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Civic Engagement

Press Release on Israeli Attacks on Palestine

Press Release The Carolina Peace Center joins Boycott of White House Eid Celebration in Response to President Joe Biden’s Administration’s Defense of #Israeli Attacks on #Palestinian Civilians and no condemnation of the violence that has been perpetrated against Palestinians. We

Ajah Harold July 22, 2021July 29, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Poverty, Press Releases Read more

Are People in Power being Held Accountable?

Anyone who met President Joe Biden last week in North Carolina: *Did you address the situation in Elizabeth Ciy related to Andrew Brown’s case? *Did you talk about the miserable conditions where refugee children are kept at our southern border?

Ajah Harold July 19, 2021 Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, News, Political Activism Read more

An Event to Celebrate John Lewis’s Life

Join CPC tomorrow from 6-7pm to celebrate the life of John Lewis!

Ajah Harold July 16, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Events, News Read more

Join CPC Today!

Carolina Peace Center is evolving and continues to work on important issues. We welcome people who are serious and passionate about social justice and policies. If you are interested to contribute intellectually and can commit some time on issues that

Ajah Harold July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, Women's Rights Read more

Call to Action: People Could be Sent Back to Prison

****Urgent Call To Action**** 4,000 PEOPLE COULD BE SENT BACK TO PRISON. CONTACT your Congressional leaders and President Joe Biden now. Subject: Grant clemency to people on CARES Act home confinement. Scripts: “Over 4,000 people currently serving sentences at home

Ajah Harold July 8, 2021July 19, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement Read more

The 4th of July—Faisal R. Khan

The 4th The threat to American social and economic stability is not the Black Lives Matter, it’s not the Sharia law, it’s not the Arabs, it’s not the Muslims, it’s not the Hispanic or Latino community, it’s not the LGBT

Ajah Harold July 4, 2021July 19, 2021 Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education/Engagement, Racism Read more

Is this, Really, America?

Calls for legal action and lawsuit. What happened to America that always talked about “human rights” and “freedom of speech”? “A children’s hospital in the US state of Arizona has fired a Palestinian doctor for criticising Israel on Facebook, al-Quds

Ajah Harold June 26, 2021July 19, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Racism Read more

Faisal Khan’s Fight Against Poverty

Fight the poverty, social, economic and healthcare injustice.

Ajah Harold June 24, 2021July 19, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Achievement Gap, Civic Engagement, Events, Health Disparity, Healthcare, Poverty, Racism Read more

Medicare for the People

Medicare For All Is The Solution It’s time America recognize the importance of fixing our broken healthcare system. I urge all Americans to join me and others to support Medicare For All. I am honored to be invited to speak

Ajah Harold June 6, 2021July 19, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Health Disparity, Healthcare Read more

March for Palestine Event

Tomorrow in Washington DC See you all there!

Ajah Harold May 28, 2021July 22, 2021 Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Events Read more

#CrimesAgainstHumanity

#Palestine #Gaza #CrimesAgainstHumanity Charlotte, North Carolina Speak up and stand up for justice for Palestine

Ajah Harold May 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education/Engagement, Events Read more

#JusticeForPalestine

Join in on our Zoom on Instagram @frk_NC!  

Ajah Harold May 20, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Antisemitism, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Events Read more

Call to Action: Abrar Omeish Under Attack

Call To Action URGENT Fairfax County friends…School board member Abrar Omeish is under attack for standing in solidarity with Palestinians as they are under a ferocious settler-colonial attack. Please sign this petition to have her back! https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsign.moveon.org%2Fpetitions%2Fdefend-free-speech-and-abrar-omeish-against-racist-gop-attacks%3Fbucket%26source%3Dfacebook-share-button%26time%3D1621269321%26utm_campaign%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26share%3D2ada5324-452c-4abc-b587-a85bd14dbdbf%26fbclid%3DIwAR0eVRB_KbH5Zwjs_Veq4YN_PiwlJeXveLDodeQoEQ4-lGiehruRvSnumag&h=AT2XXHxZBcxIzelk1pCUb5Zq7_mERn7UVkDTmqjVtQb0TTwJwne_fWF9PWqq5L0URDFRsLnFvxrchyje1MDFaCMjfhUwpU-cIjF8rSrsHIrSYmuMwXIKp_EehzD_4ZKbXBJ5&__tn__=H-R&c[0]=AT2Mp6gwPeji0fnnkrVm5F5uHwD_4cfFt2pXZ2sAdGmHr-r0rqONRIKWYZklWPEBNNID1aPqIcOlkCkdVQp5sp1rkwLSRMtnIxjb39QSCrXAfnKRiPj_s1zuH_8Se5f4U-VSuYVwBeikcjxrv-LopNDnQJM

Ajah Harold May 18, 2021July 22, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Political Activism, Poverty Read more

#Savesheikhjarrah

#savesheikhjarrah #Jerusalem #Palestine We see you. We here you. We will keep fighting for you with our voice, advocacy and unity.

Ajah Harold May 13, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education/Engagement, Events, Racism Read more

Emergency Protest for Palestine Event

The Carolina Peace Center and American Muslims for Palestine will peacefully protest on May 13th, 2021 at 5pm at the Romare Bearden Park 300 S Church St Charlotte, NC 28202.

Ajah Harold May 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Achievement Gap, Civic Engagement, Events, In the News, Islamophobia, Racism Read more

Call to Action: Displacement of Palestinians from East Jerusalem

***Call To Action*** Stop Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians from East Jerusalem. Take action: call on the U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to demand an end to Israel illegal evictions of Palestinians and

Ajah Harold May 10, 2021July 22, 2021 Achievement Gap, Call to Action, Civic Engagement Read more

Call to Action: Palestinians’ Safety Are at Risk

Call To Action: Please sign the petition #SheikhJarrah I pray for Palestine and Palestinians’ safety and peace who are facing immense violence and subjugation. Please sign this petition to call on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of

Ajah Harold May 7, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Poverty Read more

Call to Action: Drop Islamophobic Video Game

Call To Action: Your engagement and advocacy is much needed. Please reach out to Sony Entertainment Television, Valvesoftware and Microsoft to drop this Islamophobic video game. Please also tweet if you have a Twitter account. Thank you. The Second Battle

Ajah Harold May 6, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Call to Action, Civic Engagement Read more

Call to Action: Call your Reps and Senators

Call To Action:  Please call your Reps and Senators For the last four to five years there have been numerous protests and rallies all across the country. Carolina Peace Center organized number of events on cruel immigration policies and its

Ajah Harold May 5, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Achievement Gap, Call to Action, Civic Engagement Read more

Call to Action: Medicare for All

Call To Action: #MedicareForAll Tell your Rep. to support Medicare for All A new study from the Stanford School of Medicine shows that cancer diagnoses spike at age 65 – exactly when many people become eligible for Medicare. We need

Ajah Harold May 4, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Achievement Gap, Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Healthcare, Poverty, Racism Read more

Call to Action: What has been done for the Immigrant Community?

Call To Action: Please call your reps and senators President Joe Biden has officially been in office for 100 days. How has the Biden administration helped immigrant communities so far & what still needs to be done? Read below for

Ajah Harold May 3, 2021July 12, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Political Activism, Refugees & Immigrants Read more

Thank you, Attorney General Keith Ellison!

I want to personally thank Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for his leadership and doing an amazing job in putting together a solid prosecution team for George Floyd case. The guilty verdict today is a step towards the right direction

Ajah Harold April 20, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education/Engagement, Racism Read more

There’s A Serious Humanitarian Crisis!

172,000 refugees stopped at border last month. We have a serious humanitarian crisis!

Ajah Harold April 11, 2021July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Refugees & Immigrants Read more

We Oppose the NC Senate Bill 101

SB 101 Tell lawmakers to oppose SB 101 Carolina Peace Center oppose North Carolina Senate Bill 101 (SB 101) requiring local sheriff officers to cooperate with ICE to interrogate individuals about their immigration status and assist (ICE) federal agents in

Ajah Harold March 10, 2021July 12, 2021 Achievement Gap, Civic Engagement, Political Activism, Refugees & Immigrants Read more

Refugee Children Crisis

Refugee children Crisis at US/Mexico border The number of detained children has “tripled in the last two weeks” climbing to 3,200 unaccompanied kids. Nearly half — 1,400 — are inside iceboxes with no beds. They are small concrete rooms only

Ajah Harold March 8, 2021July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Antisemitism, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Refugees & Immigrants Read more

Call to Action: SB 43 Allowing Guns at Religious Places

***Urgent Call To Action***: SB 43 would allow guns at religious places of worship with associated schools. We are very concerned this bill compromises the safety of school children. For starters, there are too many documented instances of people leaving

Ajah Harold February 24, 2021July 12, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Gun Control, In the News Read more

Call to Action: Expel Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene

For Immediate Action:  Carolina Peace Center is calling on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to be expelled from Congress. Article 1 Section 5 Clause 2 of the United States Constitution provides that “[e]ach House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of

Ajah Harold January 30, 2021July 12, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement, News, Political Activism Read more

Moving Forward after Insurrection

Moving Forward By Faisal R. Khan Questions and frustration hovers across America as the nation recovers from tragic events of Wednesday where the radicalized right wing terrorists stormed into the nation’s heart, the capitol building while the United States Congress

Ajah Harold January 9, 2021July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, Education, Education/Engagement, Events, News, Political Activism Read more

Human Rights Day Emergency Press Conference

***We will also be livestreaming the press conference on the NC Medicare For All Coalition Facebook page.*** Emergency Press Conference On Human Rights Day to Address the Worsening COVID-19 Crisis and to Demand Medicare for All SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE MEDICAL

Ajah Harold December 10, 2020July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Covid-19, Cultural Awareness, Events, Healthcare, Political Activism, Poverty Read more

Save the Date: Human Rights Day!

SAVE THE DATE! Human Rights Day webinar: Holding the U.S. accountable for human rights violations: @ajamubaraka @rdunbaro & Annette Martinez-Orabona Register here: bit.ly/38CSJB

Ajah Harold November 23, 2020July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, Events Read more

Go Vote!

Tomorrow is the Election Day. Go vote. In North Carolina, absentee ballots can be hand delivered to your local Board of Elections through 5pm on Election Day, November 3rd, or any Early Voting site in your county (through October 31st).

Ajah Harold November 2, 2020July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, In the News, News Read more

Our America—Faisal R. Khan

Our America By: Faisal R. Khan White men can walk around the state Capitol and in downtown with guns exercising their second amendment rights terrorizing people and no one stops them to question their intentions but a group of peaceful

Ajah Harold November 1, 2020July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education, Education/Engagement, Racism Read more

Get Involved, Today!

Carolina Peace Center is a grass roots organization that focuses on social justice issues affecting various diverse communities. If you are passionate about making a difference in your community and want to be part of a systemic change then please

Ajah Harold September 26, 2020July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement Read more

100 Years of Ratification—We’re Free!

To mark 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment and its complicated legacy, we’re joining the United State of Women and the Gender Equity Voting Collaborative to host a #WhenAllWomenVote Week of Action from August 17-20. Join us

Ajah Harold August 15, 2020July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Events, Women's Rights Read more

Nikole Hannah-Jones Declines Tenure Offer from UNCC

Nikole Hannah-Jones By Faisal R. Khan Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and renowned scholar Nikole Hannah-Jones declined to accept tenure offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She refused to join UNC-Chapel Hill after the university initially had taken

Ajah Harold July 6, 2020July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education/Engagement, Racism Read more

Time is Now

Time Is Now America By Faisal R. Khan: Advocating and protesting peacefully is every American right demanding justice and equality across the sweat filled cotton fields and stories filled rivers and streams in America. Using force and violence against American

Ajah Harold June 6, 2020July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education, Education/Engagement Read more

Coalition Press Conference on Racism and Police Brutality

Faisal Khan of Carolina Peace Center was interviewed by CBS17 after the coalition press conference on racism and police brutality. https://www.cbs17.com/…/social-justice-leaders-outline…/

Ajah Harold June 2, 2020July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, Racism Read more

Peaceful Rally for George Floyd

Saturday evening Faisal Khan of Carolina Peace Center spoke with other coalition partners in a peaceful rally in Raleigh on black and brown racism and the tragic death of George Floyd. “It was an emotional and difficult speech to talk

Ajah Harold June 2, 2020July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education, In the News, News, Political Activism, Racism, Volunteer Opportunities Read more

Peaceful and Nonviolent Rally

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2020 Subject: Peaceful and nonviolent rally Where: 316 Fayetteville St. Raleigh, NC 27601 Time: 5:00 PM Media Contact: Faisal Khan (630) 335-2846 In the wake of brutal murder of George Floyd in the hands of

Ajah Harold May 30, 2020July 12, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Education/Engagement, Events, Political Activism, Racism, Volunteer Opportunities Read more

Racism in America is Real—Faisal R. Khan

Racism In America Is Real By Faisal R Khan: In the past black brothers and sisters were dragged from their motherland to new white colonies subjected to humiliation and degradation. Public flagging, public lynching, and inhumane brutal animalistic punishment was

Ajah Harold May 28, 2020July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education, Education/Engagement, Racism Read more

Stop Persecution and Violence of Muslims in India

***Call To Action***: Stop Persecution and Violence of Muslims in India The level of violence and persecution against Muslims —and other religious minorities—in India is vast and shocking. Carolina Peace Center is calling for an immediate action by the US

Ajah Harold February 28, 2020July 12, 2021 Antisemitism, Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education/Engagement Read more

Repudiate Hate-Filled Christian Remarks

Carolina Peace Center urge leaders of the Catholic Church in Minnesota to repudiate these hate-filled and un-Christian remarks. After City Pages published an article about the sermon Wednesday, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) issued a

Ajah Harold January 28, 2020July 12, 2021 Antisemitism, Civic Engagement, In the News, News, Political Activism Read more

Voting Rights are Human Rights Event

https://actionnetwork.org/…/voting-rights-are-human-rights The Voting Rights Act was created to protect each person’s right to vote. While the Act was successful for decades, unfortunately it was gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013. Six years later and we’re seeing discriminatory voting laws

Ajah Harold August 6, 2019July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, Education/Engagement, Events Read more

Demanding a Governor’s Resignation Protest

We are calling on the Puerto Rican and North Carolina community to march in a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with #PuertoRico. In the past weeks the Puerto Rican people in the island have been demanding the Governor’s resignation. Thousands have taken

Ajah Harold July 19, 2019July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Call to Action, Civic Engagement, News, Poverty Read more

Lights for Liberty Event

North Carolina’s capital city will be one of the points of light during the world-wide Lights for Liberty– A vigil to end human detention. On Friday, July 12th, the Raleigh community will stand together to protest the inhumane conditions at

Ajah Harold July 12, 2019July 12, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Gun Control Read more

Stop the Terror, Close the Camps Event

We’re planning a mass protest of this administration’s plan to deport immigrants and of the rapidly expanding concentration camps at the Southern border. This is a campaign of terror and we will not allow our neighbors to be demeaned and

Ajah Harold July 2, 2019July 12, 2021 Call to Action, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Education/Engagement, Events, Refugees & Immigrants Read more

Release the Full Mueller Report Event

This is a national mobilization; there are over 300 local events registered, and counting. Thousands of people have already signed up for the Raleigh event. We will have a peaceful rally and, for those who are able, a march around

Ajah Harold April 4, 2019July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, Events, In the News, Political Activism Read more

EVENT: No Muslim Ban Press Conference

EVENT: No Muslim Ban Press Conference

Friday, June 29th at 11:30 am Carolina Peace Center held a press conference to show support to Muslim Americans and Muslims standing up against religious bigotry and racism. The Carolina Peace Center called the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President

Faisal Khan June 29, 2018January 31, 2019 Civic Engagement, Events, Islamophobia, Press Releases, Refugees & Immigrants Read more

Poverty and Education in the African-American Community

Poverty and Education in the African-American Community

Faisal Khan of Carolina Peace Center was invited on Sunday to speak to members of the African American community in Manteo about how as a community they can work on overcoming challenges dealing with poverty and the effects of it

Faisal Khan May 22, 2018March 7, 2019 Civic Engagement, Racial Income Inequality Read more

Greensboro Relief

Greensboro Relief

Carolina Peace Center is grateful to all who donated items for the Greensboro relief. We are thankful to the Christian and Muslim community coming together and making generous donations of non perishable items, food, toiletries, diapers, some medical supplies and

Faisal Khan May 6, 2018February 8, 2019 Civic Engagement, In the News, Interfaith Discussion Read more

Let’s Talk! Community Conversations on Racism

Carolina Peace Center Racism: Community Conversation on structural racism, accountability and police state Great event this evening in Durham on much needed topic that must take place across the country. Great panelists discussion on the following questions below. You can

Ajah Harold April 24, 2018July 22, 2021 Acceptance & Tolerance, Civic Engagement, Cultural Awareness, Poverty, Racism Read more

Civic Engagement and Challenge of Activism – NC State

Civic Engagement and Challenge of Activism – NC State

Rise to the Occasion Civic Engagement and Challenge of Activism North Carolina State University This evening I was honored to speak at North Carolina State University. My aim was to invigorate and motivate students towards the direction of becoming active citizens

Faisal Khan October 26, 2017March 7, 2019 Civic Engagement, Political Activism Read more

Justice for Nabra

On June 18th, 2017, 17-year-old Nabra Hassanan’s life was cut short unexpectedly through no fault of her own. A victim of a violent crime, her innocence and bright future are forever lost. But her memory will never be forgotten. Muslim

Ajah Harold June 23, 2017July 12, 2021 Civic Engagement, Events, Volunteer Opportunities Read more

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