It was the most soothing rally I had ever attended.  215,000 people on the mall, standing shoulder to shoulder, pressing in on all sides, and you had never seen a crowd so… calm.  Even blocks away from the main stage, people were exceedingly pleasant to one another — no pushing, no shoving.  They were happy to get a glimpse of the jumbo-trons, politely lowered their signs so that others could see, cheered on those who… Continue Reading

For the last year and a half, I’ve worked as part of a coalition of church leaders, residents, lawyers and fellow Yale law students to fight against racial profiling in East Haven, CT.  I was proud to join them to announce our next major action: filing a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of our clients in federal court.  Our press conference on television:

We are filing a major lawsuit tomorrow on behalf of clients who have endured racial profiling and police brutality in East Haven, CT.  Our clients’ story just made the New York Times:

Latino Immigrants to Sue a Connecticut Police Dept., Asserting Racial Bias

By SAM DOLNICK

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A few days ago, I joined a phenomenal panel called “Take the Bully of out of the Pulpit: How America’s Religious Leaders Can Bring Healing to Nation.” It was my chance to share my thoughts on Park51 and the resurgence of anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence  — how we got here and why we are called to respond.  Auburn Seminary just released a video of the event.  Watch the video or… Continue Reading

Check out tonight’s panel discussion in NYC. Excited to join the conversation. You can watch live at 6:45PM EST and send in questions here:

The ninth anniversary of 9/11 bred competing rallies and a near-miss Koran burning. As the 2010 election looms, the smoke of religious ignorance and hatred rises. The need for religious leaders to stand up and bring healing… Continue Reading