ALT #ForUsNotAmazon is on a brief pause until January 4, 2024. During this time, we ask that you consider supporting the housing organizing of our member @lacolectiva703, who organizes directly with residents of Barcroft who face displacement and gentrification by Amazon's #HousingEquityFund and #HQ2. Be sure to sign the petition to #MakeBarcroftAffordable (bit.ly/23Barcroft), sign up for canvassing in Jan. (bit.ly/Canvassing4LC), & make a financial donation to @lacolectiva703.

ALT Graphic with text, In Frederick Co, MD, there is again another effort underway to build data centers in the foothills of Sugarloaf Mountain. The development plans look just like AWS’ plans, which the Sugarloaf Alliance previously fought off. Frederick County records recently Released (by court order) + Council Member comments make it clear that data center development in the foothills of Sugarloaf Mountain continues to be a threat. Sign the Sugarloaf Alliance’s petition! https://chng.it/JDQCK6kMpB. Image of Ferederick Co. data center site map. FUNA logo.

ALT White and black text on a purple background around an image of Amazon data centers built very close to a neighborhood in Aldie, VA. Text reads, “AI boom has triggered investment in data centers on a massive scale. Amazon’s $87B Data Center Empire. On what was recently farmland, Amazon data centers have been built as close as 50 feet from residential houses in the Loudoun Meadows neighborhood in Aldie, VA. Photo: Jami Chikwendiu/The Washington Post. Amazon operates, or is in the process of building or planning, 102 data centers in northern Virginia. Together, the facilities, when they are all up and running, will have emergency generators capable of producing more that 4.6 gigawatts of power. That’s almost enough backup electrical capacity to light up all of New York City on an average day. Source: Geiger, Thomas, & Barr w/Business Insider (Oct 13, 2023).” FUNA’s logo is in the bottom center.

ALT White text on a grey background of Gazan ruins says, “FUNA stands with Palestinians and with Amazon and Google workers who resist corporate complicity in genocide and apartheid. Text is to the right of an image of the statement put out by Amazon and Google workers; if you would like the full alt text of the pro-Palestenian statement, reach out. Underneath the white text is a black url which reads, “notechforapartheid.com” FUNA’s logo is in the upper right corner.