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BLOG: “Living My Namesake” by Aisha Rahman, executive director of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

March 7, 2016
Living My Namesake Aisha Rahman, Esq., Executive Director, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights...
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BLOG – New Public School Holidays: Teachable Moments that Foster Respect

January 28, 2016
by Debbie Almontaser, founding principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy and Board President of...
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BLOG: “World Religion Day: Celebrating our Unity” by Saphira Rameshfar

January 7, 2016
World Religion Day: Celebrating our Unity by Saphira Rameshfar, member of the Bahá’í Community of...
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Tom Dobbins of Catholic Charities of NY: “Sowing Seeds of Peace in the Pope’s Own Garden”

August 10, 2015
by Tom Dobbins, Justice and Peace Coordinator/ Producer: JustLove Radio – Sirius/XM Catholic Channel, Catholic...
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Dr. Sarah Sayeed: “Why Justice Movements Need Religion & Some Parting Thoughts”

July 20, 2015
by Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Senior Advisor Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Community Affairs Unit and former...
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“Raising the Platform for Students Voices” by Kelly Siegel-Stechler

June 9, 2015
by Kelly Siegel-Stechler, Interfaith Youth Fellowship program Co-Trainer and Outreach Coordinator In New York City...
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Today in Albany, ICNY's ED @cbreyer joined Rev. Thorne, @RiversideNYC & @NYSCOC to call for #NY4All & #DignityNotDetention - two bills that together would promote public safety and family unity by protecting the due process and equal protection rights of all New Yorkers.

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Protesting clergy, including ICNY executive director The Rev. Dr. @cbreyer, lock arms at ICE detention center where N.J. mayor was arrested.

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Clergy join fight against immigrant detention center in Newark

About 25 pastors, rabbis and leaders of faith-based organizations stood arm-in-arm in front of the same gate where ...

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Clergy members, including ICNY's exec. dir. Rev. Dr. @cbreyer, protest at Delaney Hall, days after arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka & demanding the names of the people being detained inside.

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Demonstrators are demanding the names of the people being detained inside. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal has the story.

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When the expensive wall was being built between Mexico and the U.S. came Pope Francis’ urgent teaching: “No more walls; build bridges.” —Reverend James Francis Sheehan, Jr., campus minister and chaplain at Hostos Community College.

Out today - the latest in our recurring series "Advocacy Blog: Faith & Action for New New Yorkers," compiling advocacy updates and resources to help you support new New Yorkers. The blog also offers spiritual reflections from different faith leaders about why we do this work.

Get more info now via the link in our bio or go here: https://interfaithcenter.substack.com/
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"Pope Francis' care for the poor, stewardship of the earth, and respect for brothers and sisters of all faiths will be remembered. He leaves a powerful legacy for the Catholic Church and the world." - ICNY's The Rev. Dr. Chloe Breyer. @archnewyork @dioceseofbrooklyn https://www.wsj.com/world/pope-francis-advocate-for-economic-and-social-justice-dies-at-88-103eeff3 via @WSJ
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The original article: https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/04/arresting-muslim-students-wont-curb-antisemitism/
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As an organization seeking to end the prejudice and violence that stems from religious differences, we are called to learn from the past and urge our government to do the same.

So many positive efforts underway to bring peace to our society and planet. Read more in our April newsletter, out now - check the link in our bio or go here: 
https://tinyurl.com/icny-newsletter-042025
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A Passover Seder is a symbolic ritual meal that commemorates the Israelites' liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt, involving a retelling of the Exodus story with ritual foods, blessings and song. The story has inspired the struggle for freedom across ages and continents. It forms a spiritual framework for our interfaith gathering against sex trafficking.

Led by Shira Milgrom, Rabbi Emeritus of @kolaminy (Westchester, NY), Rev. Adrian Dannhauser, Rector of @churchoftheincarnationnyc, and Lori Cohen, CEO of @weare_pact Protect All Children from Trafficking.

Sponsored by the The @thenewyorkboardofrabbis, Inc., the Interfaith Center of New York, and the The @episcopaldioceseofny Task Force Against Human Trafficking.

All ticket sales go to support PACT and its mission to protect every child’s right to grow up free from child sexual exploitation and trafficking through education, legislative advocacy and partnerships. 

Info & to register: https://tinyurl.com/interfaith-passover-seder
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Interfaith Prayer and Vigil

Sensitive Locations, Sacred Spaces Prayer Vigil
Thursday, April 3
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Join this interfaith prayer vigil on the eve of the first hearing of a historic lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security's rescission of the sensitive locations memo. Together, we will gather in solidarity, lifting prayers for justice, compassion, and the protection of immigrant communities. All are welcome to stand with us in this moment of faith and resolve.

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Welcome to the second edition of "Faith & Action for New New Yorkers." We are compiling advocacy updates and resources to help you support new migrants and asylum seekers. We also want to share reflections from faith leaders and community members explaining how their religious traditions call them to welcome these new New Yorkers, and to serve the most vulnerable amongst us.

We invite ordained and lay leaders of faith communities to contribute reflections for the series. 

Read more via the link in our bio or go here: https://interfaithcenter.substack.com/
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In an uncertain time where it's easy to feel angry, sad, and disappointed it's important to remind ourselves of what we stand for. That's why ICNY has joined with great partners to remind each other what we believe in: Democracy. Our multi-faith Mondays are a place to sing, shout, and pray for a resilient, inclusive democracy. We hope you'll join us next Monday at 5:30 in Columbus Circle. 

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We'll be gathering once more this year at the Tribeca Rooftop. Honorees to be announced soon! 

Meanwhile, please mark your calendars, or even purchase your ticket now via the link in our bio or go here: https://interfaithcenter.org/gala/
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Multifaith Mondays continue providing sacred space for collective lament, prophetic resistance, and moral clarity. In these times of deep division and threats to democratic values, we invite you to gather with us each Monday to bear witness, strengthen moral authority, and find solidarity in community.

By standing together, we reaffirm our highest ideals and resist despair.

🕯 Weekly Vigils at Columbus Circle
📍 59th St. & Central Park West (USS Maine statue, SW corner of Central Park)
📅 Mondays | 5:30 - 6:00 PM

#AllAreWelcome #MultifaithMondays #MoralWitness #Democracy

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#multifaithmondays take place every Monday at 5:30 pm in Columbus Circle. Each weekly vigil is hosted by a different faith community or interfaith nonprofit. Please join us to stand in solidarity and bear moral witness for democracy! 

This week's vigil is hosted by @episcopaldioceseofny

If your community or organization would like to host a vigil, please notify us via the link in our bio or go here: https://tinyurl.com/multifaith-mondays-hosting

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Rev. Chloe Breyer, Executive Director, The Inter faith of New York said: “The Interfaith Center of New York stands in support of the New York for All Act and the Access to Representation Act recognizing that our legal system must hold fast to protect the rights of all New Yorkers at a time when those rights have never been more precarious.”

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Whatever your beliefs about the situation in, or the future of, the middle east, it is a threat to the rights of every one of us for our government to detain and relocate an individual without charging him.  A government set on taking away people’s rights will start with those whose views are not popular and move on to the rest of us. If you are in NYC Contact your city council person. 

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Gratitude to Rabbi @moskowitz.mike, scholar-in-residence at @cbst_nyc for offering this prayer in support of our trans family, and against Transphobic legislation. 

#multifaithmondays take place every Monday at 5:30 pm in Columbus Circle. Each weekly vigil is hosted by a different faith community or interfaith nonprofit. Please join us to stand in solidarity and bear moral witness for democracy! 

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Join ICNY and New York Law School on March 20 to explore the roles of #faithbased #secular #nonprofits in our challenging times. #nyattorneys get #cle credits. All are welcome - not just lawyers. Learn more and register through the link in our bio.
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Help Upper West Side Open Hearts put together hygiene care kits for a new women’s shelter. 

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Last Monday evening, NYC faith leaders and community members gathered for the first of weekly vigils at Columbus Circle to stand in solidarity and bear moral witness for democracy. 

Each vigil, held from 5:30 to 6:00 PM at the USS Maine Monument on the southwest corner of Central Park, will be hosted by a different faith community or interfaith coalition. 

If your community or organization would like to host a vigil, please notify us via the link in our bio or go here: https://tinyurl.com/multifaith-mondays-hosting

AND PLEASE JOIN US NEXT MULTIFAITH MONDAY! Through prayer, song, and collective presence, we can affirm the power of spiritual resilience in the face of challenges to democratic values. 

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