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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
September 30, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Last day: Make your FY22 gift by midnight

Your gift funds peace and justice initiatives worldwide   DONATE NOW Photo: Adrian Rios Give by midnight to help build peace with justice DONATE NOW Dear John,     Today is the last day of our fiscal year end campaign, and across the U.S. and around the world, preparations are underway for the ye…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
September 28, 2022 at 12:46 PM

It all adds up: Donate now to help bring change.

Give by Sept. 30 to fund community action in the year ahead.   DONATE NOW Photo: Tim Franzen/AFSCFiscal year ends Sept. 30! DONATE NOW Dear John, I am humbled by the determination I see in our community to stand up for our shared values, promote nonviolent action, and care for one another.  Than…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
September 26, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Fiscal year ends Sept. 30: Make your gift for peace and justice!

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
September 24, 2022 at 12:32 PM

Migration, phone justice, funding human needs

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2022Weekend Reading A vigil in Tijuana, Mexico honored the Haitian migrants who were brutalized by Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, Texas one year ago last week. Photo: Pedro Rios/ AFSCDear John,  Migrants should be welcomed …
  AFSC team · [email protected]
September 22, 2022 at 12:45 PM

Get a free sticker and help spread a message of love

Sign up by Sept 22!   SEND ME MY STICKER  Offer ends today! Dear John,    Today is the last day to sign up for your “Love knows no borders” sticker.   At this crucial time in our history, our words and actions must be bold and courageous. They must also be rooted in community, shared humanity, and…
  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]
September 20, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Tell Congress: Fund the government—without harming people or the planet!

Congress must pass a stopgap measure by Sept. 30. Contact them today. TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: Fund human needs, not harm Dear John,  Government funding is set to expire at the end of this month. To avert a shutdown, Congress must enact a stopgap measure—known as a continuing resolution—by Sept…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
September 17, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Gaza school supplies, prison conditions, fair elections

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2022Weekend Reading In recent weeks, hundreds of children in Gaza received school supplies, thanks to supporters like you. Photo: Sameh RuhmiDear John,  Earlier this year, AFSC supporters like you donated to help buy school s…
  AFSC team · [email protected]
September 15, 2022 at 12:45 PM

Get a free sticker and help spread a message of love

Sign up by Sept 22!   SEND ME MY STICKER  Spread a message of loveDear John,    Too many people in our society are spreading a message of fear. Often, they seek to divide people across race, class, sex, gender, and other lines of identity. But everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and resp…
  Imani Cruz, AFSC · [email protected]
September 12, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Tell Congress: Stop funding violence against immigrants!

Congress is debating next year's budget. Tell them defund ICE and Border Patrol now. TAKE ACTION It's time to defund ICE and CBP Dear John,  All people should be treated with dignity and respect regardless of where they are from. Yet every year, the federal government funnels billions of taxpayer…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
September 10, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Racial justice, Attica anniversary, Border Patrol

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022Weekend Reading Join us Sept. 13 for our Facebook discussion “Gearing up for activism this fall.” Photo: Bryan Vana/AFSC Dear John,  Thank you to everyone who took action this week to stand up for climate justice! The re…
  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]
September 8, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Tell Congress: No more deals for the fossil fuel industry!

Our communities deserve better. Stand up for climate justice today. TAKE ACTION Stand up for climate justice! Dear John,  Today, frontline communities from Alaska to Appalachia are in Washington, D.C. We are marching to send a message to Congress and President Biden: No more deals for the fossil f…
  AFSC team · [email protected]
September 6, 2022 at 12:45 PM

Want a free “Love knows no borders” sticker?

Sign up to get your free limited-edition sticker while supplies last!    SEND ME MY STICKER    DEADLINE: Sept. 22 SEND ME MY STICKER   Dear John,    We are giving away stickers to help spread the message that love knows no borders. Sign up by Sept. 22 to receive yours in the mail! As an AFSC supp…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
September 3, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Housing justice, labor organizing, Palestinian rights

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2022Weekend Reading AFSC Home Defender fellows canvas for affordable housing in the Atlanta BeltLine. Photo: Tim Franzen/AFSCDear John,  Everyone deserves to live in safe, healthy homes. But in Atlanta and across the U.S., comm…
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
September 1, 2022 at 2:01 PM

September webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism.   Photo: AFSC  Dear John, On Sept. 12, Sarah Clarke, director of the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in New York, will give Pendle Hill's Annual Stephen G. Cary Memorial lecture. As we approach the 75th anniversary of Quaker work at …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
August 31, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Your free tote bag

Last chance to get a free AFSC tote bag and have your gift matched! Did you see my email below about your free AFSC tote bag? Today is the LAST DAY of our Partner for Peace matching gift drive. By becoming a monthly donor, you’ll help us to respond quickly in times of crisis and to help communities…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
August 27, 2022 at 12:35 PM

Border Patrol, war profiteers, Bayard Rustin

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022Weekend Reading In May, family and community members came together to remember Anastasio Hernandez Rojas on the anniversary of his death at the hands of border agents. Photo: Pedro Rios/AFSCDear John,   For decades, Border P…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
August 25, 2022 at 1:16 PM

Would you like an AFSC tote bag?

Start a monthly gift by August 31 and receive a free AFSC tote bag.   GIVE MONTHLY  Get a tote bag when you start your monthly gift! GIVE MONTHLY Dear John,  As an AFSC supporter, you have helped make a difference in times of crisis. Will you partner with us by starting a monthly donation? Tha…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
August 23, 2022 at 1:16 PM

...with a little help from our friends

Start a monthly gift with AFSC and an anonymous donor will add $100 for our peace and justice work!   GIVE MONTHLY Photo: Omar Ponce, AFSC New monthly gifts matched with $100 GIVE MONTHLY Dear John,  Whenever I can visit our work, I’m inspired by the members of our community. We have community…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
August 20, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Food justice, Palestinian solidarity, new book

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022Weekend Reading Women plant tomato seedlings in western El Salvador using sustainable, ancestral practices. Photo: Omar Ponce/AFSCDear John,  This week, the Israeli military shut down the offices of several Palestinian right…
  Jennifer Bing, AFSC · [email protected]
August 18, 2022 at 6:40 PM

Take action in solidarity with Palestinian rights organizations today!

The U.S. must oppose Israel’s criminalization of civil society. TAKE ACTION Stand with Palestinian human rights defenders Dear John,  Early this morning, Israeli soldiers raided the offices of Palestinian human rights and civil society groups in Ramallah—shutting them down. The targeted organizat…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
August 17, 2022 at 1:16 PM

$100 added to your first monthly gift!

Start a monthly gift to be a partner for immigrant rights! A partner for racial justice! A partner for greater equity! A Partner for Peace!   GIVE MONTHLY Photo: YAGA Burundi 100 Partners for Peace! GIVE MONTHLY Dear John, We are looking for 100 people to become AFSC’s newest Partners for Peace!…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
August 13, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Gaza, climate change, Islamophobia

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022Weekend Reading At a migration gathering in Mexico last weekend, AFSC staff from around the world took this photo to show solidarity with colleagues and all Palestinians in Gaza.Dear John,  Last weekend, Israeli attacks on G…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
August 6, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Art and activism, climate bill, vaccine access

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2022Weekend Reading At Liberation Summer Advocacy Camp, students learn how to use art for activism. Photo: Echoes of IncarcerationDear John,  Earlier this year, supporters like you donated to AFSC’s fundraising drive for youth su…
  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]
August 3, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Tell senators: Act now to reduce health care costs and address climate change!

Lawmakers are voting on the Inflation Reduction Act this week. Contact them today. TAKE ACTION Act now: Senators voting on Inflation Reduction Act this week  Dear John,  This week, the Senate could finally vote on legislation to provide much-needed relief to millions across the U.S. and address cl…
  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]
August 1, 2022 at 5:01 PM

FW: Thank you for all that you do

Can you take a minute to share feedback? SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK There's still time to share your insights! Can you take a minute to fill out our survey? Dear John, We are so grateful to you and everyone in our community for all that you do to help us build a more peaceful, just, and sustainable wor…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
July 30, 2022 at 12:31 PM

California program wins award, migrant rights, home demolitions

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2022Weekend Reading AFSC's 67 Sueños program was honored with the Youth Power Partner Award by the California Endowment Fund. Photo: AFSC/67 SueñosDear John,  Thanks to everyone who responded to AFSC’s survey! Hearing back from su…
  Imani Cruz, AFSC · [email protected]
July 28, 2022 at 6:31 PM

Heal not harm: Send a message to restore asylum today!

Please join AFSC and communities across the U.S. in calling on Congress to take action TAKE ACTION Urge Congress to defend the right to asylum Dear John, People seeking safety and refuge in the U.S. should be welcomed with dignity and compassion—not turned away. But since 2020, a federal policy k…
  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]
July 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Thank you for all that you do

Can you take a minute to share feedback? SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK Dear John, We are so grateful to you and everyone in our community for all that you do to help us build a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.  This summer, we are reaching out to supporters like you to ask you for feedback that w…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
July 23, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Military draft, divestment, North Korea

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2022Weekend Reading In Guatemala, Mayan Ixil communities grow vegetables in community greenhouses, with support from AFSC. Photo: AFSC/GuatemalaDear John,  Thank you to everyone who has donated this week to help communities worldw…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
July 21, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Help communities respond to rising needs with your gift today

If you can help, please chip in!   DONATE NOW   Let's be there for each other DONATE NOW Dear John,   Costs are up. Food supplies are precarious. Housing is hard to come by. Civil and human rights are under attack. We need to stand together and help each other now, so we have a chance for a bet…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
July 19, 2022 at 12:45 PM

Let’s help each other through these times

Please give what you can to fund local initiatives on a global scale.   DONATE NOW Visiting the Mayan Ixil greenhouse project in GuatemalaLet's show the world what love can do  DONATE NOW Dear John,    The injustices of our world are painfully evident. Thankfully, people around the world are res…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
July 16, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Economic justice, Pentagon spending, border walls

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2022Weekend Reading In June, AFSC joined the Poor People’s Campaign and people across the U.S. for a Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. Photo: Bryan Vana/AFSC  Dear John,   Thanks to everyone who contacted Congress this …
  Tori Bateman, AFSC · [email protected]
July 13, 2022 at 6:31 PM

Tell Congress: Invest in peace—not war and militarism!

Lawmakers are voting on war policy today. Contact them today. TAKE ACTION Urgent: war policy votes happening today! Dear John,  Today, the House of Representatives is taking up the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that covers military and war policy. They are voting on amendme…
  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]
July 11, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Tell Congress: Now is the time to pass the child tax credit, invest in affordable housing, and more.

Congress has an opportunity to pass an economic package that helps people meet essential needs. Send your message today! TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: Act now for economic and climate justiceDear John,  Today people across the U.S. face soaring costs of housing, groceries, and other goods. Many wer…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
July 9, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Farm to school, North Korea, transparency in policing

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2022 Weekend Reading Watch this video to learn more about AFSC's Farm to School program in New Mexico. Photo: Sayrah Namaste AFSCDear John,  Every year, AFSC’s Farm to School Program brings fresh, local produce to around 30,000 schoo…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
July 2, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Protecting asylum seekers, LGBTQ rights, Gaza

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2022 Weekend Reading In Washington, D.C., AFSC, partners, and community members took part in a week of action last fall urging elected officials to end Title 42. Photo: Doug NelsonDear John,  Thank you to everyone who contacted Presi…
  Pedro Rios, AFSC · [email protected]
June 29, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Tell President Biden and Congress: Protect migrant lives and restore the right to asylum!

Please join us in sending a message to Congress. We cannot allow one more migrant to lose their life seeking the safety and peace we all deserve. TAKE ACTION Join us in sending a message today! Dear John,   On Mond…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
June 25, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Reproductive rights, Ethiopia, military spending

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2022 Weekend Reading On June 18, AFSC joined with the Poor People's Campaign and thousands of people in Washington, D.C. to call for a moral revolution and an end to voter suppression. Photo: Brandon Dill Dear John, Thank you to ev…
  AFSC · [email protected]
June 23, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Reminder: Last day for AFSC’s $25,000 Matching Gift Challenge

Don’t miss this chance to make your gift have double the impact for migrants and refugees   MATCH MY GIFT Donor status: $25,000 Matching Gift ChallengeSupporter:  John xxxxxxMatch Donation Status: PENDING Match Goal: $25,000Campaign Deadline:  June 23, 2022 Dear John,  As part of the AFSC communi…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
June 22, 2022 at 12:50 PM

Matching gift offer ends soon!

Help people find safety and peace with a generous gift today.   MATCH MY GIFT AFSC’s initiative in Jordan to support informal education for refugee children from Sudan and Yemen. Photo: Ahmad Saheb HassanMake your gift go twice as far  MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,    I want to make sure you know abo…
  AFSC · [email protected]
June 21, 2022 at 1:01 PM

72-hour matching gift offer

Today you have a special opportunity to double your impact thanks to a generous anonymous donor.   MATCH MY GIFT Your gift will be matched Dear John,  Millions of people around the world have been forced to flee their homes in recent years. In fact, more people have been displaced today than at an…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
June 18, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Juneteenth, DACA, war profiteers

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2022 Weekend ReadingIn Florida, AFSC staff and community members call for a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants. Photo: Miramar Circle Of ProtectionDear John,  Happy Juneteenth! On June 19, 1865, the news finally reached Galve…
  Dan Jasper, AFSC · [email protected]
June 14, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Tell Congress: It’s time for peace with North Korea

The U.S. must end the Korean War, support humanitarian aid, and reunite families. TAKE ACTION Dear John, Tensions between the U.S. and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or “North Korea”) are on the rise once again. In recent weeks, North Korea has conducted missile tests, and the U.…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
June 11, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Schools supplies for Gaza, gun violence, climate justice

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022Weekend Reading Mohammed and Malak are among the children in Gaza who will receive new school supplies this summer with help from AFSC supporters. Photo: Firas Ramlawi/AFSCDear John,  As the school year ends for many students i…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
June 6, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Last chance: Help fund summer programs!

Your generous gift will be amplified many times over as youth gain skills for a lifetime of activism.    DONATE TO SUMMER PROGRAMS At Liberation Summer Camp, youth learn strategies for creating social change through photography and filmmaking.Youth are waiting for the opportunity DONATE TO SUMM…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
June 4, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Pillsbury campaign, COVID in North Korea, trauma healing

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022Weekend Reading Members of the Pittsburgh BDS Coalition at a demonstration earlier this year. Photo: Pittsburgh BDS Coalition Dear John,  This week we were reminded of the power of people coming together to stand up for human ri…
  Adalberto =?iso-8859-1?b?Uu1vcyw=?= AFSC · [email protected]
June 2, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Help someone attend our Freedom School

Your gift by June 6 funds youth programs this summer    DONATE TO SUMMER PROGRAMS Photo: Crystal Gonzalez, AFSC Help a young person this summer DONATE TO SUMMER PROGRAMS Dear John,   Are you ready to make a difference in the life of a young activist? Because I can tell you that they are ready t…
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
June 1, 2022 at 2:01 PM

June webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism.   Photo: AFSC Dear John, This month AFSC is again partnering with the Poor People’s Campaign to mobilize thousands to our nation’s capital. On June 18, join us for the Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washin…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
May 31, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Fund summer programs for youth organizers

Make a gift by June 6 to help youth become agents of change   DONATE TO SUMMER PROGRAMS Youth-led community dialogues in Somalia to foster peace building. Photo: Ibrahim Mohammed of Juba Foundation Mogadishu.Donate to summer programs DONATE TO SUMMER PROGRAMS Dear John,    We are so grateful to …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
May 28, 2022 at 12:30 PM

The right to asylum, police militarization, Palestinian home demolitions

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022 Weekend Reading In San Diego, AFSC’s Pedro Rios speaks at a press conference hosted by the California Welcomin…