ADAMS | Jan 29 – Feb 3 | Govt, Interfaith, & Media (CNN, 9, PBS, Loudoun Times, Loudoun Tribune)

  1. Please view ADAMS Government, Interfaith Events and Media Interviews on Youtube, CNN, WUSA 9, Loudoun Times, and Loudoun Tribune in Response to The Executive Order:
    • Jan 29, 2017 – Congresswoman Comstock came and spoke at ADAMS-Ashburn Interfaith event and Rizwan Jaka spoke with Senator Kaine and Senator Warner staff at Airport
    • Jan 30, 2017 – Rizwan Jaka/Bob Marro spoke to Senator Kaine at Airport
    • Feb 3, 2017 – ADAMS Sterling – 1:50pm-2:20pm Khutba/Prayer – 2:20pm-2:40pm – Speeches by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Lt. Governor Ralph Northam, and Attorney General Mark Herring
    • Feb 3, 2017 – ADAMS Sterling 11am-3pm – 200+ People of Other Faiths made a very kind gesture and asked to attend ADAMS Sterling to do a Support/PEACE/Harmony Rally
    • Feb 3, 2017 – ADAMS Reston Jumaas at NVHC Synagogue Jewish Community is conducting a very kind gesture of Jewish Community Members Support/PEACE Welcoming/Support Event
      * ALL Government Officials have been helping to follow up on cases and issues.
  2. Please see our action alert – biggest thing is to please continue to contact Congress and White House and Please thank all that have responded and spoken out and ask them to please do more https://www.adamscenter.org/?p=4711
  3. Please see some positive change is happening due to everyone’s efforts- 872 Refugees will be allowed in this week, hopefully, (God-Willing) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/01/31/872-refugees-will-be-allowed-in-the-u-s-this-week-dhs-says/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_mhp-card-national%3Ahomepage%2Fcard&utm_term=.86ccd69f30b4
  4. Virginia Sues Federal Government http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317213-virginia-ag-sues-trump-admin-over-travel-ban
  5. Feb 2, 2017 – ACE Immigration Attorney Panel Forum
  6. YOUTUBE – Jan 29, 2017 – ADAMS-Ashburn Mosque Hosted an Interfaith HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE & GENOCIDE AWARENESS With Holocaust Survivor Johanna Neumann who was saved by Albanian Muslim and talked about Welcoming the Stranger. Rizwan Jaka and Ray Daffner discussed National Security, Welcoming All People, Upholding American Values, Upholding Religious Freedom, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock spoke at the event and was committed to National Security & Religious Freedom and Countering Anti-Semitism & Countering Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the USA, as well. She offered help and sent her district office # and email address to people for help with innocent people caught up in the current challenges with Executive Order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w6Uuj7yEc8&t=30s
  7. CNN Jan 30, 2017- Rizwan Jaka and Haroon Moghul http://mediamatters.org/video/2017/01/30/cnn-muslim-leaders-explain-how-trumps-muslim-ban-hurts-their-communities/215172
  8. WUSA 9 Jan 30, 2017- Rizwan Jaka, Rabbi Sunny Schnitzer, Shlomo Bolts(Syrian American Council) http://www.wusa9.com/opinion/editorials/off-script/-offscripton9-syrian-religious-leaders-concerned-about-immigration-order/394694201
  9. Loudoun Times
    http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/in_loudoun_kaine_calls_trumps_order_a_religious_test_comstock_constituents
  10. Loudoun Tribune – http://www.loudountribune.com/comstock-breaks-with-trump-on-immigration-ban/ http://www.loudountribune.com/adams-hosts-holocaust-remembrance-rebuke-to-trump-policy/
  11.  PBS Newshour – Congresswoman Comstock(13:02) at ADAMS Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Event on Sun Jan 29, 2017 and Congressman Don Beyer(12:30) at Airport http://www.pbs.org/newshour/videos/#205463
  12. We truly thank all Interfaith Partners. We have received hundreds of Leaders Calls, emails, statement, and letters.

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