March Meeting - Muslim Women's Council

In March, RCC met at the Islamic Center of Nashville to hear from the Muslim Women's Council. Aisha Lbhalla founded the Muslim Women’s Council of Tennessee, first with the purpose of getting Muslim women active and contributing to worthy causes, and now to bring them closer to those of other faith traditions. She, along with the rest of the Muslim Women’s Council, are reaching out to other like-minded organizations to get more involved in the community.

They opened up about how Muslim women have been discriminated against within the past few years in Tennessee and how they are working to be proactive about helping the community to change this. 

The Muslim Women’s Council was warmly welcomed to the RCC and encouraged to join and take part in the annual convention which is scheduled to take place in Nashville April 3-5th this year.

 

February Meeting - "Basic Principles of Good Design"

In February, Senior Designer of Horton Group, Corey Lamp, took RCC members through basic principles of good design. He showed real examples of what to do with balance, proximity, alignment, spacing, contrast and hierarchy.  To see examples of Lamp’s work, visit coreylamp.com.  

Horton Group is a Nashville-based web, mobile and marketing agency founded in 1996. Horton's full marketing services include creative web design, web development, mobile app development, internet marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) and strategic business planning. According to its website, “Horton Group builds websites and critical marketing tools for effective communication on the internet and beyond. We help our clients with custom lead generation and search engine marketing tools.”

Corey's examples of both good and bad design are below.

Special Hotel Rate Extended Through Friday for Religion Communicators Council 85th Convention

The Religion Communicators Council will hold its 85^th annual convention in 2014 in Nashville, TN and has just announced that the special hotel rate for those attending the convention has been extended through Friday.

The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) is in the throes of planning its 85^th annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The hotel rate of just $125 per night was set to expire Monday, but has been extended through Friday for any late comers who would still like to get their rooms at a more cost effective price.  

The convention is scheduled for April 3-5, 2014 at the Inn at Opryland, and will celebrate the 85^th anniversary of the RCC.  It is open to members and others involved in religious communication on a professional or academic level. According to the RCC website, “Nationally, RCC offers a yearly convention, complete with exciting keynote speakers and challenging workshops. Highlights of the annual convention are the awards ceremonies where work within religious organizations and in secular media is honored.”

A full schedule is on the RCC website at religioncommunicators.org/convention and a registration site is open for all who wish to register at rccnashville.org.

The planning for the 85^th convention is being led by Rev. Brian Fesler, Nashville chapter president and pastor of the Church of Scientology. Rev. Fesler says, “this year’s convention is shaping up to be one of the best yet.  We’ve got workshops on writing, accreditation, handling crises, social media.  Attendees will leave with new skills and connections.”

The Religion Communicators Council (RCC), founded in 1929, is an interfaith association of religion communicators at work in print and electronic communication, marketing and in public relations. Members of the RCC come from many different religions and backgrounds including Baptist, Jewish, Baha’i, Scientology, Muslim and Methodist among others.

For more information, visit religioncommunicators.org.