THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE SUMMIT!

On Wednesday, Feb. 10th, MCN convened a national Summit with local and national thought leaders. We are grateful to all of our participants and institutions who made this event possible. 

Muslim Public Affairs Council
Emgage USA
Muslim Advocates
Muslim ARC
The Dean Obeidallah Show
Civic Spirit
American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute 
Al-Mamoor Islamic School 
American Pakistani Advocacy Group 
Young African Network 
APNA Brooklyn Community Center
Emgage Action 

The day was filled with ideas and inspiration on the issues impacting the Muslim-American community. In our first panel, candidates running for public office shared some of the issues that they will be tackling in New York City if elected. They include 1) investing in affordable housing; 2) right to counsel for renters; 3) developing community land-trust; 4) housing and gender justice; 5) small business support, and 6) transportation equity among many other top priorities.

To view the recording of the session, watch it here: https://fb.watch/3CrWDJYBqv/ 



Next, in our panel on learning from national organizers, our speakers shared important insights into how  Muslim-American activism and our narrative is shaping on a larger scale. Salam-Al-Marayati emphasized the "importance for Muslims to have a presence and a seat in every public sector"; Salima Suswell emphasized the importance of "pivoting from Muslims-Americans' activism on getting out the vote work to pushing for real policy changes from the local to federal"; Margari Hill shared the importance of "transformational organizing and the importance for SHOWING UP FOR EACH OTHER." 

To view more of the discussion, you can watch it here: https://fb.watch/3CteU01MUl/ 

Building on the recommendations from our national organizers, our next panel was befitting on the issue of training our next generation of leaders and the important role educators and institutions play in advancing this objective. View the whole video here: https://fb.watch/3CtwutctIG/  



Finally, we wrapped up our Summit by showcasing the incredible talents of our youth. Our Open Mic featured a dozen young talents who sang songs and nasheeds; recited the Quran; and broke the mic with incredible poetry. View the whole event here: https://fb.watch/3CtXxW952P/  

 

Thank you to everyone who joined us as an audience. We hope the discussions shed light on how our community is shaping up and the priorities we must focus on in the coming years. Don't forget to join us in our upcoming events celebrating Black History Month. As always, to help us continue this work, consider dropping a donation to help us continue shaping the narrative for Muslim-Americans!

 

With Gratitude, 


Aniqa Nawabi
Executive Director