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Documentary "A Binding Truth"
September
10-16, 2025
Sunday, September 28
For
one week, September 10-16, 2025, Pizza
& Social Justice and more than a
dozen community organizations, public
libraries and faith-based organizations,
Collective Action to Build Community
(CA2BC) will host more than a dozen
screenings of the 2024 documentary, A
Binding Truth. This award-winning
90-minute film tells the story of two
high school classmates—one black, the
other white—who find themselves bound
together by a history stretching back
more than 150 years. It is a story of
healing and shows a way forward from a
troubling past. CA2BC will also host the
two protagonists in the film, Jimmie
Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick, as well
as the film's director, Louise Woehrle,
in a one-hour live interview on Sunday,
September 28.
To register for one or more of these
screenings and discussions, and the
September 28 online live interview with
the two protagonists in the film, Jimmie
and De Kirkpatrick, and Louise Woehrle,
the film’s director, visit the CA2BC
website:
https://www.umcnic.org/CA2BC
To view the dates and locations:
https://www.umcnic.org/calendar/ca2bc-a-binding-truth-showin...
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"A Binding Truth"
You’re
warmly invited to join Illinois Citizens
for Race Amity for an evening of film,
reflection, and community conversation.
We’ll be gathering to watch "A Binding
Truth," a moving documentary that speaks
to healing, reconciliation, and the
power of building bridges across
differences.
Monday, September 15
5:30
PM – 8:00 PM
Naper
Blvd. Library,
2035 S. Naper Blvd.,
Naperville
After the screening, the Conversation
Continues and we’ll open the floor for
heartfelt dialogue—an opportunity to
share, listen, and connect with one
another.
This
event is free and open to all, and we’d
love for you to bring a friend,
neighbor, or family member to be part of
this meaningful evening.
Hosted
by Illinois Citizens for Race Amity, and
CAB2C. Learn more about us:
www.illinoiscitizensforraceamity.org
Let’s
come together to learn, reflect, and
grow—side by side.
Read the attached flyer, save the date,
and let us know you’re coming. You may
reply to: blw.ifcra@email.com,
or click on link in the attached .pdf
flyer.
We
look forward to seeing you there.
Best,
Bette Lawrence-Water
Co-Chair - Illinois Citizens for Race
Amity
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Sitting-In
for the American Dream
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Sitting-In
for the American Dream
Tuesday,
September 16, 2025
7:00pm–8:00pm
Glenside
Library
25 E Fullerton Ave.
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
In
1960, four Black students staged a
sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s
counter in Greensboro, NC, challenging
the grip of the Jim Crow laws. Inspired,
Van Gilmer—then a student at North
Carolina A&T—soon joined the
peaceful protests. In this powerful
talk, he shares his firsthand experience
and reflects on the courage that fueled
the Civil Rights Movement.
Website:
https://glenside.librarycalendar.com/
Contact
Info:
Name: Ryan Dreier
Email: rdreier@glensidepld.org
Presenter: Van Gilmer
For
those interested in hosting this
presentation you can contact Nancy McKee
at Nancy@PizzaAndSocialJustice.org
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Donuts and Devotions
Every
Sunday 10-11am.
Donuts
and Devotions in Naperville will
be held every other Sunday at
10am at Ahmadiyeh Home
For directions call us and
signup on SignUpGenius
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Interfaith Devotion
Saturday
Sept 13, 6-8 pm
Held
at the Shahrokh residence.
Please
text (630) 805-1397 for the
address.
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Birth of Baha'u'llah Celebration
October
23, 5:30-8:30 pm,
The
Eola Community Center
555 S. Eola Road,
Aurora, Illinois
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Neighbors Praying for Peace
Date:
Third Saturday
Location: 2N500 Bernice Ave
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Bring your Prayers for Peace,
your voice (or musical
instruments as
there has been singing/music on
occasion) and your fellowship.
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From
the Area Teaching Committee
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Meaningful Discussions
Join
in on studying sections from the
Baha'i writings to provide a
spiritual perspective on
challenges that are relevant to
the community today.
Held
Sunday mornings
at 11AM at the
Oak Park Baha'i Faith
Community Center
124
Madison, Oak Park IL
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Hour of Prayer
Held
every Sunday at 10AM
at the Baha'i Faith Community
Center
124 Madison, Oak Park and over
Zoom. Go to this website for
details and links for Zoom. https://opbahai.org/new-events-1
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Interfaith Devotional
Last
Saturday
Time: 3:00 – 6:00pm
Ken
& Jerri Moore's in Oak Lawn:
Call first 708-903-1467
Interfaith
Devotional Fourth Saturday of
each month at 3:pm
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Discussion on Sunday Devotions
Every
Sunday
Time: 1:00 – 1:30pm
Bahá'í
House of Worship,
100 Linden Ave,
Wilmette, IL 60091, USA
Come
to the lower level of the Temple
for a discussion on spiritual
themes
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Mid-Week Morning Prayers
First
Wednesday
Time: 7:30 – 8:00am
Bahá'í
House of Worship, 100 Linden
Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091, USA
If
cold or rainy or snowy, join us
on Zoom Join Karl Slater, Sue
Benjamin and friends in the
Gardens at the Baha'i House of
Worship for North America. If
nice weather, come to the first
or second fountain to the left
of the Linden Avenue entrance.
If inclement weather, please
come inside the Temple.
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Fireside
Friday
nights 6pm to 7:30pm
Held at the Bahá’í House of
Worship Welcome Center (112
Linden Ave, Wilmette, IL)
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Monthly Meditation
First
Wednesday 7pm-8:30pm
Please
join us at the Welcome Center of
the Baha'i House of Worship (112
Linden Ave, Wilmette, IL) as we
explore meditation from the
Baha'i perspective.
Eventbrite
link for more information
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Devotionals at the Temple
Sundays
12:30pm to 1:00pm
Please
join us at the Bahá’í House of
Worship for a devotional
followed by discussion on a
theme 1pm to 1:30pm
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Wilmette Block Party Kids Zone
Saturday,
September 6
Time:
12:00 – 4:00pm
Wilmette
Village Center, 1101 Lake Ave,
Wilmette, IL 60091, USA
The
Wilmette Block Party will be
held on Saturday, September 6
from Noon-10:00 p.m. with the
Kids Zone open from Noon-4:00
p.m.
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Men's Breakfast
Come
and enjoy some flapjacks &
Mancakes, wash it down with a
gallon of hot steaming java, and
top that off with an ice cold
cup of OJ. Now that's a
breakfast!
2nd Saturday at
8am
Egg House
24 E Miner St,
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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Interfaith Gathering of Prayers
The
Spiritual Assembly of Arlington
Heights sponsors a monthly
interfaith gathering of prayers
for peace in the Arlington
Heights Memorial Library. The
next sessions is September
21st. The meeting is
from 2:30 to 4:00 and
people of all faiths are invited
to come and offer prayers and
thoughts for peace.
For more information, contact
the Arlington Heights Assembly
at ahbahai@gmail.com.
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First Friday Conversations
If
you feel ready to engage in meaningful
conversations about racism, what it
looks like in the world and in
ourselves, and what we must do to begin
rooting it out, this is the place to
come.
The
doors open at 6:00 with the meeting
starting at 7:00 pm. Zoom will be active
at 6:45 for those who wish to stay home
or are to far away to join us in person.
Pizza Served at 6:00 pm Meeting Start
time: 7:00 pm
For the address contact NancyMcKee
info@PizzaAndSocialJustice.org
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/326557993
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Documentary "A Binding Truth"
September
10-16, 2025
Sunday, September 28
For
one week, September 10-16, 2025, Pizza
& Social Justice and more than a
dozen community organizations, public
libraries and faith-based organizations,
Collective Action to Build Community
(CA2BC) will host more than a dozen
screenings of the 2024 documentary, A
Binding Truth. This award-winning
90-minute film tells the story of two
high school classmates—one black, the
other white—who find themselves bound
together by a history stretching back
more than 150 years. It is a story of
healing and shows a way forward from a
troubling past. CA2BC will also host the
two protagonists in the film, Jimmie
Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick, as well
as the film's director, Louise Woehrle,
in a one-hour live interview on Sunday,
September 28.
To register for one or more of these
screenings and discussions, and the
September 28 online live interview with
the two protagonists in the film, Jimmie
and De Kirkpatrick, and Louise Woehrle,
the film’s director, visit the CA2BC
website:
https://www.umcnic.org/CA2BC
To view the dates and locations:
https://www.umcnic.org/calendar/ca2bc-a-binding-truth-showin...
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This
is a community newsletter and it
depends on you, it's members, for
events and feedback. If you
see listings that are inaccurate or
no longer valid, please let us know.
We
also wish to invite you to share
with us any events, narratives,
pictures, or arts. that you or your
community is hosting.
Email
the details to nib@nibahai.org
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Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
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