: Heschel-King Festival Jan 4-5: Register & Spread the Word
Susan Landau
… Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere… Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
…What is at stake is a social movement, a call for change in social theory and practice… Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
Dear Philadelphia Jews for a Just Peace,
We have co-sponsored this exciting event, so please remember to mark your calendar and register. The event is free and open to the public, so please spread the word.
Register Today: http://heschelkingfestival.eventbrite.com
Admission is free (only a small fee for optional meal) but donations are most welcome. SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Join us for Learning, Conversation, Action & Performances! Start off the New Year with the Heschel-King Festival, on January 4-5, 2013 at Mishkan Shalom Synagogue, 4101 Freeland Ave, Philadelphia PA 19128, where we will celebrate and learn from the lives, work, and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Dr. King and Rabbi Heschel worked together in the 1960’s on behalf of racial equality, economic justice and peace. What are the civil rights issues of today? How can we work together across race, religion, class, and ethnicity to create a more just society? Co-sponsored by more than 35 faith and community groups, the Heschel-King Festival will explore these questions for a new generation. We hope you will join us!
Fund the Festival: http://mishkan.org/story/heschel-king-festival
We have chosen to offer the Festival FREE OF CHARGE to welcome as broad a community as possible. Nevertheless, the costs of organizing the event are considerable. We invite participants and supporters to join us in an economic expression of “The Beloved Community” (a phrase frequently used by Dr. King), by sharing what you can to make this festival possible. If you are able, share a bit extra to support those who are not able to contribute much.
Download a Complete Schedule: http://mishkan.org/story/heschel-king-festival
The Heschel-King Festival will be a robust and inspiring weekend. Keynote speakers include two close colleagues of Dr. King - Dr. Vincent Harding, civil rights historian and scholar and Ms. Dorothy Cotton, former Education Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine, who studied with Rabbi Heschel. The program includes performances by a multi-faith choir, conversations among the speakers and local leaders, a showcase of 15 community action groups, a performance by a multi-faith group of teens developed by Philly’s own Bible Raps, excerpts from a film about Heschel by Steve Brand …and more!
Spread the Word to your Communities and Friends Please reach out to your communities and friends to encourage registration … and support for the Festival! We need your help in getting the word out about this amazing Festival. To help, we attached a two-sided flyer and text for your community’s newsletter. Please feel free to use and adapt them.
We look forward to seeing you at the Heschel-King Festival!
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Sponsoring Groups (List in Formation): ActUp, Al Aqsa Islamic Society, Alternative Seminary, Art Sanctuary, Artwell, Brandywine Peace Community, Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, Christian-Jewish Allies of Greater Philadelphia, Cookman Beloved Community, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, Heeding God's Call, Jewish Social Policy Action Network, Kol Tzedek, Middle East Study Group of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, Mishkan Shalom, Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Germantown, Neighborhood Interfaith Movement, New Sanctuary Movement, Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church, P’nai Or Jewish Renewal Congregation of Philadelphia, Parkway NW Peace & Justice High School, Pendle Hill, Phila Interfaith Walk for Peace & Reconciliation, Phila Jews for a Just Peace, Phila Student Union, Philly BDS Coalition, Project H.O.M.E, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Department of Multifaith Studies, Shalom Center, Sisters of St. Joseph Earth Center, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, St. Vincent’s Peace & Justice Committee, Summit Presbyterian Church, Tabernacle United Church, Training for Change, Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration, West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship