Race Unity Day 2020

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 14TH 2020 @ 1pm & 7pm. Free Event

TWO PART SERIES THIS SUNDAY:

PART 1

National Center for Race Amity Celebration

4pm EST / 1pm AZ

Register: raceamity.org/rad2020/

YouTube Live: https://youtu.be/GvSQ6Tj-Yg4

PART 2

Public Discourse via Zoom:

Continue the Conversation Locally with this Topic:

‘Is His/Her Life Worth More than Mine?’

ZOOM ID: 892 7928 2403 

Register: rsvp@scottsdalebahai.org

  • Prayers for Race Unity 7pm
  • Facilitated Dialogue & Discourse 7:15pm

Zoom Panel:

  • Emiliano ‘DVRSL’ Morondos, Bahá’í | Hip Hop Emcee |Social Centric Institute Facilitator
  • Sharon Cini, Scottsdale City Diversity & Inclusion Manager
  • John Wintersteen, Retired Police Chief Paradise Valley

Local Program sponsored by Bahá’ís of Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills: Public Discourse Taskforce

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/571511926900970/

Join Zoom Meeting ID: 892 7928 2403
To Get Password: rsvp@scottsdalebahai.org
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History:

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.

Learn more:

Living the Principle of Oneness from Bahai.org

Unity in Diversity topic on Wikipedia.org

What Do Bahá’ís Believe? from Scottsdalebahai.org