111 20 70360 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 33 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Bush dances with dictators VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication News Pakistan VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb For too long, America has pursed its foreign policy interests by supporting and working with dictators in Pakistan and elsewhere. It is fair to say that the United States has played an overwhelming role in preventing democracy from taking root in Pakistan. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For too long, America has pursed its foreign policy interests by supporting and working with dictators. More often than not, the United States finds democracies unconducive to its interests and uproots them where they exist and prevents democracy from taking root elsewhere. Over Pakistans 55-year history, America supported the military dictatorships of Generals Ayub Khan, Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, Muhammad Zia ul Haq and, presently, Pervez Musharref. It is fair to say that the United States has played an overwhelming role in preventing democracy from taking root in Pakistan. After his recent visit to Pakistan, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage said several times on television that the administration is very happy with General Musharref and trusts him. In other words, the administration does not trust the Pakistani people, it trusts a Pakistani general. The cold reality is that Americans value democracy and human rights at home, but their state and its leadership often crush those movements in other states. America is losing face all over the world. Even here, people are beginning to question the role of American policies around the world. Havoc and disaster have been unleashed upon Afghanistan, plans are being made to invade Iraq and there is no sign of even-handedness in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. How do you think the world views the American administration? Jihad is now a term that is akin to terrorism, but how much of that terrorism is a result of American policies? There is a world consensus that the existence of democracy means the defeat of extremism. Pakistan is now a front-line state in the war against terrorism, but if several decades of democracy had been allowed in Pakistan, as opposed to the fostering of generals who were fighting the Cold War for American administrations, there would have been no terrorism in the region, no war and no front-line. Were not alone in this perceptionin the September 1st edition of the New York Times in an editorial titled Dancing with Dictators, the Times argued that the administration will seem hypocritical if it claims to value democracy and then works with dictatorships to advance its short-term goals. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 69 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bush dances with dictators 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 29 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title New York NAACP takes top awards in Houston VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Amsterdam News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The New York state NAACP won three first-place awards at the 93rd annual national convention of the NAACP held in Houston, Texas, earlier this month. We worked hard and we pushed the national priorities so as to further the freedom-and-equality mission of the association, said the proud and beaming Hazel Dukes, president of the New York State Conference of NAACP branches. The honors were for best state conference newsletter, the Thalheimer Award for outstanding programs and the coveted Kelly M. Alexander Award for the most outstanding state conference president in the association for achievement in membership enrollment and programmatic activities. I lead by example, Dukes said. If I work hard and focus on the national program priorities, then the local branch volunteers are encouraged to work hard, as well, she continued. We cannot rest on our laurels, however, because freedom is under fire from many fronts. We must and we will go forward with renewed energy and dedication to the task of protecting civil rights in our quest for equal justice under the law, Dukes said. The immediate program priority for the next quarter is voter empowerment. There are 77 branches of the NAACP statewide, including youth, college and prison units, and they will focus on voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization in anticipation of the fall elections. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New York NAACP takes top awards in Houston 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 27 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Legal immigrants sue for rights to food stamps VTMBH Article: Author L. Fogel VTMBH Article: Publication Russian Forward VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Liz Vladeck VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb A coalition of social advocates is suing New York to open the state food stamp program to all poor, documented immigrants. Two of the plaintiffs---73-year-old Brooklyn residents Yankel and Vera Teitelman, are immigrants from Ukraine and Holocaust survivors. The Teitelmans receive welfare, but live on food donated by charitable organizations, as do most of the plaintiffs named. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At the end of June, a coalition of social advocates filed a lawsuit demanding New York State authorities guarantee all poor documented immigrants receive food stamps. The plaintiffs accuse the New York food stamps program (FAP) of unconstitutional discrimination against needy legal non-citizens of the United States. A state law denies food stamps to several categories of immigrants who arrived in the United States after August 1996. For example, it excludes from the numbers of food stamps recipients those who left U.S. territory for more than 90 days, who moved from one county to another after 1996, or who, after five years of residence in the United States, havent registered to become U.S. citizens. As a result, more than 12,000 of the neediest legal New York State residents (including children, senior citizens, invalids and victims of domestic violence) rely on charities for food today. Our clients are a glaring example of illegal actions by state authorities, who are refusing people who live below the poverty line their elementary rights, said Constance K. Carden, director of the Department of Special Litigation for New Yorks Legal Aid Group (NYLAG). Lawyers for NYLAG represent the interests of two of the plaintiffs---73-year-old Brooklyn residents Yankel and Vera Teitelman, immigrants from Ukraine and Holocaust survivors. The Teitelmans receive welfare, but live on food donated by charitable organizations. The situation is no easier for other plaintiffs families. Grace Lovell, from Guyana, is a victim of domestic violence who lives at a confidential address in New York together with her six-year-old son Theo. Theo suffers from anemia, allergies to a number of different foods, and insomnia. Lovell receives welfare, but has serious difficulty acquiring adequate food, because New York authorities refuse to provide her with food stamps. She is unable to provide her son the food his doctor recommended. Dchem Ndai, from Mali, lives in a special night shelter for victims of domestic abuse. She and her young son receive welfare, but must live off of cheap macaroni. Ducardo Gutierrez, an elderly woman from Colombia, lives in Queens. After paying her rent (for which she relies on welfare), she is left without enough to acquire food. In order to eat, she turns to a nearby senior center, charities, and public soup kitchens. Lawyers insist that state authorities should grant food stamps to all needy legal immigrants, regardless of their arrival date or citizenship status. Last year, a coalition of advocacy groups secured a decision from a New York appellate court granting indigent legal immigrants rights to state Medicaid. The judge based his decision on the 17th article of the New York State Constitution, which obliges authorities to grant necessary social assistance to all legal residents in need. In addition, the judge ruled that New York State authorities may not violate the principle of equal protection as they had been, by punishing immigrants for arriving after August 22, 1996. The coalition of social advocates who brought the food stamps suit includes New York Legal Assistance Group (212-750-0800, ex.123); Welfare Law Center (212-633-6967); The Legal Aid Society (718-422-2787); Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (212-822-8329); and the Greater Upstate Law Project (716-454-6500). You can call these numbers and see about joining the class action suit if you have been refused food stamps because of your incorrect arrival date (after August 22, 1996) in the United States. Irina Matiychenko, a lawyer for NYLAG, in an interview with the Russian Forward, strongly emphasized that the discussion is about only the state food stamps program. The suit does not apply to the federal governments food stamp program. The Russian Forward will certainly communicate the judges decision, which, we hope, will be in favor of immigrants. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 257 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Legal immigrants sue for rights to food stamps 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. A coalition of social advocates is suing New York to open the state food stamp program to all poor, Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-07-05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 17 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Newark Mayor Sharpe James hails Brazilian community VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Brazilian Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language Portuguese VTMBH Article: Translator Matthew Corey VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to an exclusive interview with Brazilian Voice newspaper reporting team. During the dialogue, Sharpe James extended several compliments to the Brazilian community in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, N.J. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to an exclusive interview with Brazilian Voice newspaper reporting team. During the dialogue, Sharpe James extended several compliments to the Brazilian community in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, N.J. What will be your platform for the next administration? S.J.: I believe that the importance of these elections is to provide continuity for the marvelous progress that the City of Newark has achieved. We are a city that at one time was a model for the entire country, and have now returned to that kind of growth. Some well known achievements have taken place in our city, such as reductions in the crime rate, the return to growth in real estate, tax cuts, construction of the Arts Center and sporting stadium, IDT Corporations move from Hackensack to Newark, and Blue Cross/Blue Shields return to this city after 10 years away, among other examples. Once again, people are proud to live in Newarktheyre not making excuses any longer. In what ways can the Brazilian community contribute to that growth? S.J.: I have visited Brazil at least three times, and I call it my home away from homeit is such a marvelous and beautiful place. I have visited many different countries, but in Brazil I never want to leave, because of the kindness, the joyful spirit, and the friendliness of the people. Many Brazilians come to America and head for Newark, and I believe we should help them with respect to immigration issues, or even better, help them to become part of our society. Theres a real mountain of red tape when a person moves from one country to another. Despite the good intentions of the bureaucrats, it is sometimes really difficult to understand local laws relating to immigration, education… even finding a place to live can be a headache. In keeping with the principle that Newark is the home away from home of thousands of Brazilians, especially in Ironbound, we recognize that diversity is synonymous with strength, not weakness. In solidarity with Newarks Brazilians, I hope to establish an office that can give assistance to the growing Brazilian population. What do you think of the Brazilian community? S.J.: I think the Brazilians are coming on quite strong in the United Statessee how many are opening their own businesses? They possess so much energy, and they are so proud of their cultural heritage. I have attended some diverse celebrations in Newarkfor example, Columbus Day Parade, Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Irish Parade, and Portuguese Day Festival, among othersand I participated in the Brazilian Independence Festival. I saw Brazilians parading down Ferry Street with their colorful costumes and folk dancing. I had an opportunity to perceive the pride of Brazilian youth. The Brazilian community has been pretty active in the economic sector and in the cultural enrichment of the region. I believe that what we should now do is extend that field of inclusion into the political arena with naturalization and electoral participation. That way Brazilians will be able to say: Hey, our lives also matter! Tell us why you want our vote, and after you win we want to take part in this victory! What are the plans for urban development in the Ironbound neighborhood? S.J.: It seems that it will mean the general renaissance of the East Ward and the filling-in of urban space. Construction in the area has become difficult, because now we have to think about school construction and about the creation and maintenance of green space so that in the future we dont have areas that are completely built-out with housing. Brazilians are known for playing soccer, so recreational spaces are quite important. We have a project to revitalize the land along the banks of the Passaic River and transform it into a park where residents will be able to have picnics, rollerblade, and play soccer, among other activities. That certainly will be interest to the Brazilian community as well. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 218 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newark Mayor Sharpe James hails Brazilian community 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-04-10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Brooklyn commemoration of Vertières and Haitian independence VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Haiti Progres VTMBH Article: Original Language French VTMBH Article: Translator Jean-Claude Roux VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On Nov. 14, about 150 people attended a program at Long Island University (LIU) in Brooklyn under the theme: Prelude to the Haitian Bicentennial. Daniel Simidor, a producer of the program Haiti: The Struggle Goes On on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, made a presentation on the importance of the battle of Vertières on Nov. 18, 1805, and more generally of the Haitian Revolution. Describing the conspiracy of Europe and the United States against the new republic born in 1804, and by assessing as well the mistakes and weaknesses of the new Haitian leaders, Simidor showed how with such a glorious onset, we confine ourselves today to such poverty and such despair. But he concluded, 2004 is an historical opportunity for all of us, Haitians and friends of Haiti, to examine our history and to put it in its perspective through the acknowledgment of our ancestors incredible accomplishments and also their failures, and mistakes, in order for us to begin to correct the course of history. Paulette St. Lo and the dance company Ibo Dancers gave us a wonderful performance which was enjoyed by an audience consisting mainly of Haitian students. The event, which was in large part organized by the activist Nicole Falade, was sponsored by the program for the study of Latin America and the Caribbean of LIU, the Haitian Information Center and Initiative Haiti 2004. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-26 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn commemoration of Vertières and Haitian independence 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 33 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Muslims in post-September 11th America VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Mirror International VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The changes brought on by the indefensible violence of September 11th are profound and long lasting for Muslims, especially those living in America. Muslimsboth indigenous and immigranthave come to view life in this country in ways they had never envisioned before. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body As the nation commemorates the horrific events of last September, the U.S. media is asking Muslims, has your life changed since the tragedy? The question seems obvious and the answer even more so. The changes brought on by the indefensible violence of September 11th are profound and long lasting for Muslims, especially those living in America. Muslimsboth indigenous and immigranthave come to view life in this country in ways they had never envisioned before. Although Muslim leaders at home and abroad have roundly condemned the inhumanity of September 11th, some within the United States have urged Muslims to do more. Muslims have written and spoken in the media about that fateful day; imams at various mosques have delivered Friday sermons; Islamic centers have held open houses; and Muslims generally have reached out to non-Muslim neighbors and coworkers. Yet, some think it is not enough. One wonders if similar demands would have been made had the alleged perpetrators been Christian? September 11th has also brought out the good and bad in American society. There are touching stories of non-Muslims buying groceries for their fearful Muslim neighbors and guarding Muslim coworkers against harassment. Some non-Muslim women wore hijab (the Islamically mandated head covering) to show solidarity with their Muslim counterpart, many of whom became a visible target of the anti-Muslim backlash that swept the country. Then there is the story of a non-Muslim woman looking compassionately at a young Muslim mother being stared at in a store and bursting into tears as their eyes met. While these incidents inspired us all in a moment of national despair, there were others that shattered the image of America as a tolerant society. The anti-Muslim backlash that began after September 11th found expression in passenger profiling, hate speeches, violence against Muslim individuals and places of worship, and murder. Muslim men and women were bullied, insulted and discriminated against. Even observant Sikhs were attacked because their turban and long beards made them appear Muslim. Much of the initial public hostility has subsided, but the actions of the U.S. government, some Christian clergymen and the so-called conservative columnists continue to make life difficult for Muslim Americans. In contrast with President George Bushs early attempts to calm Muslim fears, his government has since engaged in actions that are clearly hostile to Muslims both at home and abroad. At home, the administration arrested more than 1,200 Muslims and kept them imprisoned with almost no civil or legal rights granted an accused by the U.S. Constitution. These were mostly visa violators, a small fraction of the undocumented aliens that live in this country. Not a single Al Qaeda was netted. Moreover, the government closed down several respectable Islamic charities, raided homes of some prominent Muslim Americans, and resorted to extra-judicial measures to keep detained Muslims in jail indefinitely. Abroad, the Bush administration went to war with Afghanistan, where it seems entrenched in an unpalatable situation for years to come. It has declared Iraq and Iran part of an axis of evil and is poised for another full-blown attack against Baghdad. American armed forces are helping several foreign governments against Muslim groups. All of it severely weakens the governments contention that it is not at war with Islam. Apparently, emboldened by the governments loose-canon attitude, some Christian clergymen have come out swinging against Islam, with Franklin Graham calling it a very evil and wicked religion. Another man of collar, Jerry Vines, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has defamed the Prophet Muhammad. Yet another kind of offensive against Muslims is coming from a segment of the media. For example, author and conservative commentator Ann Coulter and Bill OReilly of Fox Network TV are firing regular salvos at Islam and Muslims. Ms. Coulter has suggested that America should invade Muslim countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. Mr. OReilly has compared the summer reading of a book on the Quran at UNC Chapel Hill with that of Hitlers Mein Kampf during the Second World War. Another writer has advocated that the United States should nuke Mecca. To go back to the medias question, yes, the life of Muslims in this country has changed, maybe forever. But so has the lives of all Americans. If Muslim-Americans are ostracized, their civil rights gradually taken away and their religion pilloried, the whole society loses to its acquiescence. Currently, we are witnessing another period in American history where the abuse of governmental power and bigotry against a minority are committed with impunity. Need Muslims reiterate that September 11th was an affront to Islam, and that none of the hijackers came from the American Muslim community? The infamous attack against America was rooted in our failed foreign policy. Thats what needs to be changed, not the cherished American values of civil rights, freedom and the rule of law. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 0000-00-00 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 119 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Muslims in post-September 11th America 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Workers protest over alleged abuse VTMBH Article: Author Santiago Bonilla VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hillary Hawkins VTMBH Article: Section VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Several workers protested on Tuesday in front of the chain deli Austins Cafe, located on Seventh Avenue and 27th Street in Manhattan, over alleged labor abuse. Miguel Angel Sánchez, Siriaco Guzmán and Santos Marroquí, who said they are workers at the chain, handed out flyers in front of the store and warned customers about the abuse. They pay us 260 dollars to work over 70 hours a week, they dont pay overtime, they give us less than 30 minutes to eat and they charge us for the food that we eat. Nothing can be proved because they paid us in cash and there is no record. Theyre going to say that everything is fine and that they comply with the laws, said Sanchez, who said he worked in the Park Ave. branch. Mohammed Afzal, manager of the store, said that the accusations are lies. The individuals that are protesting outside do not work for this company and were sent by the labor union to force the employees to join the union. According to what Afzal said, the workers make very good money and they have no intentions of belonging to any type of union. William Franco, who earns a living as a cook and makes much more money than the other workers, said energetically that thats a lie, they dont respect anybody and it is certain the union has paid them to make this commotion and to harass the customers. It is a lack of respect for the costumers who shop here regularly. Look at how they are shouting outside and insulting the customers calling them mean for not boycotting the shop, said Betsy Rampersad, employee for over two and a half years. Employee Everaldo Velázquez said we work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., they pay us 300 dollars per week, they dont pay us overtime and they do not respect our lunch hour. But what Velázquez says is not factual, because in addition to the $300 weekly they receive generous tips sometimes receiving more than $500 weekly, said Afzal. Rhoda Fuld, general manager of the shops, said they lie through their teeth. We pay them according to the federal laws, complete time and all the overtime that make. They are making this spectacle to introduce the union. Displaying a document signed by a lawyer, Fuld said that the same union leaders cancelled the elections that would have shown whether the employees want to belong to the union because they knew beforehand that nobody wants to unionize. According to federal labor laws, if 30 percent of the workers of a place initiate a petition for unionization, the workers must vote to determine whether or not the workplace is to be unionized. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title New Bangladeshi photo-lab in New York VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Inspired by the international photographer Abul Fazal, thirty-seven Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs pooled their resources to set up a modern photo lab in New York. Fazal, who serves as the CEO, said the group hopes to open a branch in Dhaka, as well. Photo-labs are a totally different kind of business among the Bangladeshi people living in America. Ambassador Chowdhury said that the establishment would be a landmark for Bangladeshis in America. This laboratory, named Conservation Prolab is considered to be the third-largest of the top ten photo laboratories in New York. All of the lab machinery was imported from Australia, Germany and Denmark. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 122 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Bangladeshi photo-lab in New York 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 42 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Blessed month, poignant reminders VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Mirror International VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb As Muslims seek the best of this blessed month, they will be apt to remember the brethren who have fallen victim to a vicious cycle of violence Ramadan after Ramadan. From Bosnia to Kosova and Palestine, and from Kashmir to Afghanistan, the tragic saga continues. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Enter Ramadan 1423. As Muslims seek the best of this blessed month, they will be apt to remember the brethren who have fallen victim to a vicious cycle of violence Ramadan after Ramadan. From Bosnia to Kosova and Palestine, and from Kashmir to Afghanistan, the tragic saga continues. In the latest threat faced by the Muslim Ummah, a U.S. war of aggression looms large over Iraq. While Muslims all over the world are praying to Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala to avert an attack that may kill untold number of innocent Iraqis, U.S. oil companies are busy carving out petrospheres in the post-war Iraq. Its like vultures circling a dying prey, or sharks in a feeding frenzy. The unforgettable lesson this year, as in Ramadans past, is that our rebelliousness against the Creator has caused the weakness, which in turn has invited the aggression. Many Muslims fail to understand this; they ascribe all the material reasons to our downfall and think that only if we had better technology, better this and better that, we would have prevailed. While the above reasons are obvious, they are only the products of Muslim degeneration on the ideological front. This Ramadan we are praying that Americas killing machines will be halted, that we will not have to once again agonize over Iraqi Muslims running helter-skelter to escape the lethal rain of U.S. bombers, as in Afghanistan last year. Donald Rumsfeld, the steel-jawed U.S. secretary of defense would not have any problem bombing Iraq during Ramadan. Last year, he advocated the continued the bombing of Afghanistan during Ramadan, arguing that Muslims have fought wars during the fasting month. Yes, but those were wars. What America did to Afghanistan and is planning to do with Iraq can only be classified as naked aggression. This Ramadan, as we pray for the elimination of the threat of aggression, it is time for deep soul searching. Prayers, if accepted, can avert the current crisis, but how long will we pray and not back our prayers with sincere actions? Are prayers the means as well as the ends? Why are Muslims, described in the noble Quran as the best people raised for mankind, in such a wretched state? Allah (SWT) wants to honor His believing servants. That we are today dishonored and humiliated shows we have incurred the displeasure of the Creator. Allahs promise to His obedient servants is that He will make them viceregents on earth, establish their <i>deen</i> firmly, and replace their state of insecurity with security. None of these promises seem to hold true in our current predicament. Allah does not renege on His promises. So what went wrong? Whats obviously wrong is that the Muslims today have ignored the conditions attached to Allahs promise. At the moment, Western civilization has imposed an ideological war on Muslims. The United States and Britain, and to a lesser extent some other Western powers, are employing every weapon in their arsenal to defeat Islamaggression, propaganda and deception. Many Muslims have reacted to the Wests success by joining extremist groups whose aim is to defeat their adversary by any means, even if it means using tactics not sanctioned by Islam. In so doing they have unwittingly fallen into the ploy of the West, allowing the West to liberally apply the label of terrorism on Muslims and Islam. So far the West is winning, and Muslims are on the defensive. Muslims recapture of their rightful place would be possible only by way of the methodology of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon), which is recorded in its minutest details. Anything other than that will prolong the misery and must be rejected. A return to the prophetic way must be among the bounties we seek this Ramadan. Let the spiritual rejuvenation brought on by the month-long abstemiousness carry us through the rest of the year, and beyond. 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As Muslims seek the best of this blessed month, they will be apt to remember the brethren who have f Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 17 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Steelpan Plan Worth Fighting For Should Americans hold the patent for a production process used by Trinis? VTMBH Article: Author Brigitte E. Williams VTMBH Article: Publication New York Carib News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb When the news broke last Tuesday that Americans had secured a process patent for the steelpan, an instrument that originates in Trinidad & Tobago, the president of the United States Steel Band Association (USSA) did not rant and rave. He simply logged on to the Internet and read the patent. And now he wants legal action to reverse this decision. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body When the news broke last Tuesday that Americans had secured a process patent for the steelpan, an instrument that originates in Trinidad & Tobago, the president of the United States Steel Band Association (USSA), Horace Morancie, said he did not rant and rave, he simply logged on to the Internet and read the patent. And now he sees legal action to reverse this decision as the road to travel. We see it as something worth fighting for, said Morancie. Ive been in contact with Pan Trinbago as to whether they want to file a suit, he added. Morancie said USSA will definitely take some kind of action. I read the plan off the net, it shouldnt be too much of a problem overturning that. Morancie, who has been leading USSA for the past two years, spoke confidently during a conversation with Carib News Monday. He contends that the Whitmyre/Price patent, which is based on using a hydroform press, is not a new invention, because according to him, in the 70s Dr. Clement Imbert, Senior Lecturer at the University of West Indies at the St. Augustine campus in Trinidad, and Eugene McDavid had used the press to create the steelpan. But a patent was not secured mainly because of lack of financial resources said Morancie. The Express has confirmed Morancies claims. McDavid told the regional newspaper: Bertie Marshall, Arnim Smith and myself actually carried out, commercial trials in Sweden. He also said: I still have one of the brass pans on which Bertie did the initial tuning. A group of my colleagues documented the process and developed a feasibility study to use the process mentioned in the patent to manufacture the instrument and other related products. Morancie said the legal advisor for USSA, Brian Figeroux of Figeroux & Associates in Brooklyn, New York, will in all probability head this case. However the grounds for the suit have not been determined. But one word comes to Morancies mindpiracy. We see it as a form of piracy, he declared. And some Caribbeans from Trinidad & Tobago and other countries are sharing similar feelings. The Mighty Sparrow, world famous calypsonian, considers this to be an insult. Guyanese professional Vernon Hazlewood, a one-time panist, calls it a "wake up call for Caribbeans. Desmond Chase, the man who coined the Panorama, the annual competition for steel bands, says the Government of Trinidad & Tobago should take most of the responsibility for allowing Americans to secure a steelpan process patent. This ought to be a lesson, Mr. Chase said. Had the government done the right thing we would not be in this situation. One official at the Trinidad & Tobago Consulate in New York, who declined to disclose their name said: It conjures up all kinds of feelings. One good thing…it has alerted Government and it is not a good thing because someone else has come and won it (secured the patent). Its an ill will. It certainly got us (Trinidad and Tobago government) moving. The Whitymyre/Price patent, which is named after Harvey J. Price, an educator at the University of Delaware and George Whitmyre of the Maryland, claim they did not want to steal the pan but manufacture it so that it could be environmentally safe and expediously produced. Mr. Prices reaction to a possible suit: Anyone is allowed to sue anybody for anything in America. Price went on to tell Carib News that he thought the suit was just ridiculous. Why would they want to do that? We really did an exhaustive amount of research. Price also added that he and his partner, consultants and engineers labored for two years and that the securing the process patent was not easy. The US government doesnt issue patents lightly, he said. We had to show no previous success was made by creating a pan with a hydroform press. And if taking legal action does not work in favor of USSA, according to the patent guidelines of the United States Patent and Trademark Office any person can file a request for reexamination of a patent, along with the required fee, on the basis of prior art and consisting of patents or printed publications. At the conclusion of the reexamination proceedings, a certificate setting for the results of the reexamination proceeding is issued. Therefore if USSA can provide a copy of a printed publication saying the engineers Imbert and McDavid had created steelpans when they claimed they did with the hydroform press, the Untied States Patent and Trademark Office can reexamine the Whitmyre/Price patent. And if the reexamination process turns out in favor of the USSA it can be withdrawn. The government of Trinidad & Tobago has released a statement on the steel-pan issue via Minister of Legal Affairs, Camille Robinson-Regis recently, who said The government will, of course, pursue the validity of the patent granted to the US businessmen. She said her Ministry has secured the granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office to ascertain whether the validity is an issue. If during our research the patent claims processes that are well known to our panmakers, the Ministry, through the Intellectual Property Office, will advise Pan Trinbago of the process for an application for a possible revocation of the patent. The Minister said patents have been challenged and revoked in the past. She also called on the patent fraternity to get involved. To realize the benefits of the patent system, the patent fraternity must begin to invest their time, money and effort not only in competitions, but also in the development of the infrastructure, she said. Attached to the ministers statement was information defining a patent. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 179 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Steelpan Plan Worth Fighting For Should Americans hold the patent for a production process used by T 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title Caravan of the brokenhearted: another 100 Pakistanis board a charter flight and are deported VTMBH Article: Author Azeem M. Mian VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Chartered flights took between 90 to 130 Pakistanis from New York to Louisiana, and eventually to Pakistan. One young man was not deported at the last moment, after a judge made a phone call from his mobile phone (the judge had accepted the application made by the American wife of the young man.) Many of those deported never received legal assistance. Some were too ashamed and fatalistic to seek help while incarcerated. It is possible that some may have not suffered deportation if they had asked for help. Some American lawyers say that if the community were better organized and had a fund then the legal battle to save them from deportation could have been successful and of historic significance. Between 90 to 130 Pakistanis were sent to Louisiana from Newark Airport where they joined Pakistanis picked up from other states. Two chartered flights deported them to Pakistan. According to one estimate the total number deported is around 200. The flight that departed from Newark had a dramatic moment, when Faisal Alvi, 26, was disembarked after a judge phoned his release in. Alvis case is an example of successful initiative. His American wife contacted the free legal clinic organized by the Coney Island Avenue Project and spoke to its director, Ahsanullah Bobby. A lawyer working for the organization made an appeal that was accepted. The orders to not deport Alvi were made to the authorities at the airport in the nick of time. Faisal Alvi is presently in jail and will receive a hearing in December. According to Ahsanullah Bobby, Alvi had previously applied for legal status and had been denied and issued a deportation order. Five years ago, he married an American citizen, with whom he has a 4 year old child. He was arrested after September 11th, as Immigration and Naturalizaton Service (INS) policy has been to seek anyone who had been issued a deportation order, regardless of their current status. The Coney Island Avenue Project has helped 135 Pakistanis with legal and economic assistance. In one case, the organization sued the INS for harassing a Pakistani woman as officials arrested her husband, and for jailing him for an unconcionable time. This family has now moved to Pakistan of its own accord, wishing to end their nightmare. Several lawyers who spoke to this reporter have said that many of the deported could have prevented deportation if they had asked for legal help. Stories that are now coming out show that many deportees had no idea of their rights. Others were so intimidated by their arrest and felt such acute shame that they simply did not contact their friends and relatives. Friends and relatives of some detainees were equally ignorant of seeking legal help. One lawyer said that he is surprised that the U.S.-based Pakistani community has no fund for legal representation of detainees. He said that of the million Pakistanis living in the United States, 12,000 are doctors, 50,000 are Infotech professionals, three are billionaires and 3,000 millionaires, and yet there is no fund. Since September 11th, the lawyer continued, he and his colleagues are aware of professional Pakistanis who spent time and money pursuing the cases of those arrested who were economically disadvantaged, but nothing can replace a community effort. A community organization that can speak on behalf of a million American citizens and residents could present an effective case to the American public and the media. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 118 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caravan of the brokenhearted: another 100 Pakistanis board a charter flight and are deported 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Art project maps the G to save it VTMBH Article: Author Marcin Szczepanski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukas Bulka VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Tamara Gubernat distributes postcards. Throughout the second half of November and the first weeks of December, from Monday to Friday, Tamara is out distributing postcards with photographs of the neighborhoods crossed by the G train. The evening of Friday, Nov. 15 , was not a nice one for walking. Penetrating winds and cold rain brushed the few passengers getting on or off the train at Smith-9th Street, the last stop on the G line. Tamaras silhouette was barely noticeable. And there was another person standing in the street distributing flyers for a local supermarket. But Tamaras words convinced the travelers to reach their hands out for what she was offering. Discover the neighborhoods along the G line, meet your neighbors, postcards are free, repeats Tamara, who graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts from Bard College, in upstate New York. Fourteen postcards of 14 different neighborhoods distributed at 14 subway stops. At each station, Tamara gives away 500 postcards. Her art project, Discover the G Line, aims to document the neighborhoods crossed by this train, from the ports of industrial Red Hook, through well-kept Carroll Gardens, Black Bedford-Nostrand and ending in Polish Greenpoint. The artist took one picture in each neighborhood; now shes returning with photos of other places the G makes stops. I grew up in Greenpoint. Ive been taking the G all my life. Since this line does not come too frequently, Ive had a lot of time to think about what I could encounter at other stops on this line, says Tamara, whose parents emmigrated from Poland. She speaks the language of her ancestors well. For Tamara, postcards are a way to connect the underground subway with whats above it, with the vibrant life of the neighborhoods. I would like people to be more aware of what Brooklyn really is, how fascinating the ethnic and cultural mosaic are that exist in this borough. I would also like my project to raise the self esteem of the residents in the neighborhoods along the G train, explained Tamara. The G is the only subway line that does not enter Manhattan. Under a city restructuring plan for the line, and over the protests of Greenpoint, the city closed some of the Queens stops during rush hour. Tamara is involved in keeping the G line running, and hopes her project will help convince city officials that New Yorkers need the G. Tamara will reach the Polish neighborhood at the end of her journey across Brooklyn. On Dec. 3, 4 and 5, at 5:30 p.m. sharp, she will be distributing postcards at Metropolitan Ave., Nassau Ave. and Greenpoint Ave. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 75 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Art project maps the G to save it 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 3 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title The Companiganj Samity in New York donated $10,000 to those affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb As the representative of peace-loving Bangladeshis, we want to contribute something, though it is a very small amount, just as a token to show that we stand beside the affected people, said the General Secretary of the group. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Companiganj Welfare Association of New York donated $10,000 to help the people affected by the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The money was handed over at the installation ceremony of the Association at Montauk school auditorium recently. A representative from the New York Police Department received the check on behalf of the city. Haji Motahar Hossen, president, Abdul Malek Manik, general secretary and Mominul Haque, outgoing secretary of the Companiganj Welfare Association handed over the check of $10,000. Congressman Major R. Owens (Democrat, District 11), and Luis Hernandes, from the Mayors staff, were present on the occasion. The function was presided over by the newly elected president of the association, Haji Mothahar Hossen, and addressed by Commander of Mukthijuddah Sangshad, Abu Zafar Mahmud and former General Secretary of the Bangladesh Society Fakhrul Alam. Condemning the attack on World Trade Center, Abdul Malek Manik said, we, the Bangladeshis, are opposed to all kinds of terrorism. As the representative of peace-loving Bangladeshis, we want to contribute something, though it is a very small amount, just as a token to show that we stand beside the affected people. So we have decided to give this donation. Commander of the Mukthijuddah Sangshad, reputed freedom fighter Abu Zafar Mahmud, said in his speech, We established Bangladesh through fighting against the terrorism of Pakistani military ruler in the year 1971. We, the Bangladeshis, are against all kinds of terrorism. During our war of independence, America chose to support the terrorism conducted by the Pakistan Military Ruler instead of supporting the people of Bangladesh, who were struggling for independence. As a nation, Bangladesh is opposed to fundamentalism and terrorism since long ago. Bangladesh has expressed its unbound support for exterminating terrorism throughout the world. Praising the Police, City Corporation and Government of the United States, for their effort to ensure the security of the Bangladeshi Community, Abu Zafar Mahmud hoped that were there a situation at any time, the police would continue to protect members of the Bangladeshi community in New York. Fakhrul Alam said, The people of Bangladesh are devoted people. But they have never believed in terrorism. We want to live here peacefully. In this regard we need cooperation from all quarters. Out-going President of the association Mominul Haque presided over the ceremony. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Companiganj Samity in New York donated $10,000 to those affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attac 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. As the representative of peace-loving Bangladeshis, we want to contribute something, though it is a Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 16 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Police chiefs of major cities oppose police getting INS duties, say relationships with immigrant communities may be jeopardized VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The countrys police chiefs are divided about United States Justice Departments legal draft arguing that local police be given the powers of the INS. According to the Justice Department, states and municipalities must enforce immigration laws. In Florida and South Carolina, with the exception of small pilot programs, state and local police are often present at Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) raids and assist in security and transportation, but do not make arrests. There is a mixed response to the polices new role. Supporters say that the INS will get more manpower and help the war against terrorism. Critics say that racial profiling will increase and the already strained relationships between immigrant communities and the police will severely deteriorate. A high-ranking police official from the Chicago Police Department called the issue political. He said that the CPD has unambiguous direction from the mayors office: the police will have nothing to do with immigration. If we stop someone to question them, we do not ask them their nationality or legal status, the official said. The Boston Police Department has a different opinion. Lieutenant Margolis, of the BPD, says the police may be essential players in arrests of Al Qaeda members. The chief of the Washington, D.C., Police Department, Charles H. Ramsay, said that immigration responsibilities will play havoc with the already charged relationship between police and the immigrant communities. Only if the incidence of severe crimes increases in the immigrant community should the police take this step. The Justice Department, without giving details, says that they are examining whether local and state police departments should be given INS powers. Angela Kelly, deputy director of the National Immigration Forum, noted that local and state police are not trained in immigration law. Under these circumstances the kinds of power that the Justice Department is seeking for the police will have disastrous consequences. Tim Edgar, legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, agrees. There is a real danger of tremendous fear and distrust between the police and immigrant communities, he said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 98 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Police chiefs of major cities oppose police getting INS duties, say relationships with immigrant com 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-04-17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title David Chong lost his third bid for Palisades Park City Council by an unexpectedly large margin VTMBH Article: Author Joo-Chan Kim VTMBH Article: Publication Korea Times New York VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Jeongwoo Han VTMBH Article: Section elec02 VTMBH Article: Blurb Republican David Chong received a total of just 865 votes for the Palisades Park, N.J. City Council. Chong's campaign staff called the result shocking, since this year's total was much less than last year's. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At press time, Republican David Chong received a total of just 865 votes for Palisades Park, N.J. City Concil. This number does not include all absentee ballots, but his loss was evident regardless of the rest. Mayor Sandy Favre (1,987 votes), and City Council candidates James Rotondo (2,057), Tony Omali (1,953), all Democrats, won with over twice the number of votes. Chong's campaign staff called the result shocking, since this year's total was much less than last year's 1,300 votes. One Chong staffer said, last year Chong ran for City Council and got 1,300 votes, but this year two Republican candidates ran, and we received few votes. The campaign office counted 200 Koreans as voting. This was Chongs third bid for a City Council seat. It seems that the Democratic Party's negative campaign to provoke racial conflict among residents affects me disadvantageously, said Chong, referring to an incident which has been an issue in the Korean American community. During the campaign, Mayor Favre distributed pamphlets calling Chong a boss and an alien and charging that he would represent only Korean Americans' interests. Among 1,300 Korean eligible voters, 73 percent (950 people) voted but failed once again to produce the first Korean City Councilman in the Eastern United States. Dong-suk Kim, director of the New Jersey Korean American Voters Council, said it is not possible to produce a Korean politician with only Korean votes, and when the Korean community and the support of the local party are united, a Korean candidate will win in the election. In this election, the Republicans and Democrats argued over how to apply for absentee ballots and count them. On election day, the Democratic Party contended that 276 absentee ballots, assumed to be from Koreans voters, should not be counted. The Democratic Party asked the County Prosecutor to examine the legitimacy of the absentee ballots and Judge Josep Yatino, of Bergen County Court, decided not to open the ballots until the legitimacy of the 276 absentee ballots was determined. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-06 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David Chong lost his third bid for Palisades Park City Council by an unexpectedly large margin 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Republican David Chong received a total of just 865 votes for the Palisades Park, N.J. City Council. Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 6 VTMBH Article: Article Order 9 VTMBH Article: Title Special Feature: Why Did God Choose Me? VTMBH Article: Author Kim Krisberg VTMBH Article: Publication New York Blade VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb A gay Egyptian seeking US asylum talks about a life forced to secrecy. This is an article from New York Blade, an independent gay weekly newspaper in New York City. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body <a href="http://www.nyblade.com/world/020125a.htm">Click here to read the story in the New York Blade.</a> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Special Feature: Why Did God Choose Me? 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. A gay Egyptian seeking US asylum talks about a life forced to secrecy. This is an article from New Y Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-01-25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 45 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Ridgewood doesnt want Brooklyn VTMBH Article: Author Marek Tomaszewski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukas Bulka VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A plan to cut out a part of Ridgewood in Queens, and attach it to Bushwick in Brooklyn, sparks a great deal of controversy among local residents. Its the death of the neighborhood, said State Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan during a hearing at Queens College. Nolan was one of 40 people who spoke on the issue of redistricting. She believes that the implementation of the plan proposed in June by the New York City Districting Commission would have a negative impact on the neighborhood. Reject these plans today, demanded Nolan, who represents Ridgewood in the state assembly. She reminded those at the hearing of a similar proposal that was turned down 10 years ago due to protests from residents. If they assign us to Brooklyn, the residents of the redistricted area will pay more for car insurance and real estate and the value of their houses will decrease, Rev. Lukasz Trocha of St. Matthews Church in Ridgewood told Nowy Dziennik. He explained that Bushwick has a bad reputation, which results in higher costs paid by residents compared to those who live in calm neighborhoods such as Ridgewood. My children will belong to a worse school district, noted Grazyna Wysocka from Ridgewood, who also attended the hearing at Queens College. She held a sign that read: Keep Ridgewood in Queens. Her colleague, Agnieszka Ambroziak, talked about how garbage collection would be less frequent, while Miroslawa Staskiewicz mentioned safety issues, as the Bushwick police precinct is located far away from South Ridgewood. These are some of the reasons why the Polish women, and the many others who spoke at the Queens hearing, wish their neighborhood would be left alone. There are 31,000 people living in the part of Ridgewood that is supposed to be cut out of Queens. Sixty percent are Hispanic, and others include: Yugoslavians, Romanians, Albanians, Asians, and around 2,500 Poles. According to the City Charter of New York, the borders of the city districts should be redrawn after every Census. The Census takes place every 10 years. As stated by the City Charter, the city is divided into 51 districts and each district is to have a corresponding number of council members. With more than 8.08 million people living in New York City, each district should have 157,025 people (margin of error: 5-10 percent). The need to come up with new district borders is because of demographic changes in the city. While the number of residents in certain neighborhoods decrease, and others increase, the number of voters in each district should remain similar. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-29 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 95 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ridgewood doesnt want Brooklyn 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Aishwarya makes Patakis fundraiser more lively VTMBH Article: Author Shakti Bhatt VTMBH Article: Publication India Abroad VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Sorry, no press allowed, said the man outside Shaan restaurant. The event was a cocktail and dinner party in honor of Gov. George Pataki, seeking a third term in the Nov. 26 gubernatorial election on the Republican ticket. We debated the need for press presence. The hassled event manager, who claimed the governors office had left strict instructions to keep the media out, relented. Just try and be invisible, he instructs. And please, please dont ask anybody any questions! Organized by New York-based diamond magnate Andy Shenoy, the fundraiser, which according to Shenoy raised between $60,000 and $80,000, was indicative of the attempt by Indian Americans in New York City to acquire a credible voice in public policy. The whos who of Indian American businessmen and women demonstratedwhile sipping vodka and nibbling at chicken tikkatheir support for the Republican Party, which has been actively seeking to espouse the immigrant community, a section of voters historically wooed by Democrats. As Indians go up the economic scale, they tend to support Republicans, observed a community leader from Queens. Shenoys guest list was unique. Unlike an earlier fundraiser held for Democratic challenger Carl McCall by Asian Americans (Indian Abroad, Oct. 18), where most present were avowed Democrats, the invitees here did not necessarily share Patakis political affiliations. As the guests were seated at their respective tables, Sandy Treadwell, chairman of the N.Y. Republican Committee, asked how the Republican Party hoped to attract an electoral segment traditionally ignored and sometimes resented, answered, That is actively changing. Right now, the core beliefs of our party match the needs of immigrant communities. We are for lower taxes, creating jobs, safer streets by being tough on crime and a smaller and smarter government. Let me tell you about an amazing statistic, said Treadwell. People who look like me [meaning white Americans] make up 70 percent of Americas population today. In the next 100 years, that will be 30 percent. This is terrific, because this is really what energizes our country. The immigrants are an important emerging community. Clamorous Bollywood music played in the background as Patakis arrival was announced. Donors rushed to get their picture taken with the governor, who patiently obliged. The absence of a united front to barter effective political concessions is evident in the fact that next week, Dr. Deepak Nandi will host another fundraiser at his home in Old Westbury. According to Shenoy, he tried to convince Dr. Nandi to hold a combined party but the latter refused. Our fundraiser will be exclusively for physicians, Dr. Nandi said on the phone. The one held this week was mostly for businessmen. But these [Nandis guests] will be educated groups. We will have professors from Cornell, Columbia, you know, the intellectual class. Shenoy, meanwhile, was determined to make the evening a success, even if he had to do it alone. How I look at it is that the community, no matter what their political affiliations, should get the benefit out of this event. It is a great chance to develop our relations and do some networking, he said. Aishwarya Rai, Indias globally marketed pretty face, was a guest of honor. Glamorous in a bright pink sari and golden string blouse, Rai favored the visibly enamored governor with flattering smiles. As the emcee announced, in shrill tones of excitement, the grand arrival of Indias beauty queen, a girl dressed in a raunchy ghaghra choli broke into an elaborately choreographed dance to the strains of Nimbooda, Rais much touted hit dance number from the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. This is why no one takes us seriously, said the same Democrat activist from Queens. Can you imagine something like this at a Jewish fundraiser? The dance, Shenoy said, was planned to make the atmosphere more lively. As the clearly stressed host approached the podium, he thanked the governor for his contribution in reducing the crime rate and taxes. The quality of life for immigrants is much better now than any other time, said Shenoy, crediting the administration also for its role in encouraging small businesses. It is less than seven days to the gubernatorial election and Pataki is said to have gathered an impressive $9 million, while the treasure chest of his State Comptroller rival boasts no more than one million dollars. Extolling the Indian community for their professionalism and entrepreneurship, Pataki gave a short speech that lasted less than 10 minutes. He promised to bring business back to the Big Apple and awarded special thanks to Neville Bugwadia, vice president and deputy commissioner involved in the Empire State Development program initiated by the state government post-September 11th. Patakis speech, which seemed largely extempore, ended with an expression of sympathy for the victims of the recent terrorist attack on the Swaminarayan temple in Akshardham, Gujarat. He promised the community that he would, if re-elected, engage in a cultural mission to India. Shenoy garlanded the governor. The guests cheered. We tend to get too emotional, said Satish K. Babbar, commissioner for technical affairs at New York Citys Department of Buildings. We should have kept the entertainment aside and just concentrated on what we are here for. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 153 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aishwarya makes Patakis fundraiser more lively 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 24 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Language problems: New Jersey school refuses to allow valedictorian to give bilingual speech at graduation VTMBH Article: Author Rubén Domínguez VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Valedictorian Angela Salazar wants to thank her family, some of whom only understand Spanish, as part of her graduation speech. School officials, however, demand she stick to English. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Angela Victoria Salazar has won numerous college scholarships, received academic awards this year from New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevy and New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill, and is this years valedictorian of New Brunswick High School. However, despite all her achievements, and the fact that 2001 valedictorian Aniel Cruz gave a bilingual speech at his graduation, Salazar will not be allowed to give her valedictory speech in both English and Spanish this year. This school has never recognized any of my achievements, and now that I will graduate first in my class they are going to take away my right to give my speech in both English and Spanish, grieved 17-year-old Salazar, whose father, Ivan Salazar, is a pathologist from Ecuador. Since her arrival at the school three years ago, Salazar has excelled in academic achievements. Today she calmly asked that the school show me some respect. A memorandum signed this year by the schools Activities Coordinator, Angela Cephas, requires Salazar to limit her speech to five minutes. The memorandum also states that the students written speech, approved in advance by the school, is the only one he or she may read at graduation, and that the speech should focus on the students positive experiences at New Brunswick High School. The school has warned Salazar that any deviation from her written speech would result in termination of her time at the podium. I feel disappointed and destroyed. This means so much to me and I have shed many tears over this matter. Even though I am in the United States and I speak English, on my graduation day I want to give thanks to people who have supported me over the years and who do not speak English. I want to express my appreciation to them in Spanish, Salazar said. The mayor gave the order that this years graduation would take place only in English, Salazar explained. This afternoon, after two previous attempts to speak with Mayor Cahill, Salazar went to his office accompanied by her father and stepmother, Berta León, to demand that he change his decision. What am I supposed to do? Salazar asked the mayors press secretary, Edward Bray, wait until after graduation when the mayor can see me to resolve the problem? Bray refused to intervene on Salazars behalf, saying that the school board, not the mayor, should resolve the issue. Dr. Salazar disagreed and expressed his disappointment, This is a violation of her constitutional rights of freedom of expression. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 565 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Valedictorian Angela Salazar wants to thank her family, some of whom only understand Spanish, as par Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Patti Smith performs in fundraiser opposed to Greenpoint power plant VTMBH Article: Author Andrzej Dobrowolski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukasz Bulka VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Over 1,000 people gathered last Saturday night to see Patti Smith and other American musicians at the Polish National Home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The concert was a fundraiser for a local group fighting a proposed power plant on Greenpoints waterfront. Building a power plant on someones backyard is just another form of terrorism, Smith told Nowy Dzienniks reporter. Smith, known as the number one poet of the punk rock movement, played for free. So did the bands Hammil on Trial, Vic Thrill and Hugh Pool, all of which performed at the benefit. The Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront Task Force raised $21,000 at the Saturday concert. It was the first of a series of events planned to support the Task Force, which is working to stop an independent developer from building a power plant in Williamsburg. The audience loved Pattis performance and enthusiastically applauded at the singer-activists remarks. Smith expressed her opposition to the treatment of American Talib John Walker Lindhs case, and called for a fair verdict in his trial. The artist did have some nice things to say about the Polish National Home and its tenant, Club Warsaw, established in 2001 by Antoni and Mark Chroscielewski and Steve Weitzman. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-02-04 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File b3.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 161 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Patti Smith performs in fundraiser opposed to Greenpoint power plant 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-02-04