Prepare New York
Prepare New York is a coalition of New York based interfaith organizations including-Auburn Seminary and its Center for Multifaith Education, Interfaith Center of New York, Intersections International, Odyssey Networks,Quest, and Tanenbaum and its Religion and Diversity Education Program, who are committed to preparing New York City (and the nation) for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 by promoting civil dialogue, education about religious pluralism, support for the Muslim community, and coordinating events on the day of the anniversary. September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and 9/11 Communities for Common Ground serve as advisers to the coalition.
CoffeeHour Conversations
We are STILL in this together…
Not long after September 11, 2001 a New York City campaign drew upon the strength shown by many New Yorkers who stepped up to help one another immediately following the attacks – and in the days, weeks, months, and years that followed. The City affirmed “We are all in this together.”
In 2011, ten years later, Prepare New York is inviting New Yorkers to reach out to their neighbors and say, “We are STILL in this together.”
Throughout this year we are asking neighborhood partners to hold one or more “CoffeeHour Conversations” in which New Yorkers come together: to hear and share reflection, for education, for inter-community discussion, and for collaboration.
With the support of One NYC One Nation, and advised by September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and the 9/11 Community for Common Ground Initiative, this city-wide “conversation” campaign seeks to promote inter-community understanding and religious tolerance in New York City during a time of heightened emotion and memory.
