Michael Moore Opens His Apartment to Refugees, Sets Up Site for Others to Do It

Filmmaker Michael Moore is opening his Michigan apartment to refugees in an act of defiance against the governor of his home state.

A little over a week ago, Moore posted an open letter to Michigan’s Republican governor Rick Snyder. He said, “I myself am going to defy your ban and will offer MY home in Traverse City, Michigan, to those very Syrian refugees you’ve decided to keep out.”

He denounced Snyder’s decision as “anti-American,” as well as “heartless and un-Christian.”

And since then, Moore has set up a site called “My Home Is Open,” which allows people to type in their name and address to send a message that they would welcome refugees with open arms into their home. Moore explained, “Your name and contact info will be kept private and will only be shared with the appropriate refugee agencies sanctioned and overseen by the Obama administration and its participating NGOs.”

On Twitter this weekend, Moore touted that hundreds of people have already signed up:

After 24hrs of our registry being open we already have over 1,200 homes signed up! Join #MyHomeIsOpen right here: https://t.co/pPCr8P1Uen

— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) November 29, 2015

[h/t HuffPost]
[image via Nicolas Genin/Flickr]

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