Shine a Light on Hate: Creating a Compassionate Community
Sunday, August 27th
1:00-5:30 PM
Franciscan Center, Lourdes University
FREE to attend; advanced registration encouraged in order to receive first-choice of breakout sessions
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo’s Jewish Community Relations Council and the MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio present Shine a Light on Hate: Creating a Compassionate Community.
Shine a Light on Hate: Creating a Compassionate Community is a response to the significant recent increase in violence, harassment, and intimidation against a variety of groups.
The event reviews factors leading to discrimination and intolerance. It also offers constructive actions to take in your area of influence to build a more inclusive and welcoming society.
Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio are working together with over a dozen community partners. These include: The Ability Center; Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio; City of Toledo: Human Relations Commission; Diocese of Toledo; Equality Toledo; La Conexion; Lourdes University; NAACP Toledo; NAMI Greater Toledo; Sisters of St. Francis, Sylvania; United Muslim Association of Toledo; University of Toledo/University of Toledo Medical Center; Welcome TLC; Women of Toledo; and YWCA of Northwest Ohio.
The event includes a keynote address, three rounds of breakout sessions offering multiple opportunities to learn about specific community issues, and a concluding panel. Local organizations will have information tables, accompanied by small bites and cultural performances.
RSVP requested by Thursday, August 24 to https://form.jotform.com/jewishtoledo/shine-a-light-on-hate.
Questions? Contact Mary Bilyeu at mary@jewishtoledo.org or Deacon Jennifer Vasquez at director@multifaithcouncil.org.
Shine a Light on Hate: Creating a Compassionate Community is generously supported by the Susan and Steven Kaufman Philanthropic Fund and the Arleen and Jon Levine Family Fund held in the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation.