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  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Relief for Gaza, border militarization, Korea peace

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC’s team in Gaza distributes food to patients and displaced families in Rafah. Photo: AFSC GazaDear John,  Last month, AFSC’s team in Gaza distributed water and vegetables to kidney and cancer patients in a …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Relief for Gaza, border militarization, Korea peace

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC’s team in Gaza distributes food to patients and displaced families in Rafah. Photo: AFSC GazaDear Friend,  Last month, AFSC’s team in Gaza distributed water and vegetables to kidney and cancer patients in …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 1:34 PM

$50,000 match for gifts to Gaza emergency response

Donate now and your gift will go twice as far. MATCH MY GIFT    Your gift for Gaza DOUBLED  Dear John, AFSC has brought humanitarian relief to nearly 300,000 displaced people in Gaza in recent months. Now we are raising funds for the next phase of our emergency response.  Will you help meet urgent …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 1:34 PM

$50,000 match for gifts to Gaza emergency response

Donate now and your gift will go twice as far. MATCH MY GIFT    Your gift for Gaza DOUBLED  Dear Friend, AFSC has brought humanitarian relief to nearly 300,000 displaced people in Gaza in recent months. Now we are raising funds for the next phase of our emergency response.  Will you help meet urgen…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Cease-fire now, border walls, death penalty

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024 Weekend Reading Over 250 protesters, including AFSC staff, took part in the “The People’s State of the Union," urging President Biden to call for a permanent cease-fire. Read more in Common Dreams. Photo: AFSCDear John,  This we…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Cease-fire now, border walls, death penalty

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024 Weekend Reading Over 250 protesters, including AFSC staff, took part in the “The People’s State of the Union," urging President Biden to call for a permanent cease-fire. Read more in Common Dreams. Photo: AFSCDear Friend,  This …
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Events to support your work for social change this March

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Recreational activities with AFSC and Palestine Children's Relief Fund in Gaza. Photo: AFSCDear John,  I'm reaching out to you today to share some opportunities to connect with others taking action to build a more just and peaceful world. …
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Events to support your work for social change this March

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Recreational activities with AFSC and Palestine Children's Relief Fund in Gaza. Photo: AFSCDear Friend,  I'm reaching out to you today to share some opportunities to connect with others taking action to build a more just and peaceful world…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
March 2, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Cease-fire now, tenant organizing, Speak Truth to Power

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024 Weekend Reading Millennia tenants are organizing nationwide with support from AFSC and partners. Photo: Foluke NunnDear John,  Thank you to everyone who has continued to call for a cease-fire and humanitarian access for Gaza! O…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
March 2, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Cease-fire now, tenant organizing, Speak Truth to Power

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024 Weekend Reading Millennia tenants are organizing nationwide with support from AFSC and partners. Photo: Foluke NunnDear Friend,  Thank you to everyone who has continued to call for a cease-fire and humanitarian access for Gaza!…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM

War profiteers, peace with Korea, migrant rights

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024 Weekend Reading A child surveys ruins in Gaza. Photo: Motasem Murtaja Dear John,  The official death toll in Gaza is nearing 30,000 people, many of them children. People are dying from starvation and disease. Now, Israel is…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM

War profiteers, peace with Korea, migrant rights

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024 Weekend Reading A child surveys ruins in Gaza. Photo: Motasem Murtaja Dear Friend,  The official death toll in Gaza is nearing 30,000 people, many of them children. People are dying from starvation and disease. Now, Israel …
  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Update: AFSC’s emergency response in Gaza

We have provided humanitarian relief to more than 191,752 people so far and have more trucks poised to deliver aid. Update: Emergency response in GazaDear John, Thanks to the tireless work of our team and wonderful partnerships with groups like the World Central Kitchen, we have been able to serve f…
  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Update: AFSC’s emergency response in Gaza

We have provided humanitarian relief to more than 191,752 people so far and have more trucks poised to deliver aid. Update: Emergency response in GazaDear Friend, Thanks to the tireless work of our team and wonderful partnerships with groups like the World Central Kitchen, we have been able to serve…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Update from Rafah, diplomacy with North Korea, Peace Pilgrimage

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff and partners serve meals from an open-air kitchen in Rafah. Photo: AFSC / Gaza Dear John, Thank you to everyone who made a gift during our supporter drive—and to all who help fund our work through…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Update from Rafah, diplomacy with North Korea, Peace Pilgrimage

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff and partners serve meals from an open-air kitchen in Rafah. Photo: AFSC / Gaza Dear Friend, Thank you to everyone who made a gift during our supporter drive—and to all who help fund our work throu…
  AFSC · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 1:48 PM

Help us end our supporter drive strong! Donate now.

Donate by midnight to support peace, justice, and human dignity in 2024.We are in the final hours of our 2024 supporter drive! With one gift, you can support immigrants and refugees. You can transform unjust conditions. And you can build conditions for peace. Donate today to support our worldwide wo…
  AFSC · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 1:48 PM

Help us end our supporter drive strong! Donate now.

Donate by midnight to support peace, justice, and human dignity in 2024.We are in the final hours of our 2024 supporter drive! With one gift, you can support immigrants and refugees. You can transform unjust conditions. And you can build conditions for peace. Donate today to support our worldwide wo…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 1:48 PM

Feb 15 deadline: Will you help us reach our supporter drive goal?

Make your gift by tomorrow to fund worldwide work grounded in the transforming power of love.JOIN NOW Make your giftfor 2024  Dear John, At AFSC, we believe in the transforming power of love and active nonviolence as a force for justice and reconciliation. Generous supporters like you help us put th…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 1:48 PM

Feb 15 deadline: Will you join our supporter drive?

Make your gift by tomorrow to fund worldwide work grounded in the transforming power of love.JOIN NOW Make your giftfor 2024  Dear Friend, At AFSC, we believe in the transforming power of love and active nonviolence as a force for justice and reconciliation. Generous suporters like you help us put t…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Love to Gaza, affordable housing, border deaths

Resources to inform and support your activism SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2024Weekend ReadingDisplaced Palestinian people walk among ruins in Gaza. Photo: Mohammed ZaanounDear John, Thank you to everyone who contacted Congress to call for an immediate cease-fire for Gaza! Israeli troops are now attacking…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Love to Gaza, affordable housing, border deaths

Resources to inform and support your activism SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2024Weekend ReadingDisplaced Palestinian people walk among ruins in Gaza. Photo: Mohammed ZaanounDear Friend, Thank you to everyone who contacted Congress to call for an immediate cease-fire for Gaza! Israeli troops are now attacki…
  Mike Merryman-Lotze, AFSC · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 8:46 PM

Urgent: Tell Congress to demand a cease-fire in Gaza now!

Israel’s invasion of Rafah will be catastrophic to humanitarian efforts. Send a message today!TAKE ACTIONSend a message todayDear Friend, Israeli troops are now positioned for a ground invasion of Rafah. It is one of the last areas of Gaza that the Israeli military has not yet invaded. It is also a …
  Mike Merryman-Lotze, AFSC · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 8:46 PM

Urgent: Tell Congress to demand a cease-fire in Gaza now!

Israel’s invasion of Rafah will be catastrophic to humanitarian efforts. Send a message today!TAKE ACTIONSend a message todayDear John, Israeli troops are now positioned for a ground invasion of Rafah. It is one of the last areas of Gaza that the Israeli military has not yet invaded. It is also a de…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 1:53 PM

Reminder: Your annual support

Your generosity brings critical support to communities facing violence, inequality, and oppression.Dear Friend,  We don’t know what 2024 has in store for us, but we do know that many people around the world will continue to face violence, inequality, and oppression. Your financial support makes a di…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 1:53 PM

Reminder: Your annual support

Your generosity brings critical support to communities facing violence, inequality, and oppression.Dear John,  We don’t know what 2024 has in store for us, but we do know that many people around the world will continue to face violence, inequality, and oppression. Your financial support makes a diff…
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
February 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Events to support your work for social change this February

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Photo: AFSC/Zoe Jannuzi Dear Friend,  This year, the Israeli bombardment and thousands of lives lost means that Valentine’s Day will be an especially difficult day in Gaza. Bombings have destroyed much of Gaza and thousands face imminent …
  Tonya Histand, AFSC · [email protected]
February 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Events to support your work for social change this February

Join us for webinars that inform and support your activism. Photo: AFSC/Zoe Jannuzi Dear John,  This year, the Israeli bombardment and thousands of lives lost means that Valentine’s Day will be an especially difficult day in Gaza. Bombings have destroyed much of Gaza and thousands face imminent fa…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Aid to Gaza, border policies, North Korea exhibit

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2024 Weekend Reading A family walks among ruins in Gaza. Photo: Mohammed ZaanounDear Friend,  Thank you to everyone who took action to demand the restoration of U.S. funding for Palestinian aid! Palestinians in Gaza are facing st…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Aid to Gaza, border policies, North Korea exhibit

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2024 Weekend Reading A family walks among ruins in Gaza. Photo: Mohammed ZaanounDear John,  Thank you to everyone who took action to demand the restoration of U.S. funding for Palestinian aid! Palestinians in Gaza are facing star…
  AFSC · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 1:50 PM

Your 2024 support: PENDING

We’re looking for 500 people to support worldwide work for peace and justice with a gift by February 15. DONATE now.  DONATE NOW Make your 2024 gift today!Your response: PENDING Goal:   500 people supporting worldwide work for peace and justice!Deadline: February 15 DONATE NOW Dear John,  During ou…
  Jennifer Bing, AFSC · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Urge Congress to restore aid for Palestinians

The U.S. must resume funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main provider of life-saving aid for Gaza. TAKE ACTIONTake action to help restore funding for Palestinian aid Dear John,  Palestinians in Gaza are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million resi…
  Jennifer Bing, AFSC · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Urge Congress to restore aid for Palestinians

The U.S. must resume funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main provider of life-saving aid for Gaza. TAKE ACTIONTake action to help restore funding for Palestinian aid Dear Friend,  Palestinians in Gaza are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million re…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Voting rights, militarized policing, art for social change

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2024 Weekend Reading Our second cohort of Emerging Leaders for Liberation at a gathering in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo: Jesse Saunders / AFSCDear Friend,  The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy and should never be taken awa…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Voting rights, militarized policing, art for social change

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2024 Weekend Reading Our second cohort of Emerging Leaders for Liberation at a gathering in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo: Jesse Saunders / AFSCDear John,  The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy and should never be taken away.…
  Cole McEldowney, AFSC · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 7:31 PM

Tell Congress to expand the Child Tax Credit and keep families out of poverty!

The bill will be up for a vote on the House floor as soon as next week. Send a message today! TAKE ACTION Send a message to Congress today! Dear John,  In January 2022, Congress let the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) expire, ending much-needed assistance for millions of families and low-income peop…
  Cole McEldowney, AFSC · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 7:31 PM

Tell Congress to expand the Child Tax Credit and keep families out of poverty!

The bill will be up for a vote on the House floor as soon as next week. Send a message today! TAKE ACTION Send a message to Congress today! Dear Friend,  In January 2022, Congress let the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) expire, ending much-needed assistance for millions of families and low-income pe…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Will you be among the first to donate in 2024?

Don’t wait for the next emergency. Donate now. DONATE NOW  Help us prepare DONATE NOW   Dear Friend, Time after time over the past year, kind supporters like you have stepped forward in times of emergency and in response to injustice. Thank you to all who have made donations or taken action in sup…
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Will you be among the first to donate in 2024?

Don’t wait for the next emergency. Donate now. DONATE NOW  Help us prepare DONATE NOW   Dear John, Time after time over the past year, kind supporters like you have stepped forward in times of emergency and in response to injustice. Thank you to all who have made donations or taken action in suppo…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 20, 2024 at 2:42 PM

Relief for Gaza, a win for migrant rights, art for social change

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff provide drinking water to people in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/Gaza  Dear Friend,  Thank you to everyone who has supported our efforts to provide life-saving humanitarian aid in Gaza. Our efforts grow more…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 20, 2024 at 2:42 PM

Relief for Gaza, a win for migrant rights, art for social change

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024 Weekend Reading AFSC staff provide drinking water to people in Gaza. Photo: AFSC/Gaza  Dear John,  Thank you to everyone who has supported our efforts to provide life-saving humanitarian aid in Gaza. Our efforts grow more c…
  Mike Merryman-Lotze & Imani Cruz, AFSC · [email protected]
January 17, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Urge Congress to stop funding war and inhumane migration policies!

Join AFSC in calling on Congress to reject the supplemental bill. Tell them to invest instead in diplomacy and human needs both at home and abroad. TAKE ACTION Contact Congress today! Dear Friend,  From Ukraine to Palestine, El Salvador to the U.S., we all deserve to live in safety and peace. But th…
  Mike Merryman-Lotze & Imani Cruz, AFSC · [email protected]
January 17, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Urge Congress to stop funding war and inhumane migration policies!

Join AFSC in calling on Congress to reject the supplemental bill. Tell them to invest instead in diplomacy and human needs both at home and abroad. TAKE ACTION Contact Congress today! Dear John,  From Ukraine to Palestine, El Salvador to the U.S., we all deserve to live in safety and peace. But the …
  Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC · [email protected]
January 16, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Your 2024 AFSC supporter card

AFSC’s annual supporter drive has begun. Will you be among the first to join? JOIN NOW   Join us in 2024  Dear John,  We are so grateful to have you as part of the AFSC community. Thank you for all the ways you join us in working toward a more just, peaceful, sustainable world!    I’m writing today…
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Stop Cop City, child tax credit, MLK Day

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024 Weekend Reading Read about AFSC’s connections with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Dear John,  This week, AFSC is joining with people around the U.S. to tell corporations to cut ties with Cop City in Atlanta. If built, …
  AFSC Weekend Reading · [email protected]
January 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Stop Cop City, child tax credit, MLK Day

Resources to inform and support your activism  SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024 Weekend Reading Read about AFSC’s connections with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Dear Friend,  This week, AFSC is joining with people around the U.S. to tell corporations to cut ties with Cop City in Atlanta. If built…
  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Update on AFSC’s emergency response in Gaza

We are serving meals to displaced people living outside of shelters with support from kind people like you. Update: Gaza Emergency ResponseDear John, I’m writing with gratitude for all the support we have received from the AFSC community for our emergency response in Gaza. Thousands of people have …
  Kerri Kennedy, AFSC · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Update on AFSC’s emergency response in Gaza

We are serving meals to displaced people living outside of shelters with support from kind people like you. Update: Gaza Emergency ResponseDear Friend, I’m writing with gratitude for all the support we have received from the AFSC community for our emergency response in Gaza. Thousands of people hav…
  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]
January 11, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Can you help us do better?

Take a brief survey and share your thoughts! You still have time to share your feedback. We take your insights seriously, and we're grateful to work with you as we build peace with justice. TAKE SURVEY Help us keep improving Dear John,  As we begin the new year, we want to thank you for being a part…
  Beth Hallowell, AFSC · [email protected]
January 11, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Can you help us do better?

Take a brief survey and share your thoughts! You still have time to share your feedback. We take your insights seriously, and we're grateful to work with you as we build peace with justice. TAKE SURVEY Help us keep improving Dear Friend,  As we begin the new year, we want to thank you for being a pa…