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Updates & Resources

Update NEPA: The Most Important Law You’ve Never Heard Of
On Jan. 9, President Trump proposed significant changes to the landmark National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). These changes would allow government projects to move ahead without first reviewing environmental impacts.
- By Alicia Cannon
- Issues: Environment & Energy
Advocacy Resource War is Not the Answer
MLK’s Words Endure as an Anti-War Sign
It was post-9/11, and Friends in Atlanta Friends Meeting wanted to publicly witness against war. Friends listened to their hearts’ stirrings during business meeting, and “War is Not the Answer” became the Meeting’s new yard sign.
- Issues: Middle East & Iran, Peacebuilding, U.S. Wars & Militarism
Statement The Only America We Know Is an America at War
As young adults, we only faintly remember what life was like before Sept. 11, if we remember at all. Since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, we have made it through elementary, middle, and high school. We’ve applied to colleges, finished our degrees, moved away from home, and entered the workforce—and the entire time, the U.S. has been carrying out military actions halfway across the world.
- By Alex Frandsen, Alicia Cannon, Bobby Trice, Don Chen, Joe D'Antonio, Karla Molinar-Arvizo, Monica Montgomery, Parissa Joukar, Sergio Mata-Cisneros
- Issues: U.S. Wars & Militarism
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