Join Us Online! Unheard Voices of 9/11 New York City Community Hearing
(New York, New York) August 18, 2011 - As the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Sikh Coalition has organized two community hearings -- one in New York City and one in the San Francisco Bay Area -- on the impact of 9/11 on our communities.
The first hearing is this Saturday, August 20th at 1:00 p.m. at the Asian American/Asian Research Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor, New York, New York.
The Sikh Coalition will live stream the New York City hearing starting at 1:00 p.m. EST this Saturday, August 20th.
If you can not join us in person this Saturday, we urge you to join us online at 1:00 p.m. EST.
More details on this Saturday’s hearing can be found here and below:
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Unheard Voices of 9/11 Community Hearing
What: Hearing on the impact of 9/11 on the rights and liberties of Arabs, Muslims, Sikhs and South Asians
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Asian American/Asian Research Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor, New York, New York
Speakers Include:
Eric Treene, Special Counsel, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice
Council Member Daniel Dromm, Chair, New York City Council Immigration Committee
Ehsan Zaffar, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of Homeland Security
Barry Jamison, Director of our Manhattan Community Service Center
Professor Smita Narula, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, New York University Law School
Pardiss Kebriaei, Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights
Amardeep Singh, Program Director, Sikh Coalition
Linda Sarsour, Advocacy and Civic Engagement Coordinator, National Network for Arab American Communities
Udai Tambar, Executive Director, South Asian Youth Action
The Reverend Chloe Breyer, Interfaith Center of New York
Co-Sponsors:
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Arab American Association of New York
Asian American/Asian Research Institute of CUNY (organizer)
Association of Muslim American Lawyers
Center for Constitutional Rights
Center of Human Rights and Global Justice, New York University Law School
Interfaith Center of New York
The Interfaith Alliance
Muslim Advocates
Muslim Consultative Network
Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition
South Asian Americans Leading Together
South Asian Youth Action
The Sikh Coalition (organizer)
Endorsers:
Asian American Justice Center, The Interfaith Alliance, UNITED SIKHS
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