by sivicouncil | Feb 20, 2017 | events
At a “BANding Against Islamophobia” event last week hosted by Silicon Valley FACES, Samina Sundas, Founder of American Muslim Voice, and Moina Shaiq, President of the Tri Cities Interfaith Council, spoke about the impact of the travel ban on Muslims in our...
by sivicouncil | Jan 31, 2016 | statements
This statement appeared today in The San Jose Mercury News. A similar version appeared earlier in the San Francisco Chronicle. We support our Muslim brothers and sisters and their efforts to be heard. There has been a rash of terror attacks most recently in Paris and...
by sivicouncil | Dec 14, 2015 | statements
A couple of months ago in the face of statements that had already been made by many in the political arena that sought to stir up and focus hostility toward our Muslim brothers and sisters, the Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) joined with several other...
by sivicouncil | Nov 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
In Commemoration of The 50th Anniversary of Vatican II’s Nostra Aetate (The Church and Other Religions), Santa Teresa Parish presents a five part series about non-Christian traditions. Promoting mutual respect and understanding to create a more peaceful world...
by sivicouncil | Oct 10, 2015 | statements
At this time, when the forces of fear are calling for rallies against a religious minority, and xenophobia and bigotry are given more prominent voice in the public square, we feel it necessary to reaffirm the common values of openness, tolerance, understanding, and...
