by sivicouncil | Mar 23, 2015 | events
The Western Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion gathered at Santa Clara University March 20-22, 2015. At one of the sessions of the “Religion in America Unit,” Prof. Philip Boo Riley, Vice Chair of SiVIC, along with Board Chair Rev. D....
by sivicouncil | Mar 15, 2015 | events
SiVIC Board Chair Rev. D. Andrew Kille spoke at the Pacifica Institute on March 4, 2015. The title of his talk was “Tolerance, Respect, and Pluralism: Changing Relationships in a “Multi-“ World.” The full text of his presentation, including the...
by sivicouncil | Feb 7, 2015 | events, Interreligious Leaders Forum
by Sari Heidenreich, Regional Coordinator for North America at URI (SiVIC is a Cooperating Circle of URI) There are special moments in life when things just click, when something you thought you knew takes on new life. That happened for me yesterday with compassion....
by sivicouncil | Jan 30, 2015 | events
Ameena Jandali has been helping people understand what Islam is for a long time and, after all these years, she is concerned that she still needed to explain how Islam is a religion of peace. She is the co-founder and curriculum director of Islamic Networks Group, a...
by sivicouncil | Jan 23, 2015 | events
Muslim Voices Against Extremism: Pacifica Institute Speaker Series Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 6:45 pm Pacifica Institute-Silicon Valley Branch 1257 Tasman Dr., Unit B, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Keynote Speakers: Ameena Jandali, content director and founding member of...
by sivicouncil | Jan 21, 2015 | events
Every year the first week of February has been designated by the United Nations since 2010 as a week to showcase and celebrate the ongoing work of interreligious harmony and peacemaking. Groups and individuals are encouraged to sponsor events during this week and to...
