What Can I Do? - Not In Our Name - Interfaith Domestic Violence Awareness Event

On March 14, 2009, the American Islamic Fellowship in Atlanta, GA will host the SecondAnnual Faith-Based Domestic Violence Awareness Event. This event is designed to emphasize thatpeople of all faiths unconditionally condemn abuse and violence of all kinds. This event aims to highlightintercultural and interfaith efforts to bring an end to this social problem that transcends faith, racial,ethnic, class, and gender boundaries. Speakers at the event will share different faith and culturalperspectives in a united denunciation of Domestic Violence. This event aims to address the severity ofdomestic violence, to initiate partnerships and to network between various organizations and faithcommunities, as well as to highlight resources available to those in need.

The event will call communities and organizations to action, as confronting and defeatingdomestic violence is a collective and complex problem. The event will partner with representatives fromvarious local and national domestic violence organizations to provide information and support regardingtheir respective efforts. The organizers of this Second Annual Faith-Based Domestic Violence AwarenessEvent aspire to assist in expanding and promoting awareness about the resources available tothose affected by Domestic Violence. Through sustained efforts and cooperation across communities,cultures and geographic regions, we hope to maintain the networks and partnerships achieved inorganizing this event to work together year-round in combating the causes and repercussions of domesticviolence throughout the world.

In Atlanta, the American Islamic Fellowship will host this event on March 14, 2008. The eventwill take place at Emory University’s White Hall Room 208 from 7:00pm-9:00pm, featuringnetworking and light refreshments. Speakers will include Mona Eltahawy, an award-winning syndicatedcolumnist and an international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues, Ayonna Johnson of theWomen's Resource Center for Domestic Violence, Tzipporah Gerson, a volunteer with the Shalom Bayitprogram of the Jewish and Family Career Services in Atlanta, and Dr. Sue Boardman, an ordainedminister in the Presbyterian Church, a partner in ChangeWorksAtlanta, and a founding director ofHannah's House, a Domestic Violence shelter program. Music will be performed by Kerry Wentworth.The event aims to attract representatives from many faith traditions.

For more information and resources, please visit the Not In Our Name website or contact the American Islamic Fellowship at info@americanislamicfellowship.com.

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