As of September, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has delivered life-saving aid to over one million people in Gaza. To call for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian aid to Gaza, AFSC is organizing demonstrations and conducting visits with high-ranking officials, including the Pope and White House staff. AFSC is also providing expertise on divestment, offering online meeting for worship with attention to peace every Thursday, and hosting an action hour led by its Palestinian Activism Program every Friday.
In the spring, AFSC offered a webinar series on a variety of migration justice issues, including the processes used for detention and deportation, border policies, and how to discuss migrants’ experiences with friends and family. AFSC’s U.S.-Mexico Border Program has been at the border nearly every day for the past year, helping migrants trapped without access to basic supplies. The organization is also mobilizing supporters to advocate to the Biden Administration to rescind the June executive order severely restricting migrants’ access to asylum claims.
In July, AFSC launched a No Hunger Summer campaign in response to the failure of 11 states to responsibly administer SUN Bucks funding intended to provide food for low-income families when school is not in session. The organization is connecting Friends and community partners to encourage state governors to distribute federal funding to feed kids.
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