Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Brief survey: How are we doing?

Share your feedback to help us keep improving SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK Dear John,  Thank you for being a part of the AFSC community. We are so excited to have you with us!  We want to hear from you and learn more about your interests in our collective work, to help us keep improving. Can you take a few…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

January 14, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Honoring MLK, home demolitions, migration

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2023Weekend Reading Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Dear John,  As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day this weekend, we also mark the 60th anniversary of “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Dr. King w…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

January 12, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Brief survey: How are we doing?

Share your feedback to help us keep improving TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Dear John,  Thank you for being a part of the AFSC community. We are so excited to have you with us!  We want to hear from you and learn more about your interests in our collective work, to help us keep improving. Can you take a …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

January 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Shutting down prisons, rebuilding Gaza, border restrictions

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2023Weekend Reading "Light in Gaza" contributors at a speaking tour stop in Washington, D.C. last fall. Photo: Alison Kahn/AFSCDear John,  Happy New Year! Last month we asked for your help to secure three matching gifts. Thanks …

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  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]

January 6, 2023 at 10:16 PM

January webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Photo: Sameh Ruhmi  Dear John, Happy new year! Welcome to the January issue of AFSC’s monthly events email. As an AFSC supporter, you are part of our work for peace and justice around the globe. I thank you for your support of AFSC and you…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 10:32 PM

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

Donate before midnight, and your final gift of 2022 will bring DOUBLE the resources to communities worldwide in 2023.   MATCH MY GIFT Photo: AFSC Burundi ProgramMake your match by midnight MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,     As we greet the New Year, now is the time to rededicate ourselves to spreading…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Sustainable food, alternatives to 911, new Gaza webinars

Resources to inform and support your activism As the year comes to an end, we are grateful to our worldwide community of supporters. Thank you to everyone who has made a gift this year! Your support funds courageous and compassionate work in dozens of communities. If you haven’t already, please mak…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 10:47 PM

Reminder: Matching gift offer ends tomorrow

Help build a more just and peaceful world. Donate by midnight on 12/21 for DOUBLE the impact. We are now on the final stretch of our year-end matching gift offer. Don’t miss out on the chance to make your gift go twice as far! Make your year-end gift for peace, justice, and human dignity, and help…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 2:19 PM

One day left to unlock $250,000 for peace and justice

Make your tax-deductible gift by Dec. 31 to make your gift go twice as far.    MATCH MY GIFT One day left! MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,  I can't thank you enough for all the ways you have stood with communities around the world working to stop violence, inequity, and oppression this year. The action…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

December 29, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Reminder: Make your gift by Dec. 31

Our records indicate that you have not yet made a year-end donation to AFSC. Don’t miss out on our final matching gift opportunity of the year! Dear John, don’t miss out on our final matching gift opportunity of 2022! Please take a moment to make your most generous gift today. We need everyone’s he…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

December 28, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Your matching gift: PENDING

Make your tax-deductible gift for peace and justice by Dec. 31 and your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $250,000.  DONATE NOW DONATE NOW   Your final 2022 donation:  PENDING Goal:  A more just, peaceful, sustainable world  Opportunity:  Your gift matched up to $250,000  Deadline…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

December 26, 2022 at 8:15 PM

Announcing our final match of the year

Will you help turn $250,000 into $500,000 for communities worldwide?   MATCH MY GIFT $250,000matching gift challenge John, an anonymous donor has challenged the AFSC community to raise $250,000 in this final week of 2022. Will you make a gift for peace, justice, and human dignity and help secure …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

December 24, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Sanctions, disability rights, asylum seekers

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2022Weekend Reading Lalla Kaber, a Mauritanian cinematographer and disability rights activist, is featured in our “Assembly” podcast. Photo: Mohamed MorchidiDear John,  Happy holidays to all who celebrate! As we approach the e…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

December 23, 2022 at 2:18 PM

Happy holidays!

Wishing you a joyful holiday season, with appreciation for all you helped make possible this year.   Happy Holidays!Dear John,    Happy Holidays from all of us at AFSC!   Over the last year, caring supporters like you have stood with communities responding to injustice. You have also joined us in b…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

December 21, 2022 at 11:48 PM

Last call: Winter solstice match!

Donate by midnight to make your gift go 2x as far. John, It’s the shortest day of the year, but we can make it one of the most impactful! An anonymous donor is matching donations up to $5,000, but only for today. Make a special gift for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world by midnight to ma…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

December 21, 2022 at 2:16 PM

Catch it before it’s gone! One day matching gift offer

The shortest day of the year brings a special matching gift opportunity. Donate by midnight to make your gift go 2x as far.    MATCH MY GIFT MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,  Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  With this longest night comes a special …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

December 17, 2022 at 1:31 PM

U.S.-Mexico border, housing justice, federal budget

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2022Weekend Reading Posada sin Fronteras celebration in San Diego, near the U.S-Mexico border. Photo: Pedro Rios/AFSC Dear John,  Last week, dozens of people walked together to Friendship Park for the annual Posada sin Fronter…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

December 13, 2022 at 1:47 PM

Let’s show the world what love can do

When you donate to AFSC, you help communities worldwide respond to violence, inequity, and oppression.   DONATE NOW John, donating to AFSC is one way you put your values into action. When you give, you help stand up for the equality, worth, and dignity of all people. You help communities take ac…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

December 10, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Migrant rights, killer robots, art for activism

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2022Weekend Reading AFSC’s John Lindsay-Poland speaks at a San Francisco rally opposing police use of lethally armed robots. Photo: Jennifer Tu/AFSCDear John,  The human rights of migrants are sacrosanct. U.S. policies should …

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  Rick Wilson, AFSC · [email protected]

December 8, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Tell Congress: Extend the child tax credit and EITC!

As Congress considers year-end legislation, elected officials must act now to restore these vital tax credits. TAKE ACTION Congress must hear from us today! Dear John,  One year ago, I supported a delegation of West Virginians joining low-income people and families from other states in Washington…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

December 3, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Border Patrol, child tax credit, Palestinian unity

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022Weekend Reading Maria Puga, widow of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, speaks at a press conference following last month’s hearing for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Photo: Pedro Rios/AFSCDear John,  Thank you to …

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 11:23 PM

Don’t miss the chance to be part of Giving Tuesday!

Your kindness helps build a more just, peaceful, sustainable world. Last call to make a gift in honor of Giving Tuesday and help keep our work for peace and justice going strong! In times of emergency, caring supporters like you help people feel the love of a community coming together to support t…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 1:54 PM

It’s not too late to give for Giving Tuesday

We need your help to build a more just, peaceful world.   MATCH MY GIFT Photo: Omar Ponce/AFSCIt's not too late! MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,     If you missed Giving Tuesday yesterday, you still have time to join! Support peace with justice with a donation today and your gift will count toward our m…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Will you help us reach our goal, John?

Your gift of any size helps unlock a $50,000 match. Dear John,  I know you may be receiving many emails this Giving Tuesday. Thank you for opening this one from me! When you support AFSC, you support a sustainable economy that supports people and planet, immigrant rights, racial justice, and worldw…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 12:05 PM

Give for peace and justice – and unlock $50,000

It’s Giving Tuesday! Put your values into action with AFSC and a generous donor will match your gift.    MATCH MY GIFT Help turn $50,000 into $100,000 by midnight MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,  Happy Giving Tuesday! And thank you for supporting worldwide work for peace and justice as a member of the …

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 28, 2022 at 1:35 PM

Early birds: Unlock your Giving Tuesday match!

A generous donor will match your gift up to $50,000   MATCH MY GIFT Photo: Ismael Abo Hatab Gifts matched up to $50,000! MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,    Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! And there has never been a better time to make a gift for peace, justice, and human dignity.  A generous anonymous donor…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

November 26, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Africa peacebuilding hub, child tax credit, Palestinian rights

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2022Weekend Reading  AFSC staff and partners at the launch event for Salama Hub last week. Photo: Essagfilm Dear John,  Last week, we celebrated the launch of Salama Hub in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The hub—a consortium between A…

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  AFSC team · [email protected]

November 23, 2022 at 1:46 PM

We are thankful for all you helped make happen this year!

Watch our video to see what communities around the world have been up to this year with the support of caring people like you.   WATCH NOW   Thank you! WATCH NOW Dear John,  Thank you for being part of the AFSC community! Please take a moment to watch this video highlighting some of the many in…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 21, 2022 at 10:46 PM

Matching gift offer ends today!

Last chance to help secure $500,000 for peace and justiceDear John, Because it’s easy to miss an email, I thought I would share one last reminder: The Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge ends at midnight. If you aren’t able to give this year, we understand, but if you have been meaning to …

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 21, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Matching gift offer ends today!

Last chance to help secure $500,000 for peace and justice   MATCH MY GIFT   MIDNIGHT Deadline! MATCH MY GIFT Dear John,    Today is the last day of our Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge! Every gift brings us closer to unlocking the $500,000 match. And you still have time to join in duri…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

November 19, 2022 at 1:30 PM

El Salvador relief, death penalty, youth leadership

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2022Weekend Reading  Community members rebuild after a devastating storm in El Salvador. Photo: Omar Ponce/AFSCDear John,  Last month, Tropical Storm Julia brought heavy rains, landslides, and destruction to El Salvador. Thank…

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  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]

November 18, 2022 at 3:47 PM

Webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Photo: Adam Barkan   Dear John, Everyone deserves to live in safety and peace—no matter where we were born or how we came to the United States. Migration is a human right, and we need laws and policies that reflect this.    From Dec. 10 (…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 17, 2022 at 1:45 PM

Less than 72 hours left: Don’t miss out on a matching gift!

Put your compassion into action and your gift will be doubled.   MATCH MY GIFT Community members from AFSC's Building Bridges in Burundi program, which supported communities with trauma healing from war, economic resilience, and community reconciliation. Photo: AFSC BurundiPut your compassion int…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

November 12, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Climate change, police militarization, new mural

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2022Weekend Reading Read more about the latest mural from AFSC's 67 Sueños. Photo: AFSC/67 Sueños Dear John,  Right now, world leaders are in Egypt for the U.N. climate change conference known as COP27. While previous meeting…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

November 10, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Your matching gift: PENDING

Don’t miss out! Your gift for peace and justice can still be matched.   MATCH MY GIFT Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge Your matching gift:  PENDING Our goal by Nov. 21:  $500,000Our largest match of the year! MATCH MY GIFT Thank you, John, for all the ways you stand up for human rig…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

November 5, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Election Day, Palestinian rights, policing

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022Weekend Reading Read more about our youth leadership program Emerging Leaders for Liberation. Photo: Raquel Saraswati/AFSCDear John,  This Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day across the United States. We hope for a fair, peace…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

November 3, 2022 at 1:03 PM

A generous donor will match your gift for peace and justice

Together we can turn $500,000 into $1,000,000 to help stop violence, inequality, and oppression.   MATCH MY GIFT  LARGESTLARGEST MATCH OF THE YEARMATCH OF THE YEAR  Dear John,  As an AFSC supporter, you have demonstrated your commitment to human rights and dignity. That’s why I want to make sure …

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  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]

November 1, 2022 at 2:02 PM

Urge Congress to prioritize community needs in FY23 budget

Join us in urging Congress to move our communities towards economic justice as they prepare the FY23 budget. TAKE ACTION Send a message to Congress Dear John,  I hope you agree that our communities are stronger when the government invests in affordable housing, education, and health care. With cos…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

October 29, 2022 at 12:31 PM

Voting rights, Indonesia, private prisons

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2022Weekend Reading Take action to end felony disenfranchisement and restore voting rights to all! Photo: AFSCDear John,  Thank you to everyone who banded together so quickly last week to help us raise nearly $10,000 for humani…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

October 27, 2022 at 1:18 PM

Announcing our largest match of the year!

Your gift for peace and justice will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000. Offer ends November 21.Dear John,   I want to make sure you see this special opportunity. An anonymous donor is challenging the AFSC community to raise $500,000 for peace and justice – and offering a $500,000 match!…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

October 25, 2022 at 1:18 PM

Announcing our largest match of the year!

Your gift for peace and justice will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000. Offer ends November 21.     MATCH MY GIFT Announcing the Compassion in Action Matching Gift Challenge! What: Our largest matching gif…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

October 22, 2022 at 12:30 PM

El Salvador, Federal budget, food sovereignty

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022Weekend Reading Asociación Nuevo Amanecer de El Salvador (ANADES) delivering emergency relief of food and hygiene kits to community members in El Salvador in 2020. Photo: Rubén Barrera Dear John,  Thank you to everyone who …

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  Luis Paiz Bekker, AFSC · [email protected]

October 20, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Will you support humanitarian relief in El Salvador?

We need your help to supply food, hygiene kits, and more to 150 families displaced from homes following Tropical Storm Julia.Dear John,  We need your help to provide emergency food, hygiene kits, and more to 150 families in El Salvador whose homes were damaged in Tropical Storm Julia. If you are in…

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  Luis Paiz Bekker, AFSC · [email protected]

October 18, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Emergency response: Tropical Storm Julia

Help deliver humanitarian aid to people in El Salvador.    DONATE NOW Photo: Rubén Barrera, Asociación Nuevo Amanecer de El Salvador (ANADES) Delivering emergency relief of food and hygiene kits to community members in El Salvador in 2020.  Help deliver humanitarian relief   DONATE NOW Dear John,…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

October 15, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Farm Bill, fossil fuel treaty, community safety

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022Weekend Reading AFSC New Mexico recently partnered with the Albuquerque Friends Meeting for a celebration of local farms with their annual Cherry Tomato Chomp. Photo: Core-Visual / AFSCDear John,  Thank you to everyone who …

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  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]

October 12, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Take action on hunger and climate change in the next Farm Bill!

Urge Congress to pass legislation to build a more just, sustainable food system. TAKE ACTION Speak out for a just Farm Bill Dear John,  Right now, Congress is working on the 2023 Farm Bill—and every one of us has a stake in how it turns out.  The Farm Bill is authorized by Congress every five yea…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

October 8, 2022 at 12:31 PM

DACA, voting rights, policing

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022 Weekend Reading Rally in Washington, D.C. in support of DACA and citizenship for all. Photo: Imani Cruz/AFS…

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  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]

October 3, 2022 at 7:31 PM

"Light in Gaza" book tour and webinars to support your work for social change

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism.   Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire book cover. Photo: AFSC  Dear John, This month, we welcome Palestinian authors Asmaa Abu Mezied and Yousef Aljamal for a conversation about their contributions to "Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fir…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

October 1, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Immigrant justice, Gaza book, endless wars

Resources to inform and support your activism   SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022Weekend Reading Last weekend, youth with AFSC’s Peace by Piece Program in New Orleans joined with volunteers from Xavier University to weed and paint garden beds. Photo: Peter Nakhid Dear John,  Thanks to all who contacted Co…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

October 1, 2022 at 12:03 AM

Reminder: Midnight deadline

A special gift from you today will help us prepare for the year ahead.Dear John,  I want to make sure you saw my message from this morning. If it is within your means to make a gift, please do so today! No gift is too small to make a difference. help us end our fiscal year strong — donate by midnig…

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