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Support a Queens Family in Deportation Proceedings for Traffic Violation
Support a Queens Family in Deportation Proceedings for Traffic Violation At Faith in New York, we have been working to support a number of families who have been placed in deportation proceedings in the past year. One such family, the Qaiser family, lives in Astoria, Queens. With the support of Faith in New York, the…
Read More#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 Media, Messaging & Outreach Team. Stay tuned to our website every other week for a new profile of the leaders in the ground in NYC…
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 Media, Messaging & Outreach Team. Stay tuned to our website every week for a new profile of the leaders in the ground in NYC who…
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 unjust immigration system as part of the Faith Over Fear Week of Action & Resistance. The arrest was expected. I had signed up for it. Faith…
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 cliched quotes. It can be found on countless Instagram pages, written across an aesthetically pleasing picture in order to incite some #deep emotions. (Images that appear…
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 that speak about loving our neighbor(s). With this in mind, I’ve heard numerous sermons preached and have read about this topic, but the questions still…
Read MoreUN Working Group: The Impact of Mass Incarceration & Police Brutality on Black Women and Girls
UN WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT – SUBMISSION ON THE IMPACT OF MASS INCARCERATION & POLICE BRUTALITY ON BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS January 25, 2016 INTRODUCTION Dear UN Working Group on Experts of People of African Descent: I serve as the Executive Director of PICO-Faith in New York, a…
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