via Newsday.com Published: June 30, 2011 4:53 PM By MARIA ALVAREZ maria.alvarez@newsday.com To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, 5,000 walkers from across the city, Long Island and New Jersey are expected to walk to Ground Zero in a symbolic gesture of … [Read more...] about Thousands Walk to Ground Zero
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Religious Leaders Urge Strong U.S. Leadership for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Before It’s Too Late
In a letter to President Obama the day after his speech affirming peace is possible and declaring U.S. support for a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with mutually agreed land swaps, leaders of more than twenty-five Jewish, Christian and Muslim national religious … [Read more...] about Religious Leaders Urge Strong U.S. Leadership for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Before It’s Too Late
Moving from “No one did anything” to Active Neighboring
“No one did anything,” Sonny Singh told us. When a group of youths tore off his turban in New York City several years ago, none of the many people who saw it happen did anything. Sonny – Sikh musician, activist, writer and educator – told us this story during a brown bag … [Read more...] about Moving from “No one did anything” to Active Neighboring
Swedish Students Visit Manhattan Mosque
The 7th to the 11th of April, 2011 a group of 7 students from the University of Uppsala, Sweden visited New York. Several of the participants were clergy within Church of Sweden and the trip was part of a course in Urban Theology. The group was lead by Rev. Dr. Jonas Ideström … [Read more...] about Swedish Students Visit Manhattan Mosque
Trinity School Students Live and Learn Interfaith Dialogue
Trinity School, one of the city’s oldest continuously running K-12 institutions, is dedicated to promoting interfaith dialogue among its students. Chaplain Timothy Morehouse is in charge of all chapel programs for the Trinity School on the upper west side, where students meet … [Read more...] about Trinity School Students Live and Learn Interfaith Dialogue
