March 2012 - Emerging Interfaith Voices: I

March 15, 2012 World Faith Kenya delivers farming equipment and oxen to widows and orphans in the village of Kisii to support their new farming efforts. See story. Editorial Bowled Over by Emerging Interfaith Voices Interfaith News Major New Interfaith Award – Faith Groups Appeal to Politicians – NYC Religious Leaders Say No to Religious Profiling – Rome Calls for Financial Accountability – Elizabeth Promotes Protection of All Religions – Interfaith Civic Group Stops Crime – United Kingdom’s Nine Major Faith Communities To Collaborate – Jewish Cooperation Enables Shi’ite-Sunni Cemetery – Lebanese School teaches Respect of others and of Religion – Visitation Program in Chicago Connects Eight Traditions Interfaith Reports From Geneva - Jerusalem - Marrakech, Morocco Pluralism Project Launches New Resource “Infrastructure” Website Documents Grassroots Interfaith in the U.S. March 2012 Theme Emerging Interfaith Voices: I Reviving Indigenous Values Reconciling the Blessings and Challenges of Diversity through Ancestral Spiritual Values by Yoland Trevino The ‘Legal’ Defense for Oppressing Indigenous People An Open Letter to All Peoples of Faith & Practice from Joagquisho, Oren Lyons Interfaith History Indigenous Peoples Making an Interfaith Difference by TIO Correspondent Marcus Braybrooke Growing the Interfaith Community Wiccans, Indigenous Peoples, and the Interfaith Movement by Don Frew Overcoming Centuries of Prejudice What Do Women Bring to the Table? by Kimberly King, Pamela Jay Gottfried, Rita M. Gross, Rosemary R. Ruether, and Nahid Angha Interfaith Mentors Finding My Voice in Interfaith Work by Jennifer Peace Peace Jihadi Ibtisam Mahameed, Not Afraid to Speak Out by TIO Correspondent Ruth Broyde Sharone Young Adults take Center Stage Eboo Patel – Spokesperson in the Making by Paul Chaffee New Voices, New Leaders Youth Redefining Interfaith Activism Globally by Frank Fredericks Resource “What Do You Believe?” – Teens Weigh In Resources Guide to Religious Tolerance In A Hostile Environment – New Golden Rule Video – New Video: From A Village in India to Multi-Cultural Toronto – Meaning Making Involves Us All Opportunities Religious Calendar Major Events Calendar Updates