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  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]
February 16, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Sign the petition: Afghans need economic and humanitarian relief

Join AFSC, Daily Kos, and partners in urging Congress and President Biden to lift sanctions and support humanitarian efforts.     Urge President Biden and Congress to help Afghans SIGN THE PETITION Dear John, Everyone…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 12, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Cutting Pentagon spending, protecting incarcerated people, film screening today

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022 Weekend Reading   Love Knows No Borders vigil in Denver to send love to immigrants detained, to r…
  Lewis Webb Jr. & Kristin Kumpf, AFSC · [email protected]
February 11, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Tell public officials: Protect people in prisons, jails, and detention centers from COVID-19!

Send a message to President Biden and the directors of ICE and the Bureau of Prisons.       Graphic: Aija Suuta/AFSC Love knows no borders, no walls TAKE ACTION Dear …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 5, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Black History Month, calling for diplomacy, protecting human rights

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2022 Weekend Reading   Dear John,   This week marked the start of Black History Month. Today it’s as im…
  Aura Kanegis, AFSC · [email protected]
February 4, 2022 at 2:02 PM

Tell Congress: Invest in diplomacy, not weapons, in Ukraine

Urge policymakers to say NO to militarism and invest in diplomacy and international cooperation instead.       Photo: Jon Krieg/AFSC Diplomacy, not weapons, in Ukraine TAKE ACTION …
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
February 3, 2022 at 4:01 PM

February webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism.       Dear John, On Valentine’s Day weekend, AFSC will join partners across the country to bring the force of love to the wall…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 29, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Addressing climate change, preventing war in Ukraine, ending youth detention

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022 Weekend Reading   At a rally in Chicago, community members demonstrate for the release of youth fr…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
January 28, 2022 at 2:01 PM

We have an AFSC tote bag waiting for you!

Start your monthly donation today to receive your free tote! GIVE MONTHLY Start a monthly gift and receive a FREE tote! New Partners: 130 …
  Mark Graham, AFSC · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 2:00 PM

FW: Your PENDING status

We’re hoping you’ll join as a Partner for Peace. Start a monthly donation by Jan. 31 to help us meet our goal. Dear John, Thanks for being part of a global community that cares about peace and justice. If you have been thinking about becoming a Partner for Peace, I hope…
  AFSC · [email protected]
January 24, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Your Partner for Peace status: PENDING

Make a difference all year long with a monthly donation. GIVE MONTHLY GIVE MONTHLY Become a Partner for Peace today! Your response: PEN…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 22, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Promoting women’s rights, stopping immigrant detention, opposing home demolitions

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022 Weekend Reading   In El Salvador, young women campaign to stop street harassment and build peace i…
  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]
January 19, 2022 at 1:30 PM

RE: Help us learn and grow in 2022

We would love your feedback!     Dear John,Thank you to everyone who has already filled out our survey! There's still time to share your feedback with us. Thank you! Beth HallowellDirector of Research and Analytics   …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
January 18, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Will you be a Partner for Peace?

Join a special group of peace and justice supporters who donate monthly all year long. GIVE MONTHLY Donate monthly for peace and justice! New …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 15, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Celebrating MLK, pursuing just federal policy, supporting paid leave

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022 Weekend Reading   Dear John,This Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In this…
  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]
January 12, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Help us learn and grow in 2022

We would love your feedback!     Dear John, Happy New Year! As we begin a new year, we thank you for all the ways you help us build a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future. We are reaching out to supporters like you to ask you for feedback …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 8, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Advocating for voting rights, Palestinian children, investments in human needs

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022 Weekend Reading   AFSC joined with the Poor People's Campaign to call on Congress to deliver the Bu…
  Aura Kanegis, AFSC · [email protected]
January 7, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Sign the petition: Protect our freedom to vote!

Please join us in urging the Senate to take action.       Photo: Carl Roose/AFSC Protect our freedom to vote! Sign the petition Dear John,   The right to vote is vita…
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
January 7, 2022 at 3:01 PM

January webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism.       Dear John,Happy new year and welcome to the January issue of AFSC's monthly events email. As an AFSC supporter, you are …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 1, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Supporting migrants, screening your investments, protecting Palestinian rights

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2022 Weekend Reading   Last month, AFSC joined others in Washington, D.C. to demand protection for asylu…
  Mark Graham, AFSC · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 11:35 PM

Last chance to have your 2021 gift MATCHED!

Help us make the most of the $250,000 offer Dear John,  You still have a few hours to make a 2021 tax-deductible gift to AFSC. But only until midnight tonight! And supporting worldwide work for peace and justice is a great way to ring in the new year.   Donate before th…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 2:22 PM

MIDNIGHT deadline: $250,000 match for peace and justice

Fund worldwide work for peace with justice! MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photos: Awal Comunicación (Guatemala), Ninik (Indonesia), Shaun Choto (Zimbabwe) Last day! …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
December 30, 2021 at 2:33 PM

Let’s keep showing the world what love can do!

Two generous donors are teaming up to match your gift up to $250,000 MATCH MY GIFT A child benefiting from AFSC's psychosocial support work in Indonesia after the devastating cyclone in April 2021. Photo: Je…
  Mark Graham, AFSC · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 2:02 PM

FW: $250,000 MATCH. Will you help us bring it in?

Give for a more just, sustainable, peaceful world. Your gift today will have twice the impact! Dear John,  I want to add my thanks for your support this year. So much is possible when we come together as a global community! Today is a great day to recommit your support …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
December 27, 2021 at 2:01 PM

This is a big one! $250,000 MATCH

Don’t miss this chance to DOUBLE your gift for peace and justice work around the world. MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photo: Jerry Nepa Make your gift go twice as far!    …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
December 25, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Welcoming migrants, helping Palestinian elders, stopping militarism

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2021 Weekend Reading   AFSC and partners at the 28th binational La Posada sin Fronteras in San Diego, …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
December 24, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Your gift MATCHED: Only until midnight 12/24!

Help us show the world what love can do.     MATCH MY GIFT Matching gift offer ends TONIGHT! MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,    Kind supporters like you are at the heart of al…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
December 23, 2021 at 1:45 PM

Happy Holidays

Wishing you peace, love, light, and hope this holiday season. Our holiday card this year is a reminder that together, we can create something beautiful. Graphic: Aija Suuta HAPPY HOLIDAYS! …
  AFSC · [email protected]
December 21, 2021 at 2:01 PM

PENDING: Don’t forget your year-end donation!

Please make you tax-deductible donation by Dec. 31. DONATE NOW DONATE NOW Be part of building a better future! Your final 2021 donation: …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
December 18, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Extending the Child Tax Credit, protecting incarcerated people, dialogue with China

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021 Weekend Reading   AFSC’s Guadalupe De La Cruz speaks about the importance of the Child Tax Credit…
  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 4:32 PM

Take action: Tell senators to extend the Child Tax Credit!

Urge your senators to help reduce child poverty by passing the Build Back Better bill.     Dear John, Today, millions of families across the U.S. could receive their last monthly payment under the expanded Child…
  AFSC · [email protected]
December 14, 2021 at 1:46 PM

Help us make the world a more just and peaceful place

Our worldwide work depends on caring people like you!     DONATE NOW Dov Baum, AFSC Economic Activism program Dear John,    Help us build a more just and peaceful world. D…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
December 11, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Pentagon spending, human rights in prisons, bystander intervention tips

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021 Weekend Reading   AFSC and partners rallied outside of a juvenile temporary detention center in C…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
December 7, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Spread light this holiday season

Your gift helps communities worldwide build peace with justice DONATE NOW DONATE NOW Photo: Joy Asico Let's build the world we long to see DONATE NO…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
December 4, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Freeing the vaccine, citizenship for all, peacebuilding in Burundi

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2021 Weekend Reading   In Burundi, community members are working together to start small businesses and…
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
December 3, 2021 at 4:02 PM

December webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism.       Dear John,Everyone deserves dignity and justice. But in the United States, 2.3 million people are locked away in prisons…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
December 1, 2021 at 1:46 PM

You can still make your Giving Tuesday gift!

Your gift supports work around the world. MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photo: Matthew Paul D'Agostino Last call for Giving Tuesday gifts! MATCH MY GI…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 11:46 AM

$50,000: A Giving Tuesday match for the AFSC community!

Be among the first to have your gift DOUBLE. Let’s raise all we can for peace and justice! MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photo: Luis Ochoa $50,000 match! …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
November 29, 2021 at 1:45 PM

Give early for Giving Tuesday. Let’s DOUBLE the impact.

Make an early gift for Giving Tuesday to support the AFSC community. We’ll match your gift for peace and justice, up to $50,000. MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photo: Adam Barkan …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
November 27, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Build Back Better, socially responsible investing, standing in solidarity

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2021 Weekend Reading   AFSC joined with community members, doctors, and faith leaders in Washington, D…
  AFSC · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 1:45 PM

Thank you from all of us at AFSC

We put together a video for you! Thank you for supporting our work. Community members receiving humanitarian supplies following hurricanes Eta and Iota in Guatemala. Photo: Awal Comunicación WATCH V…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
November 20, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Investing in child care, ending the death penalty, defending human rights

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021 Weekend Reading   In West Virginia, AFSC staff and community members urge Sen. Joe Manchin to sup…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
November 18, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Matching gift offer ends today!

Don't miss this chance to put your compassion into action for AFSC.     MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photo: Adam Barkan  Make a special gift by MIDNIGHT …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
November 17, 2021 at 2:35 PM

Matching gift offer expires soon

Help us raise $1,000,000 for peace and justice! MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photo: ANADES Final 48 hours! MATCH MY GIFT Dea…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
November 15, 2021 at 1:46 PM

Compassion in action: Guatemala and beyond

What your support makes possible – and how you can help in the coming year. MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photos: Adam Barkan (left); Luis Ochoa, Awal Photography (middle and right). …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
November 13, 2021 at 1:31 PM

Divesting for immigrant justice, investing in human needs, supporting Palestinian rights

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021 Weekend Reading   In New Orleans, Hollygrove residents and volunteers take part in a community cl…
  AFSC · [email protected]
November 11, 2021 at 1:46 PM

Your matching gift status: PENDING

Don’t miss this chance to DOUBLE your gift for peace and justice! MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Matching Gift Challenge Your donation PEN…
  Mark Graham, AFSC · [email protected]
November 9, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Make a gift and it will DOUBLE

Join the Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge to help turn $500,000 into $1,000,000.     MATCH MY GIFT Your donation will  Your donation will  DOUBLE DOUBLE …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
November 6, 2021 at 12:31 PM

Stopping evictions, abolishing the death penalty, defending Palestinian rights

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021 Weekend Reading   In Atlanta, community members rally to stop evictions and ensure tenants (like M…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
October 30, 2021 at 12:31 PM

Promoting voting rights, restorative justice, and human rights

Resources to inform and support your activism     SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021 Weekend Reading   Rally to demilitarize the federal budget in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Paul…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
October 26, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Announcing AFSC's Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge

Through Nov. 18, every gift you make to AFSC will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000.     MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Photo: AFSC (Gaza) MATCH MY GIFT …