7/28/21

By Margaret Seiler

EVENTS: 70th REFUGEE CONVENTION ANNIVERSARY TODAY!

Join the #SaveAsylum coalition for a bilingual press conference at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET with asylum seekers waiting in Mexico to seek safety, and asylum seekers who have been admitted to the U.S. Watch live at: www.saveasylum.org.

Today is the 70th anniversary of the RefugeeConvention of 1951, at which an international treaty was adopted that defined the right of refugees to claim asylum. Join in calling on the Biden administration to stop blocking asylum through Title 42—implemented under the Trump administration—and to create a robust humanitarian reception system. Join the Interfaith Immigration Coalition in person at 12 PM ET in Lafayette Park, DC for their “Restoring Welcome Vigil & Action,” or tune into the Facebook live.

Join Human Rights First on Wednesday’s 70th anniversary of the #RefugeeConvention for a panel event featuring their Refugee Representation team at 2:30 pm ET! They’ll be discussing the different asylum claims, policy changes that impact those claims, and their advocacy goals. #WelcomeWithDignity

Register: bit.ly/refugeeconvention