In Boston February 27th -From Veterans For Peace- Stand With Our Muslim Friends

In Boston February 27th -From Veterans For Peace- Stand With Our Muslim Friends 

 

CALLING ALL VETERANS 

STAND WITH OUR MUSLIM FRIENDS

 

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27

TIME: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

WHERE: Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center,

(Largest Mosque in New England).

ADDRESS: 100 Malcolm X Blvd. Roxbury, MA

 

We are planning a gathering / program / rally at the Islamic Society of Boston on Saturday, February 27. This is the largest Mosque in New England, located in Roxbury, MA. We have been working with members of the Mosque to put together a program showing our support, as veterans, for our Muslim friends, neighbors and co-workers.

 

PLEASE REACH OUT TO FELLOW VETERANS AND ASK THEM TO JOIN US. WE ARE INVITING OTHER VETERANS TO JOIN US FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT GATHERING TO MAKE IT CLEAR VETERANS STAND AGAINST THIS HATRED, BIGOTRY AND ISLAMOPHOBIA DIRECTED TOWARDS OUR MUSLIM FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND COWORKERS.

 

We anticipate the speaking part of the program to last about an hour then we will move inside to share conversation and snacks. The speakers will consist of veterans, Muslim members of the Mosque and invited guests.

 

We have all seen and heard the hateful xenophobia / Islamophobia language directed towards Muslims. These hateful attacks towards American Muslims continue to fester and in some cases have resulted in violence towards innocent Muslims here in the U.S. Local Muslims have told us of them being harassed on the street. If a Muslim woman is wearing a head scarf it makes her an easy target. Pat Scanlon, chair of our committee, says "I am friends with a Muslim family whose twelve-year-old daughter told me that she was harassed in the schoolyard by a boy in her class who was calling her a terrorist. This young girl is an Iraqi refugee, straight A student, popular and is the ultimate young American girl and proudly just became an American citizen. She does not wear a head scarf yet was targeted in the schoolyard by another student."

 

We as veterans intend to gather at the Mosque to show our support and solidarity with the Muslim community and to demand an immediate stop to this targeting of the religion of Islam and our Muslims friends with hateful rhetoric and actions. We want to make it clear that "Muslims are Not Our Enemy".

 

Please see our message below and please ask fellow veterans to join us to stand against this hatred, bigotry and Islamophobia.

Smedley Muslim Friendship Committee

 

MUSLIMS ARE

NOT OUR ENEMY

 

Muslims are:

Friends, Neighbors,

Co-workers, Business Owners

Educators, Doctors, Nurses, Athletes, Police, Fire, Scientists,

Mail Carriers, Engineers, Politicians, Carpenters, Bakers and Candle-Stick Makers etc.

 

Muslims serve in the:

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard

 

STOP THE BIGOTRY   

   

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