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What are your rights and duties when contacted by federal and local law enforcement officers? CAIR-NY explains how you can respond to police surveillance, FBI visits, and what to do if you witness or are the target of a crime. Generally speaking, immigrants need to be aware of their rights more than ever before. Time permitting, this workshop will also teach you about your rights at the border, the permissible scope of TSA or ICE agent questioning/search, and what legal resources are available.
Speaker: Albert Fox Cahn, Esq. (Legal Director, CAIR-NY)
CAIR-NY - In this workshop, you will learn about the scope of discrimination in the workplace involving a wide rage of scenarios, and more. Learn about the laws that protect you against workplace discrimination and the legal resources available. This workshop will be followed by a question and answer session.
Speaker: Albert Fox Cahn, Esq. (Legal Director, CAIR-NY)
CAIR-NY -In this workshop, you will learn about the scope of discrimination in the workplace involving a wide rage of scenarios, and more. Learn about the laws that protect you against workplace discrimination and the legal resources available. This workshop will be followed by a question and answer session.
Speaker: Afaf Nasher, Esq. (Executive Director, CAIR-NY)
What are your rights and duties when contacted by federal and local law enforcement officers? CAIR-NY explains how you can respond to police surveillance, FBI visits, and what to do if you witness or are the target of a crime. Generally speaking, immigrants need to be aware of their rights more than ever before. Time permitting, this workshop will also teach you about your rights at the border, the permissible scope of TSA or ICE agent questioning/search, and what legal resources are available.
Speaker: Afaf Nasher, Esq. (Executive Director, CAIR-NY)
CAIR-NY - In this workshop, you will learn about the scope of discrimination in the workplace involving a wide rage of scenarios, and more. Learn about the laws that protect you against workplace discrimination and the legal resources available. This workshop will be followed by a question and answer session.
Speaker: Afaf Nasher, Esq. (Executive Director, CAIR-NY)
Join CAIR-NY & JMC Youth for a discussion on Islamophobia & bigotry in recent years, followed by a seminar on your rights.
All are welcomed. Please share.
Speaker: Afaf Nasher, Esq. (Executive Director, CAIR-NY)
June 23rd, 2018
2-4pm - JMC Auditorium
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, is hosting a community town hall to discuss President Trump's immigration policies in collaboration with the Baitul Mamur Masjid & Community Center, Council on American-Islamic Relations NY (CAIR-NY), Baitun Noor Masjid, Masjid Al-Aman, Al Furqan Jame Masjid, Association of Muslim American Lawyers (AMAL), and the Islamic Cultural Center of New York.
Representatives from the NYS Attorney General's Office, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, ACLU, and Immigration Lawyers will be in attendance.
To R.S.V.P. visit Jeffries.House.Gov or call (718) 237-2211
CAIR-NY - Learn to clearly define the term "Islamophobia", and employ strategies to counter the rising wave of Islamophobia in America. This will followed by a know your rights session where we discuss what are your rights and duties when contacted by federal and local law enforcement officer? With new Muslim bans constantly being signed in, Muslims and immigrants need to be aware of their rights more than ever before.
Venue: Jaame Masjid Bellmore, 1425 Newbridge Rd., North Bellmore, NY 11710
CAIR-NY - Islamophobia, Ethics, and the New Normal
Panelists
Ch. Khalil Abdur-Rashid
Atty. Albert Cahn
Prof. Peter Gottschalk
Moderator: Bonita McGee
Room S200
CAIR-NY - And Then They Came for Us
presented in partnership with the International Center of Photography
Co-sponsored by
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLC
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), NYC
CUNY Law School
Day of Remembrance, NY
Facing History, NY
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Tuesday, March 20th
6:30–8:30 pm
Angelika Film Center
18 West Houston Street
New York City
Following the screening, there will be a discussion with filmmaker, Abby Ginzberg, Satsuki Ina, ICP assistant curator Susan Carlson, and photo historians and the authors of Un-American: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII, Richard Cahan and Michael Williams.
Quba Institute NY and CAIR-NY present
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SEMINAR
What are your rights and duties when contacted by federal and local law enforcement officers?
With new Muslim bans constantly being signed in, Muslims and immigrants need to be aware of their rights more than ever before. This workshop teaches you about your rights at the border, the permittable scope of the TSA or ICE agent questioning/search, and what legal resources are available.
Speaker: Albert Cahn, ESQ.
When: Saturday, March 24th @ 7:15 PM (Salat-ul-Maghrib)
Where: Masjid Quba, 1323 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230
OPEN TO BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
For more information, please call or text us at 1 (929) 290-8324 or email us at qubainstituteny@gmail.com.
This February, CAIR-NY is holding its 19th Anniversary Gala in Lower Manhattan. We will bring together Muslim New Yorkers and our allies to celebrate the leaders, organizations, and values that have always made New York great. Help support our litigation and advocacy for those who face discrimination, harassment, or hate crimes. Amplify our campaigns to promote education and coalition-building. Join us and support our work, our state, and our constitution.
Come celebrate with us on Saturday, February 24 at 5:00 P.M. at Battery Gardens Restaurant inside Battery Park, opposite 17 State Street, New York, NY 10004.
CAIR-NY - Talkback Series on Japanese Internment During WWII to Follow HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Sheen Center
December 9, 2017 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Talkback-Series-on-Japanese-Internment-During-WWII-to-Follow-HOLD-THESE-TRUTHS-at-Sheen-Center-20171128
CAIR-NY Come join us at Al-Ikhlas Masjid for a national security and law enforcement
RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/360432617739025/
Join CAIR-NY and Columbia MSA for a Know Your Rights Workshop!
Join CAIR-NY, NYU Muslim Law Student's Association, and NYU Muslim Student Association in for a film screening of 'Watched,' the true story of Muslim students who were surveilled by an undercover NYPD officer for five years. Following the film screening, CAIR-NY will host a discussion and lead a Know Your Rights Workshop.
Date: 10/29/2017
Time: 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Location: Vanderbilt Hall - Smart Classroom 214
Join CAIR-NY, GLESEN, and NYCLU at Trevor Day School for a panel discussion and workshop. Here, speakers will discuss civil rights and civil liberties, what they mean in America today, and what you need to know to protect yourself.
RSVP here: https://www.trevor.org/page/know-your-rights-2017
CAIR-NY will be testifying in front of the New York City Council to establish January 30th as Fred T. Korematsu Day, in honor of the civil rights activists who openly objected to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Live stream will be made available by City Council on the 25th. CAIR-NY will share the link on our FB page.
Join us for a conversation on immigration and updates in policy, protections from discrimination, and resources available to the community.
Learn more on:
Travel Ban updates, your rights at airports, immigration enforcement, adjustment of status, protections from discrimination, DACA, and city resources.
Panelists
Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Senior Advisor to Mayor's CAU
Paige Austin, Immigration Staff Attorney at NYCLU
Albert Cahn, Legal Director at CAIR-NY
Mariko Hirose, Director of Litigation at IRAP
Iman Boukadoum, Executive Director at MSJI
Interpretation available in French and Arabic
Join Muslim Community Network for a short film screening and youth- led panel discussion to address the increase in harassment, bullying, and negative changes in the political climate affecting NYC public school students. Learn about avenues to address bullying and what to do if your requests for help go unheard. The panel will include experts and leaders from CAIR-NY and the NYC Commission on Human Rights.
This workshop is organized by MCN's 2017 Generation Peace Fellows. This event is open to ALL regardless of faith and identity.
RSVP is with eventbrite is required.
Check Facebook event page for more details
On October 18th, the latest iteration of the ban goes into effect and we will be present in DC to raise our voices and stand up to these racist attacks! The program is inclusive of our entire fight for Immigrant Justice and will include speakers that are impacted by Muslim/ Refugee Ban, DACA, and TPS.
*The First 30 people to sign up with CAIR-NY will receive a free T-Shirt!!*
REMEMBER: to march with CAIR-NY in D.C., type in 'CAIR-NY' as your work/organization!
How to sign up with CAIR-NY:
1. Go to the Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nomuslimbanever-nyic-mobilization-to-dc-tickets-38090545848
2. Click on the Tickets button. (NOTE: there are discounts available for Students,
3. Select the bus location you want to depart from and the number of tickets. Then click 'Checkout.'
4. Fill out the registration information, and in the work/organization field, type in 'CAIR'
CAIR-NY - On Monday, October 16th, young women activists from the Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) will present “Stomp Out the Muslim Ban!”, an art protest and dance rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall in response to the current presidential administration’s travel ban, now in its third iteration, targeting individuals from 6 Muslim-majority countries, as well as Venezuela and North Korea.
“Stomp Out the Muslim Ban!” will feature a large-scale projection onto Brooklyn Borough Hall’s exterior of a video created by young Arab women showcasing dabkeh, a form of Arab step dancing. The video projection will be accompanied by a rally in which girls and young women are invited to share the impact the Ban and anti-Muslim bigotry has had on them and their communities. “Stomp Out the Muslim Ban!” will close with a performances from dance groups standing in solidarity against the ban, and a group dabke dance, celebrating Arabic culture while protesting bigotry.
The event is held in partnership with the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC)’ TAKE ON HATE Campaign and The Illuminator an art-activist collective. This event is in cooperation with the national#NoMuslimBanEver Campaign, a grassroots awareness and mobilization effort happening in the weeks leading up to and on October 18, 2017, when the newest Muslim Ban goes into effect.
CAIR-NY -On October 18th, the newest Muslim Ban will fully go into effect. Our coalition is mobilizing supporters to go to Washington that same day, but we’re also organizing for candlelight vigil the weekend before. As this administration continues to exclude thousands of people with discriminatory policy, we stand up and fight back! Join us to show the world that New Yorkers stand with our brothers and sisters affected by the Muslim Ban!#NoMuslimBanEver
This event will begin with words from members of the affected states, followed by Maghreb prayer, a vigil, and a supplication.
RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/300380043775966/
October 18th rally in Washington: https://www.facebook.com/events/1142753212491355/
CAIR-NY legal Director Albert Cahn will be at Columbia discussing the history of Islamophobia in America, and the impact of xenophobic and islamophobic attacks on individuals and communities. Join us in this informative and enlightening talk.
