GOD AND ALLAH NEED TO TALK to be screened at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, selected as an official documentary entry by the World Interfaith Harmony Film Festival Produced/Directed By Ruth Broyde Sharone Documentary Short (USA) 25 minutes Following the devastating events of 9/11, filmmaker Ruth Broyde-Sharone saw an urgent need to document the efforts of courageous Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Los Angeles who are determined to bring healing to a fragmented nation. The film illustrates how interfaith dialogue, community outreach, and even dinner conversation can be harnessed to dissolve fear and suspicion and, ultimately, to create a path towards true reconciliation. God/Allah is always talking to us, but are we talking to one another? This prize-winning film has been screened in many countries around the world featured in interfaith conferences, in mosques, churches, synagogues and on college campuses, and is now available with Spanish subtitles as well as in the original English version. Q&A Following Screenings

Table ronde à la Grande Mosquée de Paris inspirée par le projet A Common Word. Cinq ans après la lettre ouverte « A Common Word between Us and You », signée par 138 savants musulmans du monde entier et adressée aux autorités religieuses chrétiennes de toutes les nations le projet A Common Word a ouvert un large et riche débat intellectuel, au niveau mondial, entre chrétien et musulmans. La table ronde cherchera à dégager les principes de l'harmonie interreligieuse entre chrétiens et musulmans à partir du retour des retombées pratique et de la reconnaissance spirituelle de cet échanges. Pour en parler, Hans VÖCKING, Collaborateur pour le dialogue interreligieux au COMECE et le Shaykh Abd al-Wahid PALLAVICINI, Président de la CO.RE.IS. (Communauté Religieuse Islamique) Italienne. Modération de l’Institut des Hautes Etudes Islamiques.

? Peace Love Harmony from Kuta-Bali ? In Support of UN The World Interfaith Harmony Week 2013, Anand Ashram Foundation (affiliated with United Nations since 2006) conducted a prayer meeting at Ground Zero Legian Bali on Saturday-Feb 2nd, 2013. This activity actually has been conducting since 2007 every two weeks on Saturday. Its background is Bali was bombed on 2002 & 2005. The victims of Bali bombings were killed by a bunch of fanatics, criminals. Through this activity, we invite all people to change completely the image of Ground Zero and rename into Ground for Peace, Love & Harmony. People of different faiths pray in their own languages and according to their beliefs, their religions. And, then the meeting is closed with some uplifting songs - song of love, peace, harmony and friendship amongst nations - songs that celebrates pluralism, multiculturalism, and finally lead us beyond all kind of isms. Global Interfaith Harmony is the goal. Now... let's sing together and spread the spirit of Peace, Love & Harmony "BROTHERS BROTHERS GIVE ME GIVE ME YOUR HANDS SISTERS SISTERS GIVE ME GIVE ME YOUR HEART EVENTHOUGH WE ARE DIFFERENT WE ARE ONE BIG FAMILY LET US WORK TOGETHER IN UNITY YOU ARE CHRISTIAN YOU ARE MOSLEEM YOU ARE HINDUS YOU ARE BUDDHIS TOGETHER WE LIVE ON ONE EARTH WITH PEACE LOVE AND HARMONY YOU’RE AMERICAN EUROPEAN, AUSTRALIAN, ASIAN, AFRICAN TOGETHER WE LIVE UNDER ONE SKY UNITED IN DIVERSITY"

the Old St Pancras Church, in London,

Monday, February 4 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Reception to follow Soundtrack for a Revolution: A Documentary The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard (map) Presented by The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, the Harvard Chaplains, Harvard Memorial Church, and the Kuumba Singers Co-sponsored by the Black Men’s Forum, the Black Students Association, the Association for Black Harvard Women, and the Harvard College Undergraduate Council Soundtrack for a Revolution brings the Civil Rights Movement and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message of non-violence to life with a modern and soulful twist. The film features new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, including John Legend, Joss Stone, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots; riveting archival footage; and interviews with Civil Rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Julian Bond, and Ambassador Andrew Young. The freedom songs evolved from slave chants, from the labor movement, and especially from the black church. The music enabled blacks to sing words they could not say, and it was crucial in helping the protesters as they faced down brutal aggression with dignity and non-violence. The infectious energy of these songs swept people up and empowered them to stand fast for their rights. This film will inspire us to carry on the dream of Dr. King, as relevant as ever, to today’s concerns for economic justice, peace, and human rights for all—we can make a difference!

Tuesday, February 5 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Open Meditation Sakya Center, 59 Church Street, #3 (map) Sponsored by the Harvard Buddhist Chaplaincy Join the Buddhist Chaplaincy for an open meditation at the Sakya Center. Mindfulness meditation is one of the techniques taught by the Buddha to bring ourselves fully into the moment. In meditation we still the body and focus the mind on an object, letting the mind become calm. Sitting on a meditation cushion and doing this practice is a good way to relieve the stress and anxiety we produce with our worrying mind. Meditation instruction will be provided. Beginners are encouraged and all are welcome. The Sakya Center is between the Dunkin Donuts and the Cambridge Artist’s Co-op on Church street in Harvard Square.

Tuesday, February 5 5:15 – 7:00 p.m., Reception to follow My Neighbor’s Faith: A Critical Conversation Sperry Room, Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue (map) Sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions and The Pluralism Project How do we encounter the different faiths of those individuals who touch our lives—whether briefly or intimately? Join us for a conversation with several of the essayists and editors of My Neighbor’s Faith on the importance of interfaith interactions. The panel will include editors Jennifer Peace and Rabbi Or Rose and two contributors, Professor Ali Asani and Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, and will be moderated by Diana Eck of The Pluralism Project. Francis X. Clooney of the Center for the Study of World Religions will respond. (Back to week listing.)

Wednesday, February 6 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Q&A to follow Healthy Planet, Healthy People: A Conversation with Al Gore The Memorial Church, Harvard Yard The Paul R. Epstein Memorial Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard School of Public Health Around the globe, the consequences of the climate crisis are already apparent. Temperatures are increasing, storms are becoming stronger and sea levels are rising. These profound changes are having trickle down effects across our planet—species loss is accelerating, desertification is spreading and tropical diseases are expanding into new areas. What can be done to halt these changes? How can we promote positive, sustainable change across the globe? Join Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore to discuss the future of our planet and its impact on our health.

Thursday, February 7 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Doubt and Religion: A Panel Discussion Room 305, Emerson Hall, Harvard Yard (map) Sponsored by the Harvard College Interfaith Council The Interfaith Council will be holding a panel discussion on the topic of doubt, where speakers—a chaplain, a professor, and two or three students, will address the questions: Where does doubt come from? How can people deal with doubt? Does doubt have to be resolved one way or another, or can people live with the uncertainty? What if the change that can come with doubt affects your sense of who you are? Is there anything about the Harvard experience that makes you doubt more or less? and How does doubt affect your comfort in certain social spaces? Panelists are welcome to expand on the theme of doubt and encouraged to bring in their personal experiences and beliefs, including the teachings of their religious tradition.

In the spirit of interfaith cooperation, we will be working together on a variety of service projects at our Service Fair. Choose between making scarves for homeless veterans and making cards to brighten the day of isolated elders, and learn more about these issues while you’re there. Together we can make Boston a better place.