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 … [Read more...] about A Mother’s Day Letter to the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama
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Astoria Residents Invited to Join Community Conversation
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 … [Read more...] about Astoria Residents Invited to Join Community Conversation
Public Invitation: Join “Debate in the Neighborhood” Final Tournament, May 20
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 … [Read more...] about Public Invitation: Join “Debate in the Neighborhood” Final Tournament, May 20
Queens Youth to Debate in the Neighborhood on Live Television
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 … [Read more...] about Queens Youth to Debate in the Neighborhood on Live Television
EVENT CANCELLED We All Have Mothers! Jewish & Muslim Women in Conversation
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 … [Read more...] about EVENT CANCELLED We All Have Mothers! Jewish & Muslim Women in Conversation
