NEW YORK STATE INTERFAITH NETWORK FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
Co-Chairs: Josefa Castro, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queen; Minister Patricia Malcolm, CUSH
Director: Dr. Diane Steinman
PRESS CONTACTS:
Diane Steinman, steinmandiane@gmail.com; 718-544-7289
Josefa Castro. jcastro@ccbq.org; 718-726- 9790 ext 8059 (Spanish)
Minister Patricia Malcolm, patmalcolm@netzero.com; 917-595-8908
Faiza Ali, alinfaiza@gmail.com; 718-724-3041
Media Advisory
WHAT: As the Senate “Gang of 8” completes work on a Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill (CIR), diverse religious leaders, joined by Congressional leaders, immigrant victims of our broken immigration system and a key immigration reform advocate, will come together to say: it is Congress’s moral obligation to enact reform that is just and humane.
WHY: At this critical moment for the CIR movement, diverse faith community leaders both nationally and locally are calling on members of Congress to honor the inherent dignity of all human beings and their obligation to treat others as they themselves would wish to be treated by passing CIR that brings undocumented immigrants out of the shadows through a clear and direct path to citizenship; ends cruel and inhumane detentions and deportations; promotes and preserves family unity, and protects the rights of immigrant workers and due process rights for all immigrants.
WHERE: The Community Church of New York, 40 E. 35th Street, Manhattan
WHEN: Friday, April 5, 2013
TIME: 11 A.M.
WHO:
Faith Community Leaders: Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Greater NY Labor-Religion Coalition; Pastor Gilford Monrose, CUSH; Msgr Kevin Sullivan, Catholic Charities of NY; Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid, Mosque of the Islamic Brotherhood; Faiza Ali, AAANY; Father John Duffell, Church of the Blessed Sacrament; TK Nakagaki, Buddhist Council of NY; Mohan Ramaswamy, Hindu Temple of North America; Annie Rawlings, M.Div, Interfaith Center of NY; Rev. Donna Schaper, Judson Memorial Church and New Sanctuary Coalition; Balbier Singh, Sikh Coalition; Rev. Terry Troia, Project Hospitality; Rev. Gary Wiley, Trinity Grace Church.
Congressional Leaders: Cong. Yvette Clarke, Cong. Joseph Crowley, Cong. Charles Rangel, Cong. Nydia Velasquez
Chung-Wha Hong, Executive Director, NY Immigration Coalition
Immigrants: Maggie Kawas, David Lopez, Luz Muy
Organized in partnership with the Community Church of NY, and in collaboration with: Arab American Association of NY; Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens; Cathlolic Charities of NY; Catholic Migration Services; Church of the Blessed Sacrament; CUSH; Greater NY Labor/Religion Coalition; Interfaith Center of NY; Judson Memorial Church; Make the Road NY; Muslim Progressive Traditionalist Alliance; New Sanctuary Coalition of NY; New York Immigration Coalition; Our Lady of Mount Carmel/St. Benedict and St. Mary of the Assumption; Queens Congregations United for Action; Project Hospitality; Staten Island Clergy Leadership; St. Mary’s Catholic Church; Trinity Grace Church.
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Interfaith Network Steering Committee: Co-Chairs Josefa Castro and Rev. Patricia Malcolm; Adem Carroll, Muslim Progressive Traditionalist Alliance, Danielle Cohen, AJC NY; Michael Ellick, Judson Memorial Church, Jacki Esposito, New York Immigration Coalition; Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Greater NY Labor-Religion Coalition; Ellen Greeley, Interfaith Coalition of NY; Rev. Mark Hallinan, Our Lady of Mount Carmel/St. Benedict and St. Mary of the Assumption, Ravi Ragbir, New Sanctuary Coalition of NY; Annie Rawlings, M.Div., Interfaith Center of NY; Rev. Gary Wiley, Trinity Grace Church.
