FIFA must meet with immigrant community organizations to create a real human rights plan starting with keeping ICE out of the games. “We want to work with them, but they have to open the door,” said Yareliz Méndez Zamora, Policy Coordinator @AFSCFL https://t.co/I6GODhP53a

Congress’ failure to agree on a budget has led to a government shutdown. At the center of this stalemate: Congress is refusing to extend a policy that ensures health care for millions of people.

💜 Broward Hub joins the Circle! Today we celebrate the strength of community with the arrival of the new Broward Hub in Miramar. They will also hold their own Circle of Protection on the last Monday of every month, expanding this movement of love and solidarity. ✊🏽✨

Yesterday, President Trump issued a memo targeting “domestic terrorism networks” in an attempt to silence dissent. Labeling critics as "domestic terrorists" is authoritarian—and a threat to our constitutional rights.

One simple way to show solidarity with immigrants is by uplifting messages and actions of love, dignity, and welcome for all. That is exactly what we do every week at the Miramar Circle of Protection.

Sign our petition to demand the City take immediate steps to fund wrap-around services for Old Wheat St. residents, adopt a humane policy for addressing homelessness and rename Old Wheat St. to Cornelius Taylor St. in remembrance of the life lost there: https://t.co/DZPFvqRCsl

But in a new piece by The @Guardian, AFSC's Tim Franzen details the City's failures to make changes through a taskforce convened to update policy. https://t.co/DJDCW3vz5b

Since Taylor's tragic death, @afsc_org has worked in coalition to demand the City adopt a housing-first approach and wrap-around services for Old Wheat St. residents.

Residents of Old Wheat St. in #Atlanta carry the trauma of losing their friend and neighbor, Cornelius Taylor, whose life was crushed under the City's approach to encampment evictions. His death is a painful reminder that eviction without housing isn't a solution—it's violence.

Yesterday, President Trump announced he was seizing control of Washington DC’s police and deploying the National Guard. He also threatened to displace houseless people, push harsh sentencing for youth, and roll back key bail reforms. This could lead to disastrous consequences.

You can also participate by demanding the Cochran-Johnson administration pause ALL water disconnections until ALL programs and protocols within the affordability resolution are fully functioning. Sign here:

This Wednesday! Join DeKalb Water Watch as it continues its summer education series. Help us ensure affordability, equity and solidarity for DeKalb County, #Georgia residents: https://t.co/wfvV0fqpxo

Today we received a beautiful surprise from Jayne, who organized a fundraiser and brought school supplies for immigrant children. Thank you for your love and solidarity—you’re sowing hope in our community! 🌻📚 #Immigrants #WelcomeWithDignity #BackToSchool

Today, more than 60 organizations demanded that Mayor Levine Cava and the Board of Commissioners file a lawsuit to close the Everglades detention camp. If you don't act now, you will be complicit in the human rights violations that will occur there.

Yesterday, Israel bombed the Al Baqa Cafe in Gaza City Beach killing dear friend and former AFSC photographer, Ismail Abu Hatab and injuring three AFSC Palestine Youth Program participants. Read more: https://t.co/1DhG90U0D3

Last week, Friends—including AFSC—took part in a 300-mile walk to Washington, D.C. in solidarity with migrants. Hear AFSC’s Imani Cruz explain ongoing advocacy for more fair and humane immigration policies on the “Quakers Today” podcast.

Maria Asuncion Bilbao, @AFSCFL campaign coordinator at the immigration advocacy group @afsc_org, stated, “What’s happening is very concerning, the level of dehumanization. It’s like a theatricalization of cruelty.”

This Thursday, Miami-Dade County will consider a proposal that allows ICE to block the county from releasing public records about immigrants detained in county jails. This would effectively disappear people—no names, no locations, no answers. Speak out:

Tonight in #Atlanta at 8:00 PM: Join @afsc_org and partners tonight at Freedom Park as we say NO to war! More info: https://t.co/yE9RS60A7u

AFSC’s Pedro Rios has received the Nancy Jamison Social Justice Award for his over 30 years of work on behalf of immigrant communities. Read more in The Star-News.