Threat of unexploded bombs exists with Attapeu Dam collapse recovery
By Legacies of War Washington, D.C. (Aug. 8, 2018) — A partially constructed hydropower dam collapsed in Attapeu province in Laos on July 23, 2018, killing at least 30 people.[…]
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Tri-Caucus chairs oppose GOP appropriations proposal to fund border wall and mass deportation force
Washington D.C. (July 25, 2018) — The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations on Thursday marked up the Homeland Security Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes provisions to fund $5[…]
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CAIR-Georgia calls on Rep. Jason Spencer to resign after he is shown yelling ‘Sand N**ger” and other slurs on Showtime program
ATLANTA, Ga. (July 23, 2018) — The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) on Monday called on State Rep. Jason Spencer (R-District 180) to immediately resign his[…]
Joint statement calls House Resolution 990 a waste of time
Washington D.C. (July 18, 2018) — Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus and House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday issued[…]
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CAIR-Minnesota disappointed with DHS granting extension and not reinstatement of TPS to Somalia
MINNEAPOLIS (July, 19, 2018) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today expressed disappointment that the Trump administration decided to extend but not re-designate Temporary Protective[…]
CAIR calls on GOP to repudiate Trump’s ‘aggressively racist and misogynistic’ rant in Montana
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 6, 2018) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on Republican Party leaders and elected officials on Friday[…]
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Community groups demand justice for Sherry Chen
New York, N.Y. (June 20, 2018) — The Committee of 100 (C100), with United Chinese Americans (UCA), the Ohio Chinese American Association (OCAA) and nine additional community groups, demand justice[…]
Groups condemn high court ruling on Muslim ban
National CAPACD Condemns the Supreme Court Ruling on Muslim Ban The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) condemns the Supreme Court decision to uphold the third[…]
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SEARAC: Contact elected officials to denounce two anti-immigrant proposals in Congress
Proposed anti-immigrant legislation would do nothing to stop the incarceration of children seeking asylum and offer very limited protections for DREAMers Washington, D.C. (June 19, 2018) — Building on the Trump administration’s[…]
CAPAC members mark anniversary of the Murder of Vincent Chin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 19, 2018) — Tuesday marked the 36th anniversary of the racially motivated murder of Vincent Chin on June 23, 1982. During a period of strong anti-Asian sentiment[…]
