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The List Project
The List Project is a non-profit operating in the U.S., founded with the belief that the United States Government has a clear and urgent moral obligation to resettle to safety Iraqis who are imperiled due to their affiliation with the United States of America. The List Project is the first comprehensive organizational effort to honor the sacrifice of these Iraqis and has two pillars: 1. Help as many of the nearly 1500 Iraqis on our constantly-expanding List make it to the United States through a groundbreaking partnership with three top law firms and over 150 attorneys offering thousands of hours of pro bono assistance. 2. Provide a "cushion" for resettled Iraqis upon their arrival to America by connecting them to our rapidly-expanding grassroots support network at netroots.thelistproject.org, as well as our partnering NGOs that work to help them find meaningful employment. Never before has there been such a vast group of refugees with access to their own pro bono representation by top U.S. law firms. Our partnership with domestic NGOs will maximize their integration so that they can be productive and successful in their new lives here in the U.S. The project hopes to contribute to a fundamental paradigm-shift in the way at-risk refugees can be assisted. There is reason for optimism. We have succeeded in resettling dozens of Iraqis who fled their country because they helped us. Many more are on their way in the coming weeks and months. More and more law firms are approaching the List Project to contribute attorneys to the cause. American citizens write each day to offer rooms in their homes for the Iraqis we resettle, and contribute what small amounts they can. But the List continues to grow at a frightening pace. An average of twelve new Iraqis are referred or write to the List Project each week. Because of the absurdly lengthy resettlement process, our allies who have fled to neighboring countries are losing hope of a life in peace in America, and with increasing regularity, giving up and submitting to whatever deadly fate awaits them back in Iraq. The List Project is a U.S. 501(c)3 non-profit organization under the Tides Foundation. http://www.thelistproject.org/ « Back to All Non-Profits |