Join us for many events in January 2021
Dear John,
Happy Hanukkah! It is hard to believe that soon 2020 will be over. For better or
worse, this tumultuous year has flown by.
I hope the new year will bring with it many reasons to celebrate and a renewed
opportunity to do so in community. With the historic election of President-elect
Joe Biden and Vice-President elect Kamala Harris, all of us at HIAS look forward
to seeing the U.S. reaffirm its long-standing commitment to protecting refugees,
and I look forward to continuing to bring the Greater Washington DC region ways
to get involved in furthering our mission to protect and advocate for the
protection of refugees and asylum seekers.
In the spirit of the winter holidays, I want to ask you — if you are able — to
be a bright spot in a dark time. Please consider donating an Amazon gift card to
support the purchase of holiday gifts for our asylum-seeking clients’ children,
or joining us on January 13 to learn more about how you can volunteer remotely
with HIAS in 2021. More information regarding these opportunities is below.
Thank you for all you do to support refugees and asylum seekers.
Warm wishes,
Chelsey Berlin,
Community Engagement Director for Greater Washington, DC
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Donation Drive: Toys for the Holidays!
Help HIAS clients and their children by donating a gift this holiday season.
This year, HIAS is accepting donations through Amazon gift cards. All gift cards
will be used to purchase and mail gifts requested by children of HIAS clients in
Greater Washington DC and New York City areas.
To purchase a gift card, click here
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[email protected]. Please send your gift card no later than Thursday,
December 17, 2020. Thank you for making this holiday season brighter for our
clients.
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HIAS Book and Film Club — December
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December 18 | 12 pm - 1 pm ET | Webinar
Join us for a HIAS-facilitated session of the HIAS Book and Film Club to discuss
the book "The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives" (edited by Viet Thanh
Nguyen).
Advance registration required. Please click here
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HIAS Letter Writing Program
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January 11 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM ET | Webinar
Join HIAS for a monthly program offering compassion and solidarity to asylum
seekers in detention through a formal letter writing program with individuals
who have requested correspondence, helping them access hope and connection.
Advance registration required. Please click here [[link removed]] to RSVP.
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Volunteer Information Session
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January 13 | 6:30 - 7:30 pm ET | Webinar
Take the first step toward becoming a HIAS volunteer by joining our Information
Session Webinar. Participation in the Volunteer Information Webinar is required
for many volunteer positions at HIAS. To learn more about our volunteer
positions and whether you need to attend the information session, click here [[link removed]] .
Advance registration required. Please click here [[link removed]] to create a basic volunteer profile and register for the webinar.
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HIAS Book and Film Club — January
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January 26 | 7 pm - 8 pm ET | Webinar
Join experts from HIAS and CAIR Coalition for a special evening edition of the
HIAS Book and Film Club to discuss Episode 5 (“The Right Way”) of Netflix’s
documentary series Immigration Nation.
Advance registration required. Please click here [[link removed]] to RSVP.
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