AV Press report about Forum on Islam
AV Muslims: Islam not a violent faith
Speakers take aim at misconceptions
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press
Monday, April 19, 2010.
By AMBER HOFFMAN
Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER – Muslim scholars in the Antelope Valley say they want to counter the impression that Islam is a religion of violence.
More than 125 people attended a forum titled “Islam – A Legacy of Peace” Friday night in the cafeteria at Antelope Valley College.
Valerie Elliott, president of the Antelope Valley Interfaith Council, said the No. 1 goal of the event was education.
The event was sponsored by the AVIC, the American Islamic Institute of the Antelope Valley, the Islamic Center of North Valley and the Antelope Valley Human Relations Task Force.
Elliott said she organized the event “because of a Lancaster councilwoman’s misinformation about Islam,” referring to comments Sherry Marquez made on her Facebook page regarding Islam and honor killings.
Posted: May 7th, 2010 under Forum - No Comments.
Spring Newsletter
The Spring Newsletter is now available.
Posted: May 6th, 2010 under Newsletter - No Comments.
“Collective Prayer in Action”
7th ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
Thursday, May 6, 2010
7:00 PM
Keynote Speaker:
Norm Hickling
Deputy for the Antelope Valley Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
To be held at:
Center for Spiritual Living (Previously Center of Light)
1030 W. Ave. L-8
Lancaster, CA 93534
661-948-0873
Presented by Antelope Valley Interfaith Council
and
Antelope Valley Human Relations Task Force
Refreshments provided by Antelope Valley Interfaith Council
Posted: May 4th, 2010 under Flyer, National Day of Prayer - No Comments.
Islam — A Legacy of Peace
Posted: March 31st, 2010 under Forum - No Comments.
March 8, 2010 AVIC Press Release
Antelope Valley Interfaith Council (AVIC) has announced their elected officers for the current year. They are: Valerie Elliott – President, Deborah Shelton – Vice President, Lisa Morgenstern – Secretary, Rev. Hilde Brooks – Treasurer, and Archbishop Bernie Price as Historian.
AVIC was established in the late 1980s as a place for religious leaders to discuss their community’s concerns and to share community activities. An early mission was to provide a forum in which members could exchange ideas and learn from each other’s teachings in order to build a better community. Since then, membership has expanded to include the general public – anyone who wishes to join them in achieving these goals. Also, some clergy, or faiths without clergy, may appoint someone from their congregation to be that faith’s representative.
Their mission also includes educating the public by hosting interfaith events and having a variety of faiths offer prayer or brief information about their faith at these events. An example of the inclusionary vision of the Council is their National Day of Prayer (NDP) service that is held at the Center for Spiritual Living (formerly the Center of Light) in Lancaster. Prior to AVIC’s evening NDP event, the only other NDP event has been the Mayors’ NDP Breakfast meetings that have been exclusively for a specific interpretation of Christianity.
Posted: March 11th, 2010 under 9/11, AVIC Events, AVIC Mission, Interfaith, Members, National Day of Prayer, Officers - No Comments.
