Let's Raise Our Faith Voices for Afghan Allies
SIGN & CALL by Monday, End of Day!
Faith Voices are needed now to support Afghan Allies!
Congregations are already directly experiencing the impressive resiliency and challenging traumas faced by Afghans who were forced to flee the Taliban takeover.
Urge Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act! The AAA would allow evacuated Afghans who arrived with humanitarian parole to have a pathway to permanent status in the U.S. Without it, families could become separated, and most Afghan allies who were evacuated would need to enter the expensive and miserably backlogged processes of seeking either asylum or SIV status.
The Afghan Adjustment Act has historical precedence. Similar types of adjusted status have been offered in the past to Southeast Asians after the fall of Saigon, to Cubans after the rise of Fidel Castro, and to Iraqis after various US military engagements. The hope now is that the Afghan Adjustment Act can be passed SOON--as part of the FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Funding package.
3 THINGS NEEDED FROM FAITH PARTNERS BY 2/28, 5 pm ET:
1.SIGN ON as a Congregation/Org and as a Faith Leader to show your support for the Afghan Adjustment Act.
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The full letter text is here
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Faith leaders can sign on using this form
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Faith organizations/groups can sign on using this form
2.CALL AND WRITE Your Congressional Leaders to urge them to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act in funding legislation.
3.KEEP LEARNING MORE about the Afghan Adjustment Act at:
RIM Also Reminds You To:
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Find Afghan Refugee Resettlement resources, and a Toolkit for each Region HERE.
- Reach out to: sstanley@dhm.disciples.org to meet with, speak, preach, and nurture your congregation's involvement in refugee resettlement in your area!
Contribute online at: https://www.discipleshomemissions.org/product/donation/ & choosing “Refugee & Immigration Ministries” in the dropdown menu—or by mailing your donation check to “Refugee & Immigration Ministries/DHM” to: RIM, c/o Disciples Home Missions, Attn.: Kathy Watts, P.O. Box 1986, Indianapolis, IN. 46206
