The Jami’ Initiative
What is the Jami’ Initiative?
The Jami` Initiative is an SSC program which facilitates healing and reconciliation for the entire community. The intention is to create safe and respectful spaces in which everyone can come together in honest dialogue. Nothing will be brushed under the table. All who participate will be treated with kindness and respect.
SSC remains unshaken in the belief that we, together as a community, can realize and live the values we profess to hold dear. We can truly be people of peace, love, mercy, justice, freedom and beauty. Insha’allah, we can manifest these qualities in the world today, which so desperately needs these qualities and needs us.
This Initiative was presented to the entire community on three different occasions, as well as to the leadership of each region. Support for the Initiative was overwhelmingly positive, as reflected by the SSC Board’s approval of the initiative. Review the presentations given to the entire community.
The 3 Components
The Jami’ Initiative has 3 main components: communnity building, restorative skill building, and and repairing breakdowns.
1. Community Building
We are reaching out to everyone in a massive community outreach effort, during which every beloved in the community will be contacted–both those who are currently active and those who are not–to invite them to sohbets (gatherings) within each region and the whole community. The sohbets will be facilitated by trained facilitators from our tariqa to create a space of safety and understanding where beloveds are invited to share what their hopes and aspirations are for our community, as well as the areas of challenge which may call for change. We will also send out a short survey to gather feedback in a way that allows for more privacy.
2. Restoring Vital Skills
We are bringing forward teachings with an emphasis on heartfelt communication, conflict resolution, trauma reduction, intention vs impact, forgiveness and accountability, and other basic concepts to help us relearn and refine our ways of being with each other. This will help us walk through difficult issues with respect and understanding, insha’allah.
3. Repairing Breakdowns
We are offering integrative mediation and sulha services to individuals, leadership, and organizations within the tariqa. Any beloved or organization within the tariqa who feels the need for these services to return to harmony within the community may request them.
Schedule
This section will be updated regularly to reflect upcoming events, insha’allah.
- The survey is expected to go out May-June 2024.
- Sohbets are expected to be held late summer 2024 – spring 2025.
- Classes are expected to begin early summer 2024 and will be ongoing.
- Mediations and sulhas are occurring now. Contact us if you wish to request help for yourself or your community.
How You Can Help
This Initiative is being funded by beloveds in the tariqa. All classes and services are being offered without charge. Donations are gratefully accepted for the teachings and the mediation services offered. Donations will be used to fund future Jami’ Initiative teachings, organization and mediations. Please consider donating.
Questions? Ideas? Want to Volunteer?
Email us at jami-initiative@sscboard.org with any questions, comments, ideas, to volunteer.
We will be looking for 1 regional coordinator to oversee outreach for sohbets in each region and to help assemble a small group of volunteers in that region to do the outreach calls. SSC will provide coordination and training for the volunteers.
We need volunteers who are willing to do outreach calls to beloveds in their area. We also need volunteers trained in facilitation and/or mediation.
If you would like to help, please email us.
Help Us Choose a Logo
We would like to find a logo that reflects the qualities of the Jami’ Initiative for Peace, Love and Reconciliation. If you have a suggestion please email it to us.
To Receive Mediation or Other Services
Email us at jami-initiative@sscboard.org to request mediation or other services, insha’allah.