7th Annual INTERFAITH AWARENESS WEEK 2023
Sunday August 6—Thursday August 10
(To honor those traveling to Chicago for the
Parliament of the World’s Religions conference beginning Monday August 14,
the World Interfaith Network is shortening IAW’s activities this year.)
VIRTUAL PROGRAM – Archived
Sunday, August 6, 2023
2:00-3:30pm—IAW OPENING – “The Evolution of Interfaith in America” – Moderator, Rev. Dr. Stephen Albert, Presenters: Bettina Gray, Rev. Kay Lindahl, Rev. Dr. Robert Hankinson, Rev. Paul Chaffee, Ruth Broyde Sharone
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/RnvalLp9FlM
4:00-5:30pm—“Looking Back, Looking Forward” – Ruth Broyde Sharone, Rev. Heng Sure, Rev. Paul Chaffee, Aziza Hasan, Perri “PK” McCary
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/6L_GWY_mjdI
6:00-7:30pm— “Meet Me There” – Ruth Broyde Sharone
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/Qg63QtO0FIM
Monday, August 7, 2023
8:00-9:30am— “”Interfaith Experiences and The Importance of Being an Ally” – North American Interfaith Network” – Shelton Nalley, Rabbi Alan Bachman, and Bettina Gray
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10:00-11:30am – “Spiritual Diversity In Education” – Deborah Robin Mech
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/4UVsQmcRTU4
12:00-1:30pm——“Interfaith Heritage of Islam” – Yusef Miller
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/SrSpEZOJJJY
2:00—3:30pm -“The American Prayer Wrap survey” – Skylight – Michael Richardson
To view Program, go to: Prayer Wrap Interfaith – YouTube
4:00—5:30pm “The POINT of Interfaith” – Reflections on the Poway Interfaith Team; Video and Discussion to live and grow by. Rev. Michelle Ingles and POINT Panel
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6:00—7:30pm “Heat Relief Initiative: Subtitle: Why the Journey to Build Resilience is Interfaith” – Arizona Faith Network – Featured people: Bhikkhu Vasu Bandhu
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/fqX2ldOwr98?si=WEZeeAaI3Z108Ixd
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
8:00—9:30am— “FACIS” – Forward Action for Conservation of Indigenous Species” Bauchi State, Nigeria, Discussion with Usman Inuwa,
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10:00-11:30am – “Living Interfaith Sanctuary” – Rev. Cathy Merchant
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd8-_3IbqXo
12:00-12:45pm “The History and Work of The World Congress of Faith” – Dr. Alan Race, Director
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/qNzmQCNjNtU
12:45-1:30pm—“LUNCH BREAK” – Stop at the WIN Cafe on the World interfaith Network’s website for a virtual snack or meal and donate to Chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen –https://world-interfaith.com/win-cafe/
2:00—3:30pm “The Importance of Interfaith Spaces” – Neil McMillan, Kevin Lamoureux, & Panelists
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4:00—5:30pm—”Why Youth Do Interfaith” – Interfaith Youth Alliance – Dr. Jessica Spence Moss, Executive Director of Interfaith Youth Alliance discussing the motivations, contributions, and critiques of women and nonbinary folks in interfaith spaces.
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/dnac98npjw0
6:00—7:30pm “Earth Justice Unites Faith Traditions” – Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice – Yusef Miller and Philip Petrie
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
8:00—9:30am “Women Priests: Hearing the Call, Breaking the Mold and Paving the Way”– Moderator, Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert, Bishop Jane Via, Rev. Jessie Thompson, Rev. Julie Blake Fisher
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/RnvalLp9FlM
10:00-11:30am—”A Spiritual Journey of Healing and Transformation-“The Uncrowned Queen Reclaims Her Throne: When A Black Woman Breaks The Silence” by Dr. Rev. Ahmondra McClendon
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12:00-1:30pm—“THE WALK” – “A Rabbi and a Reverend go to the Holy Land” – San Diego Interfaith Ministerial Association, Rabbi Mark Blazer, Rev. John Shaver
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2:00—3:30pm— “Women in Interfaith Spaces” – Jessica Moss
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/J37uOzHEhnQ
4:00—5:30pm— “Unity Devotional and Harmony Within the Community” – Mehran Erfani and members of the Poway and San Diego Baha’i community.
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6:00—7:30pm “Women and Our Responsibilities and Privileges to Alchemize the Critical Issues of the World” – S.A.R.A.H.— Sande Hart, Founder and President of S.A.R.A.H. will guide a hearty conversation on what it means to advance new solutions for old problems.
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFEJtniDv34
Thursday 8/10, SPECIAL EVENT
2:00-3:30pm – “The Balancing Act: Extracting needed minerals and the Green Economy” – Temple of Understanding; Talia Boyd, Mining Organizer, Indigenous Environmental Network, Luke Henkel, Programs Coordinator North America, Laudato Si Movement, Azza Karam, Secretary General, Religions for Peace, Michael Richardson, Rivers & Mountains GreenFaith, Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life.
To view Programs, go to: https://youtu.be/DUWH0Hyzlx0?si=ikaO4NHcsFcI6E8F
6 th ANNUAL INTERFAITH AWARENESS WEEK
August 7-13, 2022 8am-8pm daily (pdt)
VIRTUAL PROGRAM – Archived
Sunday, August 7, 2022
10:00 am—IAW OPENING – “WHY INTERFAITH?” Poway Interfaith Team – San Diego –
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/kjNnF8ZrSRY
12:00—“Peace Sundays – Living In The Times of Prophecy Fulfillment & Forgiving The Unforgivable” – One Global Family Alliances & Unity and Diversity World Council – Chief Daniel Ramos, LauraSa Pele Lafoia Ava
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2:00— Parliament of the World’s Religions, The Beginning of Interfaith / Vasu Bandhu, Miriam Quezada, Stephen Avino
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/0FcRV3i9B_0
4:00— “Seeds of the Interfaith Movement Growing in the Sunflower State” – Global Faith in Action – Wichita, Kansas – Sam Muyskens, Rabbi Michael Davis
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/0JFgV2kcDgg
6:00— “Circles of Light – Interfaith Around the World” – United Religions Initiative – Tahil Sharma
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/z_G2OKkb0S0
10:00—”The Virtue of Listening” – North American Interfaith Network – Shelton Saeed-Nally
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/RDblZbMuIpQ
12:00— GLOBAL TALK ZONE – Interfaith Collaboration – Rev. Dr. Steve Albert
Not Recorded
1:00 – “Spiritual Diversity in Education” – Deborah Robin Mech
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/4UVsQmcRTU4
2:00— “Religions for Peace International and Religions for Peace USA – Interreligious Peacebuilding Around the World” – Dr. Karen Hernandez
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/7C54nYnR7QM
4:00—Shasta Interfaith-Redding, CA- Rev Lynn Fritz, Co-Sponsored by Shasta County Citizens Advocating Respect (SCCAR)
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiFg6-62IzY&ab
6:00— “How Christians & Muslims Can Work Together” – Imam Taha Hassane, Martin Brooks
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
8:00 am —“Learn, Fellowship, Serve, and Worship” – MultiFaith Council of NW Ohio – Toledo, OH – Judy Trautman, Joseph Zielinski
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/UMPJZzlftjE
10:00 – “The Art of Interfaith Understanding” – Philadelphia, PA – Rev. John Hougen, Ph’D.
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/Mr7v8OvYlkk
12:00 –GLOBAL TALK ZONE – Interfaith Collaboration – Rev. Dr. Steve Albert
Not Recorded
1:00 – “Interfaith in Business” – Jeff Blanton, Laura Lapointe
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/6r4eWeY11jQ
2:00—Teeming UP for Peace Week and the UP Convergence – World Unity Week, Australia, Rev. Becky Suzik
To view Program, go to: https://vimeo.com/750373710
6:00—“Uncommon Friends: The Heart of Love, Justice and Liberation for All” – Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council – Kansas City, KS. Rev. Dr. Kelly Isola
CANCELLED
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
8:00 am—“Taking action on climate chaos: An Interfaith dialogue from three traditional religious perspectives.” Temple of Understanding – New York, NY – Suzy Meszoly, Rev. Susan Hendershot, Dr. Daniel Capper, Ibrahim Ozdemir, Alison Van Dyk
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIUHE6JZgkE
10:00—“BIG QUESTIONS FORUM” – Rossmoor Interfaith Council, San Francisco Bay Area – Sara Blackstock
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-DSdaNaXw&t=39s
11:00—San Francisco Bay Area Interfaith Councils Working Together – Rev. Will McGarvey
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amgYybrrL2k
12:00—GLOBAL TALK ZONE – Interfaith Collaboration – Rev. Dr. Steve Albert
Not Recorded
1:00 – “Look what happens when we stand Side By Side!” – San Dieguito Interfaith Ministerial Association, Encinitas, CA – Karen Koblentz
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2:00— “Interfaith Ministry as a Pathway to Being the Change – Empowering your Vision and Voice in the World” – All Paths Divinity School – Los Angeles, CA & Global Interfaith Seminary –SCCPWR, Southern California Parliament of the World’s Religions. Revs. Andre & Debrah Friedland-VanZyl
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/-X9V6LCse0k
3:00—“Creating Sustainable Healthy Communities for Peace” – Southern California Committee for a Parliament of the World’s Religions (SCCPWR) – Los Angeles, CA – Rev. Dr. Richard Rose, Eric Kowalczyk
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/cgJ-nz8ZCsI
4:00—Season for Non–Violence – Association for Global New Thought – – Rev. Temple Hayes, Pari Patri, Dr. Barbara Fields, Dr. Heather Shea, Mark Anthony Lord, Minx Boren, T.J. Woodward, Christy Hardwick, Jon Scott, Mendhi Audin
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/fJ2-POqOry8
6:00—“Interfaith Successes, Issues and Hopes in Religiously Diverse Orange County, California – Orange County Interfaith Network and Six Interfaith Councils – Don Garrick”
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
8:00 am—“Building Bridges” – Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education & Action– Edmonton Alberta, Canada – Len Gierach, Farah Jamil, Guy Blood, Netta Phillet
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y2t4Vtj544
12:00—GLOBAL TALK ZONE – Interfaith Collaboration – Rev. Dr. Steve Albert
Not Recorded
1:00 – “One Family Under God” – One Global Family Alliances & Universal Peace Federation – LauraSa Pele Lafoia Ava, Nasser Zomorod, Ray McCready, Rini Ghosh, Keith Peter McCarthy, Walter Frank
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2:00— “Fostering Dialogue for Harmony & Peace” – Ruth Broyde Sharone, Timothy Trujile, AriellaShira Lewis
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/urZwSn9A0A0
3:00— “Why Can’t Science & Religion be Friends?” – Ruth Broyde Sharone, Tadie Blackstone, Cassandra Vieten
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/RZwrQT721rY
6:00—“The Liminal Odyssey, Alchemizing The Spaces In-Between” – S.A.R.A.H. – Sande Hart
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGCNProZ2DA
Friday, August 12, 2022
8:00 am—“Interfaith Connections” – Washington, D.C. w/Jacqueline Fuller, Anita Nahal, Anuttama Dasa
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/k1gM4dUmhTI
10:00— “Mandala Meditation & Art Creation” – Bahai’s of Clairemont, CA. – Barbara Ruys
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/p0SSm43CiQk
12:00—GLOBAL TALK ZONE – Interfaith Collaboration – Rev. Dr. Steve Albert
Not Recorded
1:00 – “Women in Islam” – We Love Our Neighbors – Sister Tehseen Usman Lazzouni
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2:00—“Interfaith Youth Leadership” – Brazil Interfaith – Marcelo da Costa Coelho, Vasu Bandhu
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/XOswmCrO2o4
4:00— “Conversation with Actors of Interreligious Dialogue in Mexico” – CC Fraternidad Interespiritual of Mexico – Hilda Hernandez, Claudia Villareal, Gaby de Aguinaco, Vasu Bandhu
To view Program, go to: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP8CeEizhoBEH0d-tSif_DfHF26a5M6oK
6:00—”Interfaith Heritage of Islam” – Yusef Miller
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Saturday, August 13, 2022
8:00 am— “Interfaith Service and Panel on “Yoga and Faith” – LOTUS Center for All Faiths – Yogaville, Buckingham, Virginia – Swami Jyotirmayananda and Integral Yoga Interfaith, New York – Rev. Shankar Bruce Fern, Guru Dileepji, Leila Hegazy, Vera Oye Yaa-Anna, Jeeva Abbate, Rev. Kumari, Swamiprlyaananda, swami Dayanada, Konchog Pema
To view Program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhU66YDhIg
10:00— “Our Interfaith Journey: Hopes and Disappointments” – Oxford England – Mary and Marcus Braybrooke share memories of some remarkable people they have met.
To view Program, go to: https://youtu.be/QNUPBclASeE
12:00 – “Storytelling for Interfaith Harmony” – Pakistan, Naveed Hameed
Technical Difficulties – CANCELLED – We hope to record and add the presentation later
2:00— “Peace is Possible – The Abrahamic Reunion” – Interfaith Israel, Ghassan Manasra
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6:00 – A Showcase of Songs from “Interfaith The Musical” with Ruth Broyde Sharone & Cast Members – Note: “ONE TIME SHOWING” This will NOT be recorded or archived!
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POST IAW
Thursday, September, 8, 2022
10:00 – “Prayers for Peace” – Universal Peace Foundation – Arch Bishop George Stallings, Guests: Rev. Dr. Steve Albert, Rev. Nehemiah Chigoji, Elder George Cannon
To view program, go to: https://www.facebook.com/UPFUSA/videos/5377608245665925/
Monday, September, 19, 2022
2:00 – “Is Peace Possible?” – Big Question Forum – Rossmoor Interfaith Council, San Francisco Bay Area Sara Blackstock, Guests: Pastor Jacqueline Duhart, Revs. Drs. Abigail & Steve Albert
To view program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBABSWN0YxY
Thursday, October, 20, 2022
10:00 – “Prayers for Peace” – Universal Peace Foundation – Arch Bishop George Stallings, Guests: Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert, Rev. Lynn Fritz
To view program, go to: https://us.upf.org/live
Tuesday, March, 21, 2023
10:00 – “Global Focus Today” – One Heart Retreats – Rev. Sharri Johnson
Guests: Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert, Rev. Dr. Stephen Albert
To view program, go to: https://youtu.be/vL13YKGa3yY
Thursday, April, 6, 2023
10:00 – “Prayers for Peace” – Universal Peace Foundation – Arch Bishop George Stallings, Guests: Rev Cindy Edelson, Rev. Dr. Steve Albert, Imam Shuaib
To view program, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34GywUbeDTM
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
10:00 – “Global Focus Today” – One Heart Retreats – Rev. Sharri Johnson
Guests: Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert, Rev. Dr. Stephen Albert
To view program, go to: Global Focus Today (oneheartretreatcenter.org)
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