Washington, DC - Beginning Monday morning, advocates and allies across the country will be blacking out their social media profiles to demonstrate their support of refugees and their condemnation of the Trump Administration’s attacks against refugee resettlement.
On September 26, the administration announced a new executive order that could give states and localities the ability to ban refugees from being resettled in their communities, and announced a proposed Presidential Determination (PD) of 18,000. These two changes will leave thousands of refugees in harm’s.
In addition to blacking out their social media profiles, participants will be signing a petition asking Members of Congress to support the GRACE Act (S. 1088/H.R. 2146) and to share their support of refugees and refugee resettlement.
Protesters wearing life vests will risk arrest in solidarity with refugees and in opposition to the administration’s dismantlement of the refugee resettlement program.
Participants will assemble in front of the Capitol at Constitution and First St. NE on October 15th at 1:00 PM.
WHAT: Protest and Responding to Decimation of Refugee Resettlement
WHERE: Capitol Lawn Area 9, Constitution and First St NE
WHEN: Tuesday, October 15th at 1:00 PM
DETAILS: 18 protestors will wear life vests as a symbol of this life-saving program and the 18,000 cap set by the Trump administration – the lowest in the history of the program. 95 protesters will hold photographs of refugees, a nod to the historic average refugee cap of 95,000. Faith leaders will have clergy collars and stoles.
The Trump Administration issued an executive order that potentially gives states and municipalities the authority to disallow refugees entry into their communities. Our current resettlement policies ensure strong, active partnerships between state and local communities and resettlement agencies, making this executive order unnecessary.
We need our communities to rally in support of refugees, and ask their state and local elected officials to continue welcoming refugees. Please use this toolkit to for talking points, actions, and social media materials.
Washington, DC - Beginning Monday morning, advocates and allies across the country will be blacking out their social media profiles to demonstrate their support of refugees and their condemnation of the Trump Administration’s attacks against refugee resettlement.
On September 26, the administration announced a new executive order that could give states and localities the ability to ban refugees from being resettled in their communities, and announced a proposed Presidential Determination (PD) of 18,000. These two changes will leave thousands of refugees in harm’s.
In addition to blacking out their social media profiles, participants will be signing a petition asking Members of Congress to support the GRACE Act (S. 1088/H.R. 2146) and to share their support of refugees and refugee resettlement.
Protesters wearing life vests will risk arrest in solidarity with refugees and in opposition to the administration’s dismantlement of the refugee resettlement program.
Participants will assemble in front of the Capitol at Constitution and First St. NE on October 15th at 1:00 PM.
WHAT: Protest and Responding to Decimation of Refugee Resettlement
WHERE: Capitol Lawn Area 9, Constitution and First St NE
WHEN: Tuesday, October 15th at 1:00 PM
DETAILS: 18 protestors will wear life vests as a symbol of this life-saving program and the 18,000 cap set by the Trump administration – the lowest in the history of the program. 95 protesters will hold photographs of refugees, a nod to the historic average refugee cap of 95,000. Faith leaders will have clergy collars and stoles.
The Trump Administration issued an executive order that potentially gives states and municipalities the authority to disallow refugees entry into their communities. Our current resettlement policies ensure strong, active partnerships between state and local communities and resettlement agencies, making this executive order unnecessary.
We need our communities to rally in support of refugees, and ask their state and local elected officials to continue welcoming refugees. Please use this toolkit to for talking points, actions, and social media materials.