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Video of Unity Prayer Service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ6e-btA6Fk
Thanks to Steve Herrera.
Unity Prayer Service Celebrates Diversity
Community members from across the spectrum joined together on Sunday, August 20 for a celebration of unity, a response to the recent events in Charlottesville, and a pledge with local public officials to work together toward justice in the community at large. Civic leaders attending included San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia, SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo, San Jose City Council members Chappie Jones and Lan Diep, Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese, and US Representative Zoe Lofgren.
The event was hosted at Evergreen Baptist Church on the east side of San Jose.
For more, see the San Jose Mercury News.
Deacon Steve Herrera, of the SiVIC Board, took photos of the event.
Responding to Charlottesville
From its formation, the Silicon Valley Interreligious Council has devoted itself to building interreligious understanding and harmony in order to seek a more just and compassionate society in Silicon Valley.
We, as people seeking compassion and reconciliation, are grieved and stunned by the activities over this past weekend by those who value neither. We lament the loss of life and disruption of the community. We of diverse faiths stand together unified against Hate. We grieve the murder of Heather Heyer who was standing up for our values. We will not stand idly by, as all our faiths compel us to raise our voices clearly against racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia of any kind.
We commit ourselves anew to the task of bringing all people together for the good of the whole community. Hate is not welcome here.
For statements from other Bay Area Interfaith Councils, see the Interfaith Center at the Presidio website.