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September 2020
Interfaith Ally Workshop
Our partners at Interfaith Philadelphia, in conjunction with Peace Day Philly, are hosting an interfaith workshop designed to help attendees combat discrimination and prejudice and to build peace. Co-facilitated by Anneke Kat and Liz Royer of Interfaith Philadelphia, the event is in honor of the upcoming United Nations International Day of Peace. The workshop will be on Thursday, September 17, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Eastern time. To register for the conversation, please click here. You can also click here…
Find out more »Spiritual and Moral Response to the Climate Crisis with Karenna Gore
The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church's McClendon Scholar Program presents a special online dialogue with Karenna Gore. Ms. Gore, Dir. of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Seminary in NYC, will discuss moral and spiritual aspects of the climate crisis. You can register for the event by clicking here.
Find out more »Food Sustainability, Creativity, and Conservation in the Time of COVID-19
COVID has changed the way we eat, cook and live in many ways -- good and bad. This discussion focuses on the impact of the pandemic on the food supply chain, and how it affected the availability of the basics, leading people to get more creative in the kitchen. Everything from making our own bread to using leftovers to create new unexpected meals, has allowed people to ramp up their cooking skills, rely on sustainability and be more conscious of…
Find out more »International Day of Peace
On Monday evening, September 21st, you are invited to join in a time of reflection and meditation with millions of people around the world. To join with the 40 million people connecting around the world, click here. At 8 pm Eastern, there will be a reflection from thought leaders, entertainers, and peace-makers. You can watch the program at www.heartfulness.org/peaceday. At 9 pm Eastern, you are invited to join in a guided Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation for world peace.
Find out more »Evangelical approaches to interfaith understanding, dialogue and cooperation
Peace Islands Institute of New York presents an interfaith conversation with Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr. Dr. Roberts is the founder of GlocalNet, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing the church for transformation in the public square and co-founder of Multi-Faith Neighbors Network (MFNN), a multifaith organization committed to promoting international religious freedom through intentional cross-cultural relationships. Over the past 20 years Bob has been a trailblazer in the multi-faith peacemaking and international religious freedom arenas, frequently being called upon by the…
Find out more »A Baptist Army Veteran’s Journey with Islam
The Rumi Forum presents its next Coffee Night speaker program featuring podcast host, award-winning author, and university lecturer Jason Howk. An army veteran of Baptist confession, Howk will share with us his stimulating story that connected his first career as a military officer to a second and no less interesting one as an interfaith speaker and lecturer on Islam. “...Howk believes in a different approach to interfaith work. Typically, a Christian explains Christianity, a Jew explains Judaism, a Muslim explains…
Find out more »Join the Conversation: “A Baptist Army Veteran’s Journey with Islam”
Join Rumi Forum's next Coffee Night speaker program featuring podcast host, award-winning author, and university lecturer Jason Howk. An army veteran of Baptist confession, Howk will share with us his stimulating story that connected his first career as a military officer to a second and no less interesting one as an interfaith speaker and lecturer on Islam. “...Howk believes in a different approach to interfaith work. Typically, a Christian explains Christianity, a Jew explains Judaism, a Muslim explains Islam and…
Find out more »The American Pilgrimage Project Conversations on Race and Islamophobia
The American Pilgrimage Project (APP), a university partnership with StoryCorps, invites Americans of diverse backgrounds to sit together and talk to each other one-to-one about the role their religious beliefs have played at crucial moments in their lives. As the project launches its new website, we are convening participants for a live event in which they’ll consider the issues they discussed in their StoryCorps conversations and point them toward the present. In a conversation at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi,…
Find out more »Weekly BLM Vigils with Saint Stephen and the Incarnation
Join Saint Stephen and the Incarnation for weekly physically-distanced Black Lives Matter Vigils on the Corner of Newton and 16th Streets in Washington, DC on Fridays from 5:00-6:00pm. These Friday vigils are a meaningful hour to reflect on how we can be anti-racist and help build connections across communities. Signing-up is not necessary, but is welcome- Sign-up here. Contact Ryan at (707)834-8762 or [email protected] with any questions.
Find out more »Interfaith Devotional and Conversation
Forging the Path to Racial Justice: Who do you believe has made a positive difference to advance racial justice? Why this person? (part 1) A Collaboration of the Baha'is of 16th Street and Columbia Heights Co-hosted by: Rosemary Fennell and Katherine Alexander WHEN: Friday, September 25, 2020 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM EST 6:30 – 7:30 PM CST 4:30 – 5:30 PM PST) This sacred devotional space offers – A space to participate respectfully through prayer, facilitated…
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