In 1657, the farmers of Flushing courageously stood up for our freedom of conscience (telling Governor Stuyvesant that the “law of love, peace and liberty in the states extend[s] to Jews, Turks and Egyptians”). Since then, religious freedom has become a bedrock of our society and we have all benefited from this legacy of peaceful coexistence. Flushing, now has the highest concentration of religious from around the world — Sikhs, Baptists, Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Quakers, and dozens of other faiths have figured out how to live together side by side. Let’s celebrate this good news!
Please join the Flushing Interfaith Council on Saturday, October 19, 2019, 1:00pm, (during Open House New York Weekend) as we celebrate this religious diversity during our annual Queens Interfaith Unity Walk!
You are invited – meet your neighbors!
Flushing Interfaith Council
10th Annual Unity Walk
Saturday, October 19, 2019
1:00pm – 4:00pm
For More information, contact the Flushing Interfaith Council at FlushingInterfaithCouncil@gmail.com or (646) 926-7844 or http://flushinginterfaithcouncil.wordpress.com/
The Flushing Interfaith Council works to help build and foster understanding and common ground among various faith traditions in our community. For the past eight years, participants of the Interfaith Unity Walk have gathered and walked in the neighborhoods of Flushing, Queens, one of the largest and most diverse communities in New York City.
All are welcome!
Co-sponsored by the Free Synagogue of Flushing, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens, the Sikh Center of New York, Flushing Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Muslim Progressive Traditionalist Alliance, Pax Christi Metro New York, Morningside Quaker Meeting, St. George’s Church of Flushing, the Bahá’í Faith Community in Queens, and Eckankar Community of Queens. Endorsed by the Center for Ethnic Racial and Religious Understanding (CERRU) at Queens College, Council on American-Islamic Relations (New York Chapter), Flushing Jewish Community Council, the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce, Queens Counseling Services of the Foundation for Religion and Mental Health, Turning Point for Women and Families, and Women for Afghan Women.
Our goal is to build bridges of love and understanding within our community.
Please join us!
At some houses of worship, all are asked to take off their shoes and women are asked to cover their heads, so wear socks you’d like to be seen in and women are asked to please bring along a scarf.
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