This Week in the World: Loving Our Post-Election Neighbors, No Exception

"We are not for names, nor men, nor titles of Government, nor are we for this party or against the other." Rather, "we are for justice and mercy and truth and peace and true freedom, that these may be exalted in our nation … that these things may abound."

This week, we were grateful that millions of people participated in our democracy and that the elections were conducted in a broadly fair, free, and peaceful manner.

With Burrough's words in mind, we are called to raise a grave warning of the threats we see in the re-election of Donald Trump. Threats to the dignity and lives of millions of our neighbors, including many with whom we work. Threats to the values we hold dear. Threats to a wide range of issues crucial to building the world we seek. To our democracy itself.

These threats only magnify the challenges before us. The weeks, months, and years ahead will not be easy. Like so many across our communities, we are heartbroken by the election result and anxious for what lies ahead.

Yet as people of hope, we will persist in our belief that our democracy is strongest when we are all engaged with it, and with one another.

We will continue to stand in solidarity with people most impacted by government policies. We will continue to fiercely advocate and lovingly defend human dignity and the rights of all people. We will continue to seek opportunities for cooperation across political divides and peacebuilding amid conflict. We will continue to work relentlessly to advance policies that will bring about the more just, peaceful, and sustainable world we seek.

In times of fear and danger, we are called into deeper community with one another - and with those with whom we disagree. Difficult as it may be, we continue to be called to love our neighbors, no exception.

On Monday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. ET, we will gather in community for a special post-election call. We will discuss the road ahead, and how we can carry forward the work of generations before us with hope, love, determination, and perseverance. We hope you will join us.

The Past Shows the Cruelty of Mass Deportation

In light of the election, FCNL's Vanessa Schoning reviewed the United States's history of mass deportation and detention. Any implementation of President-elect Donald Trump's cruel threats would wreck lives, destroy families, and devastate communities across the country.

We are committed to protecting undocumented people in our communities. In the months ahead, we will share more resources on how we can help to do that. While the future is uncertain, here are some concrete next steps for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Here are five tips for asylum seekers. Here is a guide from the ACLU about interacting with law enforcement as an immigrant. If you want to take action, you can use this Pathway to Citizenship toolkit to lobby your members of Congress on the importance of a legislative solution.

Humanitarian Situation in North Gaza is Dire

The heads of U.N. Agencies have warned that the situation in North Gaza is "apocalyptic" with the entire Palestinian population at "imminent risk of dying." This horrifying siege and violent assault on civilian populations extends to medical facilities, polio vaccination campaigns and emergency workers. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that civilians would not be allowed to return to their homes in North Gaza and that humanitarian aid would only enter the south since "there are no civilians left" in the north.

We are concerned that the results of the U.S. election will further encourage the Israeli government to pursue war and recklessly endanger civilians. Our witness and advocacy for a permanent ceasefire still continues. We are called to live as a prophetic witness for the world we seek and to put our hearts and hands to action.

That is what we are doing next week at the Quaker Public Policy Institute. We are advocating for our government to stop sending weapons to Israel and use our leverage to work for a permanent ceasefire.

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