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October 2019
Safe Sanctuaries: Keeping Sacred Spaces Safe
Safe Sanctuaries: Keeping Sacred Spaces Safe - A Domestic Violence Symposium for Clergy & Faith Leaders by Prince Georges County Department of Family Services Continental breakfast and registration beginning at 8:30 with the conference beginning at 9:00 and ending at 1:30. Symposiums sessions: • Multi-denominational Panel Discussion • Faith-based Community’s Role - How to support, prevention and intervene • Faith Institutions - Safety, Security and Awareness
Find out more »Show Up for Shabbat: One Year After Pittsburgh, Gather, Remember, and Act
In Remembrance of 11 Jewish Community members killed at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last October in hate crime terrorist attack, let us come together to honor the victims and raise our collective voice for a world free of antisemitism, hate, and bigotry. Please visit the website and click "PARTICIPATING SYNAGOGUES" to learn more.
Find out more »Rumi Forum Presents: Rumi Poetry Circle
We welcome you & your friends to this Interfaith mindfulness practice. Every month we explore 2 Rumi poems. Your experience with poetry does not matter. We want your curiosity & willingness to explore. Our Poetry Circle is a supportive gathering. Everyone is welcome to participate at their own level of comfort. Poetry Circle Lead Explorer: Sara Ellen Swatt 1st started memorizing poetry 12 years ago as a key component of a healing program for a major crisis. She has continued to memorize…
Find out more »Panel Discussion on Human Rights and Mental Health
Join us for a discussion on "The Intersection of Human Rights and Mental Health", co-sponsored by the Rumi Forum, Howard County Office of Human Rights, Police Dept., and NAMI-Howard County. Please feel free to share the below invitation w/ your friends, colleagues and community members.
Find out more »November 2019
Crossing Borders: Stories about Faith, Courage and Hope
Join us for a matinee of stories about encounters with “other”—people from different cultures, races, religions, countries. With storytellers Noa Baum, Danita Green, Sufian Zhemukhov and Gayle Turner Following the performance, Noa Baum will lead participants in interactive storytelling encounters and we'll serve a light fellowship meal. Net proceeds to benefit The Alliance for Housing Solutions in Arlington.
Find out more »Tachmindji Event: The Journey of a Former White Supremacist
As Americans face the rise of militant white supremacy and the legacy of white privilege, Dr. Gopin proposes that encounters of love and friendship are the most powerful forces for change. This story of three friends who met in college illustrates the incredible change that can take place, even for a deeply connected, former youth leader in the white supremacy movement. The program includes a conversation with panelists, open discussion, and a reception. Panel: Matthew Stevenson, Allison Gornik, and R. Derek…
Find out more »THE SULTAN AND THE SAINT: 800 Years Later
The story, lessons and meanings of The Sultan and The Saint are rarely mentioned in the Arab or the Muslim world today, in comparison to the U.S. and Europe. The focus of the conference is the Spiritual Journey of Transformative Encounter that was represented by St. Francis of Assisi 800 years ago. In 1219, he made the decision to visit the Sultan of Egypt, Mohammad Al Kamil, in Dumyata Egypt, because of his opposition to the Fifth Crusade, which was…
Find out more »Remembering the Jews of Greece: A Musical Journey
The concert will feature traditional songs and original compositions in Ladino, the Judaeo-Spanish language of the Sephardim, by singer Sarah Aroeste in a multimedia performance featuring stories and video footage from Aroeste’s own family. Questions: [email protected]
Find out more »The Lottery
The Lottery is an interactive art show about immigration, created by Xena Ni during her 3 month residency at Hole in the Sky for the Derek Lieu Residency Program. You'll be immersed in 3 stories: 1. what Xena and her family gained and lost when they came to America, 2. how millions of families will face similar hardships due to new policies targeting working class immigrants, 3. and how you can join local activists who are fighting back. This show…
Find out more »Bystander Intervention Training
Participate in a free training to learn how to step up and be supportive when fellow community members are facing harassment and hate speech. This training led by Kit Bonson of the Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition will teach principles/skills of non-violence and de-escalation and include interactive scenarios where we will practice our new skills. Co-Sponsors: Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition, Chevy Chase United Methodist Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church - Norwood Parish, Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, Sikh 2 Kid,…
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