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Pres. Trump's threat to wipe out Iran's "whole civilization" is genocidal. Thousands of civilians have been killed in Iran and the region. The U.S. is already carrying out war crimes—and now it is threatening to commit more. This must stop. Tell Congress: End this war now.

As we commemorate International Migrants Day we present ATESTIGUAR an, observational documentary portraying the Solidarity Aid Station that has been operating at the Whiskey 8 Open-Air Detention Site in San Ysidro, California. youtu.be/tUeFW-TYLN0?si… via @YouTube

This week the Israeli army has escalated its deadly bombing campaign on Lebanon, killing over 620 people and wounding thousands. @afsc_org condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon, calls for U.S. arms embargo and permanent cease-fire. bit.ly/3zCCaVT

AFSC San Diego and partner organizations are looking forward to once again welcoming to SD the Statewide Pilgrimage to End Immigration Detention.  We are building power to shut down the Otay Mesa Detention Center. We invite the San Diego Community to join us and La Lucha Sigue!

Today, Aug. 6, marks 79 years since the U.S. bombing of #Hiroshima. It was the first time a nuclear weapon had ever been used for warfare. Just three days later, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on #Nagasaki.  More than 200,000 people were killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

"...We strongly condemn the police violence enacted on these students, and join thousands of others in calling for all charges and disciplinary actions against these students to be immediately dropped.” AFSC's Lewis Webb afsc.org/newsroom/quake…

We express solidarity and support for thousands of university students across the US. “They are risking arrest & police violence because they know that we cannot sit idly while the US government funds a genocide and US corporations profit from it." AFSC's Lewis Webb

As Border Patrol continues to hold people seeking asylum, including children, in open-air detention sites, conditions under the hot sun and chilly evenings exacerbate health concerns. Consider supporting aid workers by sending them items from this list: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

🎉VICTORY! Today we're thrilled to announce a MAJOR legal victory for immigrant children held in open air detention sites at the border! A court has ruled in our favor, affirming that these children are entitled to key protections under the law.

Chevron is profiting off of the months long Palestinian genocide by supplying Israel with light and power via gas fields on occupied land. Join the #BoycottChevron campaign and send a letter to CEO Mike Wirth right now: actionnetwork.org/letters/boycot…

Chevron is profiting off of the months-long Palestinian genocide by supplying Israel with light and power via gas fields on occupied land. Join the #BoycottChevron campaign and send a letter to CEO Mike Wirth right now: actionnetwork.org/letters/boycot…

Join Palestinian civil society and a growing international coalition calling on Chevron to end its support of genocide and apartheid in Palestine. #BoycottChevron BoycottChevron.info

@afsc_org Read the motion to enforce Flores Settlement Agreement at open-air detention sites here: youthlaw.org/sites/default/…

@afsc_org 4 hours passed before private contractors arrived to pick up everyone. The private contractors handcuffed the men, in violation of standards for how CBP should transport people under their custody who don't pose a risk. From inside the bus, aid workers could see people waving.

The Open Air Detention Sites (OADS) along the US border with Mexico must end. US Port of Entries must open and allow asylum seeking migrants to present themselves to avoid the manufactured catastrophe playing itself out day in and day out. cnn.com/2024/02/29/pol…

“While Senators debate eviscerating the asylum process with cruel and unnecessary immigration policies as a trade-off for funding genocide abroad, we continue to see how those same policies lead to deaths of migrants seeking #asylum,” said @AFSCSanDiego's @Pedroconsafos