United Nations WORLD REFUGEES DAY NEWSLETTER #13, June 20, 2024.
https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/06/omni-united-nations-world-refugee-day.html
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a CULTURE OF PEACE, JUSTICE, and ECOLOGY
(OMNI Newsletter #1 June 20, 2008; #2 Dec. 4, 2011; #3 June 20, 2012; #4, June 20, 2014; #5, June 20, 2015; #6 June 20, 2017; #7, June 20, 2018; #8, June 20, 2019; #9, June 20, 2020; #10, June 20, 2021; #11, June 20, 2022; #12, June 20, 2023).
What’s at Stake: World -Scale Problems Need World-Scale Resistance
THE UNITED NATIONS HAS BEEN OUR GREAT DEFENDER AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, ESPECIALLY VIA ITS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
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JUNE 8, UN WORLD OCEANS DAY
JUNE 17, UN DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT DAY
JUNE 20 , UN WORLD REFUGEES DAY
UNWRA, UN Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (recently defunded by US)
TEXTS
A Refugee’s Odyssey Beautifully Told and Illustrated. OR Books <info@orbooks.com>
Tale of Ahmed. Illustrated throughoutGET YOUR COPY NOW
“An astonishing and inflammatory work.” —Jane Gardam, Booker Prize finalist
[Evokes] the ordeal that millions today endure unseen – the hope and horror of the refugee experience.” —Anthony Summers, Pulitzer Prize finalist
“Vivid, haunting and a call to conscience.” —Fergal Keane, foreign correspondent and author
“Over 110 million people have been displaced worldwide.”
Dick, today [June 20, 2024] is UNITED NATIONS World Refugee Day – a day to remember all who have had to flee their homes in search of safety. . . .
In Gaza, AFSC has been at the forefront of efforts to bring humanitarian relief, thanks to the generosity of caring people like you. From Sudan to the U.S.-Mexico border and in many other communities, your support makes a critical difference. . . . When you give, you help:
Provide humanitarian relief in Gaza: Your generosity helps provide food, water, blankets, activities for children, and more. Our team has served over 600,000 people since October.
Support immigrants to the U.S.: Your kindness helps communities mobilize to welcome and support immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and across the country. Our legal team helps about 2,000 immigrants resolve their cases each year.
Advocate for a just, lasting peace in Sudan: Your donation supports local, regional, and international efforts to stop the war and end the famine, which are impacting about 25 million people.
And these are just a few examples!
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Biden shuts down U.S.-Mexico border
Editor. mronline.org (5-8-24).
Border shutdown will go into effect immediately, barring asylum seekers from entering the United States.
David Nasaw. “(Don’t) Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor.” The Nation (May 16-23, 2022).
Behind closed doors, the White House and Congress continue to negotiate major changes to border and immigration law. An ACLU expert breaks down one particularly harmful proposal. Read more.
The Democrats’ hard-right turn on immigration is a disaster in every way: Last week, Senate Democrats threw their support behind a bill that would allow the president to shut down the border. The bill would also have doubled the budget for immigration enforcement. That’s despite hundreds of migrants dying every year trying to reach the United States. But this inhumane approach to migration isn’t new. The U.S. strategy of “prevention through deterrence” has been going on for decades, said AFSC’s Pedro Rios. (The Nation) AFSC 2-17-24.
REFUGEE DAY #12 2023
https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/06/omni-united-nations-world-refugees-day.html
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