Norooz Pirooz!

Norooz Official Video from Ontario Parliament,Canada,

which was run on Persian TV.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbCfelHSxI

American Red Cross Walk in Philadelphia, Pa

The American Red Cross Walk

is on this

Saturday, April 19, 2008.

The event details are as follows:
8:00 AM Sign-in
9:00 AM Warm-up
9:15 AM Walk and have fun
12 Noon Post-Walk Party at Kildare's- Manayunk

Location: Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park Philadelphia, PA
(Address: 4301 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA-19104)

Parking: Free parking will be available off of South Concourse Drive near Memorial Hall

The ZAPANJ Trekkers [ about 25 Zoroastrians have already registered] are planning to meet at 8am by the fountain across the Memorial Hall. There is still time to register and on-site registration is also available.


Instructions to Register as a Walker:
1) Log on to: www.redcrosswalk.org

2) Please wait until three red boxes: Register Now, Sponsor Walker, and Log In appear in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
3) Double click on: Register Now
4) Click on: Search for a team
5) Type in: 'zapanj trekkers' in the box
6) Click on: 'Find Participant'
7) In the lower part of the next screen you will see a results table.
8) Click on 'zapanj trekkers' in the Team Column
9) This will bring up the list of registered ZAPANJ trekkers.
10) Click on 'Join ZAPANJ Trekkers'
11) This will bring up the 'Choose Participation Type' screen
12) Select 'Register as a Walker'
13) At bottom of the page enter your fund raising goal (if any).
14) Click 'Next Step' in the lower left corner of the page.
15) Fill in your contact information.
16) Click 'Next Step'
17) Complete the waiver screen.
18) This will give you the confirmation that you are registered as a walker. Subsequently you will get a confirmation email at the address that you have provided in your 'Contact Screen'.


Donation Instructions for Non-Walkers:

Follow Steps 1- 9 as above
10) You will see a 'Support ZAPANJ Trekkers Gauge' on the right hand side.
11) Click on the hyperlink 'Make a gift' in the bottom left hand corner of the gauge.
12) Enter your gift amount (minimum $5) and enter the billing information.


Whoever plans to attend the post walk party at Kildare's in Manayunk must RSVP to walk@redcross-philly.org or call 215-405-8888 by April 18.
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Second Annual Religions in Conversation Conference - April 13th 2008

The Second Annual Religions in Conversation Conference


Mirrors and Windows

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Claremont Graduate University

10:00am-8:00pm

Keynote Speaker:
Sheikh Sadullah Khan
Islamic Center of Irvine


Speakers:

Althea Spencer Miller * Catholic and Protestant Studies
Gawdat Gabra * Coptic Studies
Hamid Mavani * Islamic Studies
Deepak Shimkhada * Indic Philosophy and Culture
Mark Paredes * Mormon Studies
Rabbi Gary Greenebaum * Jewish Studies

Touraj Daryaee * Zoroastrian Studies

Sponsored by: the School of Religion,
Claremont Graduate University

to register, call (909) 607-9592
or visit http://www.cgu.edu/pages/5457.asp
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Women -- Summit to End Global poverty -- April 13th 1008

Washington National Cathedral

Invites you to:
"BREAKTHROUGH"

The Women, Faith and Development
Summit to End Global Poverty

Sunday, April 13th, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Free, but Registration is Required

for further information and to register
click on http://www.wfd-alliance.org/

From India to Israel - April 6th and 7th 2008

April 6, 2008
From India to Israel—
The Musical Heritage of Cochin
(Flyer) (pdf file)


For centuries Jewish women along India’s Malabar Coast filled notebooks with music they sang in Malayalam at weddings, community celebrations and rituals. Now they have been painstakingly re-discovered, performed and recorded in Israel, and been the subject of international exchange on the cultures of Hindus, Christians and Jews in India’s vibrant multi-ethnic Kerala region. A unique local and international partnership will present this music and those key to its revival at three Metropolitan Washington DC area events.

Co-sponsored by
the Embassies of India and Israel,
University of Maryland Center for Jewish Studies International Affairs Office,
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum,
and Library of Congress Asia Division.

Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Stamp Student Union,
Prince George’s Room (1210),
University of Maryland, College Park

A combined musical and academic panel will focus on
Malayalam-language songs and expert commentary.
For further information,
contact Dr. Saul Sosnowki at (301) 405-4772 or sosnowski@umd.edu


April 7, 2008
Time: 12.00 noon
Venue: Mumford Room, Library of Congress, Washington DC
A short introduction to the songs and stories. The program will be accompanied by a special exhibit of books on the Cochin Jewish community from the Asian collections of the Library of Congress in the Asian Reading Room, LJ–150, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress from 10:00 am–5:00pm.

For further information,
contact Dr. Allen Thrasher at (202) 707-3732 or athr@loc.gov


April 7, 2008
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater,
Washington DC Jewish Community Center,
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington DC
Jewish Community Center

“The Women Who Kept the Songs”, The Nirit Singers, Israeli women, of Cochin, Indian origin, will sing and share the stories of a nearly lost cultural treasure with American and Indian experts who helped in the music’s revival.

The songs and discussion will be followed by a reception in honor of this cultural achievement. $15, Discounted Member, Senior, Under 25 and Student Price $10Online purchase of tickets at www.washingtondcjcc.org/dialogues

Information: Stephen Stern (202) 777-3207 dialogues@washingtondcjcc.org
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