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A bill called the Israel Anti-Boycott Act is gaining traction in the Senate. The bill—sponsored by 29 Republicans and 14 Democrats—would make supporting the international boycott against Israel a felony punishable by up to a $1 million fine and 20 years in prison. Here’s what we’re reading to learn more: 

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Last July, my six housemates and I finally finished hauling all our furniture off the enormous moving truck and sat down in the cross-breeze of two fans to hash out who lived in what room in our rented Victorian rowhouse in West Philadelphia.  

Home sweet home. Photo by Emily McGrew.

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  • Read more about Changing the Narrative: The Case for Commutations in Michigan

The AFSC Michigan Criminal Justice Program held focus groups to collect the stories of men and women who served long time in Michigan’s prisons and are now out in the community, doing well and contributing to society.

Today's toughest challenges have deep roots. So does resistance.

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Young leaders from around the world share their experiences. 

By Cristina Rosa Tono

Last month, 13 youth leaders from the U.S. and around the world took part in AFSC’s fifth annual Human Rights Summit in Washington, D.C. The summit was organized by Jean-Louis Peta Ikambana, AFSC director of Peace and Economic Justice, and led by program graduates Alex Garrison and Jodie Geddes.

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Many people do care about the truth and can be swayed by the facts, even if partisanship is powerful.

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Organizer Fatema Ahmad explains how community members took action when a known hate group announced an anti-Muslim march in Raleigh.

When I first heard that ACT for America—the largest Islamophobic group in the country—had planned “anti-Shariah” marches in multiple cities across the U.S., I wondered how it would all play out.

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Fatema Ahmad is deputy director at the Muslim Justice League in Boston. She is a former biomedical engineer turned community organizer who is passionate about fighting the criminalization of marginalized communities. As deputy director, she spearheads much of our local organizing and advocacy work as well as leading the national StopCVE coalition calls. Fatema is also heavily involved in the #BosCops collective, where we work with other organizations and individuals on fighting abusive policing in and around Boston.

This week, world leaders are gathering in Hamburg, Germany for the G20 summit, where they face internal tensions and massive protests. Here’s what we’re reading to learn more.

 

Beneath dramatic G20 clashes, a deep demand for a better world, by Jessica Corbett via Common Dreams

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