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Since the election, Islamophobia and hate crimes have been on the rise in the United States. Here are a few things you can do to fight Islamophobia in your community.
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An interview with Arnie Alpert, co-director, AFSC New Hampshire program

Arnie Alpert has coordinated AFSC’s work in New Hampshire for over 30 years. In that time, he helped lead a decade-long campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday a state holiday. We asked Arnie for his thoughts on how King’s words and actions resonate in struggles for justice today.

Q: King is considered the most important leader in the Civil Rights Movement, but you’ve written about the limits of this characterization.

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This week, confirmation hearings began for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. The hearings were met with protests both on and off the Senate floor. Here's what we're reading to learn more.

The Donald Trump cabinet tracker by Russell Berman via The Atlantic

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This is the third post in a three-part series from my conversation with Quaker author, activist, and educator George Lakey. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Click here for part 1, and here for part 2.

  • Read more about George Lakey's prophetic life, part 3: Spirit is not about avoidance of conflict
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This is the second post in a three-part series from my conversation with Quaker activist, author, and educator George Lakey.

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This is the first in a three-part series from my conversation with Quaker activist, author, and educator George Lakey. The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Click here for part 2, and here for part 3.

  • Read more about George Lakey's prophetic life, part 1: Fear is not there to be enjoyed
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On Jan 10, Gen. John Kelly faced the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to answer questions related to his nomination for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Kelly is one of at least six confirmation hearings this week for cabinet posts, and Sen. Chuck Schumer has claimed that “Senate Republicans are trying to ram [nominees] through as quickly as possible.” The frenzied schedule virtually guarantees that concerns about individual nominees won’t get the attention that such important decisions deserve. 

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When good things happen, it's not news. Seek out stories of resilience and peace to counter the bad news that is everywhere in the news and social media.
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From sanctuary to sit-ins, resisting registries to archiving data, people across the country are mobilizing against racist and anti-human policy proposals. Here's what we're reading to learn more:

The return of civil disobedience, by Jelani Cobb via The New Yorker

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