Public Discourse for Racial Harmony via Zoom:
‘Grappling w/KING in 2020’
ZOOM ID: 874 2386 6521
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Facilitated Dialogue & Discourse
Sunday July 26th at 7pm
Zoom Panel:
* Greg McAllister, Panel Facilitator, Bahá’í, Northern Arizona University, Ethnic Studies
* Dr. Keely Petty, Chair of the San Antonio Martin Luther King Commission
* Khalil Rushdan, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona, Smart Justice Community Partnership Coordinator
Local Program sponsored by Bahá’ís of Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills: Public Discourse Taskforce
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Description:
Our Public Discourse for Racial Harmony is a follow-up dialogue and discussion to our annual Race Unity Day celebration. The Discourse on July 26th is our second this season. The focus of this discussion will be on grappling with Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision and our progress in 2020. Key areas of his vision that will guide this discourse will include: racism, militarism, economic exploitation, and materialism. Race Unity Day is typically 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/296578421755791/
Learn more:
Living the Principle of Oneness from Bahai.org