WKOW aired a 10+ minute interview with our own Masood Akhtar and Joshua Ben-Gideon speaking about the rise in hate-based speech and actions targeting Jewish communities around the country. Our movement was created specifically to bring people together to stand up and speak out against acts like this.
March 19th: Vigil for Human Rights
Our friends at Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice are hosting a vigil at the Capitol Rotunda in Madison on Sunday, March 19th at 3:00pm.
Join us as we come together to speak out for the needs of our community and our world, including members of all walks of life.
For more details, please see the Facebook Event Page.
Kathleen Dunn Show: Interfaith Community Grows In Response To Hate Crimes
There have been 70 recorded bomb threats against Jewish institutions since the beginning of 2017. Widespread vandalism in Jewish cemeteries has been recorded in St. Louis and Philadelphia. In the midst of political turmoil and flood of recent hate crimes, citizens from all backgrounds of faith — Christians, Muslims and Jews — have been coming together to show their support.
Our own Masood Akhtar is interviewed during the show to talk about what our group is doing to stand up and speak out in support.
http://www.wpr.org/shows/interfaith-community-grows-response-hate-crimes