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31, 2003: New York, USA
Among those honored at the event was Archbishop
Desmond Tutu. The event, which took place at the Manhattan Center, also
consisted of presentations by John Whitehead and Harry Belafonte, a performance
by Abdel Salaam and The Forces of Nature Dance Theater Company, a tribute
to local leaders and interfaith blessings. Copyright
©The Sikh Sentinel 2003 |
The
Interfaith Center of New York presented "The James Park Morton Interfaith
Tribute" to Harpreet Singh, Director of Community Relations for the
Sikh Coalition. Singh received the award in recognition of his work towards
making New York a safer place to live, in response to the wave of hate
crimes and violence that had erupted against minorities after September
11, 2001.