AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 29, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Earthquake relief, military recruiter abuse, U.N. award

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC staff distribute humanitarian relief to earthquake survivors. Photo: Bilal Olimat/AFSC Dear Friend,  Since February, AFSC has worked closely with local partners to help earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syr…

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  Jacob Flowers, AFSC · [email protected]

July 26, 2023 at 12:49 PM

All eyes on Atlanta

Help stop Cop City and the militarized policing it represents.   DONATE NOW DONATE NOW Dear Friend,    Have you heard about Cop City? It is the police training facility slated to be built in Atlanta, Georgia at a cost of over $90 million. And it is a catastrophe in the making.  Plans include a …

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  Jacob Flowers, AFSC · [email protected]

July 26, 2023 at 12:49 PM

All eyes on Atlanta

Help stop Cop City and the militarized policing it represents.   DONATE NOW DONATE NOW Dear John,    Have you heard about Cop City? It is the police training facility slated to be built in Atlanta, Georgia at a cost of over $90 million. And it is a catastrophe in the making.  Plans include a mo…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

July 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Your insights help us do better

Take a brief survey to let us know how we are doing! There's still time to take our survey! Tell us what you think of our outreach efforts - and how we can improve. TAKE OUR SURVEY Share your thoughts today! Dear John,  A few times each year, we reach out to supporters like you for your thoughts …

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

July 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Your insights help us do better

Take a brief survey to let us know how we are doing! There's still time to take our survey! Tell us what you think of our outreach efforts - and how we can improve. TAKE OUR SURVEY Share your thoughts today! Dear Friend,  A few times each year, we reach out to supporters like you for your thought…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Climate justice, Korean War, Farm Bill

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC’s Cutting the Patriarchy project helps migrant women learn haircutting skills and build economic autonomy in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo: AFSC / Latin America and CaribbeanDear Friend,  At a migrant shelter in Ti…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Climate justice, Korean War, Farm Bill

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC’s Cutting the Patriarchy project helps migrant women learn haircutting skills and build economic autonomy in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo: AFSC / Latin America and CaribbeanDear John,  At a migrant shelter in Tiju…

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  Jacob Flowers, AFSC · [email protected]

July 20, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Stop Cop City. Your gift matched up to $10,000.

We need your help to stop a training facility that would promote militarized policing and destroy a vital urban forest.   DONATE NOW DONATE NOW Dear John,    Last month, the City of Atlanta approved funding for a police training facility known as “Cop City.” The plan faces massive opposition in…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

July 18, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Your insights help us do better

Take a brief survey to let us know how we are doing! TAKE OUR SURVEY Share your thoughts today! Dear John,  A few times each year, we reach out to supporters like you for your thoughts and insights on our outreach. Your feedback is important to us and helps us improve our communications. Can you t…

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  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]

July 18, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Your insights help us do better

Take a brief survey to let us know how we are doing! TAKE OUR SURVEY Share your thoughts today! Dear Friend,  A few times each year, we reach out to supporters like you for your thoughts and insights on our outreach. Your feedback is important to us and helps us improve our communications. Can you…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Climate justice, Farm to school, Cop City

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023 Weekend Reading At Liberation Summer camp, high school students learn how to use art as an avenue for advocacy. Photo credit: Jeremy Robins / Echoes of IncarcerationDear Friend,  Since 2014, AFSC’s Liberation Summer Advocacy Cam…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Climate justice, Farm to school, Cop City

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2023 Weekend Reading At Liberation Summer camp, high school students learn how to use art as an avenue for advocacy. Photo credit: Jeremy Robins / Echoes of IncarcerationDear John,  Since 2014, AFSC’s Liberation Summer Advocacy Camp …

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  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]

July 14, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Events to support your work for social change this summer

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Photo: AFSC Dear John,  Do you want to learn restorative justice skills? Apply today for AFSC’s limited-seat, co-learning cohort, which takes place online every other Wednesday from Sept. 6-Nov. 15. Participants will get instruction and …

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  Mike Merryman-Lotze, AFSC · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 2:16 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the People over the Pentagon Act

Let’s join together and urge our leaders to support better health care, schools, and jobs—not more money for weapons, war, and corporate defense contractors. TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: Pass the People over the Pentagon Act! Dear John,   The House of Representatives will soon take up the National D…

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  Mike Merryman-Lotze, AFSC · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 2:16 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the People over the Pentagon Act

Let’s join together and urge our leaders to support better health care, schools, and jobs—not more money for weapons, war, and corporate defense contractors. TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: Pass the People over the Pentagon Act! Dear Friend,   The House of Representatives will soon take up the National…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 8, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Guatemalan land rights, Apartheid-free communities, Ukraine

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC staff members and Ixil community members come together during a Spring 2023 visit to the Ixil region of Guatemala. Photo: Leo MoralesDear Friend,  In 2009, a foreign corporation diverted the river that was a …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 8, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Guatemalan land rights, Apartheid-free communities, Ukraine

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC staff members and Ixil community members come together during a Spring 2023 visit to the Ixil region of Guatemala. Photo: Leo MoralesDear John,  In 2009, a foreign corporation diverted the river that was a so…

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  Mike Merryman-Lotze, AFSC · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Tell Congress: Don’t send cluster munitions to Ukraine

Urge Congress to stop the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine and to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions. TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: Don't send cluster munitions to Ukraine!Dear Friend,Today the Biden administration announced that they will be transferring cluster munitions to the Ukra…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

July 1, 2023 at 12:31 PM

West Bank violence, restorative justice, migrant rights

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2023 Weekend Reading Palestinian-Americans Olfat Abdel Aziz (left) and her daughters in their damaged home in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, which was attacked by Israeli settlers. Photo: Active Stills/Oren ZivDear Friend,  Last …

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 12:45 PM

Last chance: Refugee Response Fund Matching Gift Challenge

Your gift is urgently needed for relief efforts worldwide.  MATCH MY GIFT  Help secure a $100,000 matching gift Dear Friend,   Today is the last day of our matching gift challenge. An anonymous donor is matching gifts dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000. Please take them up on this generous offer! …

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 12:45 PM

Last chance: Refugee Response Fund Matching Gift Challenge

Your gift is urgently needed for relief efforts worldwide.  MATCH MY GIFT  Help secure a $100,000 matching gift Photo: Bilal Olimat/AFSCDear John,  Today is the last day of our matching gift challenge. An anonymous donor is matching gifts dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000. Please take them up on …

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Refugee Response Fund Spotlight: Ukraine

Your support makes a difference.   MATCH MY GIFT Photo: People In Need / SOS Ukraine   Refugee Response Fund Spotlight: Ukraine     Invasion by Russia: The invasion began on February 24, 2022. Since then, military attacks have been relentless, causing widespread death, destruction, and displacemen…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Refugee Response Fund Spotlight: Ukraine

Your support makes a difference.   MATCH MY GIFT Photo: People In Need / SOS Ukraine   Refugee Response Fund Spotlight: Ukraine     Invasion by Russia: The invasion began on February 24, 2022. Since then, military attacks have been relentless, causing widespread death, destruction, and displacemen…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Reminder: matching gift offer

Donate to the Refugee Response Fund by June 30 to have your gift matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000. We are in the final stretch of our matching gift challenge. If you have not yet made a gift to the Refugee Response Fund, please remember to donate by midnight on June 30 to have your gift ma…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Reminder: matching gift offer

Donate to the Refugee Response Fund by June 30 to have your gift matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000. We are in the final stretch of our matching gift challenge. If you have not yet made a gift to the Refugee Response Fund, please remember to donate by midnight on June 30 to have your gift ma…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM

South Africa, Independence Day, Quakers Today

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 Weekend Reading At a recent cultural festival, community members from Lutumba in Beitbridge showcase their traditional foods and cooking utensils. Photo: AFSC/ZimbabweDear John,  Last week, the United Nations Refugee Agency re…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM

South Africa, Independence Day, Quakers Today

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 Weekend Reading At a recent cultural festival, community members from Lutumba in Beitbridge showcase their traditional foods and cooking utensils. Photo: AFSC/ZimbabweDear Friend,  Last week, the United Nations Refugee Agency …

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 12:46 PM

Your matching gift for refugees: PENDING

Donate to the Refugee Response Fund by June 30, and an anonymous donor will match your gift.   MATCH MY GIFT  Refugee Response Fund Matching Gift Challenge Offer:   Your gift matched up to $100,000  Deadline:   June 30Your response:  PENDING  MATCH MY GIFT Friend, please don’t miss out on this …

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 20, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Refugee Response Fund Matching Gift Challenge

Help turn $100,000 into $200,000 for refugees and displaced people. John, one of the most important things we can do is be there for one another in times of crisis. Your generous donation will help people around the world who had to leave their homes, including people who are in the U.S. and need l…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 20, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Refugee Response Fund Matching Gift Challenge

Help turn $100,000 into $200,000 for refugees and displaced people. Friend, one of the most important things we can do is be there for one another in times of crisis. Your generous donation will help people around the world who had to leave their homes, including people who are in the U.S. and need…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Farm Bill, Juneteenth, World Refugee Day

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023 Weekend Reading Sign the petition: Help end hunger, expand food access, and address climate resilience in the 2023 Farm Bill. Photo: Core-VisualDear Friend,  No one should ever have to go hungry—especially in a wealthy nation. …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Farm Bill, Juneteenth, World Refugee Day

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023 Weekend Reading Sign the petition: Help end hunger, expand food access, and address climate resilience in the 2023 Farm Bill. Photo: Core-VisualDear John,  No one should ever have to go hungry—especially in a wealthy nation. Un…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 1:16 PM

Urgent: $100,000 matching gift offer!

Give to AFSC’s Refugee Response Fund by June 30 to make your gift go twice as far.  MATCH MY GIFT Your gift matched Dear John,  As you may know, millions of people around the world have been forced to flee their homes in recent years. They leave for many reasons: war, persecution, climate disaster…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 15, 2023 at 1:16 PM

Urgent: $100,000 matching gift offer!

Give to AFSC’s Refugee Response Fund by June 30 to make your gift go twice as far.  MATCH MY GIFT Your gift matched Dear Friend,  As you may know, millions of people around the world have been forced to flee their homes in recent years. They leave for many reasons: war, persecution, climate disast…

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  Hanady Muhair, AFSC · [email protected]

June 13, 2023 at 8:16 PM

A new wheelchair for Amina

A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Gaza, but AFSC supporters are making a difference. !Thank you 65-year-old Hazem shares his story. Video: Hamzeh Al-Shami/GazaDear Friend,    In April, I wrote to AFSC supporters like you to share our plans to supply elders in Gaza with essentials such as whee…

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  Hanady Muhair, AFSC · [email protected]

June 13, 2023 at 8:16 PM

A new wheelchair for Amina

A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Gaza, but AFSC supporters are making a difference. !Thank you 65-year-old Hazem shares his story. Video: Hamzeh Al-Shami/GazaDear John,    In April, I wrote to AFSC supporters like you to share our plans to supply elders in Gaza with essentials such as wheelc…

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  Peniel Ibe, AFSC · [email protected]

June 12, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Add your name – Call for a “Farm Bill for All”

As Congress prepares to pass the next Farm Bill, call on reps to prioritize people and the planet. SIGN THE PETITION We need a justice-centered Farm BillDear Friend,  No one should ever have to go hungry. But far too many of our neighbors in the U.S. and around the world struggle to put food on th…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 10, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Stop Cop City and more in Weekend Reading

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023 Weekend Reading Over 1,000 people, including AFSC staff and partners, spoke out against Cop City at a City Council hearing in Atlanta. Photo: Bryan Vana/AFSCDear John,  This week, Atlanta’s City Council approved $67 million in …

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  Alison Kahn, AFSC · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act!

As tensions rise, we must act now and call for peace. TAKE ACTION Contact Congress today!Dear John,  Everyone should be able to live in peace and safety. But today, tensions continue to escalate on the Korean Peninsula, resulting in division, sanctions, and strife. The U.S. must take concrete step…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 3, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Israeli apartheid, Sudan, Korea peace

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023 Weekend ReadingPeace activist Ann Wright and AFSC’s Alison Kahn at a Poor People’s Campaign action last year. Photo: Annie FarrellDear John,  This week, people across the U.S. are meeting with their members of Congress, asking t…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

June 3, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Israeli apartheid, Sudan, Korea peace

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023 Weekend ReadingPeace activist Ann Wright and AFSC’s Alison Kahn at a Poor People’s Campaign action last year. Photo: Annie FarrellDear Friend,  This week, people across the U.S. are meeting with their members of Congress, asking…

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  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]

June 2, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Events to support your work for social change this June

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Photo: AFSCDear Friend, June 6 marks the 56th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip. On that day this year, dozens of organizations and faith communities will publicly pledge their support …

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 1, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Quiz: How much do you know about the global refugee crisis?

As an advocate, it’s important to know the facts. Test your knowledge about refugees and why so many people are forced to leave home.  Photo: Ahmed Akacha via PexelsHow much do YOU know about the global refugee crisis? TAKE THE QUIZ Dear Friend,     We know you care about the rights and well-being…

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  AFSC · [email protected]

June 1, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Quiz: How much do you know about the global refugee crisis?

As an advocate, it’s important to know the facts. Test your knowledge about refugees and why so many people are forced to leave home.  Photo: Ahmed Akacha via PexelsHow much do YOU know about the global refugee crisis? TAKE THE QUIZ Dear John,     We know you care about the rights and well-being o…

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  Kennedy Akolo, AFSC · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Update: Sudan humanitarian response

Enass Muzamel is a human rights defender. She is also a refugee. Update: Sudan humanitarian responseDear John,    Enass Muzamel wasn’t planning to leave Khartoum, the city in Sudan where fighting between the army and a paramilitary group have caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee in recent…

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  Kennedy Akolo, AFSC · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Update: Sudan humanitarian response

Enass Muzamel is a human rights defender. She is also a refugee. Update: Sudan humanitarian responseDear Friend,    Enass Muzamel wasn’t planning to leave Khartoum, the city in Sudan where fighting between the army and a paramilitary group have caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee in rece…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

May 27, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Asylum seekers, Sudan, water rights

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC's Adriana Jasso speaks with a migrant through the border wall. Photo: Pedro Rios/AFSCDear Friend,  For months, Border Patrol held migrants in an open-air corridor between two border walls near San Diego, Cal…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

May 20, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Debt ceiling, migrant child detention, aid for Gaza seniors

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC staff and partners protested the opening of a migrant child detention center in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Photo: E HendersonDear Friend,  The U.S. is less than two weeks away from a deadline to raise the…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

May 20, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Debt ceiling, migrant child detention, aid for Gaza seniors

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC staff and partners protested the opening of a migrant child detention center in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Photo: E HendersonDear John,  The U.S. is less than two weeks away from a deadline to raise the d…

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  Hanady Muhiar, AFSC · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Urgent: Elders in Gaza need aid following airstrikes

Donate now to help deliver humanitarian relief.  Help deliver humanitarian aid DONATE NOW Dear John,  In April, I wrote to AFSC supporters like you to ask for donations to supply elders in Gaza with essentials such as wheelchairs, walkers, medical mattresses, and hygiene items. I am deeply gratefu…

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