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June 2020
16th St. Vigil Against Racism: Black Lives Matter to [God and to] Us!
People from faith communities along 16th St. and nearby (and neighbors!) are invited to a physically distant vigil to bear peaceful witness to the love that grounds us as people of faith and good will. Please stand near your place of worship along 16th St., on both sides of the street, maintaining 6 feet of distance and wearing masks. Please bring a sign and mask. Places of worship are invited to ring their bells at 5:45 p.m.
Find out more »Faith United Against White Supremacy: Peaceful Protest for Racial Justice
Join Emmaus UCC, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Shiloh Baptist Church Vienna, and Coming to the Table for a peaceful, physically distanced protest against racism and white supremacy. Please meet at Emmaus UCC, 900 Maple Avenue E, Vienna, VA, and park on either side of the church. Protesters are asked to spread westward on Maple Avenue toward the town of Vienna. Please bring masks and signs. Physical distancing of 6 feet is required. There will be 1 minute of…
Find out more »NAACP Loudoun Branch Rally for Racial Justice
The NACCP Loudoun Branch will be holding a Rally & March Rally for Racial Justice and March to the Polls in Chantilly/South Riding on June 28, from 3-5pm. You do not need to register to attend the event but can view more details in the link below. Please wear face mask and please keep physical distancing. ONE Mile March 1) Start - Prosperity Baptist Church 42962 Braddock Rd, Chantilly, VA 2) Midpoint - Settle Dean Cabin 25625 Loudoun County Parkway,…
Find out more »July 2020
Uyghur Rally in Washington, DC
This Friday, July 3, Uyghur Rally and Campaign for Uyghurs will be holding a non-partisan rally to call our President to act against China’s persecution of the Uyghur people. Uyghur activists Imam Shareef and Ms. Rushan Abbas will be speaking. The US recently enacted the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. This law states that “the President should call on such authorities to immediately close the internment camps” in China and initiate Magnitsky sanctions against guilty officials. As of yet, the…
Find out more »We Refuse to be Enemies Online Webinar
"We Refuse to be Enemies: How Muslims and Jews can make Peace, One Friendship at a Time" Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby, a Muslim-American woman of Pakistani origin and a Jewish-American man who spent his formative years in Israel, will share their story of how they connected and embarked on a mission to bring their respective communities together in their common homeland, America. Sabeeha and Walter have co-authored a book, We Refuse to be Enemies. How Muslims and Jews can make…
Find out more »Black Lives Matter Sabbath Weekend
This weekend, July 10 - 12th is Black Lives Matter Sabbath Weekend. The LIVE FREE Campaign is asking everyone to consider taking the following actions: Wear ALL BLACK clothes, #BlackLivesMatter and/or #ICantBreathe t-shirts in solidarity Bring a picture of a loved one lost to violence of any kind to lift up their memory Visit www.bringtheheat.info and make a pledge to participate in a Bring The H.E.A.T. virtual town hall or Black Lives Matter action this summer Commit to doing a…
Find out more »Peace March
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Social Justice Ministry, “Micah’s Call,” will sponsor a Peace March on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at 12 noon. A coalition of more than 20 interfaith churches located in the Southeast corridor and others will participate in walking through the community to draw attention to the gun violence, to inspire hop.e and encourage the residents, and to encourage voter registration and participation. According to Rev. Michael E. Bell, Sr., Pastor, Allen Chapel, “The effort will…
Find out more »Colors of Gratitude Workshop
Colors of Gratitude is Kol Ami’s project to hand color and distribute personalized gratitude cards to front line responders and others doing good deeds during the pandemic. Best selling author and illustrator Joanne Fink, founder of Zenspirations and creator of the color-yourself gratitude cards, will be on hand for an interactive workshop sharing creative coloring tips and suggestions for writing and distributing gratitude cards. Participants will be encouraged to print the color-yourself gratitude cards in advance and have coloring supplies close at hand. When your cards are finished…
Find out more »August 2020
Walk the Walk: Faith Pilgrimage for Racial Reckoning, Resolve, and Love
White supremacy and anti-Blackness permeate our past and present as a nation and as faith institutions. To bring attention and action to this, Faith in Action* has organized Walk the Walk, a call to faith leaders to RECKON with and repent of personal and structural racism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness; RESOLVE to advance racial justice in our faith traditions and nation; and REFRAME the faith narrative in this nation as we approach the 2020 election. This pilgrimage of racial…
Find out more »In addressing faith and mental health, it is important that services to individuals with mental illness and their caregivers align with the training and skills held by faith leaders as well as mental health professionals. Mental health professionals and faith leaders benefit from working together and supporting each professionals’ respective expertise and training in order to promote wellness for people experiencing mental illness and their caregivers. Principles 4 and 5 in the Compassion in Action Guide emphasize the importance of…
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