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Graham Nash, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Keb’ Mo’ Prayer Service and Benefit Concert Features Prominent Interfaith Leaders WASHINGTON – On October 16, prominent religious leaders and renowned musicians will join to express a collective desire for global peace through spiritual wisdom and song during a special Cathedral Centennial event. Pray for Peace brings together Graham Nash, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Keb’ Mo’, Emily Saliers, John Hall and Krishna Das with major interfaith leaders Bishop John Bryson Chane, Cathedral Dean Sam Lloyd, Chief Stephen Adkins, Sheikh Ahmad Bahraini, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, the Rev. Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson, the Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, Imam Mohamed Magid, Rabbi David Saperstein, and the Rev. Mpho Tutu in a two-part evening—a prayer ceremony featuring multi-phonic Tibetan chanting followed by a benefit program of acoustic music and spiritual reflections. The 6 pm prayer ceremony and 7:30 pm concert began as a collaborative effort between Graham Nash and Bishop Chane after His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Washington National Cathedral in 2003 promoting the concept of universal responsibility. Both vowed to make Pray for Peace a reality when the Nobel Peace Prize recipient made a return visit to Washington, D.C. The Dalai Lama is to receive the Congressional Gold Medal for what Congress calls “his enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human rights and religious understanding in the Capitol Rotunda on October 17, 2007. “People of faith need to make their voices heard both within their temples, cathedrals, mosques and holy places, and beyond,” says Bishop Chane. “They must take the lead in advocating for an end to violence.” Graham Nash states “To me, it has always been the most ‘un-religious ‘ of actions to kill human beings in the name of God. It is time for the religious community to help put a stop to this madness by coming together and denouncing these killings. Many religious leaders are joining us at the cathedral to literally Pray for Peace. I hope you have the courage to join us.” Pray for Peace tickets go on sale September 7 at 10:00 am at all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone, and online at ticketmaster.com and livenation.com. Proceeds benefit the International Campaign for Tibet and Washington National Cathedral’s Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation programs. For further information on Pray for Peace including statements from participants and pictures, please visit http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/centennial/prayforpeace.shtml. ### ATTN PRINT MEDIA: If you desire e-mail transmission of this account and/or photos sent as JPEG attachments please contact Elizabeth Mullen at the number above. | |