Interfaith Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk

The Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk, part of the Fellowship of Reconciliation's 90th Anniversary National Conference, will begin at 1:00 pm, Monday, August 9th, at the Masjid Omar ibn Al-Khattab, located close to the University of Southern California (USC) at 1025 W. Exposition Blvd. on the corner of Vermont and Exposition. There will be brief opening prayers to inaugurate the walk, which will then proceed along a 1 ½ mile route to Hebrew Union College, 3077 University Ave. The walk will conclude at 4:00 pm.

There will be chartered buses to transport and return conference attendees to and from the sites. If you drove to the conference, please carpool. The buses will be departing from the campus of Occidental College at 12:00 pm immediately following closing sessions. Boxed lunches will be provided. Please wear light-weight, white clothing to convey the vision of peace. The weather will be extremely warm, so if you have any health or medical conditions please be advised. There will be water refreshments available.

About the Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk

The Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk is designed to nurture the needed work of Muslim-Jewish dialogue as well as promote interfaith and intercultural communication. The Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk cultivates a common ground for peace action based on shared faith principles of compassion and justice. The Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk is committed to the transformation of oppressive structures through non-violent resolution of conflicts, openness to diversity, and affirmation of our shared existence on this earth. Please partake in this meaningful sacred pilgrimage to symbolize the importance and possibility of interfaith reconciliation.

The Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk is a non-profit organization that grew out of the first Jewish Muslim Interfaith Peace Walk Rabbi Lynn and Abdul Rauf initiated in April 2002 between Congregation Nahalat Shalom and the Islamic Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Since that time, Abdul Rauf and Rabbi Lynn engage in creating peace walks, Muslim-Jewish dialogue and text study groups, youth work and interfaith workshops and services. They have led peace walks in Canada, New York City, Philadelphia, Nevada, and New Mexico. Their goal is to facilitate a Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk in 50 cities throughout the United States by fall 2005. They recently participated in a Fellowship of Reconciliation Interfaith Peace Builders trip to Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine.

About the Organizers

Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb is one of the first ten women to become a Rabbi in Jewish history and is internationally known for her work. She is a kabbalist and storyteller, Klezmer dancer and drummer, author and ritual artist, and a human rights activist committed to interfaith peace building, and a just solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Contact information email: Reblynn@swcp.com phone: (505) 268-9961 web: www.peacewalk.blogspot.com

Abdul Rauf Campos Marquetti is a Muslim peace activist committed to interfaith peace building and a just solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. He currently serves as the Vice President of the Islamic Center of New Mexico and is a senior scientist at EnerQuest Systems of Albuquerque. Abdul Rauf celebrates his Afro-Cuban heritage and is an accomplished African drummer. Contact information email: raufislam@aol.com and phone: (505) 440-8036

Special Thanks to: Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation, Hebrew Union College, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Interfaith Alliance Foundation and National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) Los Angeles

View pictures of the Canadian Peacewalk in May 2004