{"id":136684,"date":"2024-10-27T10:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=136684"},"modified":"2024-10-27T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:38:29","slug":"faith-leaders-and-community-advocates-unite-for-a-call-to-peace-and-solidarity-ahead-of-former-president-trumps-rally-at-allentowns-ppl-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=136684","title":{"rendered":"Faith Leaders and Community Advocates Unite for a Call to Peace and Solidarity Ahead of Former President Trump\u2019s Rally at Allentown\u2019s PPL Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em> Embrace Unity Event to Reinforce Global Peace, Understanding, and Community Solidarity During Election Season <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BREINIGSVILLE, PA, October 25, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 As election season intensifies and ahead of Former President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, The Interfaith Temple and The Enlightenment Circle are hosting \u201cEmbrace Unity: A Call for Peace.\u201d This event is open to all individuals, regardless of faith, political affiliation or background to promote peace, understanding, and solidarity during a time of heightened political discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The #PeaceGathering will take place on:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Monday, October 28, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 1:00 PM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Delta Hotel by Marriott (Allentown), 7736 Adrienne Drive, Breinigsville, PA 18001<\/p>\n<p>With the nation facing social and political divisions, this event offers a space for healing and reflection, encouraging community members to come together beyond political lines. Spiritual leaders and community advocates will guide attendees through prayers, reflections, and conversations to foster mutual respect and compassion. This event is designed as a space for healing, unity, and the affirmation that peace within communities can contribute to a better world.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rev. Dr. Samora Smith, Director, The Interfaith Temple, <a href=\"https:\/\/theinterfaithtemple.org\/ministry-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/theinterfaithtemple.org\/ministry-team\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ali Schaeffer-Lybacki \u2013 Founder, The Enlightenment Circle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheEnlightenmentCircle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheEnlightenmentCircle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pastor Brenda Robinson, Universal Church, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@brendarobinsonfes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@brendarobinsonfes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Minister Christopher Warren, Union Baptist Church, Allentown, Pa.<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Sam Lopez, Selah Radio Network, <a href=\"https:\/\/soulwinnerz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/soulwinnerz.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lisa Macdonald, https:\/\/imperfectionisbeautiful.life<\/li>\n<li>Imam Daniel Hernandez, Muslim Association of Lehigh Valley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.malv.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Delwin \u201cHehakapa Mahto\u201d Fiddler, Executive Director, PAZA, Tree of Life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pazatree.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pazatree.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis gathering offers a chance to reflect and unite during a politically charged time,\u201d says Rev. Dr. Samora, Director of The Interfaith Temple. \u201cRegardless of political beliefs, we hope to foster respect, peace, and compassion within our hearts and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event comes just a day before Former President Donald Trump\u2019s rally at Allentown\u2019s PPL Center on Tuesday, October 29, at 6:00 PM. \u2018Embrace Unity\u2019 organizers encourage attendees to use this peaceful gathering as an opportunity to prepare mentally and emotionally and to reflect on how peace can transcend political differences.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/theinterfaithtemple.org\/embrace-unity-event\/\">https:\/\/theinterfaithtemple.org\/embrace-unity-event\/<\/a> and\/or contact Ali Schaeffer-Lybacki (215) 385-0377, Ali.lybacki@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\n&#8211;ts Brand Elevation<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tsbrandelevation.com\/<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embrace Unity Event to Reinforce Global Peace, Understanding, and Community Solidarity During Election Season BREINIGSVILLE, PA, October 25, 2024 \u2013 As election season intensifies and ahead of Former President Donald &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=136684\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Faith Leaders and Community Advocates Unite for a Call to Peace and Solidarity Ahead of Former President Trump\u2019s Rally at Allentown\u2019s PPL Center<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/embrace-unity.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136684"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/136685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}