Resources to raise awareness of refugees, from the @oceancountylib, including @RefugeeKids among the wonderful selection of books and films, on #WorldRefugeeDay https://t.co/mHzXk9Xhly
Refugee resettlement is not only a lifesaving program, it also enriches the US economy, enhances national security & improves communities. After record-low admissions under the Trump Admin, President Biden can rebuild the U.S.' tradition of welcome. More: https://t.co/8Xag3kE5cG
The voices and votes of all Americans must be heard and counted – including refugees and asylum seekers who have undertaken incredible journeys to become U.S. citizens.
Join our advocacy community to help protect these at risk groups: https://t.co/tzqV1ow62l
#CountEveryVote
.@SecPompeo@STATEPRM welcoming fewer than 95,000 refugees in FY21 is an abdication of US leadership in the face of the worst displacement crisis in history #WeAreWelcomers#Welcome95k
REFUGEE KIDS screens today (for free!) at the Home is Distant Shores Film Festival @HidSfilmfest, "an immigrant and refugee experience living in the United States celebrated through films." https://t.co/uth5hURTpL #RefugeesWelcome@RESCUEorg
Join us on October 18, 2020 as our Bisayah theme features Refugee Kids: One Small School Takes on the World, The One and Only Jewish Miss America, and Maineland. To view this years film festival schedule, click here:https://t.co/VntFvruqGH
REFUGEE KIDS is screening as part of the amazing Home Is Distant Shores Film Festival, Oct 16 - 24. A powerful line-up of films about immigration and refugees, and all online and free. Register now! @HidSfilmfest@theIRC@OtherIslands
Were excited to announce that all 25 films selected in the #HIDS2020 will be available to watch online Oct.16th-Oct. 24th from your own home. We can't wait to share features and shorts with an even wider audience! Find out more by clicking here: https://t.co/kygN5bev3g
Join us Sun. 5/17 5PM for the @LincolnBrigade annual gala, celebrating the volunteers who went to Spain to fight fascism 80+ years ago, and those who carry on in their spirit today. FB Live event honors @NoMoreDeaths. Music by @SarahLeeGuthrie and others https://t.co/EB1WrM7Xgh
Refugees, families displaced from their homes, and those living in crisis will be hit hardest by #COVID19.
We must protect the most vulnerable—but what does that look like? Follow our live updates to get the latest from IRC’s work on the ground: https://t.co/d6MiTQYqZs
From the San Diego Jewish Film Fest and the @lfjcc: filmmaker Peter Miller talks about making REFUGEE KIDS, together with Renée Silverman, the work of @theIRC, and screening the film and across the country. @WillowPondFilms@OtherIslands#RefugeesWelcome https://t.co/OwjV3XrZIf
Welcoming refugees is not just a lifesaving humanitarian gesture at a time when more people worldwide are uprooted by war and crisis than ever before. Refugee resettlement also enriches the economy and enhances national security. https://t.co/HOVcRHaCCu
Check out our new video for @NYCSchools, about the amazing Castle Bridge School, a visionary NYC elementary school. A model for how schools could be in our wonderfully diverse nation. #showcaseschoolsnyc https://t.co/gphPChOjOS
This is a time of great vulnerability for our communities.
We must come together, fight for each other, & stand up for neighbors.
Isolation, dehumanizing stereotypes, hysterical conspiracy theories, & hatred ultimately lead to the anarchy of violence.
We cannot stand for it.
There is no national emergency at the border. The real crisis is the instability in Central America, which is forcing people to flee for their lives. The facts:
https://t.co/1G5yh5DGlk
🚨 REALITY CHECK 🚨
▪️There is NO national emergency, only a manufactured political fiasco.
▪️Border apprehensions are the lowest in decades.
▪️Men, women, and children are peacefully coming to the U.S. border to seek their legal right to asylum.