All are welcome to join us for the “People’s Convention” in Cleveland.

There’s been a lot of attention on what may happen at the Republican National Convention (RNC), which takes place in Cleveland in July.

Greg Coleridge is director of AFSC Northeast Ohio and has worked with AFSC since 1983.

A few picks from AFSC staff this week:

Loretta Lynch and the criminalization of trans people, by H Kapp-Klote and Angela Peoples, Truthout

By Veneeta D. 

Veneeta D. is a 17-year-old high school student in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, outside of Minneapolis. Recently, she attended an AFSC Freedom School, a two-day workshop that brings together young people to break down the systems that perpetuate institutional racism—from education to criminal justice—and discuss ways to create meaningful change.

Here Veneeta shares her experience:

Organizing around political or social issues is a holistic skill that enhances a person's critical lens, self-worth, leadership ability, and emotional and social intelligence. The more that young people are exposed to these values, the more likely they are to identify them as fundamental to a healthy society.