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Happy New Year from JFI!
Resources and Events of Note for January
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Dear Justice for Immigrants Friends and Supporters:
As we move into the new year, there will be no National Migration Week in January
as we have moved celebrations to September but there is plenty going on! We want
to highlight a few upcoming events and resources that will be helpful to you during
the next several weeks.
1. No National Migration Week in January. Please note that there will be no National
Migration Week (NMW) in January 2021. Starting this year, the Catholic bishops of
the United States have decided to move National Migration Week to September, so
that it aligns with the Vatican's World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR). WDMR
takes place the last Sunday of September and NMW the week leading up to it. In 2021,
NMW will take place September 20th - 26th. Please check the JFI National Migration
Week [[link removed]]
page as we head into the spring for further information.
2. JFI Transition Documents. We are excited to provide you access to the JFI transition
documents [[link removed]],
which include the collective recommendations of the JFI coalition for the incoming
Biden Administration and the 117th Congress. The recommendations are divided into
four general categories: legalization [[link removed]];
border policies [[link removed]];
enforcement [[link removed]];
and root causes [[link removed]].
The documents are intended to guide discussions with legislators and the Administration.
3. National JFI Call. Please mark your calendar for January 13th at 2:00 PM EST,
the next national call. Join to learn more about what is happening in the world
of migration policy and how we are preparing for a new Administration and a new
Congress. To join, please call 800-446-1162 and login with the passcode 106181.
3. January is Anti-Trafficking Month. Please remember that January has been declared
human trafficking prevention month. It is an opportunity for all of us to reflect
on what steps we can take in our own lives and in our community at large to fight
the evil of human trafficking. Please use our recently updated anti-human trafficking
toolkit [[link removed]]
to assist in these reflections.
4. February 8th - Feast Day of St. Bakhita. The Pontifical Council for Justice and
Peace and the International Union of Superiors General has designated February 8th
as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking, which is also
the Feast Day for St. Josephine Bakhita. Please join us for this important day of
reflection and prayer as we continue the fight against human trafficking. Please
visit the JFI Anti-Trafficking Resource page [[link removed]]
for more information and to access the Trafficking Day of Prayer toolkit.
In solidarity,
Tony Cube
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