10 New Board Members Join Parliament
The Board of Trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions is announcing the election of ten new trustees. Ushering a new era for the Parliament, this year’s board comprises 19 denominations of 11 global religious, faith, and spiritual traditions, constituting a more robust 27-member body.
News is spreading about the elections of returning trustee emeriti (who have served in the past and chosen to return), including Dr. Kusumita Pederson who is currently co-chair of the Interfaith Center of New York, Andras Corban Arthen, founding and spiritual director of the EarthSpirit community, and Swami Varadananda of the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago, who was among the three incorporating trustees of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions.
The seven brand new trustees on the Parliament Board are teeming with expertise, a group comprised of both elders of and dynamic up-and-comers in the Interfaith movement. These trustees are experienced leaders of religion, business, and scholarship. Read more...
Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid Re-Elected Chair
Michael Balinsky and Lewis Cardinal Elected Vice-Chairs
With a new year comes a new Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. 2014 will be guided by Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid who has been re-elected to serve as Chair, and will work alongside Vice-Chair Rabbi Michael Balinsky of Chicago, and the first Vice-Chair from Indigenous Communities, Lewis Cardinal of Canada.
Re-elected Board Chair, Abdul Malik Mujahid, a leading imam in Chicago’s Muslim community, begins the year feeling honored by the Parliament, which he says is “moving from strength to strength.”
 With goals to continue building the organization, Imam Mujahid also reflects, “as the interfaith movement has doubled in the last ten years, it is time that the interfaith organizations build their capacity to serve the interfaith movement better for a greater world of peaceful coexistence with all the God’s creation." With Rabbi Michael Balinsky and communications executive Lewis Cardinal of Canada serving as Vice-Chairs, the Parliament board will be nourished by a talented interfaith collaboration. Imam Mujahid is pleased to be working closely with leaders in the Jewish and Indigenous Read more...
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How Inter[faith] Can Heal American Democracy
Attorney Thomas Lemberg of Boston, MA, joins the Board of Trustees of the Parliament of the World's Religions at a gripping moment for the movement of interfaith. As advocates within the interfaith sphere work to both strengthen and finesse relationships to the wheels-that-turn our world (like faith houses, governments, and the titans of corporate America), the need for interfaith to clearly communicate the messages of compassion and coexistence to those holding the most influence is a compelling one.In his new book, Lemberg eagerly endeavors to make sense of challenges facing American democracy with a sage sense of urgency about making the many faiths positive factors in Read more...
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Parliament Observing World Interfaith Harmony Week
The Parliament of the World's Religions, an official member NGO of the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN-DPI), will observe World Interfaith Harmony Week, the official United Nations week held annually over February 1 - 7. On the local front, Parliament staff will participate in the Niagara Foundation's Chicago Interfaith Gathering over the week of February 3 - 6 in Chicago, IL, with sponsorship and attendance.Nationally, the Faiths Against Hate campaign of the Parliament of the World's Religions salutes our partner, the Compassionate Atlanta movement at the inaugural Compassionate Read more...
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KAIICID and UNESCO Partners for Intercultural Peace
Auburn Seminary's Summer Fellowship Deadline Nears
 Spend the month of July in New York working on a research or writing project related to the theme of “Religion, Leadership and Social Transformation,” with access to libraries and research facilities at Columbia University, Union, Auburn, and Jewish Theological Seminaries. Applications from scholars, theologians, activists and artists will be accepted. Deadline is February 2 Read more...
Getting Involved with World Interfaith Harmony Week?
Registration for World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 is on, and the winning organizer will be awarded a $25,000 prize. Why do it? To inspire harmony across the world through any event, from a community-focused gathering, to internationally reaching campaign, with the United Nations official World Interfaith Harmony Week, February 1 - 7 2014. Suggested Events include organized meals, seminars, meetings, workshops, film or sporting events, fairs, and Read more...
Track Faith Dates in 2014 With Tech-Savviest Interfaith Calendar
 The St. Louis Diversity Awareness Project is among countless publishers of Interfaith calendars, but this one keeps up with the times. The downloadable PDF is optimized for social sharing, and includes a barcode for smartphones and tablets to scan and synch dates with an Outlook or Google Account. Download now...
Learn About Interfaith Community in San Francisco
 As an Ambassador for CPWR living in San Francisco, Karen Hernandez reports on the scene. It seemed like a good idea to write about and share what's occurring in the interfaith scene here. The good news is that there's a lot happening. Here presents a simple introduction of organizations doing interfaith work in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in the coming months, more profiling will be shared on each. What is notable about the interfaith organizations that are located in San Francisco itself Read more...
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As hate is rising in our nation, it is critical that the forces of faith mediate anger and promote the positive energy of relationships. We must build a stronger interfaith movement for the future of our children and the planet.
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