*Stop Illegal U.S. Arms to Haiti* Advocacy Days

This is a call to all U.S. citizens who are concerned about the ongoing suffering of Haitians due to the gang violence that continues to devastate the country and impede efforts to move toward the democratic election of new national leadership. 

A coalition of over 40 faith-based groups and their partners have come together to co-sponsor this initiative to lobby members of the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to take stronger measures to prevent the illegal flow of weapons and ammunition from the United States to Haiti. This page offers all the materials you need to join the cause.

 

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OUR POSITION:

Key Messages of this Coalition to elected officials in the USA

Summary of four pieces of pending legislation on weapons trafficking whose passage we support

Administrative Remedies to Arms Trafficking to Haiti that we are calling on the Biden administration to take

 

 

 

 

 

OUR CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL U.S. CITIZENS:

1. Lobby with us (in person or virtually) on September 25th and 26th:
   • logistical details for participation
   • itinerary & packing guidance
   • map of Capitol Hill (gathering at Zone 2)
   • Advocacy Tips for meetings with elected officials
2. Share updates on our advocacy actions with the press
   • Press release for September 25, 2024
   • Press release for September 26, 2024
3. Write to your congressional representatives and president with one of these template letters:
   • Quixote Center’s template & online emailing portal     
   • Sisters of Mercy’s template & online emailing portal
   • Coalition letter to Print and snail-mail to a Senator
   • Coalition letter to Print and snail-mail to a House Representative
   • Coalition letter to copy and paste into email to Senators & House Representative
4. Call the offices of your congressional representatives:
   • Find phone numbers for your representatives here: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
   • Script for a phone call to your Senators and House Representative
5. Post our messages and calls to action on social media: Download samples or copy and paste from below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUR INVITATIONS TO FURTHER ACTION:

1. Donate to support financial needs of those traveling to Washington, DC to lobby in person:
   • Go to: www.scnj.org
   • Top Right: click “Donate” button
   • “Designation”: click on arrow
   • Select first option: “LOBBY DAY DC”
2. Watch recording of our initiative-launch webinar (July 30, 2024):

English:                                       

Spanish:                     

Haitian Creole:

 

Media Inquiries: Contact Kim Lamberty (kim@quixote.org) or Angela Howard-McParland (amcparland@sistersofmercy.org)