Greenbelt Interfaith Leadership Association (GILA)
November 23, 2022, the night before Thanksgiving, Greenbelt's Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Celebration was held in-person for the first time since 2019. 75 joyful souls filled Greenbelt Community Church, with another 15 on zoom. GILA was the organizer. Speakers came from Bahá'í, Buddhist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Islamic, Jewish and Methodist communities. The Greenbelt Combined Choir led the music. The offering went for eviction relief. This video recalls the celebration's highlights.
Eviction relief during the pandemic
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View draft Dashboard of Need designed to inform Greenbelt's community of generous donors about the ongoing (week-to-week) need for financial and food help. (we are in the process of determining if these numbers are obtainable and appropriate)
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Support for equality and social justice
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Sunday June 7, 2020, at the invitation of Greenbelt Community Church's pastor, 100+ from many faith communities (all in masks and 6 feet apart) gathered on the church's property along Crescent Road to show support for equality and social justice. Baha'i Community signs said, "World Citizen," "Black Lives Matter," "Dismantle Systemic Racism," and "So Powerful is the Light of Unity that it can Illuminate the Whole Earth."
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Labor Day Parade
Baccalaureate Celebration at Eleanor Roosevelt H.S.
For 35 years the Baccalaureate Celebration modeled interfaith cooperation to the graduating seniors of Eleanor Roosevelt High School. The Baccalaureate ended in 2016 by decision of the county school administration. Greenbelt Baha'is participated in all 35 Celebrations and for the final 15 years coordinated the GILA participation.
Here is Eric Zhang's photo blog of the 2012 event.
Here is Eric Zhang's photo blog of the 2012 event.