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Refugee Resettlement: An Update
January 9, 2020 By Christie Black, Director of Engagement I have been working within the Phoenix refugee community since 2015, and my immigrant friends have become a part of my everyday life. When the president issued Executive Order 13888 last fall, which requires all state and local governments to opt in to receive refugees in 2020, my heart sank into my stomach. I thought back to when I was volunteering for a local non-profit in 2016. I was helping with their Facebook posting, which required me to receive Google alerts for any mention of the word “refugees.” Some of the media notifications were absolutely ugly — and absolutely false —…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the House Impeachment Vote
December 18, 2019 We assert that our most sacred civic expression is the casting of an individual vote. Any president or leader who forces political support and fails to honor and protect the free and legitimate elections on which our republic rests has lost the moral right to govern. By attempting to compel Ukraine to announce investigations benefitting only his re-election efforts, President Trump forced every American taxpayer to become an unwitting contributor to his political campaign and a supporter of his re-election. Regardless of the behavior of any other political actor in either party, the president of the United States is never justified in bringing our common resources and…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Testimonies of Marie Yovanovitch and Dr. Fiona Hill
November 25, 2019 At Mormon Women for Ethical Government, our mission is “to inspire women of faith to be ambassadors of peace who transcend partisanship and courageously advocate for ethical government.” Last week in D.C. we had the privilege of seeing that mission personified by two remarkable public servants — Marie Yovanovitch and Dr. Fiona Hill. As they testified before the House Intelligence Committee, both women spoke at great personal cost, yet they did so with clarity and precision. They were unfailingly respectful but would not back down from the truth. In short, they exemplified the kind of courage and competence we aspire to in the pursuit of our mission.…
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Advocating for Refugees in Arizona
By Christie Black, MWEG Arizona Member and Senior Director of Engagement November 21, 2019 Many members of the MWEG Arizona chapter are committed mentors of refugee families in cities throughout the state. We have spent countless hours preparing for, resettling, teaching, serving alongside, and loving our new friends who are fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries. We have watched with dismay as the numbers of refugees the U.S. will accept drops each year, and our hearts fill with sadness for those who are left in limbo, waiting for the opportunity to resettle in a new home. October was an abysmal month in particular, as no refugees were admitted…
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A Voter Preparation Party Report from Texas
By Merinda Cutler, MWEG Member I am a mother of six children, running around like a chicken with my head cut off most of the time, to be honest! So, last year when our local Williamson County, Texas, ballot was long and locally important, I decided to take MWEG’s challenge and enlist my friends and neighbors to help me focus my mind on making informed decisions at the polls on the many, many candidates and issues. Some of my friends are quite opinionated — on both ends of the political spectrum—so I was also excited to hold my own Voter Preparation Party (VPP) to get a group of them in…
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Voter Prep Party Tips!
By Breanne Potter, MWEG Nebraska Chapter Lead We are a modest chapter of Mormon Women for Ethical Government in Omaha, Nebraska. Some of our members are new to the scene of political proactiveness, so before the election last year we decided to throw a “voter preparation party.” On my kitchen table I put “I Registered to Vote” stickers, a handout on how to prepare to vote, and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. In less time than it takes to watch a couple of shows, we were ready to go. You can see our handout here; we followed MWEG’s template and tailored it to our state’s specific needs. The party was a…
