Posts by Crystal Walthall
#FaithOverFear Fearless Leader Feature: Elizabeth Suggs, Throggs Neck Community Church
Faith Over Fear Fearless Leader Feature is a new blog series created by Fatima Mohamed, a leader with Faith in New York’s Faith Over Fear campaign and Writer with the…
Read More#FaithOverFear Fearless Leader Feature: Claude Copeland Jr., New Day Church, The Bronx
Faith Over Fear Fearless Leader Feature is a new blog series created by Fatima Mohamed, a leader with Faith in New York’s Faith Over Fear campaign and Writer with the…
Read MoreHolding on to that Rent-Stabilized Apartment Is Getting Harder in Some Neighborhoods
There are still more than 900,000 rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, but these regulated units are turning over at a faster rate in certain neighborhoods, according to a new report by…
Read MoreCould Dozens Of Shuttered Catholic Churches Become Immigrant Sanctuaries?
Roman Catholic activists are calling on the Archdiocese of New York to take a stronger stance against deportation. While dozens of churches, mosques and synagogues across the city are opening…
Read MoreOur Unjust Immigration System: Why My Arrest Was Too Easy
Guest Post by Melanie Christian, Manhattan leader & Faith Over Fear Civil Disobedience participant I was arrested on Thursday, March 16th during a protest in New York City regarding our…
Read MoreAnti-Gentrification Marching Band Stages ‘Funeral’ at Real-Estate Gala
Originally published in DNAinfo on March 15, 2017 By Noah Hurowitz MIDTOWN — An group of anti-gentrification protesters held a mock funeral for affordable housing and briefly disrupted a meeting…
Read MoreNYCHA Worries Drive Doubts About Long Island City Rezoning
Originally published at City Limits on March 14, 2017 Written by Abigail Savitch-Lew On Monday night, public-housing residents and other Long Island City and Astoria stakeholders expressed strong skepticism about the city’s…
Read MoreAnnouncing Faith Over Fear
Guest Post by Fatima Mohamed, Bronx leader and Faith Over Fear Media & Messaging Team Member “Faith over fear” sounds like – and is – one of the most…
Read MoreBreaking Bread and Learning About Love
Guest post by Bernice Swinton, Economic Dignity Fellow at Faith in New York (FINY) There are about 15 different verses I can count on from various books in the Bible…
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