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When: Sunday, May 20 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Where: East Side Community High School, 11th street entrance between 1st Avenue and Avenue A, New York, NY “Debate in the Neighborhood” culminates in this final tournament that brings teams of high-school aged students together to debate the topic: Ethnic profiling is a justified means Read more
May 15, 2012 in Blog, Upcoming Programs by
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The following letter (signed by ICNY executive director the Rev. Chloe Breyer, et al) was issued by The Mothers Project on May 12, 2012: Dear Mrs. Obama, We are mothers from all walks of life writing to you about an urgent matter: the health threats to our children posed by extreme forms of fossil fuel Read more
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Astoria Residents: You Are Invited To Join A Community Conversation About… ~ Meeting one another across lines of faith, culture, country of origin and other lines of difference ~ Learning and building collective strength as neighbors ~ Making Astoria the kind of place that reflects values of welcome, friendship, and collaboration DATE: Thursday, May Read more
May 15, 2012 in Blog, Upcoming Programs by
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The high point of our “Debate in the Neighborhood” program is this final tournament, where mixed teams of students from the Hindu Temple Society of North America in Flushing, the Jamaica Muslim Center, and the Sikh Cultural Society and Gurdwara in Ozone Park (in partnership with UNITED SIKHS), will debate the statement “Ethnic Profiling is Read more
May 11, 2012 in Blog, Upcoming Programs by
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ICNY’s “Debate in the Neigbhorhood” program continues with a scheduled live debate on Friday, May 11 at 8 pm. The program INDIA TALKS! airs live on Queens TWC channel 34 and RCN channel 82, and will also be available as a live online stream at www.UStream.tv. Youth from the Hindu Temple Society of North America Read more
May 3, 2012 in Blog, Uncategorized, Upcoming Programs by
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Please note that this event has been cancelled. In honor of Mother’s Day, we invite you to join Jewish and Muslim women to share all we have in common as mothers and daughters. We will study Biblical and Quranic texts, as well as selections from the Hadith of Muslim tradition and the midrashim of Jewish Read more
May 2, 2012 in Blog by
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Reentry Family and Faith Circles of Support (a Joint Project of the Interfaith Center of New York and the Harlem Community Justice Center) How to Become a “Welcoming Community” for Members, Family and Friends Returning From Prison — A Training by the Rev. Darren A. Ferguson and Others When someone comes home from prison to Read more
May 1, 2012 in Blog, Upcoming Programs by
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On Wednesday, April 18, the Jain Center of America, New York (located in Elmhurst, Queens) welcomed the public into their worship space for a night of education and sharing. Coordinated by Mrs. Kalpana Gandhi, president of the Jain Center of America, New York, and Kevin Childress of The Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY), the Read more
April 30, 2012 in Blog, Program Archive by
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MICAH INSTITUTE MEDIA ADVISORY: Contact: Gail Davis, 347-267-7465, winimge@aol.com Director of Communications, Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary After Historic Campaign, Living Wage Bill Comes to a Vote Press Conference: Today, 12 Noon, Steps of City Hall, Lower Manhattan ***Vote on the Bill to Follow in the City Council After Press Conference*** What: Culminating Read more
April 30, 2012 in Blog, Uncategorized by
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Together in Service:Building Interfaith Partnerships for Social Action WHERE: The Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115, Sockman Lounge (enter at 60 Claremont Avenue; #1 train to 116th & Columbia University) WHEN: Wednesday, May 30th, 2012, 8:30am-5:00pm, registration required. WHAT: Religious leaders from many traditions and communities are already working together on shared Read more
April 30, 2012 in Blog, Upcoming Programs by
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