New & Noteworthy

Below are the speakers and organizations who presented at the 23rd Marshall T Meyer Retreat for Social Justice: Building Economic Resilience in Faith Communities, organized by the panel and topic.I.  Faith Based Perspectives on Wealth, Poverty, and Consumerism • Rev. Dillon … [Read more...] about Building Economic Resilience: Resources for Religious Leaders

Center for Economic Opportunity www.nyc.gov/ceo It is the umbrella group to many of the cities economic programs an policies. Its programs are aimed at workers, young adults and families with children. They offer many resources from job training to placement, and specialized … [Read more...] about Additional Resources on Economic Resilience

Religious leaders country wide are gearing up for immigration reform in the months ahead.  Locally, the Interfaith Center of NY is a founding member of the New York State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, and we are planning a Convocation for Immigration Reform, to be … [Read more...] about A Moral Voice on the Immigration Debate

The Open Society recently published its extensive study of the experiences of Muslim communities in11 European Cities.  Read more at the link below and watch a clip on the Soros website. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/home … [Read more...] about Muslims in Europe-At Home?

On December 9, a day before International Human Rights Day, a small group of religious leaders visited Elizabeth Detention Center.  We'll be meeting soon to debrief the visit, but Jeremy White of the Columbia Journalism School interviewed some of us last week at a rally held in … [Read more...] about Visit to Elizabeth Detention Center