National Call-In Day for Iraqi Refugees: Your Support Counts

As all of you know (or should know by now) World Refugee Day is tomorrow, June 20^th. Our National Call-In Day for Iraqi Refugees is just one of the ways that you can personally draw attention to the situation in Iraq. Two million Iraqis have fled their own homes and gone into other countries seeking refuge and another two million are internally displaced, moving to safer places within Iraq. For more information on how you can help, click here.

Other organizations are also launching campaigns in support of Iraqi refugees. EPIC is doing their part. By clicking this, you can you can write to your member of Congress and urge them to establish a comprehensive plan to assist Iraqis who have been displaced by the violence.

The Women’s Funding Network has also joined in on Refugees International’s own action item to Congress and is also encouraging their members to urge Congress to increase funding for Iraqi refugees.

Shooting off a quick email and calling into the White House hotline may not seem like a lot, but policy makers do notice when a groundswell of voices tells them to pay attention to an issue. Do your part to secure some peace of mind for these families, lost amid the chaos of war. My colleagues are now in the region meeting with families and it’s clear that these people need our attention now more than ever.