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SUMMARY:Realizing the Civil Rights Dream: Diagnosing and Treating American Racism
DESCRIPTION:Realizing the Civil Rights Dream: Diagnosing and Treating American Racism \n\n\n\nJoin us on October 11th as we sit down with Ken Bedell to talk about his new book Realizing the Civil Rights Dream: Diagnosing and Treating American Racism. \nDate: Wednesday\, October 11th\, 2017 \nReception: 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  \nBook Talk: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. \n2000 P St NW\, Suite 503 Washington\, DC 20036 \nREGISTER HERE  \n  \nBook Synopsis: \nThis book explains why America can realize the civil rights dream in the 21st century—if U.S. citizens take actions as individuals as well as work together for equality. \nIt has been more than 53 years since Martin Luther King Jr. made his “I Have a Dream” speech. Why has the United States still not been able to make King’s dream a reality after a half a century of effort and progress? Is there still hope of full participation for all in America? \nIn Realizing the Civil Rights Dream: Diagnosing and Treating American Racism\, author Kenneth B. Bedell proposes a civil rights dream that grows out of American history and speaks to the 21st-century reality. He makes the case that by adopting a larger perspective of the role of racism in preserving U.S. social\, cultural\, economic\, and political institutions and practices\, Americans can understand why it has been so difficult to fulfill the promises of the 1960s civil rights dream. Bedell describes and applies sociological theories that serve to explain why racism is still prevalent in the United States and identifies the steps that are necessary to overcome racism. The book concludes with proposals for ways to apply social science to realize the civil rights dream and examples of how individuals can take action to make a difference. \nFeatures: \n\nAsks—and answers—the troubling question: Why have the civil rights hopes of the 1960s not yet been realized?\nDemonstrates the relationship between what happens in everyday life and racism’s persistence\nProvides insightful historical context for racism as it exists in the 21st century\nPresents a framework for understanding how social forces preserve racism\nOffers a refreshingly optimistic perspective that racism can be overcome\n\nAvailable for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Realizing-Civil-Rights-Dream-Diagnosing/dp/1440853754 \n  \nKen Bedell\, author of Realizing the Civil Rights Dream: Diagnosing and Treating American Racism earned his doctorate in sociology from Temple University and has graduate degrees in education (New York University)\, theology ( the University of South Africa and Colgate Rochester/Crozer Divinity School)\, and in chemistry (Cornell University). Bedell is ordained in the United Methodist Church where he has served local congregation for 18 years in New York\, Maryland\, and Ohio. His work in the church included teaching sociology and communications at United Theological Seminary (Dayton)\, heading up higher education work as Associate General Secretary of the Board of Higher Education and Ministry\, holding leadership positions in the Methodist Federation for Social Action and the Reconciling Ministries Network\, and serving on the Board of Trustees of Rust College\, a HBCU in Mississippi. As the Executive Secretary for the International Association of Methodist Schools\, Colleges and Universities\, Ken traveled extensively visiting educational institutions in Brazil\, Argentina\, Korea\, Zimbabwe\, Kenya\, Mozambique\, and Austria. Most recently he served in the Obama administration as a Senior Advisor in the Department of Education. There he worked in the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and directed the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. Bedell published widely on topics as varied as the history of worship\, the sociology of technology\, computer technology in education\, and race relations. The World Association for Christian Communication published his book\, Different Ships\, Same Boat\, as part of a series on “In Search of Common Values.” 
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LOCATION:Rumi Forum\, 2000 P Street NW Suite #503\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Evening Programs
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SUMMARY:Peaceful Communities: Faiths for Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:On October 19th Fairfax Presbyterian Church hosted the Rumi Forum for a discussion on social justice through the context of faith. \nDate: Thursday\, October\, 19th \nTime: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm  \nLocation: Fairfax Presbyterian Church\n10723 Main Street\, Fairfax\, VA 22030 \n“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi \nWe define social justice as a concept of fair and just relation between the individual and society and struggle over how to promote and achieve that perfect equality. There are various ways to approach social justice from embracing your community\, to celebrating diversity\, to listening more to others\, adopting a politician\, etc.  For this event\, however\, we will approach social justice from a faith perspective. There are many elements of social justice that are referenced in various religious texts and this event aims to highlight those through the three Abrahamic faiths. By doing so\, we hope that the community can learn from each other and ways to channel their religious beliefs into social justice action. \n \nSpeakers:  \nHenry G. Brinton is the Senior Pastor at Fairfax Presbyterian Church Henry grew up in Bowie\, Maryland. He was active in the Christian Community Presbyterian Church throughout his youth and was ordained a deacon as a teenager. After falling in love with religious studies as an undergraduate at Duke University\, he earned a Master of Divinity at Yale Divinity School. In his first pastoral call\, Henry served as associate pastor of First United Church of Christ in Milford\, Connecticut\, a 1200-member congregation with a corporate style of ministry. In 1989\, Henry was called as pastor to Calvary Presbyterian Church in Alexandria. Henry writes freelance articles on religious topics for The Washington Post and USA Today and has been a writer for the preaching journal Homiletics since 1998. \nHenry met his wife Nancy Freeborne in their church youth group in Bowie. They were married in 1985 and have two children\, Sadie and Sam. \n  \n  \nHurunnessa Fariad and her family fled the war in Afghanistan in the late 1970’s and eventually settled in New York City.  She attended a music major high school and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and English Literature.  She is the youngest of 10 kids. She moved to Northern Virginia in 2004 and she currently lives in Sterling\, Va with her 4 daughters.  She was the President of her own IT company for 10 years.  She served as the Vice Principal of ADAMS Radiant Hearts Academy for 8 years until she changed departments and now serves as the Outreach/Interfaith/Communications Coordinator\, Branch Liaison and the ADAMS BEAT Music Director at the ADAMS Center under the leadership of Imam Mohamed Mag. \n  \nRabbi Emeritus Bill Rudolph has been with Congregation Beth El since 1983. He served on a part-time basis about half of that period\, during which he was the associate international director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. He was number two at Hillel when it achieved the Renaissance that changed the face of the American Jewish community. He was elected as Beth El’s associate rabbi in 1996 and rabbi in 2001. Rabbi Rudolph took a leadership role in Beth El’s multi-faceted response to Middle East crises in 2002 and 2006\, including two $1 million dollar rallies for the Israel Emergency Campaign. He is the recipient of the Federation’s Matthew Simon Rabbinic Leadership Award. His position with the Federation includes the Federation Board (many terms)\, its Planning & Allocations Committee\, its Rabbinic Cabinet\, and its Missions Committee. He was co-chair of the Community Division and the Affinity Division of the Annual Campaign.
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LOCATION:DC
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussions,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Peaceful Communities: Faiths for Social Justice
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URL:https://rumiforum.org/event/peaceful-communities-faiths-for-social-justice/
LOCATION:Fairfax Presbyterian Church\, 10723 Main Street\, Fairfax \, Virginia \, 10723 Main Street\, Fairfax\, VA 22030
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