Dear Friends,
We are delighted to share our video on Islam, Parenting & Foster Care, which was produced for ICNY’s Catholic-Muslim Social Action Program, and focused on increasing cultural sensitivity for staff in faith based and secular child welfare agencies. The video was shown in our 2014 workshops, attended by over 150 staff members and Muslim community leaders.
In addition, ICNY was one of the signers of Muslim Advocate’s letter calling out divisive coverage targeting the Muslim community in the wake of the attacks in Paris. The letter was mentioned on CNN’s The Situation Room and posted on the website Media Matters.
In the aftermath of December’s police shootings and fractured relations between law enforcement and community, Sarah Sayeed, ICNY’s Director of Community Partnerships, wrote this op-ed published in the Huffington Post: “In Memory of Officer Liu: What Buddhism Offers to Police and Race Relations.”
Looking towards February, in this newsletter you will find:
– an announcement of the March 15 application deadline for the new 2015 Learning Together Interfaith Youth Fellowships
– an information session for religious leaders and social service staff on New York’s
Municipal ID
– the NYPD’s Office of the Inspector General’s report on Chokehold cases
– the Hindu Temple Society of North America’s celebration of the 66th Republic Day of India and the Movement Leaders of Non-violence (Sarvodaya Day)
Finally, the French American School in Larchmont New York will be holding an Interfaith vigil offering prayers for the tragedy in Paris.
The entire E-Bulletin for February is here.
Best Wishes,
Rev. Chloe Breyer
Executive Director
The Interfaith Center of New York
