(ATLANTA, DEC. 1, 2023) – On Sunday, Dec. 3, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine, Community Movement Builders, Jewish Voice for Peace Atlanta, American Friends Service Committee, and other community groups plan to hold a press conference, funeral in absentia and march for victims of war in Gaza and the West Bank.
The Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine is a group of 50 faith-based organizations and faith leaders. It is a multifaith, multiethnic, multiracial, and multigenerational coalition calling on our elected leaders to insist upon an urgent ceasefire in Gaza, full access to humanitarian aid, and an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands.
SEE: Statement from the Atlanta Interfaith Coalition for Palestine – CAIR Georgia
WHAT: Press conference and march
WHEN: Sunday, December 3 at 1 p.m.
Funeral prayer and March to follow at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Freedom Park
Moreland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
LIVESTREAM: https://www.facebook.com/CAIRGA
CONTACT: Azka Mahmood, CAIR-Georgia Executive Director azkatmahmood@cair.com, 678 653 5822; Connie Sosnoff, Jewish Voice for Peace, consos35@gmail.com, American Friends Service Committee Jacob Flowers, jflowers@afsc.org; Rev. Keyanna Jones, keyannamjones@gmail.com; Imam Arshad Anwar, Imam Masjid Jafar, brotherarshad@gmail.com
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
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