One Chicago, One Nation » ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org Building America Together Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:34:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Upcoming IMAN Community Café http://onechicago-onenation.org/2011/02/upcoming-iman-community-caf/ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2011/02/upcoming-iman-community-caf/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:14:22 +0000 ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org/?p=1301

What do Muslims, hip-hop, & the environment have in common?  Mingle with Community Ambassadors & meet Green Deen author Ibrahim Abdul-Matin at IMAN’s upcoming Community Café.  Check out the Community Café: Healing Planet Rock event Page for details.

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On January 17th, 2011, over 150 people honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the One Chicago, One Nation MLK Day Brunch Reception. The event honored Community Ambassadors & Community Solutions Grantees. Speakers such as Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Terry Mazany inspired budding interfaith leaders, and performers such as Bravemonk & Super Inlight energized the crowd. Check out the pictures on our Facebook page and be sure to “Like” us!

]]> http://onechicago-onenation.org/2011/02/chicago-nation-mlk-day-brunch-reception/feed/ 0 OCON Film Contest featured in NYT http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/06/ocon-film-contest-featured-nyt/ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/06/ocon-film-contest-featured-nyt/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:38:21 +0000 ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org/?p=755 One Chicago, One Nation Online Film Contest featured in The New York Times. To read the article “Anti-Hate-Crime Video Offers Unsettling Lesson” By James Warren, read below:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/us/20cncwarren.html

]]> http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/06/ocon-film-contest-featured-nyt/feed/ 0 IFYC Weekly Digest June 18th, 2010 http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/06/ifyc-newsreel-summary-week-june-18th/ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/06/ifyc-newsreel-summary-week-june-18th/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:49:53 +0000 ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org/?p=752 1.      Irvine Responds to Heckling Incident, Inside Higher Ed – http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/15/irvine.  Tensions between Jews and Muslims at UC Irvine have been heightened since several pro-Palestinian students interrupted Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren’s speech in February.  Now the university has decided to suspend the Muslim Student Union for one year.  Muslim students protest that they are being punished because of “the acts of the few,” and that the MSU was not involved; meanwhile, the university has evidence to suggest the MSU actively planned and orchestrated the protests.  Both sides are citing freedom of expression and religion as justifications for their position.

2.      What King Had to Say to Millenials, The Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-wilkes/what-dr-king-has-to-say-t_b_612285.html.  This article imagines what King might have to say to the millennial generation.

3.      Haley’s Path to Christianity Leaves Some Evangelicals Uneasy, CNN- http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/15/haleys-path-to-christianity-leaves-some-evangelicals-uneasy/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_politicalticker+%28Blog:+Political+Ticker%29&fbid=n3NJq6p-IR7.  This article discusses the continuing controversy surrounding Nikki Haley’s Sikh background. Many evangelicals are raising doubts to whether or not she’s “really” a Christian since she still shows respect to her Sikh heritage.

4.      For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges, NYTimes – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/fashion/13veil.html.  This beautiful piece tells the story of American Muslim women who have chosen to wear the veil and the challenges and joys that come with that.

]]> http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/06/ifyc-newsreel-summary-week-june-18th/feed/ 0 IFYC Weekly Digest February 8, 2010 http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/02/ifyc-weekly-digest-february-8-2010/ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/02/ifyc-weekly-digest-february-8-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:37:56 +0000 ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org/?p=369
  • Muslims vs. terrorism: The vast majority of Muslim-Americans reject extremists and help to expose them, The Pittsburg Post-Gazette:

    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10022/1030132-109.stm#ixzz0dMYBQUcC

  • A Flight Is Diverted by a Prayer Seen as Ominous, The New York Times:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/nyregion/22airplane.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

  • Two interesting pieces on attempts to ban the Burqa in France:
    1. France Fails to Talk About the Real Issue, The New York Times:

      http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/world/europe/19iht-politicus.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

    2. Why the Burqa, The New York Times:

      http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/opinion/28iht-edgopalan.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

  • Christopher Hitchens, Religious in Spite of Himself? Religion Dispatches:

    ]]> http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/02/ifyc-weekly-digest-february-8-2010/feed/ 0 Group works to counter negative view of Muslims – Chicago Sun Times http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/group-works-to-counter-negative-view-of-muslims-chicago-sun-times/ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/group-works-to-counter-negative-view-of-muslims-chicago-sun-times/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:01:37 +0000 ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org/?p=335 The Sun Times just did a great write-up on us. Come check it out!

    ]]> http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/group-works-to-counter-negative-view-of-muslims-chicago-sun-times/feed/ 0 Launch of Digital Multi-Media Social Action Initiative http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/press-release-launch-of-digital-multi-media-social-action-initiative/ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/press-release-launch-of-digital-multi-media-social-action-initiative/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:27:30 +0000 ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org/?p=329 PRESS RELEASE – LAUNCH OF DIGITAL MULTI-MEDIA SOCIAL ACTION INITIATIVE TO COMBAT MUSLIM STEREOTYPES & UNITE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

    ]]>     http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/press-release-launch-of-digital-multi-media-social-action-initiative/feed/ 0     Launch of Digital Multi-Media ‘Call To Action’ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/launch-of-digital-multi-media-%e2%80%98call-to-action%e2%80%99-initiative-to-combat-muslim-stereotypes-mobilize-diverse-communities-in-chicago-region/ http://onechicago-onenation.org/2010/01/launch-of-digital-multi-media-%e2%80%98call-to-action%e2%80%99-initiative-to-combat-muslim-stereotypes-mobilize-diverse-communities-in-chicago-region/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:55:04 +0000 ocon http://onechicago-onenation.org/?p=271 LAUNCH OF DIGITAL MULTI-MEDIA ‘CALL TO ACTION’ INITIATIVE TO COMBAT MUSLIM STEREOTYPES & MOBILIZE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO REGION

    Eboo Patel, Rami Nashashibi, Bill Kurtis, Terry Mazany, Azhar Usman, Kevin Coval usher in Red Carpet Premiere featuring Film Contest, Community Ambassadors & Community Action Grants

    WHAT:

    One Nation with The Chicago Community Trust, Link TV, Interfaith Youth Core, and Inner-City Muslim Action Network will launch One Chicago, One Nation with a call for entries to its Online Film Contest hosted by Link TV.

    One Chicago, One Nation is a first-of-its-kind national social initiative model designed to engage a representation of the Chicago area’s 400,000 Muslims with culturally diverse residents as a critical step toward overcoming ongoing tensions.

    The Red Carpet Premiere will showcase the program’s Link TV Online Film Contest, and unveil how the public can connect to the initiative by becoming part of its sweeping mobilization of Community Ambassadors and participate through its community-building grants project.

    The launch features Bill Kurtis, journalist and performances by “Allah Made Me Funny” comedian, Azhar Usman; poet, Kevin Coval; DJ David Chavez; and live music by Seneke Ensemble and Duzan Ensemble.

    WHO:

    Participants and featured artists include:

    • Eboo Patel, Executive Director, IFYC
    • Bill Kurtis, Journalist, Producer & Author
    • Terry Mazany, President & CEO, The Chicago Community Trust
    • Henry Izumizaki, CEO, One Nation
    • Wendy Hanamura, Vice President, General Manager, Link TV
    • Rami Nashashibi, Executive Director, IMAN
    • Azhar Usman, Comedian
    • Kevin Coval, Poet
    • Rev. Patricia Watkins, Convener, United Congress
    • DJ David Chavez

    WHEN:

    Thursday, January 14, 2010

    5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Complimentary reception begins at 5:30 PM)

    WHERE:

    The Chicago Cultural Center, G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda
    77 East Randolph, Chicago, Ill. 60602

    WHY:

    A Gallup Poll commissioned in 2006 identified face-to-face interaction as the key to combating racism and fear toward the Muslim community. One Chicago, One Nation is the first initiative in the country to take a sweeping, yet resolute approach to offer diverse communities opportunities for productive interaction and vivid narratives to overcome misperceptions, to work together and generate dialogue that reinforces America’s social fabric.

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