IRIS Action Update

Stay Engaged, Stay Strong.   Until We Win. Refugees Never Give Up.  And We Won't Either. IRIS stands with Americans across the country in support of refugees and in staunch opposition to the Executive Order issued January 27, 2017. Read IRIS’s full statement here Frequently Asked Questions on the Executive Order here   ACTIONS THIS WEEK TODAY ACROSS THE U.S.: Join a Protest Near You: Today's List Here  In Connecticut, consider this vigil tonight, organized by community members. Bring your own candle and meet at 6:00 pm outside Yale's Sterling Library. Followed by a benefit concert for IRIS with Yale and New Haven musicians and singing groups, 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Battell Chapel. EACH DAY THIS WEEK And Until the Executive Order is Reversed   TWEET...create a flood: .@realDonaldTrump & @POTUS: My America doesn't turn its back on refugees.  My town welcomes them. #ComeMeetRefugees @IRISCT EMAIL and LETTERS: Thank your elected officials if they support refugees. Click here to find your elected officials' email If you have friends and family in places where elected officials are not supportive, send them our information and urge them to join the fight against these executive orders. NEXT SUNDAY FEB 5 Stand, Walk, Run, March WITH Refugees.    Join us at the 2017 Run for Refugees This 5K run/walk in New Haven is a celebration of refugee resettlement.  We are expecting a record-breaking crowd of 1,400+ and would love to have you there, lifting your voices (and moving your feet!) alongside refugees.  Details Here. March after the Run Grassroots community organizers are planning a march after the Run for Refugees. Details Here.

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