Linda Sarsour to leave post at Arab American Association to pursue “national” activism
High-profile Bay Ridge political activist Linda Sarsour announced in a letter to supporters on Tuesday, February 21 that, after 11 years, she will be stepping down as executive director of the Ridge-based Arab American Association of New York to pursue a more “national” agenda.
Sarsour, whose profile has been heightened since signing on as one of four key organizers of last month’s historic Women’s March on Washington, held the day after the presidential inauguration, plans to remain active within the Arab-American community in Brooklyn, but also become more active on a “national level.”
“We are in a critical moment as a country and I feel compelled to focus my energy on the national level and building the capacity of the progressive movement,” wrote Sarsour, “so it is with a heavy heart that I announce that I will be leaving my post as the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.”