Annual Interfaith Speaker Event
Since Fall 2009, the Center has organized a fall speaker event on the importance of interfaith engagement to promote awareness of and increase education on this important issue within the Saint Mary's community and across the East Bay community.
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The Great Interfaith Conversation (2012) Speakers from four different religious backgrounds – Diane Muller (Christianity), Ameena Jandali (Islam), Ken Maki (Judaism) and Sulochina Lulla (Hinduism) – came together in an interfaith dialogue to raise awareness about the value of religious pluralism. This event was one of SMC's Sesquicentennial Year Celebration "Great(est) Conversation" events. Read all about it: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/interfaith-panel-tackles-social-justice-peace-... |
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Patrick McCollum (2011) Winner of the Mahatma Gandhi Award for the Advancement of Religious Pluralism and board member of Children of the Earth spoke on "Young Leaders on the World Stage: Cultivating Spirituality and Building a Global Community." He was joined by Center Intern Chloe Doan who shared her Children of the Earth experiences in Nepal. |
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Father Dennis Holtschneider (2010) President of DePaul University, spoke on "A Call to Interfaith Engagement: Every Voice Matters" and how interfaith engagement is an important Catholic value, which DePaul University has embraced across its campus. |
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Eboo Patel (2009) Founder and President of the Interfaith Youth Core, and member of President Obama's inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighorhood Partnerships, spoke on "Acts of Faith: Building an Interfaith Youth Movement for the 21st Century." |
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