Wednesday, Jan. 21, and Thursday, Jan. 22, Interfaith Youth Core will visit Central College. Interfaith Youth Core is the center of a larger movement to promote religious pluralism. Trainer Noah Silverman will lead three workshops on campus that are free and open to the public. Contact Sarah Lunsford at 641-628-5656, or e-mail lunsfords@central.edu for more information.
Silverman graduated with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies and international relations from Connecticut College, where he wrote his undergraduate thesis on interreligious peace building in Israel/Palestine. He has worked for the World Conference of Religions for Peace at the United Nations, the Interfaith Encounter Association in Jerusalem, and the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago, Ill., including staffing the 2004 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Barcelona, Spain. A Chicago native, Silverman grew up attending K.A.M. Isaiah Israel congregation in the south side neighborhood of Hyde Park.
Schedule for Events
Pluralism 101
Wednesday, Jan. 21
7-9 p.m. in Central’s chapel
Common Action for the Common Good: How to Organize an Interfaith Service-Learning Event
Thursday, Jan. 22
9-11 a.m. in the Boat, Moore and Weller Rooms, Maytag Student Center
Dialogue Facilitation Training: Skills for a Shared Values Dialogue
Thursday, Jan. 22
6-8:30 p.m. in Graham Conference Center, Room 1
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January 23, 2009
Interfaith Youth Core to visit Central College
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