This edition: The Ground Zero Mosque: To Build or Not to Build
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Original tape date: November 9, 2010.This content contains discussion of discriminatory attitudes or actions, such as sexism or racism.
Baruch College School of Public Affairs presents the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice in America. On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Kenneth Marcus (Visiting Ackerman Professor, School of Public Affairs) moderates a lively panel discussion on Park51, a controversial Muslim community center and mosque. Park51 was proposed for development in 2010 to replace a building near Ground Zero that was damaged in the attack. The discussion becomes heated over racial classifications that describe Islamic populations. Panelists include Reverend Chloe Breyer (Interfaith Center of New York), Rabbi David Ellenson (Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion), Ryan Mahoney (Council on American-Islamic Relations), and Jonathan Tobin (Editor in Chief, Commentary Magazine). David Birdsell (Dean, Baruch College School of Public Affairs) gives opening remarks, and Marianne Engelman-Lado (Staff Attorney, Earth Justice) introduces the lecture series and the panelists.
This program was digitized, captioned, and made accessible in 2021 as part of ""Uncovering CUNY'S Audiovisual Heritage,"" a preservation project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Guest List
David S. Birdsell Dean and Professor, Baruch College, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Rev. Chloe Breyer Interfaith Center of New York
Rabbi David Ellenson Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Marianne Engelman Lado Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Ryan Mahoney Council on American-Islamic Relations
Kenneth L. Marcus Visiting Ackerman Professor, School of Public Affairs
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