Civic Participation Guide
CAIR_Civic_Guide.pdf
Working Effectively with a Congressional Office
This page is designed help you work more effectively with a congressional office. According to the Congressional Management Foundation, only 5 to 7 percent of the population communicates with their elected officials. It’s fun to share our opinions with our friends and at the dinner table; it’s vital that we share these same opinions […]
Best Practices for Participating in a Meeting with a Member of Congress
This page is designed to aid community members prepare for meeting with a member of Congress. In preparation for meeting with a member of Congress, it is recommended to fill out CAIR’s elected official meeting planning sheet in conjunction with the information provided on this page. Who will attend and what is their role? […]
Best Practices for Arranging to Meet with Members of Congress
This page is designed to help you arrange to meet with a congressional office. Put your faith into action, arrange to meet the people who are elected to serve you and share your opinions with them. Research shows that only about 7% of voters contact their elected officials; Congresspersons maintain easy-to-reach in-district offices to […]
Tips for Calling a Congressional Office
These are guidelines to help you call a congressional office to express your views on any issue. Simple and Effective Tips for Phone Calls If it makes you feel more comfortable or helps you organize your thoughts, write your key points on a piece of paper before you call. Ask the person to whom […]
Legislative Action Center
Welcome to CAIR’s government affairs department legislative action center. We are committed to helping Muslims and all Americans who value civil liberties make their voices heard in Congress, the White House and across the nation. CAIR encourages you to take action by contacting your elected representatives about legislation and policies that impact the civil […]
Help Reform TSA Training Procedures on Civil Rights
Legislative Fact Sheet (October 2011) The Issue Current Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workforce education programs do not provide sufficient enough time, training or resources on passenger civil rights to prevent security personnel from screening passengers based on race, ethnicity, national origin or religion. CAIR has consistently encouraged the TSA to eliminated bias in its trainings […]
Federal Prison Communications Management Units
Legislative Fact Sheet October 2011 The Issue What are CMUs? In 2006 and 2008, in secret and without the opportunity for public review the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) created Communications Management Units (CMUs). CMUs are prison units designed to isolate and segregate certain prisoners from the rest of the federal population. Unlike other BOP […]
Help Reform Immigration Laws
Legislative Fact Sheet (January 1, 2013) The Issue Immigration reform is long overdue and needs to be implemented in a way that is fair, upholds the constitutional values of due process and equality, and ensures human rights. In the absence of comprehensive federal immigration reform, many states have adopted punitive enforcement of immigration laws that […]
Remove Language Targeting American Muslims from the DHS Reauthorization Act of 2011
Legislative Fact Sheet (October 2011) The Issue The Department of Homeland Security Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S.1546 and H.R.3116), pending in U.S. Senate and House, unconstitutionally supports counterterrorism measures that pursue beliefs, not criminal actions. Specifically, the act singles out American Muslims for additional scrutiny over the threat of violent extremism in the United States. […]