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FAITH HOUSE Manhattan
New York City UPDATE

OCTOBER 29, 2008
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UPCOMING FAITH HOUSE EVENTS IN NYC:

November 1, Sat.,2:30 pm  Social Justice, Peacemaking, and Environment
(Subud Chelsea Center, 230 W 29th St)
Come to meet new people, share your ideas, and organize. As we meet for the first time to plan Faith House involvement with local and global issues of the day, we depend on your creativity, abilities, and friendship.

November 1, Sat., 4 pm   Election Heat: Passion and Politics
(Subud Chelsea Center, 230 W 29th St)
Guest Facilitator: Marcia Kannry from Dialogue Project (Greens, Libertarians, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, you are all welcome, along with your faith as well as political convictions!)

November 8, Sat., 4 pm  Spiritual Wisdom From Veterans
(Intersections, 274 Fifth Avenue, between 29th and 30th)
Facilitator: Bowie Snodgrass
If any of you are veterans or know veterans who might like to share a story of spiritual wisdom or an idea for this event, please email bowie@faithhousemanhattan.org. Bowie got this idea last year watching "The War Tapes" at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Click here for the second half of this article that begins to explore this theme. Bowie's brother, SGT A. Peter Snodgrass has just finished five years as an Army Medic, including two tours in Iraq.

November 15, Sat., 4 pm  An Afternoon Of Creativity and Art By And For All

Find out more about our weekly Saturday 4pm Living Room gatherings.

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ORGANIZED BY OUR FRIENDS AT DIALOGUE PROJECT
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7th Annual Dialogue Project

INTERFAITH TEACH IN

Round table conversations that will explore our texts, traditions
and experiences with Racism, Islamophobia, and Antisemitism

Sunday November 16, 2008
1:30 - 4:00pm

Keynote Speakers:
 Rev. David Fisher (Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims)
Imam Khaled Latif (Islamic Center at NYU)
Rabbi Justus Baird (Auburn Theological Seminary)

Join us for food, stories, and study! (Free Childcare)


Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
75 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY
(2, 3 trains to Clark Street or the A, C to High Street)


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