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Showing Up in Solidarity Against Discrimination January 27 – February 3, 2018 Week of Action Toolkit Please click here (Word) and here (Google) to download the toolkit. PUT YOUR EVENT ON THE MAP & FIND AN EVENT NEAR YOU AT www.nomuslimbanever.com and www.weareallusa.org/events Why take action the week of January 27th? On January 27, 2017 the Trump Administration released Executive Orders banning individuals from seven (then six) ...

Apply here by January 5: http://cws.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a2h9xbo6ysmv   Communications Coordinator, Interfaith Immigration Coalition Position Title: Communications Coordinator, Interfaith Immigration Coalition Reports To: Co-Chairs of Interfaith Immigration Coalition Location: Washington, DC Team: Advocacy Team & Immigration and Refugee Program Team Status: Full time, Exempt, Non-Bargaining Unit Applications Due: COB Friday, January 5th, 2018 Church World Service (CWS) is a not-for-profit organization working to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around ...

November 7, 2017 Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned 37 faith-based organizations, write to urge members of Congress to offer Dreamers the same compassion and commitment they have given to this country. It is time for Congress to immediately enact the Dream Act of 2017 (S. 1615/H.R. 3440), which provides a long overdue pathway to citizenship ...

October 29-November 4 Advocating for the Dream Act (S. 1615 / H.R. 3440) is putting the faithful call to love our neighbors into action. Congress must hear from us this week and every week until Congress passes a clean Dream Act with a pathway to citizenship.   Plan Dream Sabbath Events Plan #Faith4Dream events to happen before or ...

Tell Congress & the White House that you OPPOSE Trump’s Latest Refugee Ban President Trump has rewritten his executive order to: Ban refugees from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and stateless Palestinians for 90 days, in addition to the 120 day refugee ban that expired on October ...

On Thursday, October 26th, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Refugee resettlement is a life-saving opportunity for individuals and families fleeing persecution to rebuild their lives in safety. Today, we face the worst displacement crisis in recorded history with more than 65 million ...

Right now, we are facing a heartless campaign to tear families apart and devastate communities by arresting and deporting moms, dads, and young people who have lived in the United States for years. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was created to provide protection to those in the United States when it is unsafe for their return ...

A Refugee Admissions Goal of 45,000 Is Inexcusable Background: News outlets are reporting that the Trump administration will set the refugee admissions goal for next fiscal year at 45,000 – which would be the lowest goal in U.S. history. The average admissions goal from when The Refugee Act of 1980 passed up till today is 95,000, ...

CONGRESSWOMAN SCHAKOWSKY,  FAITH LEADERS, AND REFUGEES URGE CONGRESS TO STOP TRUMP FROM SHUTTING THE DOOR ON REFUGEES On morning of the Trump administration’s consultation with Congress regarding refugee resettlement, leaders urge President Trump to set a goal of 75,000 for refugee admissions Link to photos and video: Watch the video Browse photos from the event   Washington, D.C. – Church World Service ...

President Trump has terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, turning our nation’s back on undocumented youth who are valued members of our communities. The consequences are immediate, devastating, and profound. No new DACA applications are being considered, and DACA recipients will soon see their protection revoked. DACA has protected nearly 800,000 immigrant ...