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What We Do
Interfaith Activities
Objective: Foster respect and tolerance for different religions through exposure, understanding and dialogue
- Interfaith tours to places of worship of different religions with participants from different faith backgrounds
- Interfaith dialogue between people practicing different religions
- Events attended by people of different religions working towards common interests and goals
- Social events involving people of different faith communities
Intercultural activities
Objective: Foster respect for different cultures and ethnic cities that form the cultural heritage of diverse communities in our country
- Events that create exposure to and celebrate different cultures of the world – the food, art, customs, traditions of different countries and ethnic groups
Activities to Reduce Hate Crime
Objective: reduce hate crimes objective reduce the incidence of hate crimes in our communities and provide support to communities impacted by them
- Engagement events – to share data and research on hate crimes, their causes and warning signals and involves community members and problem-solving and prevention.
- Support for impacted communities – provide support to religious or ethnic communities that are impacted by hate crime.
Activities promoting non-violence
Objective: Create awareness about non-violence as a way of life that creates personal fulfillment, builds healthy and robust relationships and communities and is a powerful tool for change, provide training on non-violence skills
- Non violence training for children and adults
- Gandhi Peace Camps to teach Mahatma Gandhi’s approach and tools of non-violence
- Events that celebrate peace leaders and their legacies such as Gandhi, M. L. King, N. Mandela and others and foster dialogue on non-violence
- Activities that help to reduce the incidence of gun violence in our communities through awareness building, fostering dialogue and supporting appropriate legislation and other reforms in a non-partisan manner
Building Bridges Program
Objective: Build bridges of understanding between members of two communities that have had a prolonged history of conflict
- Facilitated dialogue sessions aimed at identifying common ground across polarized perspectives
- Joint social events involving members of both communities to foster respect and build relationships
- Conflict resolution training
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