New & Noteworthy

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

Rev. Sarah McCaslin, MDiv, LMSW Religious rituals and exper­iences imbue the daily rhythms of family life with sacred depth and significance.  Our May 10 Social Work and Religious Diversity conference will start off by exploring "The Religious Lives of New York Families" through … [Read more...] about Rev. Sarah McCaslin to help social workers learn how religion imbues family life for many New Yorkers, at May conference

https://youtu.be/6iuqRIR8a08 Closing Remarks and Prayer offered by Sunita Viswanath, Co-Founder, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus Other videos from this retreat are available here: http://bit.ly/2nICTtP … [Read more...] about Closing Remarks and Prayer offered by Sunita Viswanath, at Marshall Meyer Retreat for Social Justice

https://youtu.be/FZQ5vO2hey0 What new opportunities for interfaith dialogue and collaboration have emerged since the presidential election, as faith leaders mobilize around the rising tide of religious bigotry? We will begin with a discussion of emerging Muslim-Jewish … [Read more...] about Faith Leader Discussion: Interfaith Partnerships and Emerging Muslim-Jewish Alliances