AFSC joined our last NRL webinar to talk about the deep connections between the immigration and military industrial complex, breaking down the meaning behind the popular protest chant: “From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go!” 📢⁠

Israel's attempts to destroy sports in Gaza is about killing the idea of play—of preventing people from having even the aspiration of feeling the wind against your face while chasing a ball, Dave Zirin writes.
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Paul Pogba Amad 🇨🇮 @MesutOzil1088 Ahmed Hassan Kouka Mohamed Salah Riyad Mahrez @AElGhazi7 Karim Benzema Achraf Hakimi Youcef Atal @NicoMazraoui @HamzaChoudhury @Wesley_Fofanaa Mohamed ElNeny Amr elsolia Ismaël Bennacer برامج بريس Amr Warda Thank you for supporting Gaza. Please amplify!

Dave Zirin “By playing soccer in the face of state violence, Palestinians are saying that they remain unshackled, that they still have dreams of being free.' 🙌⚽️ thenation.com/article/societ…

👏Beautiful coverage and commentary on our #GoalsforGaza soccer tournament in #Rafah . Thank you Dave Zirin 🫶

'The playing of a soccer tournament in Rafah is an act of resistance—and even of survival.' via Dave Zirin thenation.com/article/societ…

Around the world, climate change fuels violence and forces people to flee their homes. In this interview, AFSC’s Eunice Ndonga discusses what must be done to support people displaced by climate change. bit.ly/4bg3Zkb

Today my colleagues at AFSC sent me these photos from the #Goalsforgaza soccer tournament which took place in Rafah this weekend.

I found the pictures quite emotional in a way I can't quite manage to articulate.

Yesterday, AFSC organized #GoalsForGaza , a soccer tournament for young teens in #Rafah to offer a moment of joy but also send an important message to the world to demand #CeasefireNOW .

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In the most recent legislative session, lawmakers tried to pass several bills that would have harmed low-income residents. But AFSC, partners, and community members organized and advocated to stop these measures from becoming law. Read this recap. bit.ly/4aQ5xS8

Our Partner for Peace monthly donors play a special role in helping communities worldwide build a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future. If you start a monthly gift by our birthday, April 30, you’ll get a $100 match and FREE AFSC tote bag! bit.ly/4dg2vIb

An anti-boycott bill is in the New Hampshire state legislature. It's wrong for the state to penalize nonviolent acts of protest against violence, writes AFSC's Maggie Fogarty. (Concord Monitor) bit.ly/3WA8LVF

The triumph of Volkswagen workers’ vote to unionize is fueling organizing in the South. It’s also a huge step in rebuilding union power around the country. Read more from AFSC’s Rick Wilson. bit.ly/3UxHVfg

Students are identifying investments in war in The New School endowment’s portfolio. Highly recommend using this tool from AFSC to search mutual funds to see if they contain any investments in prisons, occupations, or borders: investigate.afsc.org

In just the past six months, more than 34,000 people have been killed in Gaza. In this essay, AFSC staff member Yousef Aljamal, who is originally from Gaza, reflects on the mounting human toll and the urgent need for international action. bit.ly/4aQ5ndu

It's been 30 years since apartheid ended in South Africa

AFSC worked with D.C. policy groups, students, unions, churches, and municipalities to call for divestment and an end to apartheid.

Now in 2024, we call for an end to Israel's apartheid regime. afsc.org/apartheid-free…

AFSC’s team in Gaza has provided vital humanitarian aid to over half a million people. Tomorrow, they are holding a soccer tournament for kids in Rafah. Here are some simple ways you can show solidarity with our #GoalsForGaza event. bit.ly/3w9g3oq

Proud to stand with AFSC, Amnesty International USA, CIHRS, American Progress, CIVIC, Center for International Policy, Demand Progress, FairSquare, FCNL (Quakers), Human Rights Watch, Refugees International, Save the Children US, Win Without War & many more.

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In response to this week's supplemental aid package, we joined 24 civil society groups to urge the Biden administration and Congress to uphold US law & policy & international law by withholding the transfer of additional lethal military aid to Israel.

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We unite in solidarity with students peacefully protesting on campuses across the country.

It's time for universities - and all responsible investors - to divest from companies profiting from Israel's attacks on #Gaza .