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February- World Interfaith Harmony Week
WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK. The first week of February, 1-7, is observed worldwide as World Interfaith Harmony Week. The observance arose out of the work of the Common Word initiative, in which Muslim scholars, religious leaders and thinkers sought to recognize the common ground on which Islam and Christianity are built. Following a proposal by King Abdullah II of Jordan, the United Nations unanimously adopted the resolution to declare the first week of February will be observed as a World Interfaith Harmony Week.
One goal of the Week is to make the ongoing work of interfaith groups to be made more visible to the world around. The thousands of events organized by these groups often go unnoticed not only by the general public, but also by other interfaith groups themselves. This week allows for these groups to become aware of each other and strengthen the movement by building ties and avoiding duplicating each others' efforts. You can find a listing of events, background materials, photos and videos at the World Interfaith Harmony Week website.
 URI (the United Religions Initiative) has created a page of resources, including a list of events sponsored by URI Cooperation Circles around the world, as well as a downloadable tool card with suggestions on how individuals and groups can observe the Week.
AROUND ICP. Thanks to all of you who responded to the Annual Appeal for ICP at the end of the year. Over 80 people contributed nearly $20,000, more than meeting the challenge grant of $15,000, and thus providing some $35,000 to support ICP and its programs. Thank you all for your generosity!
The beginning of the year witnessed a few leadership changes around the Interfaith Center. Rev. Dr. Susan Strouse, who had committed to serve one year as the interim Executive Director stepped down from that role to take over as Chair of the Board. Linda Crawford, who has faithfully led the Restoration Campaign for several years, was named "Managing Director" of ICP, to handle relationships with the Presidio management and continue working on development. Sandi Pilon remains as the Chapel Manager. Two members of the Board regretfully had to resign due to other commitments: Abby Fuller and Rev. Dave Rickey. Dr. Amir Araim from the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County was added. You can find bios of the current Board members on the ICP website.
Many thanks to outgoing Board Chair Rita Semel for her long-time (and continuing) service to the Center!
 RELIGIOUS NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR. How do you take a "snapshot" of a diverse religious community? In the South Bay, the Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) has announced a project, "Our Religious Neighbor Next Door" in an attempt to do just that. Eacb year, Silicon Valley Reads, a community program sponsored by libraries and educational groups, chooses a book or two and invites everyone in Silicon Valley to read it, discuss it, and share it. This year, one of the books chosen is The Muslim Next Door by Sumbul Ali-Karamali, an American Muslim who grew up in Southern California and wrote her book to answer many of the questions she was being asked about what it was like to be Muslim in this country.
SiVIC took a cue from the title of the book and is hoping to highlight that our neighbors are not only Muslim, but come from virtually all of the world's religions. Indigenous peoples, Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christians, Hindus, Zoroastrians, Muslims, Buddhists, Pagans, Jains, Baha'i, Jews, Mormons, Sikhs, and many others have put down roots in Silicon Valley, making the region a microcosm of the globe's diverse religious landscape.
From January 25 through March 15, SiVIC invites local congregations and organizations to submit photos that capture their distinctive identities. The resulting collective "snapshot" of religion in the Valley in 2012 – will be published online and exhibited in April. If you are located in the South Bay, or have connections to a community there, encourage your congregation to take part. Full details on the SiVIC website.
UNDERSTANDING ISLAM. Another book that responds to questions about Islam is Understanding Islam: Fifty Questions. Written by new ICP Board Member Dr. Amer Araim, the book covers the basic principles and practices of Islam as well as questions on the mind of Americans who are interested to know more about Islam. Dr. Araim is President of the Islamic Community Outreach of California and a member of the Executive Committee of the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County. He is available to speak to groups. For information or to arrange presentation, please contact islamicoutreach@hotmail.com or 925.934.1794 or PO Box 21, Walnut Creek, California 94597. The book is available through Amazon.com.
JEWISH-MUSLIM RELATIONS. Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities is a compilation of essays co-edited by internationally acclaimed author, writer, and Abraham's Vision Board member Reza Aslan and AV Co- Executive Director Aaron Hahn Tapper. This one-of-a-kind book explores contemporary Jewish-Muslim relations in the United States and the distinct and often creative ways in which these two communities interact with one another in the American context. Each of the book's sixteen essays discusses a different episode from the recent twentieth and current twenty-first century American milieu that links these two groups together. It is available through Amazon.com. Aaron Tapper and Co-Executive Director Huda Abu Arquob were interviewed as part of the ICP Abraham's Vision project. You can see their interview on the ICP website.
CONTEMPLATIVE DIALOGUE. A webinar sponsored by the Parliament of the World's Religions will feature founding ICP Board Member Nahid Angha, a Sufi, in conversation with Daniel Wolpert, a Presbyterian pastor and contemplative. Nahid Angha, Ph.D. is the co-director and co-founder of the International Association of Sufism (IAS), founder of the International Sufi Women Organization, and the executive editor of Sufism: An Inquiry. She is an internationally published scholar and one of the major Sufi teachers, scholars, and translators of Sufi literature today, with over fifteen published books. Daniel Wolpert serves as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Crookston, MN and is the co-founder of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing (MICAH). For the past twenty five years he has taught in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation and led retreats in such settings as the Art of Spiritual Direction Program at SFTS, the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project, national ministry conferences, UCLA, UND medical school, Luther Seminary, and numerous churches. The Webinar will take place Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am PST. Register online.
HINDUS AND PAGANS. Each year, the Pagan community gathers in San Jose over Presidents Day weekend for Pantheacon, an annual conference to celebrate pagan and ethnic religious traditions. Held at the Doubletree Hotel, Pantheacon offers workshops on a variety of issues of interest to people in those traditions. This year, Don Frew, ICP Board member, will be presenting a workshop related to the work of the Lost and Endangered Religions Project, a sponsored project of ICP. There has always been an interfaith component to the gathering, and for 2012, Mihir Meghani, MD, Co-Founder and Board Member of the Hindu American Foundation, and Northern CA Working Group Member, Raman Khanna, MD will be speaking on Hinduism. They will be featured on a panel entitled, Hindus and Pagans: One Billion Strong, and discuss a wide range of topics, including the Sacredness of Nature, the Divine Mother, Advancing Pluralism, and Shared Social Action. See details for Pantheacon 2011.
NOTES & QUOTES: "Interfaith history can too easily seem to be a history of conferences and organisations: but primarily it is the history of an ever-increasing number of people of different faiths and from different countries across the world, catching the dream of a fellowship of faiths and of our shared humanity." Marcus Braybrooke, in The Interfaith Observer.
"The lighting of Chanukah candles can be seen as a ceremonial process through which we enact the destruction that necessarily precedes rededication. We place our candle in its holder, light its tiny flame and watch wick and wax melt to the ground. We repeat for eight nights, adding one more candle, each time increasing our capacity to watch it all burn away. We love to think about renewal, but it is often very challenging to sit with that clearing away that comes before. Perhaps each night of Chanukah is an opportunity to embrace the force in each of our lives that dismantles that which no longer serves us." Adina Allen, at State of Formation.
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...IN ALAMEDA
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FIGHT HUNGER
New Item! Alameda CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:00 pm register; 1:30 pm walk
WHERE: Washington Park, Alameda. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
...IN ANTIOCH
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COMBAT HUNGER
New Item! East Contra Costa County CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:30 pm register; 2:00 pm walk
WHERE: St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Antioch. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
...IN BERKELEY
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ROBERT BELLAH
New Event! "Can Religion Meet the Challenge of Human Evolution?"
WHEN: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley. Free event.
The 2012 Surjit Singh Lecture in Comparative Religious Thought and Culture. In his Singh lecture, Professor Robert Bellah will carry the story of human evolution forward from the Axial Age of ancient Israel, Greece, China, and India and invite us to consider the implications for religious communities today. Info: Angela Muñoz, amunoz@gtu.edu; 510/649-2440.
FIGHT HUNGER
New Item! Berkeley CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:00 pm register; 1:30 pm walk
WHERE: St. Mary Magdalene Parish, 2005 Berryman St., Berkeley. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
...IN FREMONT
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FIGHT HUNGER
New Item! Fremont CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:30 pm register; 2:00 pm walk
WHERE: Lake Elizabeth, Fremont. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
...IN LIVERMORE
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GOOD FRIDAY VIGIL
New Event! "Occupy Good Friday"
WHEN: Friday, April 6, 2012, 6:45 am
WHERE: Vasco and Patterson Pass Roads in Livermore. Free event.
Worship 7:00 am, Nichola Torbett, preaching; Liturgical Dance led by Carla DeSola, followed by procession to the gate of Nuclear Weapons Lab and acts of witness. Afterwards, about 10 a.m. - noon, community gathering to share our work and actions, at Asbury United Methodist Church, 4743 East Avenue, Livermore. Light refreshments provided. Sponsored by Ecumenical Peace Institute/CALC and Livermore Conversion Project. For further information: (510) 655-1162 or (510) 654-4983 www.epicalc.org
...IN MARIN COUNTY
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MARIN INTERFAITH COUNCIL
New Event! Contemplative Service
WHEN: Monday, March 26, 2012, 6:00 - 6:30 pm
WHERE: Location TBA. Free event.
We hope you can join us for this new monthly service, held at different locations each time, celebrating a different faith tradition. There will be readings, singing and silence.
...IN MILLBRAE
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PENINSULA URI
Overview of Sikhism
WHEN: Monday, February 6, 2012, 7:30 pm
WHERE: New Vision United Methodist Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae. Free event.
Topic: Overview of Sikhism with guest speaker: Chintan Singh. Any interested people are welcome. Information: Oscar Koechlin - okoechlin@comcast.net
PENINSULA URI
What is Ahmadiyya?
WHEN: Monday, March 5, 2012, 7:30 pm
WHERE: New Vision United Methodist Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae. Free event.
Topic: "What is Ahmadiyya Islam?" with guest speaker: Dr. Koya Sahab. Any interested people are welcome. Information: Oscar Koechlin - okoechlin@comcast.net
...IN NOVATO
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SUFI MASTER
Classes: Quran, Hadiths, & Bible
WHEN: Sundays, February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2012
WHERE: Institute for Sufi Studies, 14 Commercial Blvd., Suite 101, Novato. $80 - $220.
Sufi Master Dr. Ali Kianfar will present three new classes on Sunday afternoons. “Understanding the Quran” will be held from 2:30 to 4:00; “The Hadiths” from 4:00 to 5:30; and “Sufi Commentary on the Bible” from 5:30 to 7. The programs are open to the public and advance registration is required. The fee is $80 for four sessions of one class or $220 for four sessions of all three classes. For information, (415) 472-6959, (415) 3822-7834, or ias.org.
...IN OAKLAND
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FIGHT HUNGER
New Item! Oakland CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 8:45 am register; 9:30 am walk
WHERE: Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison, Oakland. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
...IN ORINDA
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BEYOND TOLERANCE
Building Community Amongst Jews, Christians and Muslims
WHEN: Sundays, February 26 - March 25, 2012, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
WHERE: Orinda Community Church, Harland Hogue Library, 10 Irwin Way, Orinda. Free event.
Come to this timely and transformative series based on Gustav Niebuhr's book, Beyond Tolerance, and featuring Ammena Jandali, Rabbi Judy Shanks and others. The series will conclude with an Abrahamic Feast on Sunday, March 25, 6:00 p.m. at OCC's Fellowship Hall. Donations are welcome. For more information, contact 925-254-4906.
...IN PLEASANTON
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COMBAT HUNGER
New Item! Pleasanton CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 9:00 am register; 9:30 am walk
WHERE: Catholic Community of Pleasanton. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
...IN SAN FRANCISCO
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FIGHT HUNGER
CROP/Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:30 pm register; 2:00 pm walk
WHERE: Parking Circle at Sunset & Lake Merced Blvd., San Francisco. Sponsored walk.
Join the San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC) Faiths Act, & Church World Service, in conjunction with Bay Area Against Malaria, for the 2012 Multi-faith CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty)/Hunger Walk around Lake Merced!
For more information, and to register online, visit: www.cropwalksf.org
...IN SAN JOSE
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COMBAT HUNGER
New Item! Santa Clara County CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 12:30 pm register; 1:00 pm walk
WHERE: Hoover School, 1635 Park Ave, San Jose. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
...IN SAN LEANDRO
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COMMUNITY OF FAITH BREAKFAST
Is Peace Possible? An Interfaith Perspective: Vanessa Gomez Brake
WHEN: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8:30 am - 10:30 am
WHERE: Bay Area Family Church, 2305 Washington Ave., San Leandro. $5 suggested donation.
Vanessa is Director of Operations & Outreach at The Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, California. In 2011, she was recognized by the North American Interfaith Network as a Young Adult Scholar. For several years, Vanessa has served as Research Assistant for the Abrahamic Family Reunion, a project that offers ways to use psychological and spiritual approaches in reconciling conflicts among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. She is active in the Bay Area as a community educator, pe
...IN SAN RAFAEL
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SPRING LECTURE SERIES
Robert N. Bellah Book Event
WHEN: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael. Free event.
Spring Lecture Series presents Author Robert N. Bellah discussing his book, Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age which explores the origin of religion, myth and ritual. For details, go to www.dominican.edu.
MARIN INTERFAITH COUNCIL
Update! Contemplative Service
Monday, February 27, 2012, 6:00 - 6:30 pm
WHERE: First Congregational Church, 8 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael. Free event.
This monthly service has time for silence, readings from a different tradition each time and congregational chants. The readings this month will be from the Muslim tradition. We hope you'll join us! RSVP programs@marinifc.org
POETRY AND MUSIC
New Event! Songs of the Soul Poetry and Sacred Music Festival
WHEN: Friday- Sunday, March 16 - 18, 2012
WHERE: Embassy Suites Hotel, 101 McInnis Pkwy San Rafael. $20 - $150, depending on day.
Poetry and music on Friday night; Coleman Barks reads Rumi on Saturday with other poets, musicians and speakers Saturday and Sunday. Register for one, two or three days. Senior and student discounts. Sponsored by the International Association of Sufism headquartered in Novato. See www.ias.org for more information and registration.
INTERFAITH PASSOVER
Cokie & Steve Roberts' Interfaith Passover Traditions
WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael. $15 (members) $20 (public).
The Osher Marin JCC and Koret Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood present an evening with Cokie and Steve Roberts titled, "Our Haggadah: Uniting Traditions for Interfaith Families." The Roberts will share their interfaith Passover traditions captured in this unique Haggadah. Wine and food tasting included. For more information, call 415-444-8066 or go to www.marinjcc.org/
COMBAT HUNGER
New Item! 16th Annual Marin CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012
WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, 1510 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. Sponsored walk.
This walk, which is sponsored by the Marin Interfaith Council and Church World Service, raises funds to address the challenges of hunger and poverty globally and locally. As in past years, Marin congregations as well as service groups and organizations are invited to send teams to this fun event. This year, the Marin Hunger Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation.
JUDAISM AND ISLAM
Muslims, Jews and A New Song
WHEN: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael. $12 (members) $15 (public)
With Tricia Hellman Gibbs, MD (Sarah Isaias). Following 9/11, Gibbs discovered her roots in Judaism and also began an intensive study of Islam. Her recently published novel, A New Song, is the result of this research and her conclusion that there is inestimable value to be gained from knowing one's own faith and also from studying the faith of another. She will discuss selections from Torah and Quran, and read from A New Song. Info: call 415-444-8066 or go to www.marinjcc.org/
...IN STANFORD
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PACIFICA INSTITUTE
New Event! What is Tolerance?
WHEN: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 6:00 pm
WHERE: Oak Lounge East, Tresidder Memorial Union, Stanford University. Free event.
What is tolerance? It is more than indifference and broader than what is comfortable and familiar. What are its limits? Are there things we cannot or should not tolerate? What is the difference between “tolerating” and an attitude of true tolerance? Please join a short presentation and open discussion with Byron Bland, Senior Consultant and Lecturer at Stanford University. Open to the public; dinner will be served. Please RSVP here.
...IN SUNNYVALE
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PACIFICA INSTITUTE
New Event! The American Political System
WHEN: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 4:00 pm
WHERE: Pacifica Institute-Silicon Valley Branch, 1257 Tasman Dr Unit B, Sunnyvale. Free event.
Pacifica Institute is hosting David Whittum who currently serves as the Vice Mayor of Sunnyvale. Mr. Whittum will be introducing the Pacifica community to the American Political System. Please join us for this very informative session. RSVP is required at pacificasv.org/rsvp. Refreshments will be served. More info at pacificasv.org
...IN TIBURON
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DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS
New Item! Book event: Disrupting Homelessness
WHEN: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Community Congregational Church 145 Rock Hill Drive, Tiburon. Free event.
Laura Stivers, PhD. will be offering an insightful, informative, and compelling presentation on her recent book,Disrupting Homelessness: Alternative Christian Approaches. Laura is a professor of philosophy and ethics at Dominican University of California. Her presentation will cover the systemic causes of homelessness, our societal attitudes towards poverty, and how hospitality is the work of justice. Even though her book is written from a Christian perspective, people of all faiths will be able to engage th
...IN VALLEJO
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COMBAT HUNGER
New Item! Vallejo CROP Hunger Walk
WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1:00 pm register; 1:30 pm walk
WHERE: Ferry Building, 289 Mare Island Way, Vallejo. Sponsored walk.
This year, the Walk will be one of eleven CROP walks occurring the weekend of April 28 and 29th so we're expecting greater publicity and participation. To register, go to www.BayAreaHungerWalk.org.
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BAY
AREA INTERFAITH CONNECT ARCHIVE. Some of the items we
share each month are not time-limited, but listing them all in
each issue becomes too much. We have now created an links page
with material from back issues, especially books, web links, and
long-term opportunities. Items from past issues are now available
on the ICP website in our Interfaith Links Library.
 A SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE. A Season for Nonviolence, January 30 - April 4, is a national 64-day educational, media, and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower our lives and our communities. Inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this international event honors their vision for an empowered, nonviolent world. On their website, you can find information and resources for organizing events and taking nonviolent action in your own community, including customized programs, full resource libraries, artwork, instructions, curricula, and extensive practical toolkit.
PREACH-IN ON GLOBAL WARMING. Interfaith Power & Light, the San Francisco-based organization that works with congregations on energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy, wishes to invite clergy of all religions, lay leaders, and green team members from across the country to participate in the National Preach-In on Global Warming over Valentine's Day weekend, February 10-12, 2012. Those who register on the IPL website will receive support materials to aid in their preparations, including sample sermons, a Global warming fact sheet, and bulletin inserts. For more information or to register for the program, go to interfaithpowerandlight.org.
MULTIFAITH CALENDAR 2012: HEART AND SOUL. The Multifaith Action Society is pleased to present the new 2012 MultifaithCalendar - Heart and Soul. Available in both printed and electronic versions, the MFC is the leading source of complete and accurate dates, times, and descriptions for 370 + observances and events (including over 180 religious and cultural occasions from 14 world religions). In the US, the calendar can be ordered from Interfaith Marketplace orders@interfaithmarketplace.com Toll free: 1.877.525-8883 www.interfaithmarketplace.com
FILMS AT ESALEN. "Movie Prophets - An International Abrahamic Network Film Festival" will take place March 30 – April 1, 2012 at the Esalen Institute at Big Sur, California. Help build peaceable public discourse and actions regarding conflict in the Middle East and North Africa or among Muslims, Jews, and Christians in the US. This weekend is the place to formulate ideas, engage in leading-edge conversation, and come away with an action plan to facilitate change. This workshop is an extension of the International Abrahamic Network (IAN), a project of Esalen's Center for Theory and Research (CTR), and TRACK TWO: An Institute for Citizen Diplomacy. Program leaders will be Anisa Mehdi, Emmy Award-winning journalist and writer/director/producer of television and documentary programs for major media outlets, and Scott Ross, founder of Digital Domain production studio and former VP of LucasArts Entertainment Group. Led by these two courageous and accomplished filmmakers, we will watch full-length and short films that may confront our perceptions about people we know as Jews, Christians, and Muslims—people whose faith and beliefs seem to be at the core of much of the world's tumult. Details and registration.
NAINConnect 2012. Save the dates for the next NAIN (North American Interfaith Network) annual gathering, to be held July 15-18 in Altanta, hosted by the Interfaith Community Institute. The initial plans are very exciting. So, be sure to mark your calendars and stay tuned for additional news at the NAIN website.
You can also find photos and summaries of NAINConnect 2011 in Phoenix on the site.
RELATIONAL PEACEBUILDING. "Exploring Relational Practices in Peacebuilding, Mediation and Conflict Transformation: From the Intimate to the International" is a conference to be held by the Taos Institute in San Diego, CA, November 14-18, 2012. It will feature relational, collaborative, and appreciative practices for conflict transformation and mediation in families, organizations, communities, and the world. Participants will develop and share ways of moving from conflict-saturated relations to collaborations across divides of meaning. Look for details at The Taos Institute website.
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