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AGENDA
Thursday, May 27th, 2010 @ 7:30pm |
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| Mosque at Ground Zero: TIA-LI supports the
effort to build a mosque / cultural center in Manhattan a few
blocks from Ground Zero. Below are links to a TIA-LI
Letter of support plus some reports from the media. |
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Letter of Support
for mosque / cultural center from TIA-LI Chair Rev. Mark
Lukens |
| New York Times, May 25, 2010,
Vote Endorses Muslim
Center Near Ground Zero |
| New York Daily News, May 23, 2010,
A Jew, Catholic and
Muslim say we must support the center. |
| New York Daily News, May 22, 2010,
Imam building Islamic
center near Ground Zero urges worshippers to fight
against backlash with peace |
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Abraham’s Children:
Documentary on Muslim Youth in America – conversation about
cultural and religious respect. |
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| Parliament of World Religions: TIA-LI and ICLI
members met with Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chair of the
Parliament of World’s Religions. |
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History of
the Parliament |
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Mission and Vision
of the Parliament |
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Out of Cordoba:
Video about Maimonides and Averroes –and the Muslim culture of
tolerance in 12th Century Spain (Al Andalus). Their story
has much relevance in this time of tension between the Muslim
world and the West.
Click here for youtube
trailer =>
Then scroll down for link |
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Supreme Court Nomination: On May
17th, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and
the United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and
Society hosted a conference call for religious leaders to
learn from leading experts about Supreme Court nominee Elena
Kagan and the policy issues that will be the focus of the debate
over her confirmation.
Click here
for information about this discussion
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| Religions for Peace:
Hold Onto Hope
DVD: Rajinderjit Singh and “Religions for Peace Long
Island” hosted a showing of documentary “Hold Onto Hope,
about Immaculee Ilibagiza, a survivor of the 1994 Rwanda
genocide. There was a discussion following the
documentary. |
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The Religions for
Peace – Long Island chapter hosts a grassroots program
to make Long Island women aware of what is happening to
women all over the world. |
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| Rethink Afghanistan at Huntington Cinema: Rich sent message
advising Kick Kopp that we had voted to co-sponsor the June 2nd
showing of this documentary during our April 22nd meeting. For more
details, visit
www.cinemaartscentre.org and scroll down to “Rethink
Afghanistan.” |
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| Hate Crimes Bill: Albany:
A09220 would allow court to require
that, as part of sentence, person may be compelled to complete
training or counseling directed at hate crime prevention. |
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| Arizona Immigration Law: The
Boston Globe
reported on May 1st that the Major League Baseball players union
issued a statement condemning Arizona's new law. |
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Torture Awareness Month: June is
Torture Awareness Month.
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT)
reminds us that June 26th is
United Nations International
Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
NRCAT encourages congregations and people of faith to focus on
(1) passing federal legislation granting the Red Cross access to
all detainees in U.S. custody; and (2) securing a comprehensive
investigation into the use of torture by the U.S. since 9/11/01.
Click here
to view the NRCAT webpage. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
A Walk To Beautiful:
On June 12th at 2:00pm, the Baha’i Center
in Valley Stream will
present
A Walk To Beautiful, This award winning
movie documents
the plight of fistula sufferers and the inspiring journey of
five women as they move from devastation and despair to restored
health. This trailer is approximately 90 seconds long.
Click here
for Date/Time/Address for A Walk to
Beautiful at Baha'i
Plain flyer
- photocopies well
Fancy flyer
- more attractive
Movie trailer -
www.fistulafoundation.org/movies/trailer_01.html |
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