Today The Parliament of the World’s Religions is joining organizers and community leaders in Chicago as part of the City’s Together We Heal initiative by hosting a series of virtual programs to foster conversation and share tools on healing and justice from the Chicago interfaith community.
The initiative aims to build racial healing across Chicago and promote civic unity by encouraging Chicagoans to connect across lines of difference and support a collective conversation about our truth and our promise as a City.
Featured speakers:
Janaan Hashim Muslim | John Pawli- kowski Catholic | Michael Balinsky Jewish | Sharan Kaur Singh Sikh | Syda Segovia Baháʼí |
As part of its virtual observance of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first webinar in the series will focus on highlighting the critical need for faith communities to foster healing and love for our neighbors. Featuring faith leaders from around the city answering the question, “How do we as communities and individuals heal and build better together?” The UN General Assembly unanimously passed the resolution to recognize the World Interfaith Harmony Week annually during the first week of February. Read the official UN Resolution document:
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