When European immigrants originally settled in Milwaukee, they built churches with soaring towers that you can still see throughout the city. But today, our community has more than 1,000 houses of worship of all denominations. You can find the ornate Basilica of St. Josaphat, the first African-American church in Wisconsin: St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, the oldest synagogue in Milwaukee: Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun, and the Islamic Society of Milwaukee all no more than a 20 minute drive from downtown. Whether you’re at a cultural festival or driving through our residential neighborhoods, you’ll start to notice that deeply rooted religious traditions remain a part of who we are as a city today.
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Our interfaith community will celebrate with word, song and video the Faith and Vision of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by sharing how he, and their own faith leaders understood these universal truths:
Oneness of Mankind
Unity
Justice
Service
This is a Milwaukee/North Shore Family Event sponsored by The Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Milwaukee,
From The Same Dust, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, United Methodist church of Whitefish Bay, Christ Church (Episcopal), Old Saint Mary's, Congregation Shalom, Our Lady of Divine Providence (Riverwest), Unitarian Church North, Saints Peter and Paul, Three Holy Women Catholic Parish, Saint Eugene Congregation (Fox Point)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life to advancing equality, social justice, and opportunity for all, and challenged all people to participate in the never-ending work of building a more perfect union. He believed immensely in the power of individual action and collective hope. We acknowledge that racism is a public health crisis and have seen this crisis further laid bare by COVID-19. We also recognize the urgent need to model Dr. Martin Luther King’s pursuit of unity, equity and justice. We stand in solidarity with demonstrators in our neighborhoods and across the world who are fighting the systemic racism which continues to oppresses our marginalized communities. We recognize this United States Federal Holiday with unifying civic and community activities to celebrate, educate, advocate, and serve in memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Please REGISTER for the zoom event:
http://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZUkd--przIvHNQ0k3B0SXDg03...
You will be emailed a zoom link to attend.
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