In September 2014, a group known as “The American Freedom Defense Initiative” (AFDI) asked to purchase advertising space on SEPTA as part of a campaign that AFDI has pursued in transit systems in several major cities across the country.  Although SEPTA declined to run the ads due to the inflammatory anti-Islamic content of the messages, a federal judge granted AFDI’s motion for a preliminary injunction. The four-week ad run began on April 1st, 2015 on 84 SEPTA buses.

Join us in turning this into a teachable moment!  This webpage contains student activity guides, presentations, memos, a poster contest, and training opportunities for you to consult and use to teach and engage with young people in your community about this issue and the Dare to Understand campaign.

For more information or if you want to talk to someone about using these resources, please contact Anneke Kat at ak@interfaithcenterpa.org or (215) 222-1012 x4.