Host Maggi Van Dorn (left) with Onleilove Alston Our Guest: This time on "Interfaith Matters," host Maggi Van Dorn talks with Onleilove Alston, executive director of Faith in New York, an affiliate of the PICO National Network, committed to the work of justice and faith-rooted … [Read more...] about From Foster Care to Activism: Onleilove Alston on Improving Life in “The Most Spiritual City in America”
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The Importance of Grassroots Peacebuilding: Civic & Religious Leaders of Marginalized NYC Communities Encouraged to Join ICNY’s Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy
By Naheed Samadi Bahram* and Said Sabir Ibrahimi** Peacebuilding experts say that societies usually achieve two kinds of peace—negative and positive peace. Negative peace is the absence of physical violence. Positive peace is the absence of both physical and … [Read more...] about The Importance of Grassroots Peacebuilding: Civic & Religious Leaders of Marginalized NYC Communities Encouraged to Join ICNY’s Interfaith Civic Leadership Academy
ICNY is Improving Public Safety for all New Yorkers with a Religious Diversity Training Video for NYPD Officers
Policing in Today’s Multi-Faith New York: Working with the NYPD to Improve Public Safety for All New Yorkers by Dr. Henry Goldschmidt Imagine you’re an officer in the New York City Police Department. It’s Friday night, and you’re working on a block that’s closed for … [Read more...] about ICNY is Improving Public Safety for all New Yorkers with a Religious Diversity Training Video for NYPD Officers
Statement: Standing with Muslim New Yorkers & Other American Religious Minorities
The outcome of the 2016 presidential election strengthens ICNY's resolve to overcome bigotry, prejudice, and violence – working with and for New York’s grassroots religious and civic leaders in the weeks, months, and years ahead. We stand proudly with Muslim New Yorkers and … [Read more...] about Statement: Standing with Muslim New Yorkers & Other American Religious Minorities
21st Rabbi Marshall Meyer Retreat; JPM Fellows
The 21st Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Interfaith Retreat on Social Justicetook place June 16 and 17, 2009, with over one hundred guests and speakers fully engaged in the topic of immigration. From diverse religious leaders and city agencies who provide needed social … [Read more...] about 21st Rabbi Marshall Meyer Retreat; JPM Fellows
