Please join us in our monthly community service project, Youth Against Hunger on Sunday, February 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. Designed upon a research-informed foundation, Youth Against Hunger bridges the intergroup divide by bringing a wide variety of Montgomery County residents together on a monthly basis to prepare food for the homeless and to encourage social activism in our youth.

Finding Common Ground is a brief guide created by the Pluralism Project at Harvard University to navigate "On Common Ground: World Religions in America," an online multimedia resource that introduces world religions by tradition, explores the changing religious landscape of America, and offers snapshots of the ways in which America has been-and continues to be-a place of diverse encounters between people from all walks of life. This guide is intended to be a conversation starter as well as an educational tool. Finding Common Ground is available for download at www.pluralism.org/files/spotlight/2014/WIHW_Guide_OCG.pdf "On Common Ground: World Religions in America" can be accessed at www.pluralism.org/ocg The Pluralism Project's pilot study, "America's Interfaith Infrastructure: An Emerging Landscape," is available at www.pluralism.org/interfaith The Pluralism Project, under the direction of Dr. Diana Eck, was founded in 1991 and aims to help people engage with the realities of religious diversity through research, outreach, and the active dissemination of resources. For more information, please visit www.pluralism.org For updates: Follow us on Twitter: @pluralismproj Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pluralism-Project-at-Harvard-University/165832410143977 Sign up for our newsletter at www.pluralism.org/connect Please share with us how you're using this resource. We'd love to hear from you!

A celebration of Interfaith as a faith, this week centered around the celebration of World Interfaith Harmony-how we might get there and what it might look like. We seek to celebrate, respect and honor our diversity rather than allow ourselves to be divided by it. We always want to keep our eyes on the goal of love, compassion and community.

Rochester activists Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony were essential to Rochester's reputation as a center in the struggle to end slavery and win the right to vote for women. The legacy informed Rochester's role in the 20th century struggle for justice. On February 4, 2014, Nazareth College will host a spirited discussion of faith-based initiatives that unfolded here. Review, analysis of the events, stories and promises that unfolded here will be led by Rev. Dr. John Walker, scholar and Pastor, Christian Friendship Baptist Church; Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle, President, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, and Imam Hanif Abdul-Wahid, Rochester native and activist, and founding member, Rochester-Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission

Engaging Religions in the Prevention of Atrocity Crimes In observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week Wednesday, 5 February 2014 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. United Nations, Conference Room 2 Webcast live at http://webtv.un.org Mr. Adama Dieng Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide H. E. Mr. Kairat Abdrakhmanov Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan To the United Nations Ms. Consolee Nishimwe Genocide survivor and author of “Tested to the Limit: A Genocide Survivor’s Story of Pain, Resilience and Hope” Dr. Carol Rittner, RSM Distinguished Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey; and author of "Genocide in Rwanda: Complicity of the Churches?" Rabbi Roger Ross Chair of the Board and CFO of the International Seminary for Interfaith Studies, United Religions Initiative UN Representative Moderated by Dr. Hanifa Mezoui Senior Advisor, Office of the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Organized by the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, the United Religions Initiative, the Partnership for Global Justice, and the UN Department of Public Information Webcast: http://webtv.un.org

The event this year bring together 170 of participants from Buddhist, Islam, and Christian religious who has mission against the violent to integrate and transform conflict into peace started from individual to communities and to the society. The started point of the event from Wat ButTum temple to Toul Tompong Mosque, and to New Life Mission church with shared from each religious leader on their faith working together for sustainable development and open questions and answer were provided to religious leaders and the participants. Participants reflections, were exited to joint such a useful event as they aware many regarding to religious, most of their dark cloud were clear after participates full day interfaith exposure trip.

In Davao City,Philippines a gathering of children to celebrate, play and pray for Harmony will be held at Quezon Elementary School on February 1, 2014.We are expecting about an hundred children of different religion and faith traditions. What are the objectives? ? To create a culture of harmony among children of different religion and faith traditions ? To educate the children to be aware of our responsibilities in peace-building ? Celebrating harmony through: Prayer, sharing their gifts and talents

BETHAK Organization has been celebrating Peace Cultural Festival for the last six years in Khanewal Region, Pakistan for promoting peace and harmony among the people of different faith through composite cultural values. BETHAK organization will be celebrating Peace Cultural Festival on the 5th of Feb this year so that people of Pakistan may understand the composite cultural values of their region and respect the religious as well as cultural values of all religion for peaceful living

The Baha'i community of Jyväskylä will arrange an interfaith devotional gathering at the Multicultural Centre Gloria in Jyväskylä, Finland on the 7th of February at 6.30 pm. The theme of the event will be "The Beauty of Diversity" and writings from Holy scriptures will be presented on this theme. All are welcome to participate and also contribute in the program by bringing their favorite quotes on the theme to be read aloud.

The first week of February every year UN celebrates Interfaith Harmony Week. In Denmark we marked this in 2013 by making a dialogue café and a performance show– Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs together. Further we sent out invitations to participate in a global chain of light. Congregations of many faiths followed the invitation: In the Philippines, in Canada, USA, Austria, India, and Denmark of course, candles were lit to celebrate peace and harmony. Also Australia joined the event, but told that due to the very dry summer, it would be unwise to light candles, so instead they planted a peace tree. Join the global chain of light! Now we invite you to let the light shine all over the globe to symbolise peaceful co-existence, joy and harmony between different faiths. We hope that you want to participate – whether by lightning a candle in privacy or lightning torches together in public. Every light is welcome and important. Even the smallest candle can create light and warmth in the heart of a friend or a stranger. Register We would like to hear from you with a contact person, country, and e-mail address, and if possible with a description of your light ceremony. Then we – when February 2n approaches – will mail a list with all participating countries and publish it on our website: http://www.troiharmoni.dk/side7.html The list will be published only with the name of the country in question, without contact names and other contact information.