Category: Hudson Valley Refugee Solidarity Network

Local Clergy Repudiate Travel Ban

January 28, 2017

Newburgh – Clergy from the Greater Newburgh Interfaith Council gathered together with the local Muslim community at the Masjid Al-Ihklas Mosque, Newburgh, N.Y. Saturday, to publicly repudiate President Trump’s ban on refugees and stand in solidarity with “the poor, the needy, and the … read more.

Newburgh rally decries US ban on some Muslim travelers

By Pauline Liu
Times Herald-Record

NEWBURGH – Dozens of demonstrators rallied outside the Masjid Al-Ikhlas mosque in Newburgh on Sunday to protest what they referred to as President Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims.

His executive order bars citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States … read more.

How To Be A Transgender Ally

On November 20th for Transgender Day of Remembrance, Jamie Capach read the congregation a list of first steps to being an ally for transgender people in the spirit of empowerment and taking action. According to source Transwhat, “Allyship to trans people involves a number of … read more.

Refugee Resettlement Office to Open in Hudson Valley

NEWBURGH –The Greater Newburgh Interfaith Council is sponsoring an event Thursday Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m.  at Saint George’s Episcopal Church in Newburgh to inform area clergy on the services and needs of the new refugee resettlement office that will open in Poughkeepsie. The office … read more.