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Since the end of the Second World War, the United States has prided itself as a humanitarian world leader in protecting people fleeing persecution. Yet last week, President Trump signed his Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2020 to allow only 18,000 individuals to access the U.S. resettlement program. This is the lowest refugee admissions quota ever set in the history of the program. At a time when there are nearly 70.8 million forcibly displaced people around the world, Trump’s admissions number is a shameful response and suggests a white supremacist xenophobic agenda. Additionally, the resettlement quota will decimate programs around the country that have worked for years to welcome refugees to our country. Instead of this quota, the U.S. should return our nation to the role of as a global leader in refugee protection. Discuss this development by citing the values of Community, Family Unity, Economic Security, and Voice.

• Messaging and communication tools: The Opportunity Agenda's The Importance of Maintaining our Identity as a Nation That Welcomes Refugees; International Refugee Assistance Project’s Lowest Refugee Admissions Goal in History Shames America; Church World Service’s Inhumane Presidential Determination Banning Refugees is Signed; Refugee Council USA’s An Open Letter to Refugees; Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee's Press Release - Harris And Leahy Lead Judiciary Democrats Urging Briefing Following President Trump’s Alarming FY2020 Refugee Presidential Determination; State of Washington's Governor Inslee welcomes refugee resettlement in Washington; National Immigration Forum's Audio: Leaders Voice Support for Refugees; Welcoming America's WelcomingRefugees.org; SEARAC's Trump Administration Considers Further Cuts to Refugee Admissions
• Hashtags: #NoRefugeeBans; #withrefugees; #StandWithRefugees

Below is a list of communication hooks and events for this week in October that you can use to reach new audiences and inform existing ones. Click on each link for messaging and communication tools as well as hashtags.

Events and Cultural Hooks:

• National Caregivers Month
• Native American Heritage Month
• #HomeIsHere march from New York to Washington, D.C.: Now until  Tuesday, Nov. 12
• Open enrollment for health insurance plans: Friday, Nov. 1 until Sunday, Dec. 15
• #HomeIsHere - Walkout for DACA: Friday, Nov. 8
• Webinar, Developing Metrics to Measure Mobility from Poverty: Friday, Nov. 8
• Global Day Of InterAction For A #WorldwithoutWalls: Saturday, Nov. 9
• Supreme Court hears oral arguments on DACA: Tuesday, Nov. 12
• Transgender Awareness Week: starting Wed. Nov. 13
• Livestreamed event: Building a Democratic Economy - How Do We Create Prosperity for All? Wednesday Nov. 13

Historical Anniversaries:

• Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) signed: Nov. 6, 1986
• 25th anniversary of California's approval of Proposition 187: Nov. 8, 1994
• Dorothy Day's birthday: Nov. 8, 1897
• Sesame Street, first aired, 50 years ago: Nov. 10, 1969
• Supreme Court strikes down segregation on Montgomery buses (Browder v. Gayle): Nov. 13, 1956

For a look further ahead in November, click here.

You don't need to wait each week for the Amp action alert to find out what's coming up. You can easily add our media hooks and events to your work calendar, which will automatically update when you refresh your calendar. Here's how:

• Google Calendar: Follow these instructions to subscribe to calendar (not "from URL" option). Copy and paste this entire link:      o33rmu231ochbp5i16botmsvus@group.calendar.google.com 
• Outlook: Follow these instructions. Copy and paste this entire link:   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/o33rmu231ochbp5i16botmsvus%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
• Apple iCal for Macs: Follow these instructions. Copy and paste this entire link:   https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/o33rmu231ochbp5i16botmsvus%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics