OneJax Facts

• Mission: OneJax is an interfaith organization that promotes respect and understanding among people of different religions, races, cultures and beliefs.
• Guiding Principles:
  • Respect
    ...We respect and value every person's human dignity.
  • Unity
    ...We celebrate our common humanity and we honor our differences.
  • Courage
    ...We stand together and speak out when oppression hurts people.
  • Integrity
    ...We live the principles we talk about in our everyday lives.
  • Accountability
    ...We act responsibly with those we serve and with those who support us.
  • Overarching Goals:
    ...Advocacy, Community Building and Education
• Primary funders include:
  • The Weaver Family Foundation
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
  • The Jaguars Foundation
  • United Way of Northeast Florida
  • The Community Foundation in Jacksonville
• OneJax programs include:
  • Metrotown Institute — An intensive, experiential teen diversity education program that promotes interracial, inter-religious, and inter-cultural dialogue.
  • LOUD — Leaders of United Diversity. A program where Metrotown graduates bring the message of respect and appreciation for racial and cultural differences into their schools.
  • Curious Youth-Faiths United Together — This program provides a safe and honest place for teens from different religious congregations to interact and learn from each other about their faiths.
  • Interfaith & Cross-cultural Educational Forums, which include:
    • Interfaith Thanksgiving Service - an 88-year old tradition in Jacksonville, this event is typically held a week prior to Thanksgiving.
    • Interfaith Dialogues - periodic facilitated discussions for people of different faiths.
    • Oneness if Humanity Celebration - a new annual event with national speakers or performers.
• OneJax services include:
  • Community Forums — OneJax convenes periodic forums for public dialogue on issues related to our mission. We held a panel dialogue of local religious leaders earlier this year on public prayer. Forums will be held upon request by individual organizations or in response to a topical, timely incident, event or ongoing need.
  • Advocacy — OneJax advocates on community issues that relate to our mission of promoting respect and understanding for all Northeast Florida citizens. Advocacy may be proactive or reactive, depending upon the circumstances. We advocate in smaller groups among local leaders when more effective to achieve goals consistent with our mission, and to broader audiences, including the media, when needed to effectively meet the goals of our mission. Advocacy is also intrinsic in each of our educational and community building activities.

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