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Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom 2018 Conference: Raise Your Voice!

Our 2018 Conference took place on November 4 at Delaware Valley University. It was powerful.

We gathered knowing that this is the year of women. This is the year each of needs to #RaiseYourVoice!

Hundreds of Muslim and Jewish women raised their voices for love over hate!

On Sunday, November 4, doors opened at 8:30 AM for sign-in and coffee hour. The conference began at 9:30 AM.

During this transformative day, we:

  • Connected & engaged with other Muslim and Jewish sisters from all around North America,
  • Participated in a workshop facilitated by leaders in interfaith dialogue end engagement (each workshop will be a two-hour hands-on group encounter)
  • Learned from the Muslim and Jewish leaders who are the voice of peace and interfaith engagement
  • Developed skills in order to become a stronger advocate of building relationships between Muslims and Jews, and
  • Learned what we can do to peacefully stop anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish acts of hate.

We heard inspiring keynote presentations from:

Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. For the last 35 years, she has been one of America’s most well known public voices, having been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, & Bill Maher. Seven of her twelve published books have been New York Times Best Sellers, and four of these were #1. Marianne has been touring the country this year, discussing how a revolution in consciousness paves the way to both personal and political renewal.

Joseph Levin Jr, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, is the Co-Founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. From 1971, he served the Center in various capacities, including as Legal Director, Chair of the Board, President & CEO, and General Counsel, retiring in 2016. He continues to serve the Center as an emeritus member of the Board. In 1976, as a member of the Carter Presidential Transition Team, Mr. Levin supervised the Department of Justice transition and oversaw preparation of briefing books identifying critical issues for the incoming Attorney General. In 1977, Mr. Levin was appointed Chief Counsel of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Members of The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom® were privileged to learn from Mr. Levin during our recent visit to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

For 15 years, Edina Lekovic has served as a leading voice on American Muslims and an inter-community builder between diverse faith traditions. Edina is a strategist, storyteller and trainer who works in multi-faith spaces throughout the country. She is a co-founder and board member of NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, and a board member of multifaith house of worship The Pico-Union Project. In her previous work with the Muslim Public Affairs Council, she advocated on behalf of American Muslims in news media, interfaith, community, and pop culture spaces. She has appeared on leading media outlets, including CNN, FOX News, Huffington Post, NPR and Buzzfeed. In 2015, she was named one of L.A.’s 10 most inspiring women gamechangers by Los Angeles Magazine. She was also named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by Georgetown University and the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2009.

Our Workshop Presenters

We learned from the best in class, including Letty Pogrebein, Amy Eilberg. Amanda Quraishi and many others, including the two keynote presenters, Marianne Williamson and Edina Lekovic.

We enjoyed Book Signings & a Shopping Bazaar representing Muslim and Jewish vendors. We gathered for Friday & Saturday services and a Saturday Evening Social: we joined Intercultural Journeys to kick off the conference! Talented musicians Aslihan Erkisi & Ertugrul Erkisi and Ami Yares each performed their recent work, highlighting the role of the performing arts in fostering peace, dialogue, and intercultural connection. The show’s special opening act was guest spoken word artist and Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Charlotte, North Carolina chapter member Hannah Hasan!

 

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Abe Film Screening and Director's Talkback on January 17, 2021 from 2:00-3:00 pm EST

You’re invited to watch the recently released film, Abe, and participate in a Zoom panel discussion with film director, Fernando Grostein Andrade, and Palestinian/American screenwriters and film producers. The story focuses on twelve-year old Abe (Avraham/Ibrahim), the child of a Jewish mother and Muslim father (Israeli and Palestinian background).  Abe is torn by his family’s fighting over cultural and political issues during every family meal. Follow Abe as he goes on a culinary journey to find himself and familial peace, using food to bring all sides of his family together. For more detailed information, please read this press kit.

We’ll provide you with a link to watch the film ahead of time (please watch prior to January 14th). Then, join us on January 17th for a live Zoom event where you’ll have the opportunity to learn from Abe’s director, producers, screenwriters and meet other women from across the Sisterhood. Once you register on Eventbrite, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to view the film and a Zoom link for Sunday Jan. 17th’s live event.

Click here to register!

Town Hall Facebook Live With One of The Sisterhood's Greatest Supporters inThe U.S. Senate!
Cofounders, Sheryl Olitzky and Atiya Aftab, in dialogue with Senator Cory Booker as we focus on the issues facing us as Muslim and Jewish women in this challenging time in our history. Click here to watch.