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New York Neighbors for American Values wishes to express our sympathy to the Sikh community of Wisconsin over the shooting that took place in their house of worship and deaths of their co-religionists, New York Neighbors for American Values embraces … Continue reading →

Beginning August of 2011, the Associated Press released a series of reports documenting NYPD surveillance programs targeting Muslims. Since new articles continued to reveal more details about these programs and their impacts, we have organized a list below of the … Continue reading →

Common Cause New York and New York Neighbors for American Values are officially releasing a report today entitled Park 51 and Beyond: Building Community from Controversy (available at the link). The report is an analysis of the manufactured controversy surrounding … Continue reading →

Park 51 and Beyond: Building Community from Controversy From smaller conflicts that play out in local papers and community meetings to international media frenzies, Muslims have faced increasing attacks on their right to freely practice their religion, build institutions and … Continue reading →

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The forecast for rain is now between 30% & 40% so we will go on as planned! Hope to see you there! So many of you joined us last year for our powerful  candlelight vigil on September 10th, 2010, and … Continue reading →

Please join us for a Virtual Vigil on Twitter and Facebook on September 11th from 9am EDT through the rest of the day, to let the world know how 9/11 affected you and how you plan to commemorate the day … Continue reading →

Wednesday, September 7th-9/11: Refuting Stereotypes & Challenging the Common Wisdom-  Roundtable discussion on the aftermath of 9/11. 10am-12pm at the New york County Lawyers Association at 14 Vesey St, NY NY. RSVP here, today! Thursday, September 8th- Our Diversity is … Continue reading →

from NYCLU, read the full text here: NYCLU Study Examines Rise of Anti-Mosque Activities in New York State August 24, 2011 —  The New York Civil Liberties Union today released a briefing paper examining the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment and … Continue reading →

Bob Turner’s commercial attacking David Weprin’s past statements in support of religious freedom represents the worst sort of opportunistic racism and religious prejudice. Continue reading →