NCC News MEDIA ADVISORY
Washington DC Interfaith Fast events
"From Conquest to Community, from Violence to Reverence"
On October 8, as Muslims celebrate the "Night of Power," the holiest night in Ramadan, in small and large communities around our nation, people of faith will join with the Muslim community in fasting. Leaders of many religious traditions have joined together to call their communities to fast under the theme "from conquest to community, from violence to reverence," and to call for an end to the war in Iraq.
Events in Washington DC will serve as anchors to the nationwide fasts. On the night of Sunday, October 7, religious leaders will come together at Medina Center, 9426 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Md. from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Some religious leaders will begin the time of fasting and prayer following that meal and continue through the following day while others will fast from sunup to sundown on October 8.
On the evening of Monday the 8th, religious leaders will again gather at the ADAMS Center, 46903 Sugarland Road, Sterling, VA 20164 to break the fast together from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Religious leaders and news reporters are invited to participate in both these events. Please RSVP as follows:
October 7 - 6:00 p.m. Medina Center: admin@medinacenter.net or 301-564-4341
October 8 - 5:30 p.m. ADAMS Center: fahanahzellis@yahoo.com or 571-283-1441
For more details on the interfaith fast please go to: www.interfaithfast.org
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