E Pluribus Unum -- Out of Many, One
Broward Residents
You Are Cordially Invited to Attend a Free Event
- Patriotism and Citizenship
- Unity and Solidarity
- Courage and Heroism
- Respect for Diversity
- Charity and Hope
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au Rene Theater
201 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
Downtown Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hosted by Laurie Jennings and Craig Stevens, WSVN Channel 7 News Anchors; Special performance by Latin flutist Nestor Torres; Invited guests: Governor Jeb Bush and newspaper columnist Leonard Pitts,; Members of the Broward Elected Delegation; Performances by: National Guard Color Guard, local bands, singers, and choral groups.
Presented by the The National Conference for Community and Justice and its many supporting organizations
Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Allegra Printing, Ambit Marketing, American Bangladeshi Community,
Amigos Hispanos, Anti-Defamation League, Archdiocese of Miami & Broward Counties,
Asian American Federation of Florida, Baha'i Faith, Broward Alliance,
Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Broward County Commission,
Broward County Library Outreach Services,
Broward County School District Office of Diversity and Cultural Outreach,
Broward Sheriff's Office, Bobby Rodriguez Productions, Inc.,
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc., Church World Service,
City of Coral Springs, Community Civic Association, Community Foundation of Broward,
Coordinating Council of Broward, Cronos La Revista, Darul Uloom Islamic Institute and Mosque,
El Heraldo de Broward, Faith Groups & Ministerial Associations, Gay & Lesbian Community Center,
Great American Farms, Hollywood Emergency Response Team, Hollywood Medical Center,
Hispanic Unity, Holy Cross Hospital, Latin Chamber of Commerce of Broward County,
League of Cities, Maranatha Christian Church, Memorial Healthcare System, Miller Construction,
Minority Development & E mpowerment Inc./ Haitian Community Center, Muvico,
NAACP - Ft. Lauderdale Branch, NCCJ Interfaith Clergy Dialogue,
Nova Southeastern University - Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences,
Puerto Rican Governor's Office, Ruffin, Moyle & Associates,
Soka Gakkai International USA, Sun-Sentinel, Temple Bat Yam, The Herald,
The Jewish Federation of Broward County, NCCJ Broward/South Palm Beach , the non-violence project,
Tri-Rail, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale, United Way of Broward County, Urban League, and many others...
For more information, please call: NCCJ at 954-749-4454.
7880 West Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 303
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33065
(954) 749-4454, phone
(954) 749-4457, fax
Contact person: Dr. Carol V. Spring
RaceMatters.org material which may be useful. (NYT means New York Times, PBP means Palm Beach Post, SS means Sun Sentinel, MH means Miami Herald)
- Muslims know the truth about 'jihad': Terrorists are the evil: October 2, 2001;Gholam Rahman;PBP;—Rahman: Muslims know the truth about 'jihad': Terrorists are the evil, Special to The Palm Beach Post Tuesday, In one of his television addresses, President Bush struggled for a word to define America's war again...
- Update from ASDC, October 1, 2001: October 1, 2001;—The Association for the Study and Development of Community thanks everyone who has shared their events, stories, resources, and other information with us....
- The True, Peaceful Face of Islam, by Karen Armstrong: October 1, 2001;Karen Armstrong;Time Mag.;—The very word Islam, which means "surrender," is related to the Arabic salam, or peace. When the Prophet Muhammad brought the inspired scripture known as the Koran to the Arabs in the early 7th century A.D....
- Things Communities can do to Ease the Pain and Stop Continued Violence, ASDC: September 18, 2001;—This list is a compilation of events, activities, and information that are related to the recent attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as the backlash against Arabs and other Muslims....
- Images of Friends Around the World: September 18, 2001;—These images were assembled from the web by several people. They will be identified and credits (as best we know them) will be added soon....
- Terry Anderson Plea for Forgiveness: September 18, 2001;SS;—From an unlikely source, a plea for forgiveness Rekha Basu Somewhere between the school kids calling to bomb someone -- anyone -- and t...
- Terry Anderson Cautions Against Hatred: September 18, 2001;PBP;—--> Ex-hostage Anderson cautions against hatred By Clay Lambert, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Tuesday, BOCA RATON -- In the back of a small anteroom within the massive St....
- Betty Williams Says Protect The Innocents: September 16, 2001;SS;—Peace prize winner: Protect the innocents By Nicole Sterghos Brochu Sun-Sentinel WEST PALM BEACH -- When Betty Williams learned of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, her first reaction was, "Nuke 'em!" And this from a Nobel...
- The Deeper Wound, by Deepak Chopra: September 14, 2001;—PLANET NEWS broadcast... The Deeper Wound As fate would have it, I was leaving New York on a jet flight that took off 45 minutes before the unthinkable happened. By the time we landed in Detroit, chaos had broken out....
- An Afghan-American Speaks, by Tamim Ansary: September 14, 2001;—You can't bomb us back into the Stone Age. We're already there. But you can start a new world war, and that's exactly what Osama bin Laden wants. By Tamim Ansary Sept. 14, 2001 —...
- Poetry's Power Against Intolerance, by Seamus Heaney: August 26, 2001;NYT;—, Sunday Poetry's Power Against Intolerance By Seamus Heaney Some lines from a poem called ''Incantation,'' by the Lithuanian poet Czeslaw Milosz, express the fundamental beliefs upon which the fight against racis...
- A New Religious America : the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation: June 5, 2001;Amazon.com;—A New Religious America : How a Christian Country Has Now Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation by Diana L. Eck List Price: $27.00 Our Price: $18.90 You Save: $8....
- Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism: September 30, 2000;Amazon.com;—Destroying the World to Save It : Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism by Robert Jay Lifton List Price: $16.00 Our Price: $12.80 You Save: $3....
- Rainbow of Humanity: —What color are hands sifting through rubble uncovering bodies buried deep? Reaching, receiving, the broken and dead. Some will be mended while others buried. Tragedies in the wake of a storm....
- The War Prayer, by: Mark Twain: Mark Twain;—The War Prayer, by: It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism;...
| A Military Perspective on Afghans | 10/ 2/01 | Richard Kidd | |
| What a Muslim believes: "Action is essence of faith" | 10/ 2/01 | Gholam Rahman | PBP |
| A Delta pilot's story | 10/ 1/01 | ||
| Report from a Marine Corps Officer on the attack on the Pentagon | 9/30/01 | Terry Morin | |
| The Exodus From Afghanistan | 9/29/01 | NYT | |
| German Naval Salute | 9/18/01 | Megan, An American Naval Officer In The Pacific | |
| The Power of One |
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