Muslims to Protest Wachovia Bank
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Topic: Muslims to Protest Wachovia Bank
Posted By: Mishmish
Subject: Muslims to Protest Wachovia Bank
Date Posted: 04 May 2006 at 7:02pm
MUSLIMS TO PROTEST WACHOVIA'S CLOSURE OF CHARITY ACCOUNT - http://us.f318.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=3191_7395915_2766999_1733_28419_0_103581_65477_3467832459&Idx=1&YY=64668&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&inc=50&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b&box=Inbox#AMERICAN MUSLIM NEWS BRIEFS - TOP
Bank won't say why it closed account of VA Muslim charity serving victims of domestic violence
(WASHINGTON, DC, 5/4/2006) - On Monday, May 8, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation will hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce a campaign in response to Wachovia Bank's unexplained closure of a Virginia Muslim charity's account.
WHAT: Press Conference Announcing Campaign to Protest Closure of
Muslim Charity's Account
WHEN: Monday, May 8, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: In front of Wachovia Bank, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC
In November, 2005, Wachovia Bank sent a letter to the Foundation for Appropriate and Immediate Temporary Help (FAITH), a small Muslim-run charity in Northern Virginia, announcing that the organization's accounts would be closed in January, 2006. The organization's accounts were in good standing it all times during its several-year relationship with Wachovia and the bank never expressed concern about the charity or its activities. Wachovia Senior Vice President Jeraldine Davis wrote: "As you are aware the Bank's contract with FAITH provides that the Bank can close any customer's account at any time."
FAITH, a charity providing aid to individuals and families that are needy or victims of domestic violence within the Northern Virginia area, serves people of all faiths and ethnicities. SEE: http://www.faithus.org/ - http://www.faithus.org/
CONTACT: FAITH Board Treasurer Margaret Farchtchi, 703-850-8555, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Corey Saylor, 571-278-4658, E-Mail: [email protected]; MAS Freedom Foundation Executive Director Mahdi Bray, 202-421-3623
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