Join Dee Dee Green, Dan Jasper, and Sayrah Namaste for a discussion on farming for social change: a look at how AFSC is working to build peace through food security. We’ll look at farming efforts in several locations across the U.S. and internationally.

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Earlier this year, women incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey courageously came forward to speak out against brutal beatings by officers. In the months since, public pressure and demands for justice and accountability have been building—further exposing a long history of abuse at the women’s prison.

Throughout history, governments have used crises to introduce measures that would be unacceptable in normal times. And one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on civic space are increasing. Recognizing the need to protect public health, we have developed Under the Mask, a new website designed to inform, connect, and protect those standing up for the rights of communities around the world. View the site and learn more here.

Soon after taking office, President Joe Biden began making big changes to U.S. immigration policy. But while the president has worked to undo some of the most harmful policies passed under his predecessor, more action is urgently needed to stop cruelty against immigrants and build a more just and humane immigration system. 

The surging number of COVID-19 cases in U.S. prisons, jails, and detention centers has magnified the dangers and abuses of incarceration—fueling the call to #FreeThemAll and a demand for systems that actually support safety and healing. 

Most of us know that incarceration does not keep us safe, but how do we talk about alternatives to our current criminal punishment system with folks who may not know what to do instead? Framing this issue in terms of shared values—instead of statistics—is critical, but how do we do that when we’re talking to others?