John Slocum
@jslocum
Executive Director, Refugee Council USA. Nonresident Senior Fellow, Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs. For now, also on X as @JohnSlocum2. Posts are my own.
How did my grandparents ever get away with hoarding this device for decades?
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker at the Chicago No Kings Rally, October 19 2025: "Are we building a society based on human dignity or domination?"
Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day - and in a rally and march to the White House, refugee advocates, service providers, and faith leaders delivered an Ecumenical Declaration for Refuge with nearly 4,000 faith-leader signatories. (1/4)
The National Museum of African American History and Culture includes an exhibit on civil rights activism during WW2. As one protest sign from that era reads: "Race Discrimination Breeds Fascism." Visit the NMAAHC while you still can, before this administration purges it of "improper ideology." (4/4)
Earlier this month, President Trump issued a full or partial ban on travel to the US for citizens of 19 majority Black and Brown countries. Today, instead of a Juneteenth greeting he sent a social media message that began "Too many non-working holidays in America." (3/4)
In March, President Trump issued an executive order in which he denounced the Smithsonian Institution for promoting "improper ideology" and singled out the National Museum of African American History and Culture for targeted criticism. (2/4)
Juneteenth is a good day to talk about the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution. It's an amazing place - highly recommended and frankly a must-visit for all Americans. (1/4)
“Hundreds of people gathered”? There were thousands at that rally in support of USAID.