This week, the leaders of the Women's March announced a #WomenForSyria Day of Action on Thursday, April 13, to raise awareness about the ongoing suffering of the Syrian people in light of a recent chemical attack.

In a statement, Women's March organizers said, "In the past 6 years, over 500,000 Syrians have been killed and over 6 million displaced within Syria and throughout the world....We recently saw horrific images of dead Syrian babies, mothers crying, fathers begging for death after the murders of their family members. When asked, Syrians have often said they feel alone. They feel like no one in the world cares about them or their plight for freedom, safety and security."

The statement also criticized the United States' policies on allowing Syrian refugees into the country. President Donald Trump has attempted to enact two now-blocked executive orders that would ban immigrants from Syria from entering the U.S. — at first indefinitely, then temporarily.

"We mourn for and with the people of Syria," the statement continues. "We are outraged that the President and his cabinet are banning the very refugees that are escaping the same terrorism we are claiming to fight. The United States has taken in a very small number of Syrian refugees. We demand that we be a sanctuary and safe haven for Syrian refugees. We call on the administration to let in at least 75,000 refugees. This will help alleviate some of the suffering of the children and their families. There is no easy solution — but providing Syrians with a life of safety and security is the least we can do."

On Thursday, Women's March organizers will hold vigils in 34 cities in the U.S. and abroad to call attention to the plight of the Syrian people and demand a humanitarian response to the situation. The vigil in New York City will take place at 6 p.m. in Union Square and will be led by Linda Sarsour, national co-chair of the Women's March. (Find a vigil in your area here.)

The Women's March organizers said that people can participate in the #WomenForSyria Day of Action in one of three ways: attend a vigil; educate yourself about the situation in Syria; and donate to organizations that support Syrian refugees worldwide.

Last week, news broke that Syria was hit with one of the worst chemical attacks in years, and the U.S. government blamed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for committing the catastrophic act against his own people. On Tuesday, the Trump administration accused Russia of being complicit in the chemical attack and participating in a cover-up to hide evidence that Assad was behind the attack. President Trump's son Eric Trump also said in an interview Tuesday that he believed his sister Ivanka was responsible for influencing their father to order an air strike late last week on a Syrian airfield in response to the chemical attack.

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