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January 2021
Congressional Holocaust Commemoration
REGISTER (free/required): WWW.SHINDC.ORG/SHINSBN/CHC2021 Receive ZOOM info upon registration. This International Holocaust Remembrance Day program highlights underrepresented Jewish Holocaust communities, including Sephardic and Romaniote experiences, under this year's theme, "Refugees of the Holocaust". This includes looking at experiences of Sephardic and Ashkenazi refugees in Sephardic lands or communities of North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkans, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia. Questions? Email SHIN-DC: [email protected].
Find out more »Candid Parenting Conversations About Family Dynamics During the Pandemic
CFLS and UDC Present: Candid Parenting Conversations Series. This series of parenting conversations address the needs of our families and children as they navigate through the age of COVID-19 and social injustices in our local communities and the nation. This forum provides an opportunity for parents to come together to share, express their concerns, and be empowered to have life-changing conversations with their children, family, and the community. Click the link below to register!
Find out more »Saints, Sultans, and Spies: The Extraordinary History of the Humble Coffee Bean
“From the secretive circles of Yemen's ancient Sufi mystics to the Constantinople court of the Ottoman Sultans to the backstreets of Mercantile London, coffee has changed every society that fell under its heady sway. Abdul-Rehman Malik has spent a lifetime searching for the soul of coffee. Join us as we explore the culture, politics, spirituality and the extraordinary history of the world’s most second traded commodity – and learn how a humble bean – quite literally – changed the world.” Click…
Find out more »IFC Religions 101
Understanding Starts Here: Religions of IFC 101 Series. Join us for a religious literacy series introducing the basic beliefs and traditions of IFC's 11 faith traditions. Sessions will take place on the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM ET on Zoom. They will last for 45 minutes and include a time for Q & A. Hinduism 101 Thursday, January 28, 2021 7:30 PM ET Register here
Find out more »The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom
ACMCU presents a keynote address by Dr. Sahar Aziz, Professor of Law at Rutgers University, on the racialization of American Muslims and the impact of racism on religious freedom in the United States. In this preview to her forthcoming book, Dr. Sahar Aziz explores this paradox--how a religious minority could be so overtly discriminated against in a country that privileges religious freedom legally and normatively. This video showcases her talk in full with a Q&A moderated by ACMCU Professor and…
Find out more »Shadows to Light Meditation
People often take meditation as merely a mental exercise of sitting in one place, and chanting mantras. As a result, most of us find it monotonous, often difficult to perform due to our busy schedules. Yet, that’s just a myth about meditation. "Shadows to Light" is a unique program that will help you find success as you explore the true nature of Meditation. To know more about this program, please REGISTER for the Orientation Session and we shall…
Find out more »Volunteers Wanted: Food Distribution
Turner Memorial AME Church and Sixth & I are partnering with the Capital Area Food Bank and Prince George's County to distribute groceries to those in need every other Friday. To volunteer to help direct traffic and distribute grocery boxes in a socially distant manner, please sign up here.
Find out more »An Interfaith Intercultural Devotional Gathering ‘Embracing the Spirit of Love and Unity’
This sacred gathering offers space to participate respectfully through prayer, conversation, music and other expressions of hope! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88683242611?pwd=c1NJL3gxQ3FOdXh2aFQ1alkyWThoUT09 Meeting ID: 886 8324 2611 Passcode: 097211 One tap mobile +16465588656,,88683242611#,,,,*097211# US (New York) +13017158592,,88683242611#,,,,*097211# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346…
Find out more »Panel Discussion: Leadership, Faith, and the Fierce Urgency of NOW
Virginia State Senator Jennifer McClellan Colonel Wendie Rivers, United States Army Chair Phyllis J. Randall, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Pastor Michelle C. Thomas, NAACP Loudoun Branch President U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (Invited) MODERATOR - Rizwan Jaka
Find out more »7th Annual Summit of the Greater Washington Area Imams, Rabbis and Leadership Colleagues
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