The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities in the U.S. and around the globe. While it has magnified racism, poverty, and other injustices of our world, it has also reminded us that we are all interconnected—and that our health and well-being are dependent on how we treat each other.
In this issue of Quaker Action, you'll read about some of the ways AFSC is supporting communities responding to the world's most pressing problems—including advocating for COVID-19 vaccines to be free and available to all and pushing back on government restrictions on civil liberties. In the U.S., we are mobilizing with communities to demand a moral federal budget—one that meets real needs instead of further militarizing our communities. Read the issue.