Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 5:48 PM

RSVP Reminder: You are cordially invited to a private reception on March 10

An email from NIAC Dear John, I want to make sure you didn't miss my invitation for next week's special event presenting Alan Khazei, the front-running candidate in the race to succeed Representative Joe Kennedy as the next Congressman from MA-4, on Tuesday, Ma…

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March 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM

You are cordially invited to NIAC's 2020 Norooz Celebration

Dear John, I am pleased to invite you to this year’s Norooz Celebration taking place in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, March 26, at 6-8pm (address provided upon RSVP). I am also honored to announce we will be featuring two special guests: Congressman Jamie Raskin and Alan Khazei, Co-Found…

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February 21, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Our convo with Noam Chomsky, NIAC Action's straw poll, and more!

Last month, NIAC Research Fellow Assal Rad sat down to have a conversation with world-renowned linguist and activist Professor Noam Chomsky at the University of Arizona. An email from NIAC  NIAC in Convo with Noam Chomsky  #ICYMI: NIAC in Conversation with …

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 9:42 PM

Two key wins over just two days!

On our campaigns to end the Muslim ban and prevent war with Iran. An email from NIAC Dear John, The Iranian-American community scored two big wins this week: forward movement to repeal the Muslim ban and progress in blocking Trump's path to war with Iran. Yester…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 5:00 PM

John - we need your help to end the Muslim ban!

An email from NIAC Dear John, Tomorrow, we have the opportunity to take a major step forward in the fight to end the Muslim ban. As you may know, we’ve been working tirelessly with our coalition partners to pass the NO BAN Act, which would repeal the Muslim ban…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

February 5, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Call the Senate and tell them to say #NoWarWithIran!

An email from NIAC Dear John, Last night’s State of the Union reaffirmed what we already knew: The state of Trump’s Iran policy is a disaster. Donald Trump has brought us to the brink of a full-blown regional war, so Congress needs to step in and pull the rein…

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

February 3, 2020 at 8:17 PM

Where do the 2020 candidates stand on our issues?

An email from NIAC Dear John, The first votes of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary will be cast today in Iowa! Ahead of the Iowa caucus, NIAC Action reached out directly to major 2020 Presidential candidates to learn where they stand on two of the top i…

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January 30, 2020 at 11:20 PM

Peace Prevails, Update on Border Detentions, and more!

An email from NIAC  Advancing Peace & Diplomacy    Peace Prevails as House Passes #NoWarWithIran Legislation   It's a win! For months, NIAC members have demanded Congress block Trump's path to war with Iran. Today, the House of Representatives overwhel…

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

January 28, 2020 at 10:18 PM

There's only 48 hours left to demand #NoWarWithIran

An email from NIAC Dear John, This week, the House of Representatives votes on two key bills to stop Trump from starting a war with Iran. This is yet another key step in our campaign to halt Trump’s reckless escalation against Iran, and we need you to make sure…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 9:08 PM

John , will I see you at the Women’s March tomorrow?

An email from NIAC Dear John, As you know, NIAC Action is proud to partner with the 2020 Women’s March on Washington. And we’re just one day away until we hit the streets to march against the Trump administration's push for war and to rally around the key role …

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 10:08 PM

Join us at the Women’s March this Saturday! 💪🏼

An email from NIAC Dear John, We are days away from joining what will be one of the biggest grassroots mobilizations of 2020. 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!  …

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 11:13 PM

#HandsOffPersepolis, No War Rallies, and More

An email from NIAC Dear John, It has been a long and hard week for our community with the anxieties of a looming war, feeling vulnerable at home, a tragic plane crash, and threats to our cultural heritage at the hands of our President. In such times of distress, we…

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January 9, 2020 at 12:20 AM

Hopping On Call with Bernie and Warren

An email from NIAC Dear John, I am about to get on the phone for our national town hall with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and our friends at organizations like MoveOn (you can watch the livestream tonight at 5pm PT / 8pm ET). But first I wanted to share some…

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January 8, 2020 at 1:59 AM

We can't stop war without you

An email from NIAC Dear John, As we feared, Iran has struck U.S. military bases inside Iraq in retaliation for the Soleimani assassination and the escalatory cycle continues. We must do everything in our power to stop this. While we know this is a scary, uncertain…

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January 5, 2020 at 7:26 PM

Trump Threatens to Bomb Iranian Cultural Heritage

An email from NIAC Dear John, Yesterday, all across the United States, Iranian Americans and our pro-peace allies took to the streets with one resounding message: No War With Iran. But as we marched the streets from Seattle to Dallas to New York, Donald Trump unl…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

January 3, 2020 at 9:38 PM

Three ways you can help prevent a war with Iran

An email from NIAC Dear John, Yesterday’s 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 …

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

January 3, 2020 at 4:00 AM

No War With Iran

The assassination of a senior IRGC commander could provoke war.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  John - News just broke that the United States has unilaterally assassinated IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani without Congressional approval—a profoundly reckless move …

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December 17, 2019 at 8:35 PM

Lawmakers call for humanitarian sanctions relief for the Iranian people

An email from NIAC Dear John, Countless members of our community have heard from loved ones in Iran who are afflicted with illnesses and can’t get the critical medicines that they need as a result of U.S. sanctions. Thankfully, today, 17 Members of Congress—led…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 6:38 PM

Join us at our North Bethesda Social Hour!

An email from NIAC Hi John, I wanted to invite you to NIAC Action's December Maryland Social Hour! Whether you're a new or seasoned NIAC Action supporter, join us for an evening of mixing and mingling, catching up, and discussions about future events. Join us t…

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 7:14 PM

End Humanitarian Sanctions on Iran

An email from NIAC Dear John, For Iranian Americans and our allies, standing in solidarity with Iranians who seek to hold their government to account must include holding our own government - the U.S. government - to account.  That is why NIAC and allied organi…

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November 20, 2019 at 7:46 PM

Spotlighting the latest #IranProtests developments

An email from NIAC Dear John, Last Friday, the Iranian-American community watched as protests erupted across Iran in response to the government's unexpected increase in gasoline prices. As has become too common a tale, the Iranian government met these protests with bru…

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November 18, 2019 at 8:53 PM

Want to Support Iranians? Stop Sanctioning Iran’s Internet

An email from NIAC Dear John, This past weekend, we watched as protests erupted in Iran in response to the government announcement of an increase in the price of gasoline. The Iranian government responded with a violent clamp down against demonstrators and the …

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Join us at Northside Social next Tuesday!

An email from NIAC Hi John, I wanted to invite you to NIAC Action's October Virginia Social Hour next Tuesday! Whether you're new or a seasoned NIAC Action supporter, join us for an evening of mixing and mingling, catching up, and discussions about future event…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

October 18, 2019 at 7:01 PM

Tell your Senators to protect green card diversity and support the RELIEF Act!

An email from NIAC Dear John, We had our second major victory on our campaign to protect green card diversity. Yesterday, Senator Durbin (D-IL) introduced his “RELIEF Act”, an alternative bill to H.R. 1044/S. 386. The "RELIEF Act" takes a balanced approach to a…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

October 11, 2019 at 7:25 PM

A major victory on our work to protect green card diversity

An email from NIAC Dear John, This 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 ur…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

October 8, 2019 at 4:00 PM

Join us at Anxo Cidery next Wednesday!

An email from NIAC Hi John, I wanted to invite you to NIAC Action's October DC Social Hour next Wednesday! Whether you're new or a seasoned NIAC Action supporter, join us for an evening of mixing and mingling, catching up, and discussions about future events.Th…

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October 3, 2019 at 8:15 PM

Celebrating our community at NIAC's annual galas, the fight for fair immigration, and more

An email from NIAC  What's New at NIAC?  The Fight to #RepealtheBan and Secure Equitable Immigration Over the past month, we have doubled down on our campaign to end the Muslim Ban and keep the path to green cards open for Iranians. Last week, NIAC helped secu…

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 11:12 PM

Help keep the pathway to green cards open to Iranians

An email from NIAC Dear John, With so many attacks on our community’s pathway to immigration, there is no way we would be taking a break the day after the Muslim ban hearing. Today, NIAC Action organized and sent a letter to U.S Senators concerning our oppositi…

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September 24, 2019 at 8:36 PM

We're at the table demanding Congress #RepealtheBan

An email from NIAC Dear John, We just left the first Congressional hearing on the Muslim Ban, where we took the next step to put an end to the Muslim ban and hold the Trump administration accountable for its bigoted policy. We are tremendously proud of all that…

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September 23, 2019 at 8:13 PM

We're taking Capitol Hill tomorrow to #RepealtheBan

An email from NIAC Dear John, It took nearly three years, but tomorrow Iranian Americans and other communities impacted by Trump's Muslim Ban will finally have our day on Capitol Hill. Congress will hold its first-ever hearing to investigate this shameful polic…

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  Donna Farvard, NIAC Action · [email protected]

September 17, 2019 at 10:21 PM

BREAKING: Congress to Hold First Hearing to Investigate Muslim Ban

An email from NIAC Dear John, A week from today, the Muslim ban will get its very first Congressional hearing.  It has been a long road since Donald Trump first banned our families in January 2017, causing chaos at airports across the nation and sparking major …

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

September 16, 2019 at 4:50 PM

❗Tell Congress: Block Trump's path to war

An email from NIAC Dear John, Here we are, once again, on the verge of a catastrophic war with Iran.  Donald Trump tweeted last night that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" and awaiting a green light from Saudi Arabia to take military action in response to accusa…

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September 13, 2019 at 8:40 PM

Advocating for Iranian student visa holders, the tragic case of Blue Girl, and more

An email from NIAC  What's New at NIAC?  NIAC Challenges Flight Ban on Iranian Student Visa Holders NIAC is deeply concerned by reports that a large number of Iranian students with visas were barred from boarding their flights at the last minute by the Trump a…

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August 26, 2019 at 7:20 PM

Tackling the Impact of Sanctions, Celebrating Iranian-American Writers, and more!

An email from NIAC  For Our Community    G7 Summit Offers Prospects to Advance Diplomacy with Iran  NIAC is encouraged by the news coming of the G-7 Summit about the possibility of talks between the U.S. and Iran at the upcoming UN General Assembly. Trump's fa…

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

August 18, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Time to hear from you

An email from NIAC Hi John,  Over the last couple of weeks, we told you about NIAC—what we're fighting for, and why the moment is ripe to challenge the Trump Administration's dangerous policies threatening peace and diplomacy .  We cannot sit idly while Trump a…

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

August 12, 2019 at 4:01 PM

Organizing for change

An email from NIAC Hi John, NIAC's vision is simple: we want to grow and nurture a community of Iranian Americans and supporters who are ready to make a difference by advocating for policies that keep us safe and prevent war. To realize this, we need support fr…

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  Jamal Abdi, NIAC Action · [email protected]

August 7, 2019 at 4:02 PM

Our vision for peace

An email from NIAC Hi John,  NIAC has been at the forefront of civil rights, human rights, and foreign policy since our founding in 2002. We've been a strong voice for advancing peace and diplomacy, by walking the halls of Congress, and working directly with le…

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