Please join the NYIC and our members across New York State on Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 as we mobilize on buses to Washington D.C. to support of the #NoMuslimBanEver campaign. The NYIC led dozens of actions in response to the Muslim & Refugee ban and now we must mobilize to ensure Washington hears New York loud and clear: “Immigrants, Muslims & Refugees are WELCOME HERE”

On October 18th, the latest iteration of the Ban goes into effect. This is an important moment for us to organize a strong, loud, mass mobilization that sends a clear message to this Administration: Muslim communities are organized, and our allies have our back. We will not be silent and we will stand up for our communities in the face of any and all discriminatory policies.

The Muslim and refugee bans are discriminatory, unconstitutional and inhumane in the same vein as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese American internment, and special registration after 9/11 (National Security Entry-Exit Registration System or NSEERS). We must remember history and raise our voices.

Join us in declaring No. Muslim. Ban. Ever!

Departure locations: (subject to change)

• Bus 1 & 2: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn: 5th Avenue & 72nd Street (will leave at 6:00 AM)

• Bus 3: Downtown, Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue & Court Street (will leave at 6:00 AM)

• Bus 4: Queens, NY: First Stop - Flushing -37th Avenue between Union Street & Main Street Flushing (will leave at 6:00 AM) Second Stop- Jackson Heights - Broadway Between 72nd Street & 73rd Street (will leave at 6:15 AM)

• Bus 5: Lower Manhattan, Manhattan Bus: Judson Memorial Church (will leave at 6:00 AM)

• Bus 6: Midtown, Manhattan: NYIC OFFICES 131 West 33rd Street (will leave at 6:00 AM)

• Bus 7: Morningside Heights, Manhattan: The Riverside Church (will leave at 6:00 AM)

• Bus 8: Parkchester, The Bronx: Bronx Muslim Center (will leave at 6:00 AM)

• Bus 9: White Plains, NY: White Plains Metro North (will leave at 6:00 AM)

• Bus 10: Syracuse, NY OVERNIGHT ACCOMADATIONS PROVIDED : All Saints Church Bus will leave 5:30 PM 10/17*

• Bus 11: Buffalo, NY OVERNIGHT ACCOMADATIONS PROVIDED - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Bus will leave 5:30 PM 10/17*

*Lodging details for participants leaving from Syracuse and Buffalo are being finalized.

Special thanks our member organizations: AAANY, AAFSC, ATLAS DIY, CAIR NY, CHHAYA, MinKwon and Muslim Community Network in assisting with the mobilization efforts! Thank you to our interfaith partners helping mobilize: The Interfaith Center of NY, Judson Memorial Church, NYS Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, The Bronx Muslim Center, and The Riverside Church.

For any questions contact: Carlene Pinto at Cpinto@nyic.org