Community Statements

ING Recognized by 15 cities | Responding to Hate Crimes

The Latest FBI Hate Crimes Report Shows the Urgency of ING’s Mission In response to increasing hate crimes as reported by the FBI in its 2017 Hate Crime Statistics report, ING released an action plan that calls for increased law enforcement training on recognizing and reporting… Read More

The Latest FBI Hate Crimes Report Shows the Urgency of ING’s Mission

(November 11, 2018) The FBI just released its 2017 report on hate crimes that demonstrates the urgency of combating hate and bigotry—and of improving law enforcement’s reporting of and responding to an unprecedented surge in bigotry-based crime through education and intercultural engagement. The year 2017, according to the report, was… Read More

ING Opens Additional Office in Oakland | Upcoming Events

ING Opens Additional Office in Oakland We are excited to announce our additional office location in Oakland, California at The Port Workspaces on 19th Street. We are looking forward to easier access in engaging the local East Bay communities. Come visit ING Deputy Director Ishaq Pathan, Programs Associate Michelle… Read More

Join us at the Parliament of the World’s Religions

Supporting Jewish Communities, ING Speaks at Prayer Vigils ING Community and Civic Engagement Manager, Raania Mohsen, at the San Jose Prayer Vigil In support of our allies and partners in Jewish Communities across the Bay Area, ING staff attended and spoke at several vigils in response to the tragic… Read More

An Open Letter to America About Anti-Semitism

The massacre at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh on October 27th stands as an assault on the lives and inherent human dignity of every American. It is a direct assault on American values to target people because of who they are and what they believe. This mass… Read More

ING Stands in Solidarity with Jewish Communities

This morning a shooter walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue during its Saturday service and reportedly yelled “all Jews must die” before embarking on a shooting spree which resulted in the death of eleven people and the wounding of others, including four police officers. Our hearts and prayers go out to the… Read More

Be An Upstander Twitter Chat Reaches 1.5 Million People | San Jose Mayor Endorses ING | Upcoming Events

ING, U.S. Department of Education StopBullying.gov Twitter Chat Reaches 1.5 Million People Earlier today, ING co-hosted a Twitter Chat alongside the U.S. Department of Education Stopbullying.gov, Family Online Safety Institute, GLSEN and the Music in Me Foundation on moving from bystander to upstander. Using the hashtag #BeAnUpstander, they… Read More

We Stand With You! San Francisco Bay Area Religious Leaders Stand in Support of Survivors of Sexual Assault

We believe that sexual assault is not a partisan issue, but a pervasive problem in the United States that requires a public response. According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), someone in America is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. Ninety percent of adult rape victims are female. Yet out… Read More

Letter to NBC News Executives & Producers

Dear NBC News Executives & Producers, NBC’s October 17, 2018 Today segment about white supremacist group Identity Evropa was deeply concerning. While we unequivocally support free speech and fully encourage news outlets reporting on the underlying issues associated with hate and nationalism,… Read More

Letter to Arizona State Board of Education to Adopt Revised Curriculum Standards

Dear State Board of Education Members, Organized by the Sikh Coalition – the largest Sikh civil rights organization in the U.S., we write to you as a group of Arizona communities in support of adopting the DRAFT Arizona History and Social Science Standards, 2018. We deem these new education standards… Read More
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