CANDLELIGHT VIGIL 9/11/02
One Year Later We Gather for Remembrance,
Reflection, Prayer and Unity
On September 11 Join Fellow New Yorkers For a
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
We will walk together from the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Court Street at
6:00 p.m. to the Promenade
Join us to Remember and Commemorate the Many Extraordinary Lives Lost
To reflect on how our lives have changed
To pray for global peace and unity.
PRAYER SERVICE
Sheik Ramadan
Minister Peter Laarman
Christian, Buddhist, Hindu Priests & Jewish Rabbi (TBA)
Speakers
Emira Habiby Browne, Arab-American Family Support Center
Talat Hamdani (son killed on Sept.11)
Debbie Almontaser, Brooklyn Bridges
Imam Abdul Malik & Kevin James, Fire Marshall, NYC Fire Dept.
Aisha al-Adawia, Women In Islam
This event is organized by
The Arab-American Family Support Center
in collaboration with the Arab, Muslim, and South Asian Communities of New
York
Co-sponsors: Brooklyn Bridges, Muslim American Society, Council on American
Islamic Relations, American Muslim Law Enforcement Officers Association, Arab American
Association of New York, Justice for Detainees, The Network of Arab-American Alumni & Professionals,
Yemeni American Association & Jews for Racial & Economic Justice
For more information contact the Arab American Family Support Center @
718-643-8000
Or Debbie Almontaser at Njdsa719@aol