How Life is Winning in the Americas
Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Luis Almagro on winning reelection to serve as Secretary General of the Organization of the American States (OAS). Secretary Pompeo commended Almagro for his work promoting democracy in South America and holding Castro accountable in Cuba. While CWA International is grateful for Almagro’s stance against socialism, including […]
CWA International: This Week in Washington, Support for Israel
Support for Israel AIPAC Policy Conference CWA International had the privilege of attending AIPAC’s (American Israel Political Action Committee) Policy Conference this week in Washington, D.C., to learn and celebrate the American-Israel relationship. Echoed throughout the general sessions and breakouts was the need to protect the bipartisan nature of our relationship with Israel and the […]
Act Now to Protect First Amendment Rights for College Students
Act Now to Protect First Amendment Rights for College Students. Religious freedom is under attack on college campuses. Imagine being falsely told your First Amendment Rights don’t apply at a public university. That is the reality for many college students involved in faith-based clubs on campuses across the country. The U.S. Department of Education has […]
Historic Peace Proposal
President Trump announced a historic new peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday. He did this alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, after meeting with Netanyahu’s political rival for the position of PM, General Gantz. Both Netanyahu and Gantz committed to using this plan as the basis for future negotiations with the Palestinians. Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” […]
CWA LAC’s Actions on Iran and U.S. targeted killing of Soleimani
Concerned Women for America has been busy these last eight days to keep you updated and your voice heard in the midst of the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani and subsequent events. Here are highlights of the work we have done this week to cover this momentous event. Talking Points On Friday, January 3, we […]
Garrison and Traficant: Anti-Semitism is on the Rise
Concerned Women for America’s International Affairs team consisting of Dr. Shea Garrison and Ashley Traficant, published an article in The Hill showcasing how Anti-semitism is on the rise throughout the world. “Jeremy Corbyn, the soon-to-be former leader of the U.K.’s Labour Party, was defeated in a landslide election last week. But while Corbyn announced his resignation and […]
America Stands with Hong Kong
Last Sunday, 800,000 protestors took to the streets of Hong Kong, the largest pro-democracy demonstration yet. The number of demonstrators has steadily increased since the start of the protests six months ago with no sign of slowing down. This movement is so significant that despite ongoing trade negotiations with China, the Trump administration entered the […]
On Human Rights Day, We Need to Protect our Young Women and Girls
Human Rights Day is a yearly celebration to remember the importance and necessity of the protection of unalienable rights. Today we call for the end of violence against women and girls and the protection of their basic human rights. Read Statement Here on Human Rights Day.
Tell Congress No to Funding Pro-Abortion Groups Overseas
Concerned Women for America opposes funding abortion oversees. Another Christmas shutdown looms over Capitol Hill. This week a Continuing Resolution moved the spending expiration deadline to December 20. This delay does not remedy serious and real problems in the appropriations process, like the Senate FY 2020 State-Foreign Operations (SFOPS) bill that would undermine pro-life gains […]
Legal Victory Confirms Need for Equal Campus Access Act
Great news for First Amendment rights at public universities! InterVarsity at the University of Iowa won big at a federal district court, the same that heard the Business Leaders in Christ case. This decision reaffirms the need for Congress to enact the Equal Campus Access Act. Congress should see this decision on its merits and […]
CWA Represents Your Voice at the United Nations General Assembly 2019: Religious Freedom, the Value of Family and Life, and Women’s Empowerment
Last week the 74th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) met in New York City. President Trump, Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo and HHS Secretary Azar gave magnificent speeches, including on the issues of religious freedom, the value of family and life, the importance of nationalism, and economic empowerment. CWA was […]
Groups Unite to Support the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights to ground U.S. foreign policy on human rights in America’s founding principles of individual dignity and freedom. A letter, signed by forty-six of the most influential human rights, women’s, and religious freedom organizations and leaders applauds Sec. Pompeo for his […]
House Condemns BDS, but Will Not Act on Bipartisan Sentiment to Advance Anti-Semitism Legislation
This week the House expressed opposition to the anti-Semitic BDS Movement by passing H. Res. 246, “Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.” The vote on the resolution was 398-17 with 5 voting present. This is a good first step, but further action is […]
Global Rise of Anti-Semitism
Europe is facing a resurgence of anti-Semitism less than 75 years after the Holocaust. Tel Aviv University’s Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry cites a 13 percent increase in anti-Semitic attacks worldwide in 2018, with the U.S., United Kingdom, France, and Germany having the highest number of occurrences.[1] According to a CNN […]
House Minority Forcing Members to go on Record on Anti-Semitism
Support for Israel has been a point of bi-partisan agreement and cooperation, but Democrats in the House are making what normally are straightforward votes difficult. As a result, House Republicans are using procedural maneuvers to get members on the record on legislation combatting the anti-Semitic BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions), since the Majority won’t […]
Anti-Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Language Fails to Pass in the House
This afternoon an attempt to add anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) language to H.R. 1994, a retirement enhancement act, was narrowly defeated in the U.S. House with a vote of 200 to 222. Though bipartisan, the vote was largely along party lines with only 12 Democrats joining the Republicans in support. Anti-BDS language within this legislation […]
Congress Signals Return to Strong American-Israeli Relationship
Just three days into the 115th Congress, the newly sworn-in Congress sent a resounding message of overwhelmingly bipartisan support for Israel.