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Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer, MA What kinds of support do Interfaith families receive – and what kinds of resistance do they face – from their faith communities? This is one question to be addressed in during our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference, when panelists … [Read more...] about Sheikh Faiyaz Jaffer joins social workers to examine the challenges faced by interfaith families

Rev. Dr. Willard W. C. Ashley, Sr. Faith communities often function as what scholars have called “fictive kin,” playing important roles in many New Yorkers’ lives. Our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference will convene a panel discussion on Faith Families: … [Read more...] about Rev. Dr. Willard W. C. Ashley, Sr. joins social workers in examining the role of faith communities in the lives of many New Yorkers

Dr. Sheila C. Gordon Our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference will delve into "Interfaith Families:  Religious Diversity at Home" through discussions of Jewish, Muslim, and Zoroastrian perspectives. During this panel, we will hear from Dr. Sheila C. Gordon, … [Read more...] about Social Workers joined by Dr. Sheila C. Gordon to learn about “Interfaith Families: Religious Diversity at Home”

Wednesday, April 26, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Episcopal Church Center 815 Second Avenue, Ground Floor Chase Iron Eyes (Standing Rock Sioux) Lakota People’s Law Project Mindahi Crescencio Bastida Muñoz (Otomi) Otomi-Hñahñu Regional Council, Mexico T?wera Tahuri (Maori: Nga Ariki … [Read more...] about Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: A Panel and Discussion

Rev. DeShannon Barnes-Bowens, MS Faith communities themselves can function as families for many New Yorkers. Our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference will explore this subject in its final panel called "Faith Families:  Religious Kinship Beyond the Nuclear … [Read more...] about Rev. DeShannon Barnes-Bowens to speak on spiritual lineage systems that go beyond the nuclear family