Inspiring Stories: How Survivors of Racism are Healing
Online via ZoomRacism and anti-racism in the United States Survivors of racism in the U.S. have been telling their stories for centuries. However, they have not always been widely heard or acknowledged outside of their communities. Yet hearing their stories is essential in order to enable healing and change. This event, the second in our four-part series on racism, focuses on people who have been wounded by racism and how they find healing. Join us as we hear from compelling storytellers whose personal reflections open a space for deeper exploration and transformative engagement. Our Speakers Emily Cohen - Jewish Biography: https://theguibordcenter.org/emily-bowen-cohen/ Kandake Ameena Siddique - Muslim Biography: https://theguibordcenter.org/kandake-ameena-siddique/ Sedona Jacobson - Christian Biography: https://theguibordcenter.org/sedona-jacobson/ Inspiring Stories is a virtual collaboration between The Guibord Center - Religion Inside Out, an interfaith organization dedicated to opening hearts and minds, and IslamiCity, a global Muslim e-community. We hope that these conversations serve as a model of spiritual and interreligious engagement and mutual enrichment to unite our communities in faith and hope for a better world. Never attended an Inspiring Stories event before? To learn more, check out our previous seasons: Inspiring Stories for Uncertain Times Inspiring Stories: Healing Our World […]
Celtic Spirituality with John Philip Newell
Livestreamed via YouTubePlease join us online for an extraordinary presentation and special discussion, Embracing the Sacredness of Earth, Ourselves and One Another. Our guide will be John Philip Newell, the much-acclaimed teacher and author of Celtic spirituality. In his most recent book, Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul, Newell shares the Celtic view that the earth and every living being are sacred. He offers Celtic spirituality as the way to overcome our conflicts and heal the earth. The key lies in helping us reconnect with the divinity of God, one another, and the world around us. “In Celtic wisdom the sacred is as present on earth as it is in heaven, as immanent as it is transcendent, as human as it is divine, as physical as it is spiritual. The sacred can be breathed in, tasted, touched, heard, and seen as much in the body of the earth and the body of another living being as in the body of religion. It is the true essence of all life.” From Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World, page 6 Order your copy: https://www.earthandsoul.org/sacred-earth-sacred-soul Biography Don’t miss your chance to hear from this […]
Inspiring Stories: How Do We Stop Perpetuating Racism?
Online via ZoomRacism and anti-racism in the United States Tragic events in our nation in recent years have brought home to many of us how often we can fall into racist thoughts and behaviors, knowingly or not. This event, the third in our four-part series on racism, focuses on stories from people who have come to realize the damage caused by their unconscious racist attitudes and actions. Now they look to their spiritual traditions for help in making compassionate choices to create a more just, anti-racist society. Our guest moderator and storytellers for this event will be: Suzanne Edwards-Acton, Guest Moderator - Christian Founder, My Work To Do, an anti-racism affinity group Suzanne founded MyWorkToDo.com as a space for white people to build stamina for conversations on race. Co-chair of the Program Group on Black Ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, she is the immediate past Vice President of the H. Belfield Hannibal Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians. Read more Samia Bano - Muslim Interfaith Coordinator, IslamiCity; Member, The Guibord Center Advisory Board Samia is the Interfaith Coordinator for IslamiCity and a member of The Guibord Center Advisory Board. She serves as co-host of the Inspiring Stories online series, a collaboration […]
Kindred Spirits: One Animal Family, Part II
St. John’s Cathedral 514 W Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWith Author Anne Benvenuti Purchase Kindred Spirits in advance at https://www.annebenvenuti.com. If you attend the in-person event, you can also reserve books when you RSVP and pay for them at the event. An in-person interview and book signing at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral. Event will also be livestreamed Join us for a face-to-face interview with Anne Benvenuti on her latest book, Kindred Spirits: One Animal Family. Following the program, Anne will sign book copies. If you attend the in-person event, you can reserve book copies on the registration form and pay at the event. RSVP FOR IN-PERSON EVENT & RESERVE BOOKS For those who can't attend in person, the event will be livestreamed. You can order copies of Kindred Spirits directly from Anne's website: https://www.annebenvenuti.com. If you'd like a signed bookplate from Anne, please let us know on the registration form and be sure to include your mailing address. RSVP TO WATCH LIVESTREAM In Kindred Spirits, Anne describes a global shift in humans' view of other animals. We no longer see ourselves as different from and superior to other creatures, but as members of one animal family - sharing fundamental values and needs for emotional connection. This realization matters because experiencing these deep connections […]
Inspiring Stories: Moving Toward Anti-racism
Online via ZoomRacism and anti-racism in the United States We’ve heard from people who courageously shared their experiences with the pain and injustice of racism. How do we now apply this knowledge in our own lives to help dismantle systemic racism and create a more just, equitable world? This event, the fourth in our four-part series on racism, brings us to the next crucial part of our journey. In previous sessions, we’ve learned what it's like for people who've experienced the hurt and shame caused by racism. How do we now move forward and use this knowledge to take down systemic racism and create a truly equitable, anti-racist world? Join us as we hear from compelling storytellers whose personal reflections open a space for deeper exploration and transformative engagement on this problem. Our guest moderator and storytellers for this event will be: Guest Moderator Rev. Jen Bailey - Christian Biography Speaker Rev. Margaret Ernst - Christian Biography Speaker Harmeet Kamboj - Sikh Biography Speaker Gail Kennard - Muslim Biography REGISTER NOW Inspiring Stories is a virtual collaboration between The Guibord Center - Religion Inside Out, an interfaith organization dedicated to opening hearts and minds, and IslamiCity, a global […]