A May 2025 photo of children in Gaza heading to a site where AFSC and partners served hot meals. Photo: Amjad Al Fayomi |
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Hi Friend,
Last week, AFSC joined over 100 organizations in issuing an open letter warning of starvation in Gaza. Since March, Israel—with full support from the U.S.—has severely restricted food, water, medicine, and humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. Palestinians, including children, are dying from starvation. Yet the U.S. keeps sending weapons to Israel and offering political support.
Urge Congress to act now to end the genocide in Gaza. Tell them to demand that Israel allow aid into Gaza immediately to save lives. Send a message today!
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6 ways to support immigrants right now By Amy Gottlieb
Our communities are strengthened by immigrants. But today, immigrants are being detained and deported in cities and town across the U.S. As a Quaker organization, AFSC believes in the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Together, we can resist these injustices. Here are six ways you can join us in creating a more welcome, dignified, and just future for all.
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Building Bridges: Pathways to Trust between the U.S. and North Korea (Aug. 5, 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT)
Today, the U.S. remains in a prolonged diplomatic stalemate with North Korea. As tensions rise, how can we foster trust and take concrete steps to build peace? Learn more in this panel discussion hosted by the National Committee on North Korea and AFSC. We’ll draw on lessons from the past and explore practical avenues to peacefully engage North Korea. That includes humanitarian cooperation, collaborative research, and sustained dialogue. Register today.
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Microsoft investors pressure company over work with Israeli military
The Israeli military is using Microsoft tools to surveil and target Palestinians as part of its ongoing genocide in Gaza. Now, over 60 Microsoft shareholders are demanding answers. They have filed a resolution calling on Microsoft to assess whether its technologies are being misused to commit human rights violations. AFSC is supporting this unprecedented action alongside faith groups and former Microsoft employees. Read our news release.
Why we need a solidarity economy now
By Rick Wilson
Across the U.S., people face massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs. What happens when the systems we rely on fail us? And what happens when our communities are torn apart by inequality, political divides, and declining social trust? The solution may lie in something that humans have been doing throughout our existence: taking care of each other. Today, that’s what some of us call the “solidarity economy.” (Waging Nonviolence)
Ethiopia charts new path toward healing and justice
Ethiopian leaders are working to heal from past and ongoing conflict, with support from AFSC. Earlier this year, AFSC helped organize an Ethiopian delegation to visit South Africa to learn from communities that rebuilt after apartheid ended. Delegates met with local leaders and community members. They shared lessons about finding truth, demonstrating accountability, and building lasting peace. (The Ethiopian Herald)
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