Interfaith CommUnity Rally - Suburban Temple – Kol Ami

invites everyone to an
Interfaith CommUnity Rally
Sunday, August 7, 2016
3:30pm at historic Old Stone Church, Public Square
(doors 3pm, rally 3:30–4:45pm)
In light of recent events that highlight the intersectionality of hate, violence, and marginalized groups, we come together with faith leaders to:
* Provide a safe space for communal mourning
* Commit to personal, institutional & community healing through allyship
* Call for the affirmation of full LGBTQ+ inclusion & equality
* Learn to be better upstanders
Special guests:
Rev. MacArthur Flournoy,
HRC Director for Faith Partnerships and Mobilization
Staceyann Chin
spoken-word poet and LGBTQ+ political activist
In partnership with:
American Jewish Committee (AJC), Cleveland
Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Archwood United Church of Christ
Beth Israel – The West Temple
B’nai Jeshurun Congregation
Cleveland Hillel Foundation
Congregation Rodef Sholom, Youngstown
Council on American-Islamic Relations Cleveland (CAIR-Ohio)
Equality Ohio
Facing History and Ourselves
God Before Guns
Hope Lutheran Church ELCA, Cleveland Heights
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Cleveland Steering Committee
Jewish Federation of Cleveland (JFC) Community Relations Committee
Kol HaLev
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
National Council of Jewish Women / Cleveland
Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center (NLURC)
Old Stone Church
Park Synagogue
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ
Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Suburban Temple – Kol Ami
The Temple – Tifereth Israel
Trinity Cathedral
Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland
United Church of Christ (UCC) National Offices
University Circle United Methodist Christ
For more information, contact Brynna Fish: 216-407-5543, [email protected]
“The opposite of love is not hate; it's indifference.” - Elie Wiesel We need our allies more than ever. Love must prevail!