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Interfaith Dinner Dialogues: Webinar

Interfaith dinner dialogues are one of the most prominent forms of interfaith engagement in our communities. They are a powerful way of creating community bonds while breaking stereotypes of other religious traditions.

While many interfaith communities are interested in creating similar dialogue events, what they typically don’t know is that there are a lot of resources available to them through prominent interfaith organizations which have mastered the art of hosting dinner dialogues. Join this webinar to hear about different types of interfaith dinner dialogues and resources that are available to you.

Facilitator:
Kate Chance – Interfaith Coordinator of Islamic Networks Group

Participating Organizations:
100 Days 100 Dinners
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston
Islamic Networks Group
Bridges of Faith Trialogue

REGISTER

Obon Festival

Japantown celebrates the San Jose Obon festival, a time when generations of families and friends come together and enjoy a rich cultural experience in one of the three remaining Japantowns in the United States.

Japantown’s largest festival with two days of game booths, food booths, the Chidori Band, three taiko performances each day including San Jose Taiko and over 1,200 dancers in colorful traditional festive wear each evening.

7th International Children’s Festival

of the children – by the children – for the children

Food, Fun, & Dance. 3000+ visitors; 20 + cultural dances; Ethnic food; Fun at Kidsland; Balloons/ Facepainting; Clown; Pony Rides & More!

Download a flyer: Childrens Festival 2015

Sponsored by Pacifica Institute and Bay Area Cultural Connections, together with Congressman Mike Honda, California Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Anatolia Cultural Centers, Silicon Valley Interreligious Council, Children’s Discovery Museum, American Turkic Council, Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez.

Ethical Eating

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For those of you who may not have been able to attend the Interreligious Leaders Forum session last week on “What Our Religious Traditions Tell Us about the Food We Do—and Don’t—Eat,” here is a video of the presentations.

The event was co-sponsored by the Markkula Center for Business Ethics at Santa Clara University, and featured a panel that included Ven JianYing, Sunnyvale Zen Center; Dr. Inder Mohan SIngh, San Jose Gurdwara; Madhulika Singh, PreetiRang Sanctuary; and Deven Shah, Jain Center. The panel was moderated by Dr. Sarah Robinson.

 

 

Interreligious Leaders Forum: Ethical Eating

The May forum will be held in conjunction with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. An interfaith panel will explore the ethics of food: what we eat, how we raise and grow it, and the impact on others and the world.

Save the date and plan to be with us.

RSVP to rsvp@sivicouncil.org.