Interfaith hearing on health care

October 12, 4:01 PMDC Muslim ExaminerPriscilla Martinez

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The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) will host an Interfaith Hearing About Universal Health Care on Capitol Hill this Wednesday, October 14.

The hearing will include presentations by Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist leaders as well as members of Congress.  Its purpose is to mobilize support for health care reform.

Scheduled speakers include:

• Rev. Walter Fauntroy, Pastor, New Bethel Baptist Church
• Ibrahim Ramey, Director, Human and Civil Rights Division - MAS Freedom
• Hilary Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau
• Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
• Rev. Kaz Nakata, Ekoji Buddhist Temple
• Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
• Rev. Louisa Davis, Coordinator, Greater Washington Allies in Reconciliation
• Rabbi Binyamin Biber, Machar, the Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism
• Lavanya Sithanandam M.D., Board Member, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) 

AMT is an umbrella organization that includes American Muslim Alliance (AMA), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), MAS-Freedom, Muslim Student Association-National (MSA-N), Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), and United Muslims of America (UMA). 

Its observer organizations include American Muslims for Civic Engagement (AMCE), Islamic Educational Council of Orange County (IECOC), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC).