You are invited to participate in a Day of Action for the “With the Stroke of a Pen” Campaign on June 30th! This past weekend, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) participated in an immigration forum hosted by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke with special guest Congressman Luis Gutierrez where the Pen Campaign was a HUGE HIT! Check [...]
Last week our summer intern, Kya, and I rifled through old flip-chart notes preparing them for transcription and filing. We found flip-chart notes from a 2009 board meeting that decided NYFJ’s top five-year strategic goals. We found dialogue group notes from the 2010 Food Faith and Health Disparities Summit, Action Form notes from the 2009 [...]
Check out this story and pictures, featuring NYFJ’s Executive Director Lisa Sharon Harper, from the New Sanctuary Movement blogs coverage on the Tuesday’s press conference urging Gov. Cuomo to pull out the the “Secure Communities” program. Religious Leaders Hold Vigil to Ask for an End to NY’s “Secure Communities” Program Clergy and Advocates Urge Gov. [...]
Join us for an interfaith vigil to support the DREAM Act Tuesday, 12/7 @ 6pm Location: St. Theresa’s Church 141 Henry Street New York, NY 10002-7198 **NY Faith & Justice Executive Director Lisa Sharon Harper will be speaking As you may know, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the DREAM Act next [...]
A vote on the DREAM Act in the House is set for TODAY. Please take 5 minutes today and first thing tomorrow morning to call at least 2 Members of Congress, especially our targets below. Yesterday alone, 19,000 calls were made to Congress, according to Reform Immigration for America. We need to keep up this [...]
NYC has a unique chance to be a leader in immigrants rights. Check out this rally on Tuesday to stop the city’s collaboration with Immigration Enforcement at Rikers Island. WHAT: DEMOCRACY DAY March Across the Brooklyn Bridge to Demand City Council Ends Our Collaboration with Immigration Enforcement at Rikers Island. WHEN: TUES OCTOBER 19th 10;30 [...]
The NYC Immigrant Advocacy Initiative (NYCIAI) was launched in 2007 as a collaborative effort between the City Bar Justice Center and New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. NYCIAI holds immigration clinics throughout the city. On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 6-9pmat the St. Lucia Community Center, 438 E 49th St (Btw Church Ave [...]
On Wednesday, September 29th, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation to the Senate which would provide Comprehensive Immigration Reform and fix the broken immigration system we currently have in this country. Co-sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) this legislation is a tough, fair and practical solution to one of our most serious national problems. As [...]
Join the Story!(w/ special appeal) Dear NY Faith & Justice Friends and Family, For the past two months, we have shared the stories of people who make up New York Faith & Justice. They are members, board members, partners, and friends. They are pastors, organizers, and ordinary people committed to an extra-ordinary vision… Thank you [...]
Betraying the AgeDr. Sarah Sayeed…on Park51 a.k.a “the Mosque”(w/ special appeal) Dear NY Faith & Justice Friends and Family, Meet Dr. Sarah Sayeed…on the Mosque and other things Interfaith… Dr. Sarah Sayeed is the president of Women in Islam, Inc, a woman’s human rights and social justice organization. She is also a program director at [...]