The following video and photos were taken at a press conference on Monday, Dec. 10, held on the steps of City Hall, as New York faith leaders and allies gathered on International Human Rights Day to call for police accountability through passage of the “Community Safety Act”.
In the following video, ICNY executive director the Rev. Chloe Breyer begins the opening remarks:
Pictured below, left to right:
Rev. Stephen Phelps, Interim Senior Minister, The Riverside Church; Rabbi Ellen Lippmann, Board Member, Rabbis for Human Rights – North America; Rabbi, Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of Our Lives; Imam Ayub Abdul-Baki, Chairman, Justice Committee, The Islamic Leadership Council of Metropolitan New York; Amardeep Singh, Director of National Programs. The Sikh Coalition.
Pictured below, special guest and speark Oumou Bah, whose brother Mohamed Bah was killed by members of the New York City Police Department on September 25, following his mother’s call for an ambulance out of concern for his health.
For more information on this press conference, see: https://interfaithcenter.org/archives/4341
