Kinship Tea – Meeting at the Oasis
Saturdays, September 25th, October 23rd & November 27th
Friendship itself teaches sincerity, gratitude, sympathy, tenderness, appreciation; all these things that we must learn in this world, friendship teaches us. – Hazrat Inayat Khan
All are welcome for this opportunity to meet and commune with each other, and to enhance friendships within the wider Inayatiyya community. Bring your tea or coffee and connect.
Join us one Saturday a month from 12 to 1:15 pm ET (New York). Please see the sidebar for your local time. This fall we will gather September 25, October 23 & November 27.
Hosted by Inayatiyya Kinship Council members Shams Kairys and Khatidja Rodriguez-Ruiz. Please email us at kinship@inayatiyya.org with any questions about Kinship and/or about our teas. kinship-activity.org
Speakers
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Shams KairysShams has been a student and guide in the Inayatiyya for over 45 years, with ongoing engagement in the Kinship activity. He has worked with many innovative organizations and projects, including Berkeley Area Interfaith Council, Meeting of the Ways, Creating Our Future, Seva Foundation, ReachingOut Project, EarthSave, Youth for Environmental Sanity, and Seven Pillars House of Wisdom. His love of the natural world and growing awareness of its degradation led him to focus on shedding light on the roots of the ecological crisis and the profound challenges it presents. He has advanced ways to deepen our sense of intimacy within the web of life and to cherish and protect it. He enjoys outings in nature with his son and friends, occasional flirtations with his violin, and working with authors as an independent editor.
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Khatidja Rodriguez-RuizKhatidja Rodriguez-Ruiz was initiated into the Inayatiyya in 2008 and is a graduate of the Suluk Academy (Naubahar). She has previously served the Inayatiyya as a Kinship Council Member, as a member of the North American Board of Trustees, and as a chair of the Fundraising Committee. Khatidja has focused her academic studies in the area of urban community and public policy. In her daily life, she works in education philanthropy with a goal of expanding accessibility and inclusivity in higher and performing arts education. She is passionate about building networks of community and mutual aid, as well as elevating the visibility of marginalized groups. She is motivated by the belief that our diverse outlooks and experiences make us a stronger whole, if we work collaboratively to weave a unifying ideal of love, harmony, and beauty. She currently lives in Forest Hills, NY with her husband Wesley.