Join Us at the Women’s March on Washington
NIAC Action is proud to partner with the 2020 Women’s March on Washington and we are ready to march with you in our nation’s capital! This year’s march includes a week of programming will include a new focus on the anti-war movement, in addition to its original focus on women’s roles in reproductive health, rights, […]
Three ways you can help prevent a war with Iran
The news that the United States assassinated IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani has brought the U.S. dangerously close to war with Iran. The last thing this country or the world needs is another disastrous American military adventure in the Middle East. We need Congress to immediately put forward legislation that would rein in Trump’s […]
Letter Opposing Draconian U.S. Sanctions on Iran Causing Shortages of Life Saving Medicine
? Take action here to tell your Members of Congress to sign this letter! November 2019 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Mnuchin, We are writing to express our deep concern over sanctions levied on Iran by the Administration that are […]
Support the Iranian People’s Access to the Internet
Memo: Iran Protests, Internet Blackout & Government Crackdown
The Iranian government abruptly announced last Thursday that the price of gasoline would be increased, triggering widespread protests from a population already under severe economic hardship due to governmental mismanagement and the impact of U.S. sanctions. Videos out of Iran show violent confrontations between security forces and protesters, with tear gas and riot police being […]
NIAC ACTION CALLS ON CONGRESS AND 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO REPEAL TRUMP’S MUSLIM BAN AMID NEWS OF THE POTENTIAL ADDITION OF IMPACTED COUNTRIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 1, 2019 CONTACT: Ryan Costello | 202.386.6319 | [email protected] Washington, D.C. – Jamal Abdi, Executive Director of NIAC Action, issued the following statement regarding the recent news that the Trump Administration is considering adding additional countries to the Muslim ban: “At a time when thousands of families are being torn […]
Stop Trump from Sanctioning Humanitarian Trade to Iranians
NIAC Action signs on to letter urging Congress to keep key amendments to the NDAA
This week, NIAC Action signed a letter to congressional Democrats voicing our support for the Khanna-Gaetz amendment, as well as a host of other important initiatives, in the ongoing FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act negotiations. Signatories of the letter included the Truman Project for National Security, MoveOn, and Peace Action, as well as 40 other […]
Organizational Letter Supporting Sen. Durbin’s (D-IL) RELIEF Act
October 16, 2019 To: Members of the U.S. Senate Dear Honorable Senators, As organizations representing immigrant communities who would be harmed by H.R. 1044/S. 386, the so-called Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, we write to express our support for the compromise offered by Sen. Dick Durbin in the Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees […]
A major victory on our work to protect green card diversity
Last week, we scored a major victory on our work to protect the green card process for Iranians and other communities. Recently NIAC Action assembled a coalition of immigrant-advocacy organizations to send a letter to the Senate urging them to oppose H.R.1044/S.386, the so-called “Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act.” This bill, if passed, would effectively block […]
نامه ائتلاف به مجلس سنای ایالات متحده در مخالفت با لایحه کارت سبز که بر مشکلات می‌افزاید
در هفته جاری، کمیته اقدام نایاک نامه ای را در مخالفت با لایحه H.R. 1044/S.386 برای سناتورهای ایالات متحده هماهنگ و ارسال کرد. امضا کنندگان این نامه بنیاد آمریکائیان عرب‌تبار، شورای روابط آمریکایی/اسلامی، سازمان غیردولتی آمریکائی‌های جنوب آسیائی‌تبار و ۱۱ سازمان دیگر که نمایندگی جوامع مهاجر را بر عهده دارند را شامل می شود. این […]
Coalition Letter to U.S. Senate Opposing Green Card Bill that Exacerbates the Problem
Today, NIAC Action organized and sent a letter to U.S Senators concerning our opposition to H.R. 1044/ S. 386. Signatories of the letter included the Arab American Institute, Council on American-Islamic Relations, SAALT, as well as 11 other organizations that represent immigrant communities that would be affected by the bill. Why We Oppose the Green […]