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.

By Mark Crain

Now that voting and commenting has come to a close, we want to thank you all for your support of the One Chicago, One Nation Online Film Contest. In just three short months, nearly 150 films were submitted to the contest and 80 were accepted. Thousands of you logged on to the website and shared your reflections on the films. We can’t thank you enough for sharing your ideas and supporting our efforts to promote the power of digital storytelling.

A special thanks is in order for everyone that took the time to work on a film for this project. Not every film was accepted into the contest, but that should not diminish their merit as works of art and as opportunities for someone to share their story. Nearly 50 of you were involved in our free film training courses, honing your filming and editing skills by working with two of Chicago’s premier production and training houses, Endless Eye Productions and Street-Level Youth Media. Hopefully, these classes enhanced your understanding of the usefulness and importance of embracing digital media .

We will determine the finalists of the film contest this week. according to how well their film met the competition’s criteria, how well they utilized their democratic power to gather votes, and how effectively their film promoted the message of interfaith and intercultural learning to create a better city of Chicago.

We urge you to come out and support the contest on June 17 if you’re in Chicago when we announce the winners at Millennium Park’s public concert, “Dandana: A Celebration of Muslim Voices.”

View the films online here: http://www.linktv.org/onechicago/films

Check out a few images from our workshops below.

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.