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SUMMARY:Exhibit: "Un-Muted - The Silent Voices of Political Persecution in Turkey"
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit and presentation was a powerful and moving visual experience of a highly harsh reality happening in Turkey now.  \nThe Hizmet people are seekers of peace and justice; they are committed to education and the eradication of poverty throughout the world. The government\, led by President Erdogan\, has evolved into a brutal\, military regime that tortures and imprisons the Hizmet people linked by membership or affiliation with a peaceful and liberal Islamic faith expression. Under the guise of Islamic law\, President Erdogan has misused political power to isolate and eliminate opposition\, resulting in quashing voices of dissent in a country once a bastion of liberal democracy. Many Hizmet and Kurdish people have lost their lives at the hands of this injustice. \nThe exhibit consists of around 40 pieces and their detailed stories\, such as Kurdish political prisoner Garibe Gezer who was sexually harassed\, tortured\, and killed in jail; dismissed professor Haluk Savas who was denied his right to travel to get medical treatment for cancer and eventually died\, 11-year-old Kurdish girl Cemile Cagin who was killed by a sniper during a curfew and whose dead body had to be kept in a freezer by her mother for days\, and Ahmet Burhan Atac\, a young boy who died of cancer before his mother was denied her right to travel with him to get treatment. \nThe artifacts in this exhibit were generously donated by the families of voices silenced by torture\, persecution\, and death. We are grateful for this opportunity to unmute their voices and share their stories through this presentation. \nEvent Video \n\n  \nEvent Photos \n[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”411″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]Co-Sponsored by: \nAdvocates of Silenced Turkey`s mission is (1) to address all human rights violations in Turkey regarding civil\, political\, economic\, social\, and cultural as contained in the basic human rights documents; (2) to prevent genocide\, crime against humanity\, arbitrary detention\, torture and ill-treatment\, and discrimination and to defend the right to life\, rule of law\, right to privacy\, freedom of expression\, freedom of thought\, conscience\, and religion\, freedom of associations\, and (3) to utilize all human rights advocacy tools\, mechanisms\, and systems that can possibly be used to protect and promote the human rights of those whose voices are being silenced in Turkey and beyond. \n[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/exhibit-un-muted-the-silent-voices-of-political-persecution-in-turkey/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting of Washington\, 2111 Decatur Pl. NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Interfaith Engagement,Past Events
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SUMMARY:Scriptural Reasoning: "Noah"
DESCRIPTION:Rumi Forum had its monthly circle on May 18\, 2023\, to study Abrahamic scriptures on the topic of “Noah” with our study leader\, Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer\, from Temple Brith Achim (King of Prussia\, PA). \nScriptural Reasoning (SR) allows Christians\, Jews\, and Muslims to study each other’s sacred texts. SR participants meet monthly to read short passages from their respective scriptures on a certain topic. Facilitated by a study leader\, each session is an opportunity to listen and share various perspectives. SR sessions help participants reflect on a curious list of topics within the Abrahamic tradition. The result is often a deeper understanding of others and one’s own scriptures\, as well as the development of strong bonds across faith communities. \n                  Scriptural Reasoning: Introduction                  Christian Scripture: New Testament \n                \n                         Islamic Scripture: Quran                                 Jewish Scripture: Hebrew Bible \n                  \nThis Month`s Study Leader \n \nRabbi Chana Leslie Glazer is the Interim Rabbi of Temple Brith Achim (King of Prussia\, PA) and is a pluralistic Jewish spiritual leader and educator of all ages. Rabbi Glazer was raised in the Reform and Conservative movements and was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) in 2013. She has led Reconstructionist\, Conservative\, Traditional and pluralistic\, non-denominational congregations\, including serving as a college-campus rabbi with Hillel. She has also spent significant time studying with the Jewish Renewal movement – over more than ten years. She brings wisdom from all these communities into her rabbinic work. Most recently\, before TBA\, Rabbi Glazer served as spiritual leader of Congregation Adat Reyim of Springfield\, VA. \nRabbi Glazer served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Am Haskalah of the Lehigh Valley\, PA (Reconstructionist); Beth Sholom Synagogue of Memphis\, TN (Conservative); and Beth Israel Synagogue of Roanoke\, VA (Traditional). She was the Chaplain for the Jewish Community at Bucknell University in Lewisburg\, PA\, serving as the campus rabbi\, Hillel director\, and director of Jewish Life. She also spent a year as a student chaplain at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life of North Wales\, PA\, a senior living residence – an invaluable experience working with Jewish elders.  \nBefore that\, Rabbi Glazer spent more than a decade working as a journalist\, foreign correspondent\, and editorial manager\, most of which was served covering Latin America and the Caribbean. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University with an interdisciplinary degree in Government\, International Relations\, and Latin American Studies.
URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/scriptural-reasoning-noah/
LOCATION:Virginia Theological Seminary-Addison Academic Center\, 3630 Bishop Walker Cir.\, Alexandria\, VA\, 22304\, United States
CATEGORIES:Interfaith Engagement,Past Events,Scriptural Reasoning
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SUMMARY:4th ILF: Interfaith Engagement with the Environmental Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Rumi Forum\, Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington\, and Washington Theological Consortium present the 4th Interfaith Leadership Forum: “Interfaith Engagement with the Environmental Crisis” on May 31\, 2023. The program features keynote speaker Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb\, an interfaith panel\, and an opportunity for small group dialogues. \nEvent Photos \n[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”414″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″] \n  \nKeynote by: \nRabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb\, D.Min. started at Adat Shalom when the synagogue was only eight years old\, and meeting at the JCC – he was still in rabbinic school\, Founding Rabbi Sid was part-time\, Shabbat morning services were every other week\, and cell phones hardly existed. Upon ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1997\, he became its first full-time rabbi and has joyfully served here ever since. \nRabbi Fred currently serves as Chair of the National Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and is on the boards of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment and Interfaith Power and Light (The Regeneration Project). Fred has also been deeply engaged in social and racial justice (including Jews United for Justice)\, multi-faith (a past board member of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington)\, and Israeli-progressive (J Street and more) efforts.  \nPanelists: \nGrowing up in Alabama surrounded by woods and creeks\, Sevim Kalyoncu discovered at an early age that her most direct connection with God came through nature. To this day\, she still finds peace in natural surroundings and holds a deep concern regarding humankind’s responsibility as vicegerent of the earth. She is involved with multiple local climate action groups and is dedicated to helping educate youth about the importance of environmental awareness for spiritual\, mental\, and physical well-being. She holds a B.S. from Georgetown and a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and has many years of nonprofit experience in Washington\, DC\, and the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a naturalist interpreter and a yoga instructor. \nRev. Dr. Gilson Waldkoenig teaches methods for understanding ministry in context and applied theology rooted in the resilient grace of Christ. As Director of the Town and Country Church Institute (TCCI)\, Dr. Waldkoenig teaches courses in rural and Appalachian ministry and is sought out by synods\, judicatories\, and other seminaries for consultation and teaching. His research has included multiple-church ministries\, environmental ministries\, and a variety of other topics\, all reflecting his practical theology of “means of grace and scenes of grace.” He belongs to St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg. His books include Cooperating Congregations and Symbiotic Community; The Lost Land and his reviews appeared in Agricultural History\, Journal of Appalachian Studies\, Journal for Study of Religion\, Nature & Culture\, Christian Century\, and others. \nDr. Rajwant Singh is the founder and President of EcoSikh\, a global organization working on the climate crisis facing the planet. It has engaged the worldwide Sikh community to take action on environmental issues. He also co-founded the National Sikh Campaign\, an initiative to inform Americans about the Sikh identity. Dr. Rajwant Singh is also the Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE)\, an organization that has worked with the White House and the members of the United States Congress. He organized a large gathering of the Sikhs to interact with political and elected leaders at Capitol Hill. He was instrumental in organizing the first-ever celebration of Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary at the White House in 2009. \nKristin Barker is co-founder and director of One Earth Sangha whose mission is to cultivate a Buddhist response to ecological crises. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader program and now teaches with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. As a co-founder of White Awake\, Kristin has been supporting white people since 2011 with a Dharma approach to uprooting racism in ourselves and in our world. With a background in software engineering as well as environmental management\, she has worked at several international environmental organizations. She is a GreenFaith Fellow and serves on the advisory board of Project Inside Out. Kristin was born and raised in northern New Mexico and currently lives in Washington DC\, the traditional lands of the Piscataway people. \n4th ILF is part of “IFC Days of Unity”: \n \nThe Interfaith Leadership Forum (ILF) presents its 4th program during Days of Unity\, entitled “Interfaith Engagement with the Environmental Crisis”. Rumi Forum and its partners are glad to be collaborating with the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington (IFCMW) for the 4th ILF\, which coincides with their 6th Annual Days of Unity during the month of May 2023. \n[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/4th-interfaith-leadership-forum-interfaith-engagement-with-the-environmental-crisis/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Interfaith Leadership Forum,May 2023,Past Events
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