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 44 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Bay Ridge Muslims reach out to the 68th Precinct VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Aramica VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The 68th Precinct paid a visit to the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge on the evening of Nov. 8. At a previous meeting held at the precinct for Imams, the council of the mosque invited members of the department to communicate with members of the Muslim community. Almost 1,000 people were in attendance. Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Matthew Pontillo was introduced by Dr. Rimawi. Pontillo began by acknowledging the Ramadan month and expressing the precincts commitment to ensure that attendance at evening prayers goes smoothly. The precincts Community Affairs Director Robert J. Pinnisi also attended. He and Pontillo listened to the communitys fears and problems, including: bias and profiling by some police officers, hate crimes and the medias portrayal of Muslims. Both Pontillo and Pinnisi responded in detail to each of the questions asked, reiterating their commitment to keep the lines of communication open with the community. Some attendees asked if the police could communicate with the media to express concerns about the medias distortion of the Muslim community and how this affects them. Officer Pinnisi explained that police have also been the target of biased stories in the media and that they overcome this by developing personal relationships with community members, and allowing their good work to show that the way theyre portrayed in the media is false. One suggestion offered by Pinnisi was to arrange a meeting between the community and local media outlets so that they could communicate directly with members of the press. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 79 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 Bay Ridge Muslims reach out to the 68th Precinct 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. 2002-11-25