Karnataka 2008 intervention
On 7th October 2008, leadership of IARF’s India chapter met with the Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka, where anti-Christian riots have claimed lives as in better-reported Orissa. SACC Karnataka 2008 intervention (PDF)
International Day of Peace Vigil 2008, Mysore
20th September 2008Teresian College, Mysore [nggallery id=15] Swami Nityasthanandaji, president of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram delivered an inaugural address stressing peace in the world as starting from the home first. It also comes from understanding other religions and their principles. No religion and its books speaks of violence. Today’s youth should work hard to mix with those […]
Fourth SACC Member Group Workshop 2008
23—24 August 2008 Member groups from various parts of Indiaparticipated in the Fourth IARF Member Group & India Chapter Leaders Workshop & Interfaith Seminar, presided over by IARF president Thomas Mathew. 11 Member Groups & India Chapter leaders presented their annual reports of the previous year. They also discussed their involvement in interfaith activities and the […]
IARF Belfast Conference July, 2008
24-27 July 2008 IARF Europe & Middle East members gathered for a conference in Belfast, N. Ireland, sponsored by the ELPN (European Liberal Protestant Network) and the IARF. EME Conference Belfast 2008 – Report by Jeff Teagle (PDF illustrated, 9 pages) Belfast 2008 – report by Rev. Dick Boekem (PDF, 4 pages)
4th SACC Member Group Workshop, 2008
4th IARF-SACC Member groups’ & Chapter leaders’ 2-day Workshop & Interfaith seminar Mysore, 23-24 August 2008 Please see the report here (PDF)
Natalie Gulbrandsen Day, May 8
Thursday, May 8th@ Meadville Lombard Theological School A celebration of the life of Natalie Gulbrandsen, dd 1991, former moderator of the UUA and a leader in so many peace and justice issues. Friends of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists and the International Association for Religious Freedom, U.S. Chapter, will honor Natalie. Details
IARF U.S. Chapter Newsletter~Winter 2008
Members and Friends of IARF, We hope you enjoy our recent edition of the U. S. Chapter Newsletter! As always we welcome your feedback and input.winter-2008-vol-9_issue-1-final.pdf
The 12th IARF India Chapter conference, 2007
Held in the southern tip city of India, Kanyakumari, on 14-16 December 2007. The conference was inaugurated by the Honorable Law Minister of India (State) K. Venkitapathy, and the valedictory function led by the Honorable High Court Judge P. Jyothi Mani. Around 250 delegates from different parts of India and many dignitaries – bishops, […]
Natalie Gulbrandsen Ministerial Scholarship for International Studies
Ms. Gulbrandsen, former IARF President (1900-1993) served as the Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1985 through 1993. She was actively involved in IARF-US Chapter activities and served for many years as co-chair of the Chapter. She was the recipient of many awards and recognitions including the IARF-US Award for Interfaith Cooperation in 1996. […]