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AFSC
@afsc_org
#Quaker org that includes ppl of various faiths committed to social justice #BlackLivesMatter #DefundHate #SanctuaryEverywhere #NoBanNoWall #GazaUnlocked
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    AFSC
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    Jan 8, 2025
    We’ve canceled planned advertising with The New York Times after it refused to allow an ad referring to Israel’s genocide in #Gaza. Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC's General Secretary, called the refusal “an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth.” afsc.org/newsroom/new-y…
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    AFSC
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    Oct 27, 2023
    Israeli bombing in #Gaza today destroyed the last remaining telecommunications links between Gaza and the outside world. We have lost all contact with AFSC staff and partners in Gaza. An immediate ceasefire is needed to bring this catastrophe to an end.
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Jun 1, 2022
    BREAKING: @GeneralMills divested its Israeli business, after a 2-year campaign calling on the company to stop making Pillsbury products in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory. It's unclear if Pillsbury products will still be made in that settlement
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Jan 7, 2018
    "We answered the call for divestment from apartheid South Africa and we have done the same with the call for #BDS from Palestinians who have faced decades of human rights violations," said AFSC's @kerrilkennedy
    Israel Lists 20 Groups to Be Denied Entry Over Boycott Calls
    From usnews.com
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Dec 10, 2018
    People of many faiths are on their knees at the border, singing and demanding that the US government respect the right to migrate, demilitarize border communities, and end the detention and deportation of immigrants. #LoveKnowsNoBorders #MigrantCaravan
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Jan 17, 2018
    BREAKING: Detained immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir to be transferred to a facility in the NY region. We will continues to demand for his release. Join the @NewSanctuaryNYC for a Jericho walk at 11am tomorrow (1/18) at 26 Federal Plaza #IStandWithRavi
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Aug 3, 2019
    Victory! We shut down the prison camp for children in Homestead, FL! The last migrant children being held in #Homestead detention center have left! Thank you so much to everyone who took action to make this possible! #EndChildDetention afsc.org/story/we-shut-…
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Dec 10, 2018
    Clergy kneel in the water in a prayerful act of civil disobedience. #LoveKnowsNoBorders
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    AFSC
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    Jan 18, 2017
    Beautiful poster by @micahbazant for resisting racism and bigotry available for download at afsc.org/webelonghere
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Jul 1, 2024
    Replying to @afsc_org
    Companies providing weapons, technology, and fuel to aid Israel's attacks on Gaza include: ❌Boeing ❌Elbit Systems ❌General Dynamics ❌Lockheed Martin Corp ❌Northrop Grumman ❌Valero ❌Palantir Find more companies by using our tool investigate.afsc.org
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    AFSC
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    Jun 1, 2022
    Following our two-year campaign calling on @GeneralMills to stop making Pillsbury products on stolen #Palestinian land, the company announced yesterday that it had divested its Israeli business altogether. Read more:
    afsc.org
    General Mills Divests from Israel Following Campaign Led by Quaker Organization
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Jul 14, 2017
    Join us on Tuesday, July 18 from 12:15-2:15pm EST as we amplify voices from Gaza. Follow #IamGaza and #GazaUnlocked gazaunlocked.org/i-am-gaza
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Jul 18, 2017
    Today on #MandelaDay, from 12:15-2:15pm ET we will be amplifying the voices of young Palestinians in Gaza. #IseeGaza #GazaUnlocked #IamGaza
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    AFSC
    @afsc_org
    Jan 27, 2017
    We Will Stand Against the Muslim Ban! afsc.org/nomuslimban #NoWallNoBan