian homes, and other human rights violations. You’ll also hear from grassroots activists working to advance Palestinian human rights—and learn more about how you can support these efforts.

Check out our podcast, “AFSC on the Issues”: Listen as AFSC staff explore caring for ourselves and our communities, abolishing ICE, and more. Now available on Apple or Spotify.