Civil Rights

Mayor Brian C. Wahler provides his remarks for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021.

The Piscataway Civil Rights Advisory Commission’s special program “Through It All, Yet We Stand” aired on Piscataway Community Television (PCTV) for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021.

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Anti-Bias Vision report graphic - Copy

To read "An Anti-Bias Vision for the Next Generation" report and recommendations of the New Jersey Interagency Task Force to Combat Youth Bias, please click here.

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For Black History Month 2021, Mayor Brian C. Wahler thanks the Piscataway African American Senior Club for providing great programming on Piscataway Community Television (PCTV), lauds African American leaders in the Biden Administration and extends his appreciation to Black Lives Matter activists.

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Mayor Brian C. Wahler is proud to be part of “Mayors United Against Antisemitism,” an American Jewish Committee and United States Conference of Mayors partnership effort to “condemn antisemitism in all its forms” and “affirm that a climate of mutual understanding and respect among all citizens is the bedrock of pluralistic communities.” For more information, please click here.

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MLK Pallone Wahler Saunders 01.18.20

To read the remarks of Reverend Dr. Kenneth L. Saunders, Sr., Chair of the Piscataway Civil Rights Advisory Commission, please click here.

To read the letter written by Mayor Brian C. Wahler in regard to the murder of Mr. George Floyd, please click here.

To read the remarks given by Council President Gabrielle Cahill (At-Large) at the June 4th Township Council meeting in regard to the murder of Mr. George Floyd, please click here.

To read the prayer given by Rev. Dr. Eric R. Billips, Sr. of North Stelton AME Church at the June 4th Township Council meeting, please click here.

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The Piscataway Civil Rights Advisory Commission put on a fantastic 2020 Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Breakfast. For more information, please click here.