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200 TEXAS RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEGISLATION SB4
May 8, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2017 CONTACT: [email protected] | 202.733.5151 200 TEXAS RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEGISLATION Faith leaders condemn signing of SB4, a law that will increase discrimination and reduce community safety Austin, TX – Today, 200 Texas religious leaders sent a letter to Governor Abbott, condemning signing into law SB4, notably the harshest anti-immigrant bill to be ...Faith leaders to DHS: Bring Juan Back Home
April 19, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2017 CONTACT: Myrna Orozco | 202.599.3585 | [email protected] Faith leaders to DHS: Bring Juan Back Home Petition to Secretary Kelley: http://bit.ly/2oKYqnA Washington D.C. – Following news that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiary Juan Manuel Montes was deported, faith leaders join #JusticeForJuan campaign to demand answers and call for his return ...What would you spend $3 billion on?
April 10, 2017Congress can stop Trump from building a wall and increasing detention & deportations. Congress has “the power of the purse,” which means they can decide whether or not to fund the $3 billion supplemental that President Trump requested for fiscal years 2017 for a deportation force, border wall, and expanded detention. Trump’s budget proposals would cut funding for education, ...Top 5 Ways That Refugees and Faith Communities Can Rise Up on May 1st National Day of Action
April 6, 2017Grassroots Webinar 4/3/17
March 29, 2017Prophetic Witness and Nonviolent Direct Action on Monday, April 3rd, 4-5:30 PM ET/ 1-2:30 PM PT. As we continue to confront the harsh anti-immigrant policies of the Trump Administration this Interfaith Immigration Webinar focused on developing skills to plan nonviolent direct actions that can add to the prophetic witness of the faith community. We also heard about ...TAKE ACTION TODAY: Tell Your Local, State, and National Leaders to Welcome Refugees
November 21, 2016all of our elected officials to hear that their communities welcome refugees. Call 1-866-940-2439 and urge your Senators and Representatives to support refugee resettlement! Share the same message with your local and state leaders and tell them to declare your communities welcoming!]]>Press Release: Faith Groups Call on DHS to End Use of Private Prisons
August 30, 2016NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Press contact: Kathryn Johnson, AFSC [email protected] (206) 898-2832 Faith Groups Call on DHS to End Use of Private Prisons WASHINGTON, DC (August 30, 2016) In light of the U.S. Department of Justice announcement made on August 18th that the agency will phase out its use of private prisons, faith based groups called on the ...
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