British Chapter meets Canterbury archbishop
Derek McAuley, Chief Officer of IARF member group the British Unitarian General Assembly, met the Archbishop of Canterbury at an Interfaith Reception at Lambeth Palace on Thursday 22 November 2012. The event was held to celebrate InterFaith Week, mark the 25th Anniversary of the UK’s InterFaith Network, and to recognise the Archbishop’s contribution to inter faith […]
Interfaith dialogue in Nepal Chapter
24 November 2012Kathmandu, Nepal Report: Interfaith dialogue on Religious Tolerance & Citizen’s Responsibility (PDF, 10 pages illustrated) Photos
Report on 14th India Chapter Conference
30-31 October 2012Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt, Mandya District, Karnataka, India Report on 14th India Chapter Conference (PDF illustrated, 22 pages – 13mb)
SACC-RFYN Conference, Mysore 2012
@Adhichunchanagiri Mutt, Mysore, Karnataka, India 30th – 31st Oct 2012 Organiser: Prof. Anbumani Arumugam, International Young Adult President, IARF-RFYN. Report (PDF, 11 pages illustrated) Photos
RFYN International Youth Conference 2012
24 to 28 September 2012 @Nobili Pastoral Centre, Madurai, TamilNadu, India Organized in association with the Angelo Province of the Institute of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, India. A historic gathering for IARF in being a first attempt to be self-funded (that is, funded entirely from local member group contributions). 21 different Sacred Heart bodies around […]
Dutch Chapter seminar report
2012 Thursday, October 4th @ Apostolic Society, Azielaan 155, 3526 SG Utrecht Theme: “Religion and Diversity: Strength or Dilemma?” IARF Dutch Chapter and her partners in Interfaith Dialogue, express their gratitude to The Apostolic Society in Utrecht, The Netherlands for hosting and sponsoring the seminar. The Keynote speech – “Pussy Riot and the refusing civil servant – […]
Bangladesh Chapter launches young adult branch
23-25 September 2012@Department of World Religions, Dhaka University, Bangladesh A reception for the visit to Bangladesh by IARF-JLC member Rev. Takahiro Miwa (accompanied by Mrs. Yukari Miwa and IARF-SACC president Dr. Thomas Mathew) was organised by the head of the Bangladesh Chapter of IARF-SACC, Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam (of the Department of World Religions, Dhaka […]
International Day of Peace, South Asia region
21 September 2012 The IDP was marked in several locales of our South Asia region. The theme of this year’s observances was “Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future“.
United Nations HRC 2012: Joint NGO Statement on Human Rights Education
@21st Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva September 2012 Joint Oral Statement by 21 organisations, including IARF: The World Programme for Human Rights Education [WPHRE] is an essential tool forimplementing the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, a newnormative reference for the international community. We affirm that human rights education and training in […]
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Memorial Day 2012 Bangalore
@Infant Jesus Matriculation School, Bangalore6 Aug 2012 Organized by Janhvi Gupte (RFYN Indore) Report (PDF, 3 pages illustrated) See also the related events in Chennai, Mysore and Tamil Nadu.