{"id":29931,"date":"2023-10-01T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=29931"},"modified":"2023-10-01T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T13:27:12","slug":"acmw-marks-day-of-dignity-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/29931","title":{"rendered":"ACMW marks Day of Dignity in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New York: Like every year, the American Council of Minority Women (ACMW), a social organization consisting of Pakistani American women, celebrated the fourth annual Day of Dignity on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Various items were distributed among more than five hundred families in collaboration with Islamic Relief USA. Volunteers participated overwhelmingly and filled the stalls with winter essentials for the needy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cloth-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cloth-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cloth-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cloth-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cloth-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ACMW Chairperson Baza Ruhi and representative of Islamic Relief USA said that every year it is an effort to do something for our community without hurting anyone&#8217;s self-esteem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baza-ruhi-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baza-ruhi-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baza-ruhi-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baza-ruhi-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baza-ruhi-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baza-ruhi-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Day of Dignity, a team of doctors examined the patients, fresh food, warm clothes, children&#8217;s school kits and hygiene products were distributed to the needy in the queues.<\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, Pakistani Consul General Amir Ahmad Atozai said that the Pakistani community has always made the nation proud by coming to the aid of the needy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amir-ahmad-cg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amir-ahmad-cg-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amir-ahmad-cg-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amir-ahmad-cg-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/amir-ahmad-cg.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Day of Dignity, Assemblyman Robert Carroll, Councilwoman Farah Louis, Councilwoman Rita Joseph, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Deputy Public Advocate Kashif Hussain also came to lend a hand in this good cause.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jumani-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jumani-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jumani-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jumani-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jumani-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The American officials appreciated this effort of ACMW and called it admirable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/muman-wiliams-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/muman-wiliams-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/muman-wiliams-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/muman-wiliams-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/muman-wiliams-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The American politicians inspected all the stalls, met the doctors and volunteers, got information from them and also encouraged them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/day-of-dig-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/day-of-dig-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/day-of-dig-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/day-of-dig-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/day-of-dig-768x388.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the end, the American Council of Minority Women presented certificates of appreciation to its volunteers and journalists in recognition of their services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rita-joseph-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rita-joseph-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rita-joseph-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rita-joseph-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/rita-joseph-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" 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