AFSC · [email protected]

August 28, 2023 at 12:39 PM

Partner for Peace status: PENDING

Will you help build peace with justice around the globe?  GIVE MONTHLY   John, will you become a sustainer? Goal:   100 new sustaining giftsCampaign Deadline:   August 31 Your response:  PENDING  GIVE MONTHLY At AFSC, we’re steadfast in our commitment to nonviolence and our belief in the transfor…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 26, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Supporting refugees, Ukraine, Joan Baez contest

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2023 Weekend Reading Young leaders at a community dialogue in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex. Photo: Ronna Bolante/AFSCDear Friend,  Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex is one of the largest in the world. Nearly three-quarters of the peo…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 26, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Supporting refugees, Ukraine, Joan Baez contest

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 2023 Weekend Reading Young leaders at a community dialogue in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex. Photo: Ronna Bolante/AFSCDear John,  Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex is one of the largest in the world. Nearly three-quarters of the peopl…

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  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]

August 24, 2023 at 1:04 PM

We depend on kind people like you

Be 1 of 100 to start a monthly gift by August 31.  GIVE MONTHLY    The difference you make Dear John,   In my role as AFSC's Associate General Secretary for International Programs, I am among the first to know when an emergency response is needed. That means I see the impact of a special group of…

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  Partners for Peace, AFSC · [email protected]

August 22, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Seeking 100 Partners for Peace

As a Partner for Peace, your steady support helps communities respond to urgent needs.  GIVE MONTHLY Become a Partner for Peace! GIVE MONTHLY Dear Friend,As an AFSC supporter, you are part of a global community working to overcome violence, inequality, and oppression. And with so many crises unf…

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  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]

August 22, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Seeking 100 Partners for Peace

As a Partner for Peace, your steady support helps communities respond to urgent needs.  GIVE MONTHLY Become a Partner for Peace! GIVE MONTHLY Dear John,As an AFSC supporter, you are part of a global community working to overcome violence, inequality, and oppression. And with so many crises unfol…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 19, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Voting rights, ending gun violence, art and activism

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2023 Weekend Reading AFSC’s Brynne Crockett performs a spoken word piece at a rally against gun violence during a summer intensive program for youth in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. Photo: Samantha Lee AnnDear John,  All young people sh…

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 12, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Aiding refugees, ending apartheid, border militarization

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023 Weekend Reading Ukrainian families and staff of Patchwork, a Polish organization that assists refugees with disabilities, with support from AFSC. Photo: Patchwork  Dear John,  Thanks to supporters like you, AFSC and partners …

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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]

August 5, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Africa peacebuilding, atomic bomb anniversaries, bystander intervention tips

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023 Weekend Reading Lidwine Bigirimana, one of many women trained as mediators, speaks at a community gathering in her village in Burundi. Photo: AFSC/Burundi  Dear John,  In Burundi, communities are working to heal after years of …

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  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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