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JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER |
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Welcome to the June 2021 issue of the Huntington Anti-Bias Taskforce (HABTF) Newsletter.
The HABTF is a non-partisan group formed by the Town
of Huntington in conjunction with the Suffolk County Anti-Bias Task Force. It is made
up of concerned clergy, community representatives and lay persons who work together to
address the issue of intolerance, prejudice, discrimination and racism in any segment
of our Town.
We've been meeting monthly since January 2019 and have accomplished quite a lot.
Upcoming meetings are 1 PM Wed Jun 23 and July 28 (4th Wed).
Check out some of our projects below.
For more info about HABTF, click
www.huntingtonny.gov/abtf.
For a list of resources, click
Resource List.
If you have any comments or suggestions, e-mail Carmen Kasper, Director of Human Services, at
ckasper@huntingtonny.gov
Click here to read HABTF Apr 2021 Newsletter
Click here to read HABTF Feb 2021 Newsletter
Click here to read HABTF Nov 2020 Newsletter
Click here to read HABTF Sept 2020 Newsletter
Click here to read HABTF June 2020 Newsletter
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2nd Precinct SCPD Report
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By Inspector William Scrima
There were no significant bias-related incidents in Huntington during March and April.
For more information, please visit the department Website at www.suffolkpd.org.
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Suffolk County Legislation Targets Antisemitism
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from PATCH Web site
SELDEN, NY Fri May 14 — Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced on Friday that Suffolk will introduce
legislation aimed toward addressing and preventing acts of hate and violence motivated by antisemitism.
The legislation would adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)'s working definition
of antisemitism in the county in accordance with May being Jewish Heritage Month.
"Bigotry, violence, hate, antisemitism, racism has no place in Suffolk County," Bellone told reporters from
the Center for Social Justice and Human Understanding on the Selden Suffolk County Community College campus.
"The first step in combating hate is defining it."
Click here to read more > >
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Solidarity Panel to Stop AAPI Hate Crimes
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from Suffolk County Asian-American Advisory Board
The alarming increase in hate crime attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) must stop.
AAPI communities across the country, in New York, and on Long Island are calling for action in the
wake of these attacks. Disturbing videos of recent attacks in Chinatown in Manhattan and in Flushing,
Queens have reignited concerns about violence against Asian Americans. Many in these communities
have said the situation has been worsening for months and believe many hate crimes – both verbal
and physical—have gone unreported.
In response to this disturbing and dangerous trend, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk
County Office of Minority Affairs and the Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board hosted a
Virtual Forum and Discussion on Solidarity. For more information, click the links to the flyer and video below.
Click here to read FLYER > >
Click here to watch YOUTUBE VIDEO > >
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Huntington Township Housing Coalition
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by Roger Weaving Jr
The Huntington Township Housing Coalition is a group of Faith-based, civic, and business organizations
that come together as volunteers to create an environment conducive to creating more affordable housing
in the Township of Huntington, NY. We started over 20 years ago at the prompting of the Chamber of
Commerce, who saw that a lack of affordable housing was affecting the ability of the businesses in town
to hire good people competitively.
Education about the issues surrounding affordable housing is one of our primary missions. We recently
published our
Huntington Housing Horizons 2030
report which looks at the town's Horizons 2020 master plan and examines what progress has been made since it was
written in 2008. We educate the public, by conducting panel discussions and talks. We are available to
come to any group to explain current issues. As a 501(c3) organization we do not endorse candidates, but
we do offer to educate the town board and town board candidates about the need for affordable housing.
Click here to read more > >
Click here to watch VIDEO of Roger Weaving presentation > >
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