Education for Peace in Iraq Center, The (EPIC)

Shortcuts   Iraq Action Days [April 14-16] The people of Iraq are facing one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time. Millions of Iraqis have been uprooted by violence. Families like ours need food, medicine and shelter. Join us at . Sign our pledge, tell your friends, and come to Washington DC April14-16. On Monday, April 14, the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University will host an all-day Iraq Forum, sponsored by 20 nationally recognized organizations, including humanitarian agencies operating inside Iraq and in the Middle East region. Then on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, we will meet with our lawmakers to urge them to do more to address urgent humanitarian needs in Iraq and the region. The citizens of Iraq and the United States are interconnected and there is an immediate need to strengthen the American tradition of humanitarian leadership in responding to the urgent needs of Iraqis affected by ongoing violence. Conflict in Iraq has contributed to the greatest displacement of people in the Middle East since 1948. Now more than ever and support. EPIC and NGOs say Don't Forget Iraqi Refugees [Sept. 12] The Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) joins 26 humanitarian organizations in declaring that unless the U.S. Government and the international community move fast to address the already grave Iraqi displacement crisis, Iraqi civilians will b...