NYC COUNCIL MEMBER CABRERA ARRESTED ALONG WITH A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 6 PASTORS FROM ACROSS THE CITY

It's neither duck season or rabbit season. It's open season for arresting NYC Council members. Last months it was Ydanis Rodriguez who was arrested at Zuccatti Park during the Occupy Wall Street eviction. Today it was Fernando Cabrera who was arrested while protesting the NYC Law Department stance on evicting "Houses of Worship" from city owned or operated spaces. To review the issues please do read the press release sent posted below. Kudos to our representatives who have the conviction to get arrested for stances they take. Please do let us know where you stand on the issue.

Gregory

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NYC COUNCIL MEMBER CABRERA ARRESTED ALONG WITH A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 6 PASTORS FROM ACROSS THE CITY, WHEN PARTICIPATING IN A PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST THE CITY’S BAR ON HOUSES OF WORSHIP FROM RENTING NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SPACES

WHO: Council Member Fernando Cabrera and City Pastors

WHAT: NYC Council Member Cabrera arrested today along with a group of approximately 6
Pastors from across the City, were arrested today when participating in a peaceful
Protest against the New York City Law Department’s stance to evict Houses of Worship from City owned or operated spaces

WHEN: 8:00AM – 9:30AM Thursday 1/5/2011

WHERE: New York City Legal Department offices at
100 Church Street, New York, NY 10007


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New York City Council Member Fernando Cabrera and a group of approximately 6 Pastors from across the City were arrested when participating in a peaceful protest against the New York City Law Department’s stance to evict Houses of Worship from City owner or operated space. The Prayer Protest was organized by Pastor Dimas Salaberrios of Infinity New York, which met at the NYCHA Bronx River Houses.

Details:

After the Supreme Court declined to hear Bronx Household of Faith vs. New York City Department of Education on December 5th, 2011, the New York City Department of Education announced it would ban religious worship inside public schools, as permitted by the June 2011 decision of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Subsequently, religious groups have begun to be evicted from other public spaces, including Bronx Bible Church from Justice Sonia Sotomayor Houses, and Infinity New York Church from Bronx River Houses.

New York City is the only municipality in the nation that bans Houses of Worship from meeting in public spaces.

“Today we are seeing the first indication that the churches in New York City, and nationally, are awakening,” said Council Member Cabrera. “Together, we will fight these restrictive laws that discriminate against hundreds of thousands of Church-goers.”


CM Cabrera, Pastor Dimas Salaberrio, & Others Kneeling in Prayer in front of 100 Church Street