1. interfaithimmigration.org Call and Webinar will begin on Monday, November 9th at 4 p.m. ET For audio, please dial 805-399-1000 and enter access code 104402 Audio Visual Link is at http://join.me/faith4immigration

2. Agenda Welcome and Intros- Rev. Noel Andersen, Church World Service/ United Church of Christ Policy updates on Refugee Issues- Jen Smyers, Church World Service, Immigration Refugee Program Welcome Weekend- Dr. Rev. Sharon Stanley-Rae Refugee & Immigration Ministries, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Community Dinner- Dr. Rev. Sharon Stanley- Rae and Yasmine Taeb, Friends Committee on National Legislation Communications, Megan Cagle, Church World Service 2

3. November 20 th Anniversary of DAPA/ DACA + Last November, President Obama took action that would provide relief to millions of undocumented people by creating DAPA-- Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents. Now, almost a year later not only has that action been tied up in the courts, but ICE has been engaging in aggressive enforcement. 3

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5. Action Week #Not1More #Not1More Deportation for a National Week of Action on the Anniversary of DAPA— November 15-21st.National Week of Action on the Anniversary of DAPA— November 15-21st. Check the map for actions in your area.map for actions in your area. Add actions to the map herehere 5

6. Family Detention In July, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that the practice of detaining children in such facilities violated a 1997 legal settlement to release children as soon as possible and also to hold them in the least restrictive setting allowed. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services found the Berks facility is currently licensed as a "child residential facility" and will not be granted a new license until it goes back to operating as such 6

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8. Hunger Strike A hunger strike has begun in several detention centers listed with below hashtags as a result of DHS lack of compliance with Judge’s order to close detention centers. Please support the hunger strikers by clicking onto the following: SIGN THE PETITION: http://act.presente.org/sign/hutto/?sp_ref=160360404.166.16686.f.70052.2&referring_ akid=.52.62jjWY&source=fb_sphttp://act.presente.org/sign/hutto/?sp_ref=160360404.166.16686.f.70052.2&referring_ akid=.52.62jjWY&source=fb_sp SIGN THE PETITION: https://grassrootsleadership.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=24&reset=1https://grassrootsleadership.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/petition/sign?sid=24&reset=1 CALL NOW: http://grassrootsleadership.org/blog/2015/11/what-you-can-do-demand-release- women-targeted-retaliation-hutto27-hunger-strikehttp://grassrootsleadership.org/blog/2015/11/what-you-can-do-demand-release- women-targeted-retaliation-hutto27-hunger-strike Join a solidarity campaign by posting a selfie of yourself with the phrase: “WE STAND WITH #AdelantoHungerStrike, #Hutto27, #LaSalle14, #ElPaso54 FREEDOM NOW” 8

9. 4 million refugees, 8 million internally displaced Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan hosting 3 million refugees Germany pledged to welcome up to 1 million Syrians Proportionate to each country’s population, this would equate to the US welcoming 3 million Syrian refugees U.S. has only resettled 1,911 Syrian refugees White House pledged to resettle 10,000 Syrians in FY16 (were already planning to resettle 5-8,000) Administrated pledged to increase total refugee admissions from 70,000 in FY15 to 85,000 in FY16 & 100,000 in FY17 In 1980 the U.S. airlifted 200,000 Vietnamese refugees Syrian Refugees

10. Resettle 100,000 Syrian refugees in FY16 Increase funding for UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) to help Syrians abroad and refer more Syrians to resettlement Bolster capacity to interview and process Syrians Admit Syrians with approved immigration petitions awaiting their priority dates (about 20,000) through a Priority 2 designation Expand the P3 family reunification program so that all Syrian Americans can apply for their family members Ask Congress to increase funding to process and resettle refugees – opportunity with December 11 CR deadline Migration & Refugee Assistance (Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration - DOS) Refugee & Entrant Assistance (Office of Refugee Resettlement – HHS) Refugee, Asylum and International Operations - DHS What the Administration Can Do

11. What Congress Can Do Appropriate more funds to refugee assistance, processing & resettlement Migration & Refugee Assistance (Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration - DOS) Refugee & Entrant Assistance (Office of Refugee Resettlement – HHS) Refugee, Asylum and International Operations - DHS Co-sponsor S. 2145, a $1 billion supplemental introduced by Senators Graham (R-SC) & Leahy (D-VT) Sign onto the Dear Colleague letter led by Rep. Vargas (D-CA-51) “we should take the Statue of Liberty and tear it down” if the U.S. doesn’t accept more Syrian refugees - Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

12. Positive Refugee Legislation Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act, H.R. 1568 Rep. Vargas (D-CA-51) and Rooney (R-FL-17) Help Syrian and Iraqi refugees facing gender-based violence and religious and ethnic minorities; open more processing entities, increase staff, streamline security checks, expand video interviewing, improve accountability, transparency Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act, H.R. 2798 - Rep. Ellison (D-MN-5) Admit refugees as LPRs; expand MG, R&P, case management; domestic resettlement emergency fund Refugee Protection Act, S. 645 and H.R. 1375 (last year) - Sen. Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Lofgren (D-CA-14) Eliminate one-year filing deadline; protect refugee families; authority to designate groups for resettlement Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform & Modernization Act, S.1615 & H.R. 2839 Sen. Stabenow (D-MI) and Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ-9) Elevates ORR within the HHS bureaucracy; allows formula state funding to include projected arrivals; helps with data collection & assistance to secondary migrants

13. Negative Proposals Resettlement Accountability National Security Act, H.R. 3314 Rep. Babin (R-TX-36) – Houston area Stop all U.S. resettlement until House and Senate pass resolution to re- establish the resettlement program; study on how many refugees use benefits, for how long, how many pay taxes during their first year in the U.S., various costs to programs The Refugee Resettlement Oversight and Security Act, H.R. 3573 Rep. McCaul (TX-10) Would place U.S. resettlement on hold, or stop it altogether, if Senate & House can’t pass joint resolution on refugee resettlement every year; would mandate that for resettlement from Iraq and Syria, religious minorities should be prioritized - aiming to prevent the resettlement of Muslim refugees. Join religious leaders in opposing any proposal that would prevent Muslim refugees from accessing resettlement: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PNbNKO3TV1ZcoaKhhddNCV209kzGJvDs4 yS11y5ODZw/viewform https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PNbNKO3TV1ZcoaKhhddNCV209kzGJvDs4 yS11y5ODZw/viewform

14. Anti-Refugee Sentiment – Numbers USA, FAIR, Refugee Resettlement Watch, and Act! For America, have joined with other hate groups for Anti- Muslim protests and to try to stop resettlement altogether – Recent hearings negatively conflated refugees with terrorism and public cost – www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/07/13/lauded-racist- groups-refugee-resettlement-watch-founder-ann-corcoran- moves-further-right www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/07/13/lauded-racist- groups-refugee-resettlement-watch-founder-ann-corcoran- moves-further-right

15. How can we help Syrians? Connect with a Refugee Resettlement office: bit.ly/RefugeeResettlementSites bit.ly/RefugeeResettlementSites Call Congress Meet with Senators & Representatives when they’re home Nov 9- 13, 20-30 & beyond! Write an Opinion Editorial or Letter to the Editor of your local paper about the need to welcome Syrian refugees Host events to educate your community about the crisis in Syria, how resettlement works and advocacy opportunities Share stories and photos of your community extending welcome to Syrian refugees on social media with #AmericaWelomes, #RefugeesWelcome, #WelcomeWorld

16. We ALL Need to Meet with Congress! Is your member on the appropriations committee? – appropriations.senate.gov appropriations.senate.gov – appropriations.house.gov appropriations.house.gov If so, they make the decisions about how much funding PRM & ORR are allocated! If not, they can influence appropriators by writing letters in support of increased funds for PRM & ORR Urge them to champion an increase in funds for refugee protection and resettlement!

17. Request a meeting TODAY! RCUSA Toolkit: bit.ly/localcongressionalvisitsbit.ly/localcongressionalvisits Find their websites and local office phone numbers at www.house.gov and www.senate.gov.www.house.govwww.senate.gov Organize a group: refugee, caseworker, faith leader, employer, community member Call to request a meeting Prepare for the meeting Let your DC advocacy staff person know!

18. Urge your Community to Call Congress! Take Action TODAY: Call 1-866-940-2439 to be connected with your Senators’ offices “I’m a constituent from [City/State] and I urge the Senator to CO-SPONSOR S.2145, the Graham- Leahy supplemental to provide vital help for Syrian refugees abroad and ensure that refugees resettled in the U.S. have initial assistance to rebuild their lives.”

19. Resources Resettlement Offices: bit.ly/RefugeeResettlementSites bit.ly/RefugeeResettlementSites Welcome Weekend for congregations Welcome Weekend #RefugeesWelcome Dinners for a variety of community members #RefugeesWelcome Dinners Action alert calling on Congress to increase funding for refugee protection and resettlement Action alert Social media and Op-Ed templates RCUSA Local Congressional V isits Toolkit: bit.ly/localcongressionalvisits bit.ly/localcongressionalvisits Sign up for advocacy alerts: bit.ly/refugeeadvocacy bit.ly/refugeeadvocacy

20. Refugee Council USA Contacts Church World Service: Jen Smyers, jsmyers@cwsglobal.org jsmyers@cwsglobal.org Episcopal Migration Ministries: Lacy Broemel, lbroemel@episcopalchurch.org lbroemel@episcopalchurch.org HIAS: Liz Mandelman, elizabeth.mandelman@hias.org. elizabeth.mandelman@hias.org International Rescue Committee: Anna Greene, anna.greene@rescue.org anna.greene@rescue.org Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: Brittney Nystrom, bnystrom@lirs.org bnystrom@lirs.org U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Matt Wilch, mwilch@usccb.org mwilch@usccb.org U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants: Esmeralda Lopez, elopez@uscridc.org elopez@uscridc.org Ethiopian Community Development Council: Susan Kenney-Pfalzer, SKPfalzer@ecdcus.org SKPfalzer@ecdcus.org World Relief: Jenny Yang, jgyang@worldrelief.org jgyang@worldrelief.org Jesuit Refugee Service/USA: Giulia McPherson, gmcpherson@jesuits.org gmcpherson@jesuits.org Refugee Council USA: Shaina Ward, sward@rcusa.orgsward@rcusa.org

21. Nov. 13-15—or SOON! 21 WELCOMING REFUGEES THRU WORSHIP, EDUCATION, & ACTION! GO TO: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/2015/10/30/welcome-weekend- resources/ http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/2015/10/30/welcome-weekend- resources/ Dedicate a worship service or event in your congregation to Syrian refugees --to build understanding of refugee journeys; --to strengthen awareness of need for U.S. to contribute add’l humanitarian assistance internationally; --to challenge the U.S. to resettle more refugees; --to ensure the U.S. has needed funds for refugee resettlement and integration Resources available for your event: --Welcome Weekend REGISTRATION --Welcome Weekend ONE PAGER --Welcome Weekend TOOLKIT

22. Please Register Your Event!! Welcome Weekend Event Registration GO TO: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/2015/10/30/welcome- weekend- resources/ http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/2015/10/30/welcome- weekend- resources/ Thank you for participating in the campaign to welcome refugees to our communities! Please submit your event information in the fields below or contact advocacy@cwsglobal.org with any questions. First Name, Last Name Denomination/Organization Congregation Phone NumberEmail Postal/Zip Code Event Type Attending a Welcome Dinner Hosting a Welcome Dinner Set up a meeting with Member of Congress Welcome Weekend worship service How did you hear about this movement? Are you a member of the refugee community? 22

23. See the 1 Pager & Welcome Weekend Toolkit Resources GO TO: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/issues/syrian-refugee- crisis/refugees-welcome-resources/ (Or, see interfaithimmigration.org, search for Refugees Welcome Resources). http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/issues/syrian-refugee- crisis/refugees-welcome-resources/ Welcome Weekend Toolkit Welcome Weekend One Page Information Sheet -Refugee Poetry -Syrian Stories of Resettlement -Call to Worship, & Prayers -Sermon Talking Points lectionary text: 1 Samuel 1:4-20 -Local Resettlement Contacts for a refugee speaker -Add’l background info. –ACTIONS!!! 23

24. Welcome Weekend Actions! 1)CALL ON CONGRESS to increase funding for additional refugee resettlement and protection! Meet in person if you can (reps are home Nov. 9-13, 20-30 & beyond)—and CALL TODAY & every day! See alert at: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/issues/syrian-refugee-crisis/, with the specific ask to urge your senators to co-sponsor S-2145, the bi-partisan refugee Supplemental Appropriations bill by Graham/Leahy. See the RCUSA Congressional Visits toolkit and above add’l requests for visits & calls. Don’t forget to REGISTER! http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/issues/syrian-refugee-crisis/ 2)PLAN A MEAL WITH REFUGEES & CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS! Go to: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/issues/syrian-refugee-crisis/refugees- welcome-resources/, and see full info. on how to maximize the impact of your dinner! REGISTER! 3) USE SOCIAL MEDIA to share your church’s commitment to hospitality for refugees! REGISTER! 24 Use Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to post pictures of your welcome events, or of your faith group ready to help refugees. Post your picture and locate welcome signs at americawelcomes.us, and use #RefugeesWelcome in posts.

25. Welcome Dinners Breaking Bread and Sharing a Meal Sitting down together to share a meal is a timeless tradition that cuts across all cultures and religions. The act of communities inviting recently arrived immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers holds immense meaning, offering a welcoming space to build relationships and learn from one another. This is a great way to show hospitality and to urge Members of Congress to support refugee resettlement. 25

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27. Welcome Dinners Logistics: Contact your local refugee resettlement office to build a relationship. Ask them if you can be helpful with any events they might be planning. Ask them if the idea of a community dinner is one that will work for their office, and if so, if they know of refugees who might be interested. local refugee resettlement office Meet one-to-one with key leaders in your congregation or community who are interested in helping. Once you have the resettlement office and community leaders committed to assisting with the event, sign your event up on the #RefugeesWelcome Dinners page at bit.ly/WelcomeWeekendReg. bit.ly/WelcomeWeekendReg Understand the issues being discussed in your community around refugee resettlement. Identify the best space for the event: a home, church, temple or community center. Divide tasks for outreach, cooking, taking pictures and other logistics. Consider translation needs and ways to ensure the meal includes options for everyone. Invite your Representative, Senator, or their staff to be part of the dinner Contact Megan Cagle with Church World Service at mcagle@cwsglobal.org for assistance with media outreach so your dinner can help urge Congress to support refugee resettlement!mcagle@cwsglobal.org 27

28. Building Relationship Building Relationships As you share your meal, take time to get to know one another and build a relationship that will go beyond this one meal. Discuss where you come from and your family traditions. Sample discussion topics include: Identify common core values, passions and tastes. Have a few icebreaker questions ahead of time like: What is your favorite food? What do you like most about the town we live in? Story of self: Have everyone tell their story in 2-3 minutes about what transforming events in their lives shaped them. Be respectful if someone does not want to share details about painful experiences, and find ways to focus on commonalities and sharing different cultural traditions. http://billmoyers.com/content/how-to-tell-your-story-of-self/ http://billmoyers.com/content/how-to-tell-your-story-of-self/ Ask refugees how you can support them and identify ways to work together in the future. 28

29. Walking Together Think together about what the next steps in the relationship could be as you continue to walk together on this journey. There are multiple possible opportunities and outcomes. Invite refugees to speak at your congregation’s weekly service or education classes. Host another larger dinner with more people from ally and newcomer communities. Set a time to meet with your local, state and national policymakers about the importance of policies that support refugee resettlement and address conflicts around the world that force people to flee their homes. Share pictures and stories on social media. Make sure refugees provide consent and feel comfortable with their stories being shared publicly, since identifying information could impact family members back in their home countries. Write an Opinion Editorial about the dinner or contact a local media outlet to run a story about the shared meal together. 29

30. Media To increase the reach each event has, we are asking each host to publicize their event through traditional and social media. Download draft media releases, op-eds, social media posts, and other resources: http://bit.ly/RWCommunications http://bit.ly/RWCommunications Contact Megan Cagle with Church World Service at mcagle@cwsglobal.org for additional resources and assistance.mcagle@cwsglobal.org

31. Social Media Please use the following hashtags and any others you create for your event in your social media posts: #RefugeesWelcome #WelcomeWorld #Refugees #RefugeeCrisis

32. Contact Information Contact information for refugee resettlement organizations While it’s best to build relationships directly with a refugee resettlement office near you (see list: bit.ly/RefugeeResettlementSites), you can also contact national resettlement agency staff: bit.ly/RefugeeResettlementSites Church World Service: Jen Smyers, jsmyers@cwsglobal.org Episcopal Migration Ministries: Lacy Broemel, lbroemel@episcopalchurch.org HIAS: Elizabeth Mandelman, elizabeth.mandelman@hias.orgelizabeth.mandelman@hias.org International Rescue Committee: Anna Greene, anna.greene@rescue.organna.greene@rescue.org Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: Brittney Nystrom, bnystrom@lirs.orgbnystrom@lirs.org U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Matt Wilch, mwilch@usccb.orgmwilch@usccb.org U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants: Esmeralda Lopez, elopez@uscridc.orgelopez@uscridc.org Ethiopian Community Development Council: Lucy Negash - lnegash@ecdcus.orglnegash@ecdcus.org World Relief: Jenny Yang, jgyang@worldrelief.orgjgyang@worldrelief.org Refugee Council USA: Shaina Ward, sward@rcusa.orgsward@rcusa.org 32

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34. IIC Contacts by organization African American Ministers in Action: Leslie Malachi, lmalachi@pfaw.orglmalachi@pfaw.org American Baptist Home Mission Societies of the American Baptist Churches, USA: Aundreia Alexander, Aundreia.Alexander@abhms.org American Friends Service Committee: Lia Lindsey, llindsey@afsc.orgllindsey@afsc.org American Jewish Committee: Chelsea Hanson, hansonc@ajc.orghansonc@ajc.org Bread for the World Institute: Andrew Wainer, awainer@bread.orgawainer@bread.org Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): Sharon Stanley, sstanley@dhm.disciples.orgsstanley@dhm.disciples.org Christian Reformed Church Kris Van Engen, kvanengen@crcna.orgkvanengen@crcna.org Church of the Brethren: Nate Hosler, nhosler@brethren.org nhosler@brethren.org Church World Service: Jen Smyers, jsmyers@cwsglobal.org jsmyers@cwsglobal.org Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach: Chloe Schwabe, cschwabe@columban.org Conference of Major Superiors of Men: Eli McCarthy emccarthy@cmsm.orgemccarthy@cmsm.org Daughters of Charity: Mary Ellen Lacey, Maryellen.lacy@doc.org Maryellen.lacy@doc.org Episcopal Church: Katie Conway, kconway@episcopalchurch.org kconway@episcopalchurch.org Franciscan Action Network: Marie Lucey, lucey@franciscanaction.org lucey@franciscanaction.org Friends Committee on National Legislation: Ruth Flower, flower@fcnl.orgflower@fcnl.org HIAS: Liza Lieberman, liza.lieberman@hias.org liza.lieberman@hias.org Interfaith Worker Justice: Michael Livingston, mlivingston@iwj.orgmlivingston@iwj.org Irish Apostolate USA: Geri Garvey, administrator@usairish.org administrator@usairish.org Islamic Information Center: (currently no contact available) Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, Mary Small, msmall@jesuit.org msmall@jesuit.org Jewish Council for Public Affairs: Jill Borak, jborak@thejcpa.org jborak@thejcpa.org Leadership Conference of Women Religious: Ann Scholz, SSND ascholz@lcwr.org ascholz@lcwr.org Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: Brittney Nystrom, Bnystrom@lirs.orgBnystrom@lirs.org Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns: Judy Coode, jcoode@maryknoll.orgjcoode@maryknoll.org Mennonite Central Committee: Tammy Alexander, TammyAlexander@mcc.orgTammyAlexander@mcc.org Muslim Public Affairs Council: Hoda Elshishtawy, hoda@mpac.orghoda@mpac.org Sisters of the Good Shepherd: Larry Couch, lclobbyist@gsadvocacy.org lclobbyist@gsadvocacy.org National Council of Churches: Russell Meyer, rmeyer@floridachurches.orgrmeyer@floridachurches.org National Council of Jewish Women: Madeline Shepherd, madeline@ncjwdc.orgmadeline@ncjwdc.org NETWORK Lobby: Laura Peralta-Schulte LPeralta@networklobby.org LPeralta@networklobby.org Pax Christi: Anne-Louise Nadeau, anadeau@paxchristiusa.org anadeau@paxchristiusa.org PICO: Gordon Whitman, gwhitman@piconetwork.org gwhitman@piconetwork.org Presbyterian Church, USA: Teresa Waggener, Teresa.Waggener@pcusa.orgTeresa.Waggener@pcusa.org Sisters of Mercy of the Americas: Ryan Murphy, rmurphy@sistersofmercy.orgrmurphy@sistersofmercy.org Sojourners: Ivone Guillen, iguillen@sojo.netiguillen@sojo.net 3P Human Security: Tom Brenneman, cooperativebydesign@gmail.com cooperativebydesign@gmail.com T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster rkahntroster@truah.org Union for Reform Judaism: Jonathan Edelman jedelman@rac.orgjedelman@rac.org Unitarian Universalist Association: Jen Toth, JToth@uua.orgJToth@uua.org United Church of Christ: Rev. Mari Castellanos, castellm@ucc.orgcastellm@ucc.org United Methodist Church: Bill Mefford, bmefford@umc-gbcs.org bmefford@umc-gbcs.org UNITED SIKHS: Anisha Singh, anisha.singh@unitedsikhs.org anisha.singh@unitedsikhs.org U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Kevin Appleby, kappleby@usccb.orgkappleby@usccb.org U.S. Jesuit Conference, Shaina Aber, saber@jesuit.org saber@jesuit.org World Relief: Jenny Hwang jhwang@worldrelief.org jhwang@worldrelief.org