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[AYMAN @AymanMSNBC]

Rev. @MaeEliseCannon says the Biden administration needs to stop with "empty rhetoric" and contradictory messaging to Israel.

"Don't say 'end the war'... and then send billions of dollars worth of weapons."

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

Government funding should not be conditioned on deadly asylum restrictions. But some members of Congress want to pair the legislation needed to keep the government open with harmful asylum restrictions.

Take action: https://t.co/eYDCqccvUz

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

A prayer for Cameroon 🙏
#TPS4Cameroon #Faith4TPS @CamAdvocacy

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

No one should be deported to a country where civilians are targets of armed conflict and human rights abuses. We stand with @CamAdvocacy and other people of faith in supporting #TPS4Cameroon. @POTUS & @DHSgov must re-designate & extend now. #Faith4TPS

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

PC(USA) partners @CamAdvocacy are sponsoring a week of action in support of #TPS4Cameroon. Join their webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug 22) at 1 PM ET & learn about the conditions that make it unsafe for Cameroonians to return home.
https://t.co/6JWS39uKdQ
#faith4tps

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

Today & tomorrow we are co-sponsoring Korea Peace Action: National Mobilization to End the Korean War. This event marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that paused the war but did not end it.

More info: https://t.co/qgAn0xfSL5

Take action ⬇️

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

The ongoing conflict in Korea is often forgotten by Americans, but it continues to cause suffering through sanctions, family separations, & military activity.
Sign the Korea Peace Appeal & tell your reps to pass The Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act: https://t.co/nGrpyRJ54d

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

This week, Judge Jon Tigar struck down the asylum transit ban. We welcome the ruling, because it reminds us of what we already know: seeking asylum is legal. #Faith4Asylum

More: https://t.co/cA8kWUFZrX

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

H.R. 3103 seeks to end U.S. funding of this horrific pattern of abuse by the Israeli government. Please support H.R. 3103 and send a message to your representative in Congress today! 3/3

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

Palestinians have faced decades of discrimination and abuse under Israeli occupation in the West Bank, including the detention and prosecution of around 700 Palestinian children each year. 2/3

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

On May 5, 2023, Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04) re-introduced the Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act (H.R. 3103). 1/3

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

We joined the coalition supporting @RepAndreCarson's Justice for Shireen Act. The bill would require the FBI and State to report on the circumstances surrounding Shireen Abu Akleh’s death. After over a year, we still need #JusticeForShireen! https://t.co/8T0tcTs1Tp

[FCNL (Quakers) @FCNL]

1/4 Today a diverse coalition of 60+ national orgs sent a letter to Congress urging support of @RepAndreCarson’s #JusticeForShireen Act. The bill would require @FBI & @StateDept to publicly report on the circumstances surrounding Shireen Abu Akleh's death.

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

The willingness to use violent tactics to keep people from reaching the United States reminds us how deadly anti-immigration rhetoric can be.

The federal government must investigate these practices and intervene to stop them. (2/)

#welcomewithdignity

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

Recent reports out of Texas are horrifying. State troopers report being told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water in the desert. Pregnant women have been injured by barbed wire.
https://t.co/HPEHCeq9FT

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

🚨Today, the Senate is expected to vote on amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act. Tell Congress that the Afghan Adjustment Act should be one of them. It will give Afghan evacuees the certainty to build their lives in the U.S.

Take Action: https://t.co/tg91rf1BIA

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

Our Cuban partners have told us about the harm that Cuba's SSOT listing has caused the Cuban people.
Tell Congress to oppose the FORCE Act: https://t.co/hPyEKQjIbh

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[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

We are very concerned about the FORCE Act, a bill that would prevent the president from removing Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List (SSOT List) even though Cuba does not sponsor terrorism.
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[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

We are grateful for these conversations and the work Snap has done in advocating for peace in the Philippines. We hope her visit will be the start of more congressional attention toward this important issue. 8/8

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

She specifically asked them to support the Philippine Human Rights Act, which would cease the U.S. military aid that currently funds abuse of the Philippine people. 7/8

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

She spoke to multiple congressional offices and members of other faith groups and NGOs about the need for peace in the Philippines. 6/8

[PC(USA) Office of Public Witness @PCUSAWashington]

Snap is a human rights advocate who also participates in Churches Witnessing with Migrants (CWWM) and the Philippine Interfaith Movement Against Human Trafficking (PIMAHT). 5/8