BAHÁ’ÍS OF NORTHEAST VALLEY TO EXPLORE THE VISION OF RACE UNITY. PLEASE JOIN US AND TAKE A STAND FOR UNITY AND AGAINST RACISM ON SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH 2019 @ 5pm to 7pm. Free Event
Theme: “Lest We Become Our Own Victim”
Program Details:
- Prayer for Oneness
- Social Justice Panel:
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-Moderator- Dr. Angelita Reyes
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Speaker, Educator, Author, Prof. Arizona State
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Dr. Neal Lester
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Founder Project Humanities, Prof. Arizona State
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Dr. Jamise Liddell
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Educator, Bureau of Land Management Phx
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Mr. Roman Orona
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Native American Singer, Actor, Performer
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MrS. Peggy Schlesinger
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Educator, Race For Unity, Diversity Collective
- Live Music/Dance Performances:Laotian Dance
- Desert Rose Jazz Quartet
- Multicultural Food & Fellowship
Bahá’í Faith Community Center
6910 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Race Unity Day is observed worldwide by Bahá’ís and others with meetings and discussions. The day was established in 1957 by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, with the purpose of focusing attention on racial prejudice. There is a long history of Bahá’ís working towards racial harmony. In 1912, `Abdu’l-Bahá, the leader of the Faith, successor to the Faith’s Founder Bahá‘u’lláh, presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) during His visit to America. He encouraged the development of conferences for Racial Unity and Race Amity. In May 1921, the Bahá’í ‘Race Amity’ movement was launched in the nation’s capital, Washington DC, as ‘a practical effort to influence public discourse on race in the United States’. This movement was distinct in that it focused primarily on eradicating the root causes of racial injustice. Bahá’ís see racism as a major barrier to peace, and teach that there must be universal recognition of the oneness of all humans to achieve peace.
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2282688308665513/
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/race-unity-day-tickets-62581138871
Theme description:
The theme for this year was inspired by thought provoking signs held up during an anti-racist and anti-supremacist rally by a Catholic youth group. For the purpose of Race Unity Day: “Lest We Become Our Own Victim” calls to mind a never ending cycle of victimization and silencing of voices, where one victim can become the next victims oppressor, where one neighbor oppresses the other, and rather than one group oppressing another it should ultimately be realized that in fact humanity is oppressing itself. Why? Because we are one human family, and should be fully aware of our distinct, unique and infinite variety while at the same time fully embracing and strengthening unity in diversity. This should remind us of the essential oneness of humanity and that striving for race unity is the path out of this vicious cycle.
Learn more:
Living the Principle of Oneness from Bahai.org