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 27TH 2021 @ 7pm. Free Event
Public Discourse via Zoom:
Continue the Conversation Locally with this Topic:
‘Injustice Anywhere is threat to Justice Everywhere’
Zoom Meeting ID: 843 2154 2001
Passcode: oneness
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- Prayers for Race Unity & Justice 7pm
- Facilitated Dialogue & Discourse 7:15pm
Register:
https://www.scottsdalebahai.org/publicnotify/
Zoom Panel:
- Dr. Karen Hardin -President of Maricopa Branch NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
- Rev. Katie Sexton-Wood -Executive Director, Arizona Faith Network
- Alexandria Schroeder -Bahá’í Speaker
Local Program sponsored by Bahá’ís of Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills: Public Discourse Taskforce
Event Webpage: https://www.scottsdalebahai.org/2021/raceunityday2021/
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/17myfunVu
History:
The human family is like the human body, if one limb is hurt, we say that we are in pain. Whatever affects one part of humanity inevitably affects all. Our theme this year is: “Injustice Anywhere is threat to Justice Everywhere” and we dropped the “a” for the title because there isn’t just one. Our panel will discuss the oneness of humanity, addressing barriers to social justice and mounting a spiritual and ethical response to these challenges. 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.
Learn more:
Living the Principle of Oneness from Bahai.org