May 2025 Resource Roundup

Each month we collect, curate, and collaborate to create this Community and Congregational Network (CCN) Resource Roundup. This Roundup includes jobs, grants, events, reports, articles, movies, toolkits, and more. Each of the items listed in some way contributes to our shared work of building a country where everyone is treated with dignity and respect including countering anti-Muslim discrimination and violence as just one of the things preventing us from realizing that better world.

Our Shoulder to Shoulder Community & Congregational Network is an opportunity to connect with interfaith and community organizations and leaders throughout the country who are, in some capacity, addressing anti-Muslim discrimination in the U.S. Members share resources, problem-solve, and reflect on this important work in our meetings. Our network includes volunteer-run organizations and organizations with 10+ staff members. Members include organizations in rural, urban, and suburban communities in red, blue, and purple states and beyond. Each of them recognizes anti-Muslim discrimination as a threat to our communities and country. Each is committed to addressing this issue alongside their Muslim neighbors, friends, and siblings in their community.

Know that our Shoulder to Shoulder team is here to support and encourage you in the work, however we’re able. The views expressed in linked resources do not necessarily reflect those of the Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign. If there is something specific you’re looking for but don’t find here or you’re looking for a thought partner, please reach out to us at info@s2scampaign.org If you want to learn more about our Shoulder to Shoulder Community Network, contact us and/or check out our website. You can check out past resource roundups on our Medium Channel.

S2S Updates & Highlighted Resources

• May 7, 14, and 21 | Speaking Across Differences: Navigating Dialogue in Polarized Times | Institute for Islamic, Christian, Jewish Studies (ICJS)
• May 8 | Faithful Conversations: Leading in Divided Times | Sojourners | “How do we preach and teach truth in an age of lies and disinformation?”
• Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days | Building Movement Project | Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days is part of BMP’s Movement Infrastructure Series, which offers ideas, approaches, and practices to strengthen individual organizations and broader social movement ecosystems.
• Tell Universities: Protect Student Rights, Reject Trump’s Orders | MPower Change
• Tell Congress: Pass the NO BAN Act | Tell your House members and Senators to cosponsor the NO BAN Act and support its swift passage. See more resources and action steps at https://www.nomuslimbanever.com/
• Tools for Meeting the Moment: Prevent, Defuse, Respond | OverZero
• Apply for the EMBLEM Grant (Emerging Muslim Bridgebuilding Leaders Engaging the Midwest), an opportunity for Muslim student leaders and their allies to build bridges across difference, grow as interfaith leaders, and design projects that increase campus inclusivity.
• Chaplaincy for Everyday Democracy by Najeeba Syeed, Institute for Social Concerns
• Faith-Rooted Primer for Understanding & Addressing Bigotry in the U.S. Amid the Violence in Israel-Palestine. You’ll see a discussion guide and an additional list of resources for those interested.
• Educator Resources — If you have seen this list in the past but haven’t looked recently, we recommend checking it out as new resources have been added in the past few months alone.
• Planting Seeds for Pluralism in America: The Syeed Family | S2S created this short documentary film to honor and highlight Dr. Sayyid and Rafia Syeed as two figures, among many, who have contributed to the American interfaith movement to build pluralism.

Upcoming Important Dates

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 6: National Teacher Appreciation Day

May 6: (1882) Asian Exclusion Act Passed

May 8: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

May 5–11: Children’s Book Week

May 13: International Hummus Day

May 16: National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day

May 19th Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X (Yuri and Malcolm) Birthday

May 26: (1924) Johnson-Reed Immigration Act barred all immigration from Asia and limited immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe

May 28: Ascension of the Baha-u-llah (Baha’i)

Events

• May 5 | PANEL: Approaches to Faith in Public Life in the 2020s | International Center for Religion & Diplomacy | Join the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, the Eisenhower Institute and our friends from Wisdom of Crowds for an exploration of various approaches to political divisions and cultural issues that religious believers and institutions have taken in these deeply polarized, secularizing, and religiously diversifying years of the early 21st Century.
• May 6 | Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging: Sustainable Development, Food, Climate & Land | Othering & Belonging Institute | This event will focus on the critical role of Arab women and feminists in the struggle for sustainable development, climate justice, food justice, land rights, and sovereignty in the Arab region. What are the visions, solutions, and aspirations of Arab women and feminists when it comes to advancing belonging and protecting land and life through climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and staying on ancestral lands in resistance to violence, land dispossession, and erasure?
• May 6 in DC | Quilting for the Constitution: Peace by Piece | Women Building Peace | We are launching a national campaign inviting women across the country to participate in quilting events where they will write messages to congressional leaders on fabric squares. These squares will be sewn into quilts and delivered to leaders in an effort to amplify our call for leaders in all branches of government to uphold the Constitution. Our aim is to inspire collective action and engage a broad range of communities as we quilt for constitutional rights.
• May 6 | Toward Identity and Visibility: 1 Million SWANA Californians Strong | We’re excited to invite you to a special webinar highlighting a powerful new report by Catalyst California. Catalyst California’s new report is the first of its kind to center the experiences of over 1 million SWANA Californians. Drawing on five key issue areas — safety and justice, economic opportunity, healthcare access, healthy environments, and housing — the report reveals just how urgent our call for inclusion truly is.
• May 7 | May Book Club: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks | Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom | In preparation for our July Building Bridges trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina, we’ll be reading People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks! This powerful novel traces the journey of a rare manuscript through centuries of history, culture, and resilience. Our book club is open to everyone — whether you’re joining the trip or just want to be part of the conversation.
• May 7 | Know Your Rights for Immigrants and International Students | Rutgers Center for Security, Race, and Rights | Professor Raquel Aldana, a leading legal scholar on transitional and immigrant justice, will provide training for attorneys to become better informed of the legal rights of students. Now more than ever, it is critical for lawyers and the students they represent with varied immigration statuses to understand how the law can protect them.
• May 7, 14, and 21 | Speaking Across Differences: Navigating Dialogue in Polarized Times | Institute for Islamic, Christian, Jewish Studies (ICJS) | This course will interrogate the question of what it means to dialogue during a time of political violence, persecution, gaslighting, and oppression. Very often we teach that tolerance is a virtue in dialogue, yet should we also be tolerant of intolerance? How does that work?
• May 8 | Virtual Film Screening + Discussion: No Other Land | Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom | We’re hosting a special virtual screening of the Oscar award-winning film No Other Land — and you’re invited. This powerful and timely documentary is in limited-time release in the U.S., and we didn’t want to miss the chance to come together and experience it. After the film, we’ll break into small group discussions to reflect on the story, its impact, and what it means for us in this moment. Ticket proceeds will go directly to support Masafer Yatta communities.
• May 8 | Faithful Conversations: Leading in Divided Times | Sojourners | “How do we preach and teach truth in an age of lies and disinformation?” We’ll explore how truth is defined and how it is being obscured and altered in our current cultural climate. We’ll also discuss how we, as people of faith, understand the concept of truth and how the two interact in our communities. Lastly, we’ll explore practical tools for how we, as faith leaders, might engage the kinds of disinformation and deception that our communities are facing.
• May 10 in Chicago | Sacred Connections: Deepening Dialogue Between Black Christians + Muslims | Black Christian and Muslim faith leaders, community members, and scholars are invited to this day-long event in Chicago. Have you ever longed for deeper connection between Christians and Muslims — or felt that your understanding of one another has been shaped more by distance than by dialogue, more by assumptions than by shared stories? If so, please join the Muslim Wellness Foundation (MWF) and Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU).
• May 11 in Chicago | SALDEF Presents: Sikhs in Storytelling in Chicago | We’re bringing together an incredible lineup of community leaders, creatives, entertainers, and artists for a day of workshops, panels, performances, and fireside chats — all designed to amplify Sikh voices and elevate the narratives of our community. This year’s event will highlight the powerful stories of Sikh Americans and feature the talented individuals and groups shaping the future of our community’s representation through art, entertainment, and culture.
• May 12 | Toward Authoritarianism: The Repression of Muslim American Digital Activism | Muslim Counterpublics Lab, Co-sponsored by ACRE Action Center on Race & The Economy, Defending Rights & Dissent, and Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative | This panel will explore the findings of our Digital Rights Report through a critical discussion on the growing repression of Muslim American digital activism.
• May 12 | World Refugee Day: Policy Advocacy, & Planning | We Are All America, RCUSA, and Church World Service. Our national partners will offer key updates on refugee policy, while state and local community organizers will share effective strategies for advocating state and local policies, planning impactful events for World Refugee Day 2025, and empowering communities to take meaningful action.
• May 12th at 4:30 PM PST / 7:30 PM EST | Revolutionary Love Webinar for Educators | Led by Dr. Melissa Canlas — University of San Francisco professor, our Director of Education, and creator of the Revolutionary Love Educator’s Guide — this webinar will equip educators with Revolutionary tools that help students reflect on their own stories and imagine a more just, connected world. Together, we’ll also explore the Stories of Revolutionary Love Lesson Plan, a new resource designed to spark dialogue, reflection, and creative expression in the classroom — helping students see how small acts of love can lead to collective action for justice and liberation. This gathering is also a space for educators to find nourishment — to be in community, reflect on the current climate, and reimagine the future of education with care and courage.
• May 14 | Jewish Community Relations and Multiracial Coalitions: Strategies for a Secure Future | Jewish Council for Public Affairs | As Jewish communities confront escalating threats and deepening societal divisions, how can we forge powerful, multiracial coalitions to secure a resilient future for all?
• May 15 | The Scopes Monkey Trial, a Century Later: Lessons in Religion and Education Policy | Institute for Islamic, Christian, Jewish Studies (ICJS) | One hundred years after the Scopes Trial, the debate over religion and education is far from over. With state legislatures introducing new policies that shape what can — and cannot — be taught in public schools, it’s crucial to understand the power of legal precedent and local control.
• May 15 | Virtual Training Series: Safeguarding Your Nonprofit Organization (Session #2: with a focus on the 501(p) tax status) | The Leadership Conference Education Fund | The objective of these virtual trainings is to help members of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, their affiliates, and our other allied organizations prepare for possible threats to their funding or tax-exempt status, as well as other possible enforcement actions and investigations targeting non-profits.
• May 12 — June 16 | Healing Harms: From Trauma to Everyday Resilience | This six-week interactive course is designed for everyday people — teachers, pastors, social workers, students, parents, activists, and neighbors — who want to navigate difficult experiences with greater awareness and care. Whether you’re supporting others or reflecting on your own journey, this course will equip you with practical tools to recognize harm, foster healing, build stronger relationships, and contribute to wider peacebuilding efforts.
• May 17 | Revolutionary Nonviolent Activism Workshop in Los Angeles | Join us for this monthly interfaith workshop rooted in the legacy of Rev. James Lawson, civil rights icon and pioneer of nonviolent resistance. Whether you’re standing with striking workers, protecting your immigrant neighbors, protesting unjust policies, or applying nonviolence in everyday life, this session offers perspectives and practical tools for action.
• May 19–21 in Chicago | Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) 35th Anniversary Conference | Join AAPIP in Chicago as we honor 35 years of seeding and cultivating long-term partnerships between Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities and institutional philanthropy! We are Rooted and Ready! Rooted in our decades-long commitment to racial solidarity, equity and justice. Ready to double down on our vision for a future where Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities are valued, engaged, and safe.
• May 20 at 8pm ET | How to Stop a Backsliding Democracy in its Tracks (and Engineer a Reverse Course): Lessons Learned and What We Need to Do Next | Albert Shanker Institute | Democracy is under siege at home and abroad — but history shows that authoritarianism can be stopped, and democracy can be rebuilt through courageous, strategic movements and the actions of everyday people. In this webinar, AFT President Randi Weingarten will moderate a discussion with experts and strategists of resistance and people-powered movements, exploring how we turn the tide through education, organized labor, and strategic coalition-building.
• May 21 | Free Speech Movement — Teacher Workshop | Join us for an interview by Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian with activist scholars Bettina Aptheker, author of Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel and Robert Cohen, author of The Essential Mario Savio: Speeches and Writings that Changed America. The workshop is co-sponsored by the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement.
• May 22 | Informational Session: Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups | Jesse Hagopian, Teaching for Black Lives co-editor and Rethinking Schools editor, will facilitate an informational session for educators who are interested in forming a Teaching for Black Lives study group in the 2025–2027 school year. Participants will hear from previous and current study group coordinators about their experience and impact. The session will include time to ask questions at the end. The Zinn Education Project supports on average 100 Teaching for Black Lives study groups each school year. This is a free professional learning opportunity
• May 22 | Muslim Families in Focus: Youth, Elders, and Housing | Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) | This conversation will center the dual responsibilities many U.S. Muslims shoulder — navigating parenthood while supporting aging relatives — and the implications for public andIslamic schools, elder care, and housing.We’ll also examine disparities in homeownership and the growing need for affordable and accommodating housing.
• May 22 | Making Connections: A Series with Allison Gilbert on the Loneliness Epidemic | Reimagine | In a time of disorientation, division, and social distrust, we need new ideas to get connected to one another.The Making Connections series, hosted by Allison Gilbert and Reimagine, directly advances the urgent call to action from the 19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in his Parting Prescription for America: the need to strengthen relationships is the most pressing challenge of our time.
• May 25 | Virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid Training | American Muslim Health Professionals | Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an evidence-based certification program, which introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health issues like anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, substance abuse, and addictions, and builds understanding of their impact.
• May 28 | Bridging and Belonging to Strengthen Social Connections | More in Common and Rural Urban Action | Bridging across divides and creating a shared sense of belonging in communities is essential to sustain a broader socially connected community. Approaches that honor the diversity of members in the community require bringing people together across differences to avoid othering and siloing of subgroups. Creating a sense of belonging involves helping all community members feel safe and valued.
• May 28–29 | New Ground’s Facilitation Skills Training | Los Angeles | Do you find yourself frustrated in conversations with peers or loved ones on a daily basis? Do you want to ask better questions and truly broaden people’s perspectives? Do you wish you could bridge the gaps in understanding in your social circles? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you should consider applying for NewGround’s Facilitation Training program. Together, we build a Community of Practice — a network with whom you can practice and refine your communication and facilitation muscles. Our new cohort will begin their training with two full days of learning and practice on May 28 and 29. This program is open to people of all backgrounds, of any faith or no faith. We practice these skills by discussing the issues that matter to you: free speech, mis- and dis-information, Israel Palestine, anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish hate and bias, and more.
• June 2–4 in DC | 2025 Refugee, Asylum, and Humanitarian Protection Advocacy Days | Refugee Council USA | Register by May 2, 2025 | This in-person event aims to galvanize and activate bipartisan support for refugee, asylum, and humanitarian programs. It will lay the foundation for directly-impacted leaders to advocate in their own communities and ensure a meaningful opportunity for diverse constituents’ voices to be heard by their elected leaders.
• June 5 | Spiritual Care for Interreligious Families | Institute for Islamic, Christian, Jewish Studies (ICJS) | Join us for a thoughtful lunch and learn webinar featuring Rev. Samantha Gonzalez-Block and Rabbi Debbi Reichmann, spiritual leaders of the Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington—an independent community of interfaith families committed to sharing, learning about, and celebrating Jewish and Christian traditions. Together, we’ll explore how spiritual leaders support families navigating multiple faith identities and create inclusive spaces for belonging, ritual, and growth.
• June 11 | I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me: A Century of Franciscan Solidarity with Migrants | Franciscan Action Network | FAN’s online program will explore the deep Franciscan heritage of serving people on the move, the challenges to ongoing service today, and the important connection between direct service and Franciscan-hearted policy advocacy.
• June 11 in Omaha | Race, Religion & Social Justice Conference: Fueling the Work 2025 | Tri-Faith Initiative | The conference will address intersections between race, religion, and social justice across different sectors of society; we invite multi-sector approaches — nonprofit and civic leaders, community members, educators, health and mental health practitioners, artists, religious communities, and scholars. This year’s theme is Fueling The Work. Early Bird Registration Closes May 8!
• June 10–13 in NYC | 2025 Summer Institute — Interfaith Cooperation in Higher Education: Reframing Today’s Campus | Join NYU’s Center for Global Spiritual Life and Interfaith America for the return of the 2025 Of Many Institute, a four-day conference featuring workshops and panel presentations on conflict transformation, cultural empathy, pluralism, and contemplative practices and with renowned scholars and thought leaders. Participants will learn how they can activate religious, spiritual, and secular communities to strengthen civic pluralism, and explore the role they and their institutions play in building faith-friendly campuses.
• June 12 — July 24 | Security to Wellbeing Cohort: A Learning Community for Direct Service Organizations | The Building Movement Project (BMP) is excited to launch the next cohort of the Security to Wellbeing (SWB) Framework, a tool for nonprofit service organizations that are interested in expanding their role as service providers to enact broader social change in the communities they serve. Applications will close on May 17th, 2025.
• June 22 | Educational Event on Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca | Our Common Beliefs | This presentation will cover details about The Hajj Pilgrimage, one of the 5 pillars in Islam. Join us for an enlightening conversation on Sister Ola and her famiy’s experience during Hajj.
• July 20th | Islam 101 | Our Common Beliefs | Virtual Presentation

Calls to Action

Resources & Action Alerts to Resist Targeting of Civil Society Groups in House Ways and Means Tax Bill:

• Collective sign-on statement in opposition to the House tax bill | “This is an all-hands-on-deck moment where Ways & Means Committee Members need to hear from nonprofits who are concerned with the threat of government weaponization against independent nonprofits.”
• Dangerous Language Threatens Civil Liberties — Tell Congress to Keep It Out of Reconciliation | Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
• ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Reject Weaponization of the IRS to Target our Nation’s Nonprofits | Arab American Institute
• Protect Civil Society from Political Targeting in Reconciliation Package | Muslims for Just Futures | This week, the House Ways & Means Committee is considering a reconciliation package that includes dangerous language threatening civil society and critical service organizations. Section 112209 — “Termination of Tax-Exempt Status of Terrorist Supporting Organizations” in the reconciliation package mirrors provisions in H.R. 9495 and H.R. 6408, granting the Treasury Secretary broad, unilateral authority to designate any nonprofit as a “terrorist-supporting organization” and revoke its tax-exempt status — without due process, transparency, or judicial review.
• Americans Against Government Censorship Vote Recommendation and their documents that focus on the House Ways & Means Committee — Memo on engaging around reconciliation, AAGC statement on the House tax bill, Grassroots comms toolkit.
• See MJF’s double-sided pager with broader resources and analysis

More calls to action:

• Petition & Toolkit: Return Dr. Alawieh to Her Patients! | Dr. Alawieh is one of only 3 transplant nephrologists in Rhode Island and is urgently needed back at Brown University Health, to resume providing life-saving and life-changing care to vulnerable patients in Rhode Island. She has the support of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), the largest union of physician house-staff in the United States, with over 40,000 members. CIR has prepared this social media toolkit to support people in demanding Dr. Alawieh’s return. Together, let’s demand #JusticeForDrAlawieh and #BringHerHome !
• Tell Congress: Pass the NO BAN Act | The NO BAN Act has been reintroduced in both the House and Senate by Rep. Chu and Sen. Coons. Tell your House members and Senators to cosponsor the NO BAN Act and support its swift passage. See more resources and action steps at https://www.nomuslimbanever.com/
• Tell Congress: Mass Deportation is Not the Answer | Friends Committee on National Legislation
• Support SB 509 (National South Asian Orgs) Sign-On Letter | The Sikh Coalition | There is urgent concern to underscore the escalating threat of transnational repression targeting our communities and we request your support for California’s SB 509.
• Congress Must Act: Save Enduring Welcome and Finish the Mission | Afghan Evac | This draft language may be used by anyone in the United States to write to their elected officials, asking them to stand up for Enduring Welcome and ensure it continues
• TAKE ACTION TODAY: Urge Your Member of Congress to Defend Refugee Resettlement | Church World Service | Take action by urging your Member of Congress to join Rep. Ansari’s letter and remind the Trump administration that the refugee resettlement program makes our country stronger, safer, and more prosperous.
• Justice for Kilmar: People of Faith Condemn Government Abductions | United Church of Christ Office of Public Policy and Advocacy | As people of faith, we are called to bear witness to injustice, demand accountability, and ensure the human rights of our precious immigrant siblings are protected. The rise of abductions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is an assault on our sacred freedoms — to keep our families safe and united, to have due process and equality under the law, and to advocate for our values without fear of retribution.
• Support the Immigration Justice Campaign Access Fund | American Immigration Council | As policies change, and legal representation for immigrants is stripped away, we need funding for additional travel and language access. Help chip in so we can send lawyers to remote detention centers and provide more interpreters.
• Urge diplomats and embassies to refuse to issue travel documents for deportations that separate families and violate fundamental human rights | 18 Million Rising and Southeast Asian Freedom Network | “We need your organizations to sign onto this letter to coordinate resources and support services for migrants facing deportation, and help establish a council to develop strategies to address the challenges of SEA migrants.”
• Tell Universities: Protect Student Rights, Reject Trump’s Orders | MPower Change | Students are facing growing repression, including police harassment, ICE abductions, and the threat of visa revocations. Tell university leadership to say NO to repressing and targeting students on campus.
• Counter Antisemitism and Stand Up For Democracy | Last week, JCPA led a Jewish communal statement, alongside a broad coalition of mainstream Jewish organizations, rejecting the false choice between Jewish safety and democracy. Add your name and commit to standing with JCPA to counter antisemitism and protect our democracy at this critical moment.
• Tell Your Senators: Vote NO on the SAVE Act | Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 22, also known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. If signed into law, this bill would require voters to present documentation — such as a birth certificate or passport — to register or update voter registration in person. Millions of Americans do not have, or would struggle to find, proof of citizenship, and would be prohibited from voting.
• Interfaith Solidarity Statement on Refugees and Immigrants | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Urge Congress to Defend Refugee Resettlement | Church World Service
• Sign-on Statement: Christian Leaders Denounce “Anti-Christian Bias Task Force” | Interfaith Alliance
• Oppose S. 558 The Antisemitism Awareness Act | Join the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Arab American Institute, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on a coalition letter opposing S. 558, the Antisemitism Awareness Act.
• Interfaith Alliance Opposes Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA)
• The Ash Wednesday Ecumenical Declaration — Defending Refuge: The Faithful Call to Action Starts Now | Church World Service

Resources

Toolkits & Trainings

• Tools for Meeting the Moment: Prevent, Defuse, Respond | OverZero | History teaches that there are many ways we can rise to meet this moment. We can work to prevent political and identity-based violence by strengthening our shared values, identities, and social fabric. Where threats have escalated, we can defuse risks for violence by anticipating and addressing growing tensions. And if instances of violence do occur, we can respond to them in ways that limit harm and downstream consequences, and demonstrate solidarity with targeted communities.
• Mental Health Resource Hub | Family and Youth Institute | Muslims experience mental health challenges — yet so many suffer in silence, unsure where to turn. For over 17 years, we’ve supported individuals and communities through grief, anxiety, shame, and silence. This hub brings together the resources shaped by those journeys.
• Community Framing & Talking Points: Trump Travel Ban 2025 | ReThink Media | With the forthcoming Travel Ban targeting dozens of countries, including several Muslim-majority nations, ReThink Media offers this resource for BAMEMSSA organizations and leaders. This guide provides strategic framing, suggested talking points, and language to use in press interviews, media appearances, public statements, and social media campaigns.
• Fact sheet on differences between a judicial warrant and an ICE administrative document | Spanish Version | Project South
• Mental Health Toolkit: Resource for Muslim Mental Healthcare Advocates | Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) | This toolkit includes resources for individuals and mental health professionals to effectively address the unique mental health challenges that Muslims face. These challenges are not exclusive to adults. This toolkit also includes specific resources for addressing the needs of American Muslim children who face the added challenge of bullying from peers and adults, alike.
• Sikh Speakers Network | Powered by The Sikh Coalition | The lived experiences of the Sikh community are vast and diverse. Use this continuously-growing database to find Sikh experts across a wide variety of fields who can speak to media, add value to panel discussions and conferences, and more.
• Know Your Rights: U.S. Airports and Ports of Entry | ACLU | Now more than ever, it’s important to know your basic constitutional rights when entering the United States from abroad.
• Resisting Christian Nationalism: FAQ + Resources | Faithful America | Christian nationalism is the single biggest threat to both democracy and the church today. To assist Christians in recognizing and responding to Christian nationalism when we see it, Faithful America has put together this short FAQ and the following list of helpful resources, including study guides, webinars, sermon prep, and books.
• Safety Guide for Artists | Artists at Risk Connection |Artists take risks, but they should not have to risk their lives. Nevertheless, global watchdogs document hundreds of cases each year of artists who are attacked, imprisoned, and even killed for their work — and countless more cases go undocumented. In response to these realities, the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) of PEN America has developed A Safety Guide for Artists, a first-of-its-kind manual that offers practical strategies for artists to understand, navigate, and ultimately overcome risk.
• A Primer for Student Organizers on Building a Legal Support Network | Muslims for Just Futures | In recent weeks, student organizers and faculty across the country have reached out to highlight that the existing legal infrastructure is stretched thin, and in some cases, absent entirely. In response, MJF’s Legal Network has developed this guide to help student organizers build legal infrastructure.
• Free to Speak Bill of Rights Resource Hub | A resource hub for new and seasoned activists and organizations, with resources from organizations involved in the protest defense space. These resources are available as syllabi, with tracks for new activists, protest planning, immigration advocacy, digital security, and response to legal trouble, as well as threats to the right to protest and navigating legal structures for new organizations.
• The New Immigration Registration Requirement | Informed Immigrant | Info and resources
• Daily State of Play: Trump’s Indefinite Refugee Ban and Funding Halt | Church World Service
• Social Currant 8-session course designed for organizations looking to build long-term creator work strategies to build progressive power. Working with creators in today’s digital landscape. This course earns you a Currant Certified Badge, signaling to creators that your organization is vetted, trained, and ready for meaningful partnerships. Stand out in the creator economy with proven expertise in creator work and campaign execution. For priority consideration, apply by May 30th.
• Mobilizing Against Antisemitism | Interfaith Alliance
• Tracking Trump’s executive orders: Weaponizing antisemitism | Interfaith Alliance

Reports and Publications

• Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days | Building Movement Project | Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days is part of BMP’s Movement Infrastructure Series, which offers ideas, approaches, and practices to strengthen individual organizations and broader social movement ecosystems.
• The First 100 Days and the Impact on South Asian Groups and Communities | South Asian Coalition | As the turbulent 100 days of the Trump Administration come to a close, we look back at 5 ways in which South Asian communities and groups were affected by executive actions in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration – and how our communities responded and resisted with care, courage and solidarity.
• Americans’ Trust in One Another | Pew Research Center | “Every few years over the last five decades, surveys have asked Americans, ‘Can most people be trusted?’ 50 years ago, almost half (46%) of us said, ‘Yes.’ That’s down to just a third of us (34%) according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center. And we have been stuck there for the last six years.”
• Paths to Understanding Annual Report | This report includes stories from our programs, voices of partners and staff, deeper insights into our strategy, and interactive content — click the videos and web links in the report.
• Together Against Hate Report | Interfaith Alliance | Hate and violence have always existed as a disturbing feature of American society. However, in recent years, we have witnessed a documented escalation in political and hate-based violence that threatens our democracy and puts all of our communities at risk. Interfaith Alliance has developed Together Against Hate to offer a counter force to this rise in hate-based extremism.

Jobs

• Emgage Action Michigan is hiring a Canvasser for the upcoming election cycles in Dearborn. This position will run from mid-June through November and requires availability for two key election periods: Primary Election Cycle (June 14 — August 5) and General Election Cycle (September 6 — November 4). Visit bit.ly/EmgageMICanvasser to learn more. Please send resumes or questions to lalhanooti@emgageaction.org
• United Religions Initiative (URI) is seeking a North America Regional Coordinator to grow the URI network and facilitate collective URI Purpose-centered initiatives in the region. You can find the complete Job Description here. Application Process: To apply, please complete the following form, answering the questions provided and uploading your resume by end of day Monday May 5, 2025.
• Islamic Scholarship Fund (ISF) is hiring a Part-Time Policy & Programs Director! If you’re passionate about equity, leadership development, and building power for American Muslims in policy, this job is for you. Check out the full job description here.
• Islamic Scholarship Fund (ISF) is also seeking experienced professionals to volunteer as judges for their programs. If you have 6–8 years of experience in policy/government, law, film, and media/journalism, and are passionate about empowering the next generation, we invite you to contribute 10–15 hours to review online applications and conduct interviews. Your insights will help shape the future, and this process may open the door to ongoing mentorship opportunities with finalists. Please fill out this intake form if you’re interested.
• The Arab-American Family Support Center in NYC is seeking an Executive Director. Read the full job description here. Feel free to direct questions to the recruiter Paul Spivey (pspivey@phillipsoppenheim.com).
• The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley (GGSC) is seeking a creative and strategic Content & Engagement Manager to develop, produce, and help disseminate multimedia resources that offer science-based strategies for dialogue and connection across lines of faith, race and ethnicity, politics, socioeconomic status, and more, with a particular focus on engaging leaders and practitioners across sectors. Email your cover letter, resume, and three relevant work samples — ideally links to videos you produced and/or writing samples — as a single attachment to bridgingcourse@berkeley.edu. We strongly encourage applications by May 19, 2025.
• Paid Opportunities for Dreamers | TheDream.US | Apply to paid internships and fellowships, and attend career fairs.
• Muslim Justice League is seeking a Lead Organizer and a Political Education Lead. Submissions received by May 18, 2025 will be prioritized for both positions. Learn more about both positions and apply here.
• World Student Christian Federation — US is looking for a National Organizer. to lead a Student Christian Movement in the United States that connects US Christian students with one another and with Student Christian Movements globally through the networks of the World Student Christian Federation. Our mission is to build a radically inclusive, ecumenical, globally engaged, and social-justice oriented US community of students, campus ministers/chaplains, and alumni…To be considered for the position please send a cover letter, CV, and the contact information for three references to wscftrustees@gmail.com by June 15. The position starts on August 1, 2025.
• Muslim Advocates is hiring a Senior Staff Attorney. Muslim Advocates (MA) — a national legal-advocacy, social-justice, and educational organization — seeks applications from talented and motivated attorneys wishing to join our growing legal team as a senior staff attorney. Learn more and apply here.
• Protect Democracy is hiring a State Campaign Strategist to join the fight for a more representative and responsive democracy. They’re looking for someone with state ballot initiative experience to supercharge our efforts to advance proportional representation in the states. · App deadline: May 25, 2025
• Palestine Legal is hiring an Attorney Network Organizer — We’re looking for an amazing community organizer, coalition builder, and network architect, ideally with experience at the intersection of law and organizing, who can help expand and develop our attorney network; and an Advocacy and Public Education Senior Manager — We are looking for a dynamic and visionary strategist to lead Pal Legal’s advocacy and public education work (JD preferred).

Grants

• Apply for the EMBLEM Grant today! EMBLEM (Emerging Muslim Bridgebuilding Leaders Engaging the Midwest) is a grant opportunity for Muslim student leaders and their allies to build bridges across difference, grow as interfaith leaders, and design projects that increase campus inclusivity. Projects will engage multiple religious communities in building meaningful relationships. Imagine guiding off-campus visits to a local Mosque, hosting interfaith iftars for the whole community, or collaborating with diverse religious groups for on-campus education. Projects will be unique to the needs of each community, representing colleges and universities across the Midwest. Funding will range up to $5,000. Applications are due on May 16, 2025, or sooner.
• Levitt Music Series Grant: The Levitt Foundation is inviting proposals from U.S.-based nonprofits to present a Levitt Music Series in 2026, 2027 and 2028. These multi-year matching grants of up to $40K/year (up to $120K total) will activate underused public spaces, ensure access to the arts and strengthen the social fabric of communities through creative placemaking, bringing people together of all ages and backgrounds through free, outdoor concert series. Learn more here!
• Increase people’s involvement in local democracy with $25k: The Herb Block Foundation supports organizations that are working to help ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government through citizen involvement. All projects must be nonpartisan and can’t involve lobbying for specific legislation or candidates. A good example of how folks have mixed weaving and citizen involvement in democracy is CivicLex in Lexington, KY. Learn more and apply by June 4.
• Community businesses can get $10k to recover from a recent natural disaster: The Backing Small Businesses grant program is offering Disaster Recovery grants for 100 “locally significant” small businesses that have been impacted by recent natural disasters. Businesses must be involved in and critical to the surrounding community and local culture, and have a business model that supports their communities or addresses an acute community need. Grants are $10,000. Learn more and apply by May 21.

Fellowships

• The Eisner Prize Fellowship supports leaders pioneering innovations in intergenerational connection. Since 2011, the Eisner Foundation has awarded the Eisner Prize to honor people and organizations doing exceptional intergenerational work across the country. The Eisner Prize Fellows application is open to anyone in the United States working to innovate in the area of intergenerational connection — whether that be through research, programs, technology, or other efforts advancing the field. Young people, people of color, and those working with historically marginalized communities are particularly encouraged to apply. The application for the 2025–26 cycle will be open April 14 through May 16, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
• The American Council on Germany is currently accepting applications for the fourth year of the Study Tour on Social Cohesion. This project brings together diverse groups of young professionals from both sides of the Atlantic for a two-part exchange on how communities strive to be more equitable. The application due date is May 16, 2025. Learn more and apply here.

Event Recordings

• Effective Advocacy in a Chaotic Era | Friends Committee on National Legislation | FCNL’s Bridget Moix, Amelia Kegan, and LaVida Davis join a network call on April 10, 2025 to discuss how FCNL is responding in this moment and how you can best lobby for peace, justice, and an earth restored.
• Know Your Rights: Traveling & Hajj | CAIR Greater Los Angeles | CAIR-CA’s senior attorneys recently hosted an informative webinar about what the current and potential policy changes mean for community members going on hajj or other international travel.
• 6th Annual National Day of Prayer: National Interfaith Prayer Service for Protecting Democracy | Religions for Peace USA
• Antisemitism, Democracy, and the Assault on Knowledge and Education | A Conversation Between JCPA CEO Amy Spitalnick and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten
• In Conversation: What Does It Mean to Be Human? | Institute for Islamic, Christian, Jewish Studies (ICJS) | Their insightful dialogue touched on profound theological, ethical, and social questions, demonstrating how religious diversity can foster understanding and cooperation.
• Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging, Part 2 | Othering & Belonging Institute | We hosted the second installment of our Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging webinar series on Tuesday, April 8, with speakers from Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and the Western Sahara sharing their experiences related to the theme of knowledge production, including in education, the arts, and cultural expressions.
• An Uncertain Time: How to Make Sense of this Moment | Othering & Belonging Institute | This conversation looks at what is driving the rise of authoritarianism across the globe, and discusses pathways forward to build a world where everyone belongs and no one is excluded.
• Immigrants and International Students Know Your Rights (featuring Professor Raquel Aldana) | Center for Security, Race and Rights
• Digital Security and ICE Encounters (featuring Golnaz Fakhimi) | Center for Security, Race and Rights

Films, Series, and Videos

• Designing Systems for Belonging: Targeted Universalism | Othering & Belonging Institute | Explore how Targeted Universalism (T.U.) transforms systems to serve everyone — not just a select few. This powerful equity framework moves beyond traditional diversity and inclusion by designing new structures that address the needs of specific groups while benefiting all.
• Misunderstandings About Religion | Animation explaining three widespread misunderstandings about religion. This video originally appeared as part of the HarvardX course Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures.
• UndocuJoy! | Define American
• American Muslims: A History Revealed | PBS Digital Studios | This series of six short documentary films reveals and explores the early history of Muslims in America. The series is hosted by three leading American Muslim journalists: Malika Bilal, Aymann Ismail, and Asma Khalid. Over the course of the series, they travel the country to piece together stories spanning over 200 years.
• 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime | In 2015, three Muslim-American students were executed while eating dinner in their home in Chapel Hill, NC. In this film, filmmaker Tarek Albaba makes an impassioned case for justice for these innocents and for his community. The documentary charts the victims’ families’ agonizing overnight pivot from trauma to advocacy as they struggle to prevent their loved ones’ deaths from being dismissed as the result of a random parking dispute. February 10, 2025 marks ten years since Deah, Yusor, and Razan were murdered in an act of hate. Learn more from Our Three Winners.

Articles

• Chaplaincy for Everyday Democracy by Najeeba Syeed, Institute for Social Concerns
• Pope Francis’ Legacy of Dialogue with Muslims by Jordan Denari Duffner, Digging our Well
• A study found Black Christians often distrust American Muslims. A new program hopes to change that by Fiona André, Religion News Service
• Over 500 rabbis sign letter rejecting Trump’s antisemitism agenda by Grace Gilson, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• The Weaponization of Antisemitism by Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay, Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations
• Black Americans are more likely than other racial groups to express their faith in the workplace by Denise Daniels, Christopher P. Scheitle, and Elaine Howard Ecklund, Religion News Service
• The comforts of consecration: Faith, work and feeling by Jadon George, The Temple News
• Sh’ma Koleinu: A joint message from Jews of Columbia across the ideological spectrum, Columbia Spectator
• Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists, NPR
• Half of American Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic, poll finds, Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Podcasts

• Civic Pulse Podcast | Muslim Civic Coalition | Civic means society, and the Civic Pulse looks at what’s going on — between our families, our neighbors, and our government. Every month, we connect with diverse influencers, changemakers, and leaders. These are conversations at intersections across America. Let’s Go!
• Solidarity at the Pace of Interdependence and Care: Lessons from New Disabled South | Solidarity Is This Podcast | In this episode, co-host Adaku Utah is in conversation with Dom Kelly of New Disabled South about what it means to build movements rooted in care, access, and interdependence.

Closing

“Leadership is about enabling others to achieve purpose in the face of uncertainty. When there’s certainty, when you know what to do, you don’t need leadership. It’s when you don’t know what to do that the art and creativity of leadership matters. It matters even more in enabling others to work together to achieve a common purpose in the face of uncertainty.” — Dr. Marshall Ganz