February 4 - February 8 Celebrate UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2013 at Merrimack College! Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations, the Office of Student Involvement, the Rogers Center for the Arts and the Interfaith Alliance Club Make Your Own Peace Flag Sakowich Campus Center, Main Street Sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance Club Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA. 01845

February 4 - February 8 Tuesday, February 5 - Friday, February 8 Opening ceremony Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.; closing ceremony Friday at noon Mandala Construction by the Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery Join the unique experience in creating a colored sand Mandala throughout the week. Sakowich Campus Center, 1st floor lounge. Free and open to the public Sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement and the Rogers Center for the Arts Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA. 01845

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 “Feast of Faiths” Student dialogue dinner Rogers Center Lobby, 5-7:00 p.m. Celebrate religious and cultural diversity! RSVP required to [email protected] by January 29th Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA. 01845

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 “10th Annual Interfaith Celebration: Offering Abrahamic Hospitality to All God’s Children” Cascia Hall, 7-8:30 p.m. Join us in Shalom, Peace, Salaam, Shanti! We will give thanks for the variety and richness of our faith traditions. Free and open to the public Made possible in part by a grant from the Merrimack Valley Jewish Federation Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA. 01845

Friday, February 8, 2013 “Sacred Music Sacred Dance” by the Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery Rogers Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. Ticketed event: please contact the Rogers Center for information Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA. 01845

National Students Interfaith Forum Monday 04 February 2013 10:30-17:00 Manchester Met Students' Union What is it? Many students and students’ union officers are active in building understanding about different religious communities, and improving relations between different faith groups on campus. The inter-faith forum brings these students and officers together providing them the opportunity to: network; share and develop ideas for inter-faith events and projects; gain new skills and knowledge (with training from inter-faith practitioners); as well as support the NUS student inter-faith project develop training and resources for students' unions. If you organise inter-faith activities at your students’ union or university we would like you to take part in the next forum. Who should attend? Students who have been organising interfaith activities at their university/college, including faith society committee members Students’ union officers Students’ union staff Cost The training is free to attend, however if a delegate registers for the event and fails to attend, NUS will charge the Students Union for the full costs incurred. Where | Manchester Met Students' Union When | 4 February 2012 Price | Free Agenda On the day info - to be followed

Vienna, Austria - UPF-Austria is organizing a World Interfaith Harmony Week event in Vienna on February 8.

World Interfaith Harmony Week to Be Observed in London By UPF - UK London, UK - Youth UPF is organizing a World Interfaith Harmony Week event in London the first week of February. The program will build on the launch of the Youth Interfaith Council at a meeting in the British House of Lords on November 28, 2012. For more information email [email protected].

Interfaith Harmony Week Activities Planned in Pakistan By RYS - Pakistan Multan, Pakistan - Religious Youth Service-Pakistan will observe World Interfaith Harmony Week in Multan with a variety of activities from February 1 to 7 under the supervision of the Society for the Promotion of Education and Awareness. Essay Competition: The Society for the Promotion of Education and Awareness (SEAP-Pakistan) is conducting an Essay Competition among students of different institutions on the topic: Interfaith Harmony and Global Peace. The language for the essay competition will be English. RYS-Pakistan will award shields and certificates to the winners of all of the categories during a Folk Music Concert during World Interfaith Harmony Week. All of the participating students will be awarded Certificate of Participation. Apart from this, a synthesis of the best essays in all categories will be compiled in the form of a booklet. The last date for the submission of essays is January 25. For more information email Marcus Younas.

Interfaith Harmony Week Activities Planned in Pakistan By RYS - Pakistan Multan, Pakistan - Religious Youth Service-Pakistan will observe World Interfaith Harmony Week in Multan with a variety of activities from February 1 to 7 under the supervision of the Society for the Promotion of Education and Awareness. Interfaith Harmony Breakfast, February 1, at SEAP-Pakistan's National Secretariat. Around 30 people from different faiths living in Pakistan will get together for the Interfaith Harmony Breakfast. For more information email Marcus Younas.