Pluralism Project

Indian Prairie School District #204
Parent Diversity Advisory Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 12, 2013
OUR FAMILIES
OUR FRIENDS
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
MY FAMILY
MY FRIENDS
MY NEIGHBORHOOD
OUR COMMUNITIES
MY COMMUNITY
OUR SCHOOLS
MY SCHOOL
OUR CLASSROOMS
MY CLASSROOM
Sikh Vigil II (Renton, WA)
Candlelight vigil honoring those killed and wounded at the Sikh gurdwara shooting
in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The candlelight vigil was held at the Gurdwara Singh
Sabha of Washington, in the city of Renton. There was an outpouring of support
from the community who participated in the service, the candlelight vigil, and the
meal served before and after (August 2012).
City of 10,000 Buddhas (Ukiah, CA)
Exterior of the City of 10,000 Buddhas in
Ukiah, CA, an active Buddhist community
(2007).
(Photo by: Kimberly Harrison)
Beyond the Veil II (Chicago, IL)
The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth
(CSFN) are an international Roman Catholic
congregation of vowed religious women
dedicated to spreading the Kingdom of God’s
love, particularly within families. They do this
by serving families through active ministry in
schools, hospitals, parishes, prisons and social
service agencies. "Beyond the Veil" is a
photography project that, through images of
the private life of nuns, sees them as women
in a common human experience.
(Photo by: Iwona Biedermann)
Dance. Love. Life. (Cupertino, CA)
This photograph was taken at a family wedding in California. In traditional Gujarati Hindu weddings,
the evening prior to the wedding is celebrated with a group dance known as dandia raas (the stick
dance). Across the United States, this tradition continues to be practiced by Gujarati-Americans in
weddings as well as other celebratory occasions. This is a precious moment captured between the
bride and groom just prior to the dandia raas dance.
(Photo by: Prerak Shah)
Holi (Cambridge, MA)
Gathering under gray skies, Harvard undergraduates gleefully covered one another in
bright colors in observance of Holi, the Hindu celebration of spring (March 2012).
(Photo by: Kris Snibbe)
Honolulu Miyohoji Temple (Honolulu, HI)
The Honolulu Miyohoji Temple (Nichiren Buddhist), founded in
1930, is hidden away in a quiet, wooded sanctuary amid the high rises of Honolulu.
(Photo by: Dwight Morita)
Praying In Spirit I (Minneapolis, MN)
Ramadan nightly prayers at Dar Al Faruq Youth & Family Center (August 2012).
(Photo by: Muhi Khwaja)
Sikh Vigil III (Renton, WA)
Candlelight vigil honoring those killed and wounded at the Sikh gurdwara shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The candlelight
vigil was held at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Washington, in the city of Renton. There was an outpouring of support from the
community who participated in the service, the candlelight vigil, and the meal served before and after (August 2012).
(Photo by: Stefanie Felix)
Turban Day: Unwrapping Sikhism
(Cheney, WA)
Compassionate Interfaith Society's "Turban
Day: Unwrapping Sikhism" event, held at
Eastern Washington University.
Representatives of the Spokane Sikh
Temple wrap a turban on EWU student
Tram Le (May 2012).
(Photo by: R. Skyler Oberst)
Zaal Navjote Entrance
(Foxboro, MA)
Navjote ceremony of Zaal
Panthaki. In the Zoroastrian
faith, the Navjote is the initiation
ceremony welcoming a person
into the religion in a public
forum (June 2007).
(Photo by: Daryush Mehta)
Swami Narayan Temple (Chicago, IL)
Exterior of the Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Swami Narayan Temple in
Chicago, IL (September 2012).
(Photo by: Baskar Gopalan)
Spiritual Day, Detroit 300
Native American Blessing
Swirling Wind Singers
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
West Bloomfield, Michigan
. Jewish
Children Greet Pope Benedict XVI at Park East Synagogue in New York City (2008)
A young Catholic girl celebrates First Holy Communion
Installation of New Pastor
(Malden, MA)
First Lutheran Church welcomes
new leader, Rev. Rachel Manke
November 9, 2012
(Photo by: Juhi Varma)
"Bar (or Bat) Mitzvah"
The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony.
The phrase translates as "son
(daughter) of commandment"
-- i.e. the young person
becomes responsible to
observe the commandments
(mitzvot) of the Torah.
Greek Orthodox Easter Traditions
Orthodox Easter eggs are
often dyed red but can also
be lavishly decorated.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church, is a
predominantly African-American Methodist denomination based in the United States. The
church has a unique history as it is the first major religious denomination in the western
world that developed because of sociological rather than theological differences. It was
the first African-American denomination organized and incorporated in the United States.
The church was born in protest against racial discrimination and slavery.