Did you know that the money the federal government spends on ICE and CBP could provide school lunches for 47 million children, or homes for over 115,2000 families? As Congress rushes to pass a spending bill before the deadline on Friday, it is important to let them know that we want investment in programs that build our communities up rather than tearing them apart.

Email your member of Congress and tell them to Defund Hate and restrict ICE and CBP’s ability to take funds from other agencies!

James Shipside is a British Quaker and a member of Cambridge Meeting in the United Kingdom. He travels to the New York twice a year and shares him time volunteering with AFSC and attending Quaker meetings at Woodbourne Prison.

Beverly Archibald is a member of Manhattan Monthly Meeting since 2003 and has volunteered with AFSC as a letter writer and “camp mom” for 2 years.

Beverly Archibald is a member of Manhattan Monthly Meeting since 2003 and has volunteered with AFSC as a letter writer and “camp mom” for 2 years. James Shipside is a British Quaker and a member of Cambridge Meeting in the United Kingdom.

The past decade has seen a handful of significant victories for the criminal justice reform movement, including the election of so-called progressive prosecutors across the country, a proposed overhaul of California’s cash bail system, the