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Sunday, September 14, 2008 1:30 – 5:00 pm Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb Street, NW
12:30 pm Press Conference, Freed Youth Wing, Washington Hebrew Congregation Individual interviews with speakers to follow
1:00 pm Registration opens - Washington Hebrew Congregation
1:03 pm Muslim Call to Prayer
1:30 pm Program opens Symbolic Muslim Call to Prayer Julia Wilson, Host “On the Continent” Senior Rabbi Bruce Lustig St. Augustine’s Gospel Choir Very Rev. Samuel Lloyd Rev. Mpho Tutu, Chair, 9/11 Unity Walk Archbishop Desmond Tutu
2:15 pm Unity Walk begins, passing: Annunciation Roman Catholic Church National Gurdwara: A Sikh Temple – Refreshments & bathrooms Washington National Cathedral - Peace Cross only St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Refreshments and first aid provided by: Community of Christ Soka Gakkai International - USA
Embassy of the Vatican Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Papal Nuncio greeting
Unity Walk continues, passing… Khalil Gibran Park
2:45 pm Program stop Islamic Center Children’s Cloth of Many Colors, displayed by Communities of Peace Foundation Imam Abdullah Khouj: “Welcome to The Islamic Center” Rev. Richard Cizik, V.P., National Assoc. of Evangelicals Most Reverend Martin Holley, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington Dr. Rajwant Singh, SCORE Arun Gandhi, Gandhi Institute - Arun Gandhi will lead participants out of the Islamic Center 4:00 pm Final program stop Gandhi Memorial Park Hosted by Ass. of United Hindu Jain Temples (UHJT) & Church of the Pilgrims Gaura Vani & As Kindred Spirits, Bhajan Music as walkers arrive Dilip Jhaveri, President, UHJT, “Welcome to Gandhi Memorial” International Youth Choir, Musical selections to follow Acknowledgement of International Ambassadors and Diplomatic community Imam Mohamed Magid, All Dulles Area Muslim Society Rev. Clark Lobenstine, InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington Rev. Mpho Tutu, Closing Remarks
Refreshments and food available
4:45 pm Unity Walk concludes
5:00 pm – 6:45 pm Transportation - shuttles available to transport people back to their cars at Washington Hebrew Congregation or DC metro bus N6 would also be available
* Program subject to change Host Communities
Washington Hebrew Congregation 3935 Macomb St. NW
Annunciation Roman Catholic Church 3125 39th St., NW
National Gurdwara: A Sikh Temple 3801 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave.
St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral 36th St. & Massachusetts Ave., NW
The Community of Christ 3526 Massachusetts Ave., NW
St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral 3500 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Soka Gakkai-USA 3417 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Embassy of the Vatican 34th Street & Massachusetts Ave., NW
Islamic Center of Washington 2551 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Ass. of United Hindu-Jain Temples at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Massachusetts Ave. & 21st St., NW 2007
Church of the Pilgrims 2201 P Street, NW
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