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Dmitri Daniel Glinski, President and CEO, Russian-Speaking Community Council, on Support for Exiles and Funding for Community-Based Organizations

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      Dmitri Daniel Glinski advocates for the recognition and support of exiles from dictatorships and the funding needs of their community-based organizations in New York.

      • Glinski emphasizes the challenges faced by exiles from dictatorships, highlighting the populations from Russia, Ukraine, and other countries.
      • He discusses the Russian-Speaking Community Council's struggles with funding and their recent partial success through a partnership with Catholic Charities.
      • Glinski notes that New York's real estate and finance sectors have often been influenced by enablers of foreign autocrats, affecting the immigrant communities.
      • He requests the city council to support Catholic Charities' programming for its inclusiveness and advocacy for the widest range of immigrants.
      • A petition is submitted to rename a plot next to the Russian consulate as Alexei Navalny's way, in solidarity with efforts for Navalny's release and to honor the Russian-American community.