How Palestinian youth unite across divides: Through AFSC’s Palestinian Youth Together for Change program, young people throughout Palestine are overcoming barriers, learning from each other, and working for a just and sustainable peace. Learn more in this interview with AFSC’s Ali Abdalbari and Serena Awad in Gaza.
Register: A friends’ call to a Farm Bill for all (Dec. 6, 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT): Our food system is failing to address hunger in the U.S. It’s also vulnerable to climate change and a leading contributor to the climate crisis. Join AFSC staff and partners for our first roundtable discussion on the U.S. Farm Bill and learn how we can collectively call for policies to build a more just and sustainable food system.
Why Congress must pass the child tax credit now: In 2021, the U.S. expanded the child tax credit, providing a small but significant amount of income to all but the wealthiest families with children. This massive policy change slashed child poverty, which reached an all-time low. Shamefully Congress failed to renew the successful program. But there’s still time to right that wrong, writes AFSC’s Rick Wilson.
Tell Congress to pass a new budget that prioritizes community needs: The temporary extension on government funding is set to expire on Dec. 16. Instead of passing another short-term continuing resolution, Congress must act now to pass a comprehensive FY23 budget that meets the needs of communities struggling with rising costs. Tell elected officials to invest in health care, affordable housing, education, and sustainable communities for all!
Revisiting the killing of Anastasio Hernández Rojas may lead to big changes: In 2010, border agents brutally beat and killed Anastasio, a San Diego father of five. No one was ever held accountable. Last month, Anastasio’s widow and attorneys took their case to an international human rights tribunal, arguing that the United States’ “use of force” laws violate international human rights standards, writes AFSC’s Pedro Rios. (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
From our Archives: Opposing the U.S. internment of Japanese-Americans: After the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government forced more than 100,000 people of Japanese heritage from their homes and into internment camps. AFSC was one of the few U.S. organizations to speak out against the enormous human rights violations.
