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Teach-In: Resisting a Muslim Registry

  • Westmoreland Congregational UCC 1 Westmoreland Circle Dr. Bethesda, MD 20816 USA (map)

Concerned about efforts to target and profile communities of color, especially Muslims? Join a teach-in on Saturday, January 14th at the Westmoreland UCC in Bethesda from 2 to 4PM to learn about the domestic war on terror, the local and federal efforts that could threaten and undermine the rights of Muslim communities in our area, and to identify solidarity activities and next steps. The teach-in will be led by Dr. Maha Hilal, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms, Deepa Iyer (Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Inclusion and author of We Too Sing America), and Arjun Sethi (Civil Rights Columnist & Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center).

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Co-Sponsored by: Showing Up for Racial Justice, Montgomery County (SURJ MoCo), Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition, DC Muslims for Justice Coalition, National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms, Defending Dissent Foundation, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), Jewish Voice for Peace- DC Metro Chapter

**We are also asking for donations from $5-$20, which will help fund our Islamophobia coalition. We welcome any donations above this amount as it will allow us to provide robust programming in the future. However, no one will be turned away.**

Earlier Event: January 8
Monthly Chapter Meeting
Later Event: January 15
Trump Exposed