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Tag: Jan Schakowsky

Congressmen Pledge to Work With CAIR-Chicago

August 25, 2015
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CAIR-Chicago met with representatives from the U.S. Congress to advocate for legislation.

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Posted in Our News Tagged Congressman, Congresswoman, Gerald Hankerson, Government Affairs, Jan Schakowsky, Mike Quigley, outreach, U.S. Department of Justice, Voting Rights Act

CAIR-Chicago Meets with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

August 10, 2006
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CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham, and Governmental Relations Coordinator Sadiya Ahmed had a meeting on Thursday, August 10, 2006 with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky at her Evanston office.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Our News Tagged DHS, Jan Schakowsky, Middle East

CAIR-Chicago: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Urges President Bush to Up Aid for Pakistan Earthquake Relief

October 21, 2005
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The Chicago office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, applauded today Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s efforts to get Washington to send more helicopters and aid to the earthquake-afflicted areas of Pakistan.

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Posted in Our News Tagged Earthquake, Jan Schakowsky, Pakistan, Temporary Protected Status, TPS

CAIR-Chicago Participates in Amnesty Event to Denounce Torture

October 3, 2005
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Supporters of anti-torture legislation gathered together Sunday at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ for a call to formally investigate and end the use of torture in war.

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Posted in Our News Tagged amnesty international, Jan Schakowsky, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Torture

Human Dignity Under Assault: The Use of Torture in the War on Terror

October 2, 2005
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WHAT – Amnesty International, Protestants for the Common Good, and the Justice Coalition of Greater Chicago present “Human Dignity Under Assault: The Use of Torture in the War on Terror”.

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged amnesty international, Jan Schakowsky, joseph margulies, panel, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Torture

Town Hall Meeting with Special Guest and Speaker Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

July 17, 2005
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On Sunday, July 17, CAIR-Chicago and the other organizational members of the Civil Liberties Coalition of Illinois (CLCI) held a town hall meeting to discuss the issues involved in the expiring, or sunset, provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. The town hall meeting occurred between 1 and 3 pm on the campus of Loyola University and had greater than 120 attendees in a packed house from a diverse cross-section of the Chicagoland community.

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Posted in Our News Tagged Civil LIberties Coalition of Illinois, CLCI, Jan Schakowsky, town hall meeting, USA Patriot Act

Press Release: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky to Discuss the PATRIOT Act at Local Town Hall Meeting

July 14, 2005
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The Chicago chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), in participation with the Civil Liberties Coalition of Illinois (CLCI), will hold a town hall meeting with guest speaker, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, to encourage Illinois’ elected representatives to vote “NO” to the reauthorization of the expiring provisions of the Patriot Act.

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Posted in Press Center Tagged CLCI, Jan Schakowsky, PATRIOT Act

Media Advisory: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Discusses the PATRIOT Act at Local Town Hall Meeting

July 14, 2005
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The Chicago chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), in participation with the Civil Liberties Coalition of Illinois (CLCI), held a town hall meeting today with guest speaker, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, to encourage Illinois’ elected representatives to vote “NO” to the reauthorization of the expiring provisions of the Patriot Act.

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Posted in Press Center Tagged CLCI, Jan Schakowsky, PATRIOT Act

Chicago Sun-Times: Muslims Protest Candidate OK With Spies in Mosques

October 2, 2004
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The Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) drew heavy criticism Friday from a group of Muslim and interfaith activists for saying that he wouldn’t object to the government placing spies inside U.S. mosques.

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Posted in In the Media Tagged Jan Schakowsky, mosque, spies
 
 
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