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  • Don’t Let Them Win - Muslim New Yorkers Must Participate in the 2020 Census

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    Muslim New Yorkers in prayer (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)


    As we again learned in 2016 and 2018 that voting matters and elections have consequences, we must also recognize -- ahead of time, right now -- that the 2020 Census matters and not being counted has consequences.

    After 2016, many New Yorkers have been mobilizing to bring progressive voices to elections: from supporting change in Albany and flipping local House seats to turning entire state legislatures blue across the nation and backing chosen presidential

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  • City Leaders Say They Stand with Muslims & Immigrants, But Do They Mean it?

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    (photo: William Alatriste/City Council)


    New York City’s leaders have recently been protesting with Muslim and immigrant New Yorkers, but these same leaders are often missing once the cameras are gone. After last week’s stunning Supreme Court setback, the time finally has come for these same leaders to ditch New York City’s anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant police policies.

    We clearly say we’re a sanctuary city, but the facts on the ground are unclear. No, city workers can’t ask about immigration status, but NYPD officers continue to use dragnet surveillance on

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