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Good Neighbor Women's Celebration: A Women-Only Dance Party for All Faiths The Women's Celebration is a joyful evening of music, dancing, food, and friendship for women and girls of every faith in Frisco. It is organized through the Frisco Good Neighbor Council by the women's groups of the city's houses of worship, and each house of worship can take a turn as host. Only women and girls attend. The DJ, servers, photographers, and door staff are all women, and the hall is private, with covered windows and a controlled entrance. Inside, women who wear a head covering or modest dress in public can relax and dance freely. No photos or videos of guests are taken without their permission, and no alcohol or intoxicants of any kind are served. The music has an Arab touch, mixed with favorite songs from each community's culture. Each group can bring a traditional dish, clearly labeled so every guest knows what she can eat.

VISION

A Frisco where women of every faith can celebrate together freely, safely, and joyfully, and leave as friends.

MISSION

Bring the women of Frisco's houses of worship together at regular women-only celebrations, where women and girls of all faiths can enjoy music, dance, and friendship in a private, modest, and alcohol-free setting.
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WHY THIS MATTERS In many communities, women who keep strong standards of modesty have very few public places where they can relax, dance, and celebrate. Many Muslim women wear the hijab in public, and many Orthodox Jewish and conservative Christian women also prefer women-only settings for dancing. A private celebration just for women gives them a place to enjoy the moment fully, without compromising their faith. Women are also natural bridge-builders. When mothers of different faiths become friends, their families often follow: children are invited to each other's homes, and neighbors look out for one another. One joyful evening can start friendships that last for years. Because the event is women-only, private, and alcohol-free, conservative families of every faith can encourage their wives, mothers, and daughters to attend with a clear conscience.
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PHASE 1: Launch Plan


  • Adopt the cause. The Good Neighbor Council selects the Women's Celebration as a common cause. The women's group of each house of worship names a coordinator.
  • Set clear rules. Women and girls only, with an all-female staff. Girls attend with their mother or a guardian. No photos or videos of guests without permission, and no alcohol or intoxicants.
  • Find a private venue. Choose a hall with covered windows and a controlled entrance, hosted in turn by a house of worship or offered by the City.
  • Plan the music and food. Music with an Arab touch plus songs from each community's culture. Each group brings a dish, labeled for guests with dietary or religious needs.
  • Hold the first celebration. Start with one evening, invite women through each house of worship's women's group, and collect feedback.
  • Make it a tradition. Hold the celebration once or twice a year, and report the results to the Good Neighbor Council.
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Handshake4Peace is inspired by faith in God and by the conviction that religion can be a source of love, peace, and harmony on earth. We favor no single religion and Peacemakers serve in teams of their own faith, each under its own convictions and without compromising its beliefs. Coordination with teams of other faiths takes place only at the leadership level.