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Urgent action is needed to protect people in the countries affected by the ban, but instead the U.S. is choosing to follow a dark history of legalized oppression.

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Denise Altvater serves as coordinator as AFSC's Wabanaki Youth Program in Maine.

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  • Read more about Healing does not require forgiveness: A conversation with Denise Altvater, part 3
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When news breaks, media coverage can add to your stress, contain misinformation, and reinforce negative stereotypes. Here are some tips to help navigate news coverage after tragic events.
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This week, the news has been dominated by Congressional efforts to pass a tax bill that would give billions of dollars in tax breaks to the wealthy, while paving the way for austerity measures that would further harm poor and working people. Here’s what we’re reading to learn more:

 

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Denise Altvater serves as Coordinator as the Wabanaki Youth Program in Maine. She has created a supportive web of connection and communication in a region where Native Communities have been isolated and abused.

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  • Read more about Decolonizing our hearts and minds as people of faith: A conversation with Denise Altvater, part 2
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  • Read more about Terminating TPS for El Salvador would be a hardship for Jorge's family
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Israel has the dubious distinction of being the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes between 500 and 700 children in military courts each year. From the moment of arrest, Palestinian children encounter ill-treatment and torture at the hands of Israeli forces. Three out of four experience physical violence during arrest or interrogation.

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Denise Altvater serves as Coordinator as the Wabanaki Youth Program in Maine. She has created a supportive web of connection and communication in a region where Native Communities have been isolated and abused. With her leadership, the American Friends Service Committee's Wabanaki Program (Maine) was instrumental in developing the first Truth and Reconciliation commission between a sovereign Tribal nation and a U.S.

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Watch our comms research director guide you through tough dinner conversations in her video presentation.

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