Meet a Few of the Experts Leading Free Training Workshops at our upcoming Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy (ICLA)
November 2017 – December 2018
Academy Participants will Receive Individual Stipends
Along with Seed Funding for Community Projects!
Are you (or someone you know) an emerging faith leader or community organizer? Are you interested in interfaith dialogue? Are members of your faith community concerned with housing, hate crimes, or immigration? Are you interested in deepening your knowledge in legal and civic matters?
If your answer is yes to any of the above, we want you to know about ICNY’s new free “Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy” (ICLA). Beginning in November 2017, ICNY will sponsor 20 people to participate in evening training workshops on a bi-monthly basis in civic engagement, legal literacy, and community organizing.
Accepting Applications Now:
A Few of Our Workshop Experts:
Onleilove Alston
Executive Director
Faith in New York
For more than 10 years, Onleilove has worked for various nonprofit organizations such as Sojourners, NY Faith & Justice, FPWA and United Workers. She is a contributing writer for many websites and publications. In recognition of her writing and activism work, she has received many medals and honors. She serves on the Board of Directors for Sojourners and on the Advisory Boards for the Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary, the Women’s Organizing Network and NYACK College’s School of Social Work. Onleilove was appointed to the Mayor’s Clergy Advisory Council under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In 2014, she launched Prophetic Whirlwind: Uncovering the Black Biblical Destiny, an organization dedicated to educating people of faith on The Black Presence in the Bible.
Sarah Sayeed
Senior Advisor
Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit
Dr. Sarah Sayeed is a former assistant professor at Baruch College and earned a Ph.D. in communications from the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. She coordinates the Catholic-Muslim Initiative at ICNY and the Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Retreats for Social Justice. She is also a board member of Women in Islam, Inc. and has written articles about women in the Muslim tradition, interfaith dialogues, and religious harmony.
Jonathan Soto
Senior Community Liaison
CAU Center for Faith and Community Partnerships
Jonathan Soto was appointed by Mayor de Blasio to be the Executive Director of the newly-created Center for Faith and Community Partnerships. The goal of the center is to transform the way in which faith organizations and other community organizations access City services. It serves as a direct line to City Hall, connecting local and citywide coalitions of leaders to services that increase equity and inspire civic engagement throughout our neighborhoods. The Center’s Director, Jonathan Soto, is an experienced activist and leader committed to inclusivity and progress for communities throughout New York City, particularly communities of faith. He has served as Borough Director for the Bronx Long Term Recovery Group, dedicated to physical and economic rehabilitation of communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, and partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Soto has also served as Policy Director for the Bronx Clergy Roundtable, where he helped communities of faith with various organizing efforts and youth mentoring programs.
The application deadline is October 2, 2017
Please feel free to forward this to any faith or community leaders you know (and note that a “faith leader” does not necessarily need to be a member of ordained clergy).
Questions? Please Contact:
Iman Boukadoum
ICNY Director of Community Partnerships
212.870.3515
iman@interfaithcenter.org
