Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Austria
Vienna, Austria - A Dec. 8, 2011, conference in Vienna on "Interreligious Dialogue: The Role of the United Nations and Peace in the 21st Century" featured speeches and music.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Novosibirsk, Russia - A Forum on “Peace through interreligious dialogue and education” was held in Novosibirsk Dec. 2-5, 2011, to promote dialogue and cooperation among young people of various religions.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil - In partnership with UNILUX, an interfaith forum took place at the Unification headquarters in Sao Paulo Nov. 27, 2011 on the theme of Religion and World Peace.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Qarmrul Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada - At the monthly meeting of Ambassadors for Peace in the Toronto area on November 19, A.R. Qureshi spoke on the topic of morality.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Peru
Lima, Peru - Following up on a series of visits to other faith communities, Rev. Dr. Trevor Jones hosted a forum on marriage and family on November 18 in Lima, Peru.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand - Unificationists took part in two interfaith events in October 2011: prayers and readings on the Assisi Day of Prayer for World Peace and the end-of-year event of the Auckland Interfaith Council.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Franco Famularo, UPF-Canada
Montreal, Canada - Rabbi Jacob Levy of Congregation Beth Rambam addressed the monthly meeting of UPF-Montreal on the topic of the "Age of Shabbat" on Oct. 17, 2011.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Qarmrul Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto
Toronto, Canada - The monthly meeting of Ambassadors for Peace from the greater Toronto area took place on October 15 on the topic "The Rise and Fall of Nations."
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Monika Kunde & Claus Dubisz, UPF-Germany
Frankfurt, Germany - "Spiritual methods of healing” was the theme of a meeting that was jointly organized by UPF‐Frankfurt and Ambassador for Peace Wolfgang Krug, head of the “Bruno Gröning Association” of Offenbach, Frankfurt on October 8.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Carolyn Handschin, Office of UN Affairs, UPF-Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland - A Model UN interreligious council session on the topic of multiculturalism took place at the UN headquarters in Geneva on Sept. 23, 2011.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: David Wills, UPF-UK
London, UK - An event in the House of Lords on the theme of "Islam, Multiculturalism and the Lessons of Norway" marked Global Interdependence Day, Sept. 12, 2011.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Italy
Assisi, Italy - To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, an important interreligious meeting was held in Assisi, the city of Saint Francis, from September 9 through 11, with the theme “East Meets West for a New Civilization of Peace.”