Flickinger Park
San Jose, California

11/24/2008 - SAN JOSE — On Sunday, November 23, 2008, Abrahamic Alliance International united thirty-five Muslims with twenty-five Christians to build peace and serve the City of San Jose by collaborating to beautify Flickinger Park. In partnership with the City of San Jose Parks and Recreation, nine work teams were formed to weed, rake, clean concrete, pickup trash, and prune trees. Each team comprised both Muslims and Christians from South Bay Islamic Association, South Valley Islamic Center, the Muslim Green Team (America's first Islamic environmentalist group), South Hills Community Church, Hillside Evangelical Free Church, and WestGate Church.

























 

Work teams took lunch together, then discussed peacebuilding questions designed to expose stereotypes and reveal common humanity, rehumanizing those often dehumanized by disrespectful and myopic stereotypes. Afterwards, small groups assembled together to hear summaries of discussion and personal lessons learned, building greater unity among all gathered.










































 

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