National and New York Religious leaders Denounce NYPD
Profiling of Muslims on 10th Anniversary of Anti Profiling Law
Who: Diverse Religious & Community Leaders
Where: Christ Chapel, Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive New York, 10027
When: 12 noon Tuesday March 13, 2012
by Daniel Tutt, Bio
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