Alice* is a peacebuilder in the Dinka community of South Sudan. She helps community members heal from the trauma of war, violence, and loss. She also helps resolve conflicts among family members, clans, and tribes.  

This week we look at HR 2590, a landmark piece of legislation in US Congress that hopes to hold the Israeli government accountable for the violent detention of Palestinian children, demolition of Palestinian homes, and other abuses. AFSC’s Jennifer Bing is joined by activist Zeina Hutchison and Shaina Low, advocacy officer at Defense for Children International-Palestine, AFSC’s partner organization in the #NoWayToTreatAChild campaign.

The people of New Orleans have demonstrated strength, resilience, and a commitment to caring for one another in the face of catastrophe time and again. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina and the levee breach left 80% of the city underwater and 1,833 people dead. In the spring of 2020, almost 15 years after the storm, the pandemic rendered New Orleans a hotspot, leaving families and community members to deal with death, unemployment, and uncertainty.