12:30-1:30pm*
Washington Hebrew Congregation
3935 Macomb St NW
Host Activities: A Resource Fair with over 25 local and regional organizations, a tour of the synagogue led by Cantor Suzanne Hamstra at 1pm, a performance by Japanese drumming group Tampa Taiko, and an opportunity to share your own perspectives on healing in our own IFC video booth.
1:30-2pm
Opening ceremony
This year’s Opening Ceremony will feature words of welcome and reflection by Rabbi Rachel Schmelkin, Washington Hebrew Congregation, Lee Bachu, (Hindu), Imam Talib Shareef (Muslim), Dr. Sousan Abadian, IFC Executive Director, and Councilmember Matt Frumin (Ward 3, DC). There will also be a performance by members of the Washington Revels.
2-5pm
The Walking Begins
Antioch DC
3855 Massachusetts Ave NW
Host Activities: A tour of the church, speak with clergy, and music
Annunciation Catholic Church
3810 Massachusetts Ave NW
Host Activities: A tour of the church and speak with clergy and lay leaders
Family Workshop and Service Project: We will be packing toiletry and food kits to benefit Central Union Mission. Participants are also invited to write messages of support to put in each kit we pack!
Workshop: Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) & Beyond Gas DC
Outside Annunciation Catholic Church, visit the Interfaith Council’s grassroots climate program, Interfaith Power & Light, to learn more about the harm that gas-burning is causing to our climate and to our health and to get a sweet (chocolate!) taste of the clean energy future. And join with faith communities in preparing to vote Tuesday, November 5th with our neighbors and our common home in mind!
Sikh Gurdwara, DC
3801 Massachusetts Ave NW
Host Activities: Share Langer with the Sikh community and tour the Gurdwara.
Bryce Park
Massachusetts Ave. NW
2:45-3:30pm
Speed Dialogue #1: “Healing Ourselves, Community and World”
These dialogue sessions will give participants a chance to talk with different people over a short period of time. Designed for speed and intimacy, the experience of sharing your story and listening to others in this setting will deepen your connection with others on the Walk. (These dialogues will be offered three times throughout the walk in different locations. The prompts will be the same at each stop.)
3:15-3:45pm
Teen dialogue
Moderator: Rev. Jay Moses
Healing one’s self or one’s community can feel impossible at times, but one thing that always helps is communication; specifically, we all want to be heard. In this conversation, we’ll discuss practices that can help us hear and be heard by those we don’t know. More importantly, how we can hear and listen to those we disagree with.
Triangle Park
Massachusetts Ave NW (Massachusetts Ave. and 36th st.)
3:30-4:15
Speed Dialogue #2: “Healing Ourselves, Community and World” These dialogue sessions will give participants a chance to talk with different people over a short period of time. Designed for speed and intimacy, the experience of sharing your story and listening to others in this setting will deepen your connection with others on the Walk.
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
2815 36th St NW
Host Activities: Tour the church and speaking with clergy and lay leaders
Community of Christ Church
3526 Massachusetts Ave NW
Host Activities: Peace crafts, information booths, and dialogue. We are committed to pursuing peace, and we know that is best done through community. We will be leading 10 minute dialogue sessions in which participants can share about the ways their faith traditions and value systems call them to peace and justice work. See you there!
SGI-USA DC Buddhist Center
3417 Massachusetts Ave NW
Host Activities: Tour of the center and speak with lay leaders
St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
3500 Massachusetts Ave NW
Host Activities: Tour the cathedral and speak with lay leaders and clergy.
Woodland-Normanstone Terrace Park
Massachusetts Ave NW
4:15-4:45pm
Speed Dialogue #3: “Healing Ourselves, Community and World” These dialogue sessions will give participants a chance to talk with different people over a short period of time. Designed for speed and intimacy, the experience of sharing your story and listening to others in this setting will deepen your connection with others on the Walk.
Khalil Gibran Memorial
3100 Massachusetts Ave NW
4:15-4:45
Led by IFC Executive Director Dr. Sousan Abadian
Invitation to Connect with the Sacred: Guided meditation and ritual to connect us more deeply with the Sacred, including the Earth, the natural world, our ancestors, and one another. In the meditation and ritual, we will release wounds and baggage, some intergenerational, and reinforce strengths that allow us to meet current challenges as opportunities for deeper connection and belonging.
Indian Embassy, Consular Branch
2536 Massachusetts Ave NW
Host Activities: Speak with faith and lay leaders from the Hindu and Jain communities and delicious refreshments.
5-5:30pm
Closing Ceremony
Islamic Center of Washington, DC
2551 Massachusetts Ave NW
Speakers and performers include Mosaic Harmony and leaders from the Buddhist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Baha’i, Muslim, and Zoroastrian faith communities. The ADAMS Center has generously donated shuttle buses to take walkers from the Islamic Center of Washington, DC back to Washington Hebrew Congregation in a loop. You are welcome to park your car near the synagogue and then pick it up again at the end of the walk.
*More details will be added as they are confirmed.