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UNITY DAY USA - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

Media Reports:
http://cbs11tv.com/topstories/local_story_253232024.html
Dallas Morning News
PRESS RELEASE - NANCY PELOSI
Contact: Mike Ghouse (214) 325-1916
Dallas, Texas. Friday, September 8, 2006. Congresswoman
Nancy Pelosi was rather pleased at the proposal of Unity
Day USA, to commemorate the tragedy of 9/11 and
celebrate the Unity of Americans. She was excited with
the idea of introducing the bill in the house to
proclaim 9/11 as Unity day USA.
I spoke with the house democratic leader Nancy Pelosi
this morning, after she addressed a gathering of Dallas
Walla’s. She talked about 9/11 and said that she and her
party are inviting the President and his party to join
together on the steps of the capital Hill and express
unity and solidarity to the nation by singing the
American National Anthem, as they did five years ago.
The idea of the Unity Day USA has come now, we hope, we
can pursue this to have Nancy Pelosi introduce a bill to
make UNITY DAY USA, a national Holiday.
The Foundation for Pluralism, the World Muslim Congress
and Muslims of North Texas are hosting the 2nd Annual
UNITY DAY
USA.
You are cordially invited to part take in the ceremonies
commemorating the tragedy and celebrating the Unity of
Americans on this day.
Peace, prosperity and security for every American is our
vision. In order to achieve that, we need to remain
connected to one another; we need to come together as
one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all.
UNITY DAY
USA was
born to express our vision, that each one of the
297,018,658 of us is part of the American mosaic. This
event is a step towards fulfillment of that vision.
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WHAT -
9/11 Memorial - Unity Day USA
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WHEN - 4:
15 PM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, September 10, 2006
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WHERE - Doubletree
Hotel, 4099 Valley View Dr, Dallas, TX 75244 -
LBJ/Midway
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RECEPTION -
Reception followed by refreshments.
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FREE
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Event is Free and public is invited
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WHO - Mayors,
Religious Leaders, FBI, Police and Fire Chiefs - 56
Organizations and people from all races, ethnicities
and religions.
Mike Ghouse, the president of the Foundation for
Pluralism is committed to making this day a national
holiday " God willing this day will become the day for
national unity, where every American of different
affiliations will come together on this day to re-affirm
his or her commitment to making America a peaceful,
secure and a prosperous nation,
that is my
dream"
On September 11, 2007, we are planning hosting the UNITY
DAY USA in ten (10) Cities all across America. "No
American will be left behind, we will reaching out and
touching people from different faiths (theists and
atheists), races, cultures and ethnicities, and on this
one day, every year, with our God given uniqueness, we
will rededicate our pledge;
one nation under god with liberty and justice for all
and commit to the Safety, peace and prosperity for every
American."
Our religious leaders will seek guidance through prayer
from scriptures of their respective faiths. And our
Civil, business and community leaders will echo the same
sentiment and suggest ways in which we as individuals
can work towards a cohesive and thriving community.
More details
www.UnityDayUSA.Org
Mike
Ghouse
Welcome to
911 MEMORIAL / UNITY DAY THEME
/
CO-EXISTENCE
Sunday, September 10, 2006
- 4:15 to 7:00 PM - Doubletree Hotel
Midway@ LBJ Freeway,
behind Wal-Mart
4099 VALLEY VIEW DR, DALLAS, TX 75244
(972) 385-9000
Greetings of Peace:
We the people of the
United States of America, of every faith, race,
ethnicity, culture and background, gather to pray for peace, unity
and security of our nations and the world.
You are cordially invited to join us on
Sunday, September 10, 2006
at the 2nd Annual Unity Day USA event.
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Unity Day USA
is
about coming together as Americans and expressing our innate
desire to rededicate our pledge; one nation under god with
liberty and justice for all.
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Unity Day USA
is
about coming together as Americans to appreciate, respect and
honor the God given uniqueness to each one of the 297,018,658 of
us.
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Unity Day USA
is born out of the great tragedy and enormous suffering that
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
brought to all of us, and it is from this day forward, that we
pledge to continue to foster healing and unity.
We are blessed in this endeavor with the support from people of all
faiths. On this Unity Day USA, the People of every faith, race,
ethnicity, culture, and every background have accepted our
invitation to join us in sharing the power of prayer for peace,
healing, unity and security of our country.
Participating Organizations
We thank the following organization for expressing their support
by attending the event, please send your information, we will
continue to update the press releases and our website with the
same at
www.Foundationforpluralism.com .
Please send
to
ConfirmAttendance@Gmail.com
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Foundation for Pluralism -
www.Foundationforpluralism.com
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World Muslim Congress -
www.WorldMuslimCongress.com
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Memnosyne
Foundation –
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Orbits of
Influence -
www.Orbitsofinfluence.com
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Hare
Krishna Temple of DFW -
http://www.radhakalachandji.com
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Baha'I Faith - http://www.bahaisofdallas.org
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Jain
Society of North Texas
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Federation of Jain Centers of North America - www.jaina.org.
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DFW
Hindu Temple Society of North Texas - www.Dfwhindutemple.org
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Adat
Chaverim Synagogue - www.adatchaverim.org
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ILE Olokun Sanya
Awopeju of Texas -
http://www.ileolokun.org
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Zoroastrian Association of North Texas - http://www.zant.org
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The National Association Of Muslim American Women
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Academy of Guru Granth Studies -
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Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation -
www.ichf-us.org
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Muslim Community Center
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Orthodox
Christian Church -
www.stsavaplano.com
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Center for
Spiritual Living -
http://www.csldallas.org
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Dallas Masjid Al-Islam
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American Clergy
leadership conference
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Masjid Warith Deen
Mohammed
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Family federation for
world peace
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American Family
Coalition
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The Church of Living
God, Oak Cliff
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International Shinto Foundation-
http://shinto.org
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Kurdish Human Rights Watch -
www.khrw.org
Center for
Spiritual Living -
http://www.csldallas.org
Mera Ticket -
www.meraticket.com
Sikh Temple of
North Texas -
http://www.sikhtempledallas.org
Somanatha
Kshetram of North America (SKNA) -
WWW.SRISM.ORG/
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Plano Indian
Lions Club
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Hazara American
Welfare Association, Inc.
- I
smaili
Muslim Community of North Texas
Art Spirit -
Center for Spirituality -
www.artspiritdallas.org
Ahmadiyya
Movement in Islam -
www.alislam.org
Texas Muslim
Womens foundation -
http://www.tmwf.org
Madinah Masjid of Carrollton -
http://www.madinahmasjid.com
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American
Muslim Forum - www.AmericanMuslimforum.org
The Lone Star
Crescent -
www.myCrescent.com
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Muslim Alliance Southwest
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Institute of Medieval and Post
Medieval Studies
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American Muslim Task Force
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Center for Global Diplomacy
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Islamic Association of
tarrant County
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Brahma Kumaris
of Dallas -
www.bkdallas.org
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Department of
Justice, Community Relations -
http://www.usdoj.gov/crs
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India
Association of North Texas -
www.iant.org
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American Federation of Muslims from India
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United Nations
Association of Dallas
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Unity Church of
Arlington
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IANT - Free Medical
Clinic
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911 Unity walk -
Washington DC -
www.911unitywalk.org
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Dallas County
Republican Party
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Dallas County
Republican Party
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Pakistan American
Congress
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The Freedom and
Justice foundation -
www.freeandjust.org
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North Texas Islamic
Council
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Chinmaya Mission of
North Texas
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This list will be updated with your
participation...please send to:
confirmattendance@gmail.com
Prayer Leaders
(confirmations
continue)
Prayer theme is co-existence and
would be based on the scriptures led by our prayer leaders along
with the graceful presence of the clergy of the respective
faiths. If you know of any faith that is not in the realm of the
following faith groups, please let us know, we will include
The Prayers are sequenced Alphabetically , however, it
will be concluded with the prayers by Native American
faiths.
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African Yoruba :
Oloriya Leja Onifa of Yoruba, Priestess of the Olokun
Sanya Awopeju community.
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Baha'i:
Kevin and Regina Rafraf of Baha'i’s of
Dallas.
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Buddhist:
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Christian:
Father Seraphim Hipsh of
Orthodox Christian Church
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Hindu:
Swami Nityananda Prabhu of
Hare
Krishna Temple
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Islam:
Imam Zia Sheikh of Irving Islamic Center.
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Jain:
Kirit Daftary, President of Federation of Jain
Centers
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Judaism:
Rabbi Neal Katz
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Sikh:
Dr. Harbans Lal of Academy of Guru Granth Studies
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Wicca:
Bryan Lankford of Wiccans of
Dallas
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Zoroastrian:
Dr. Poras Balsara, Zoroastrian priest and Dr. Firdosh
Mehta, former President Federation of Zoroastrian
Associations
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American Native faith:
Ambrose Willie of Navaho Tribe and Gregory Gomez of
Apache tribe.
Sponsorship
Your Name and or your Company's will be listed in all
printed material, booklet to be given out on that day and websites
as well as announcements at the program.
All donations will be listed on this website for clarity.
We express our gratitude to the following individuals
and companies who have made this event possible.
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GRAND
:
Anjum Anwar, Realtor, Century 21
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GOLD:
Shawn Bhagat, CEO, American Fuel & Oil distributors
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SILVER:
Oxford Fine Homes,
Woodforest National Bank,
Akram Syed,
Davin Ward Insurance, a Farmers group company. First
City Homes
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REFRESHMENTS:
Courtesy of North Texas Islamic Council.
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SOFT DRINKS:
Courtesy of
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FLOWER ARRANGEMENT:
Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk
Honored Guests
(will be updated)
As we were honored last year with great presence of our Mayors and
civic officers. We are inviting our Congress persons, State
Representatives, Mayors, FBI, Police and Fire Chiefs, School and
University heads, Non-profit organizations heads and business
executives. A few names will be listed with their authorization
and others you get to see them on the 10th.
Full report :
http://www.foundationforpluralism.com/UnityDayUSA.asp
Contact information
Address: Foundation for Pluralism,
3928 Brazos Dr, Carrollton, TX 75007. USA
THE
FOUNDATION FOR PLURALISM
Studies in Religious Pluralism and Pluralistic Governance.
Our mission is to
encourage individuals to develop an open mind and an open heart
toward their fellow beings. If we can learn to accept and
respect the God given uniqueness to each one of the
Seven billion of
us, then conflicts fade and solutions emerge - I
believe knowledge leads to
understanding, and understanding
to appreciation of a different point of view.
- Mike Ghouse
Upcoming Events of Understanding:
1.
An Evening
with Islam - Understanding
Islam - Saturday, 10/28/06
2.
Thanksgiving
Celebrations - Cultural Pluralism on Saturday,
11/25/06
3.
An Evening
with Christianity – understanding Christianity –
Saturday, 12/23/06
4.
Holocaust
Commemoration – Sunday, Jan 28th, 2007
5.
An Evening
with Hinduism – essence of Hinduism – Saturday, Feb 24th,
2007
6. Check the website for
updates...
Unity Day is
an initiative of:
World Muslim Congress
GOOD FOR MUSLIMS & GOOD FOR THE WORLD