OUR UPCOMING EVENTS Interfaith Explorations: We have been invited to a Saturday morning Shabbat service at Beth Shalom synagogue on April 28th. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. and Netta will sit with you to show which book we are using as we switch between two, and answer questions. There is a… Read more »
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Lunch and Learn: April 16
Monday April16 12 here at noon Robert Blundin will tell us about his amazing pilgrimage walk in Spain, complete with photos. The entrance is in the back lane across from Tim Horton’s, bring your lunch if you like, hot and cold drinks provided, $2 donation gratefully accepted. The parking situation has changed, please plan to park elsewhere unless… Read more »
NAIN Connect 2018 Early Bird Registration Extended
For people considering registering for NAIN Connect 2018 this summer, we have extended the early bird registration until April 30! (If paying via PayPal, just ignore where it says “Until March” select the Early Bird option). https://nain2018edmonton.ca/
NAIN 2018 Connect’s Young Adult Summit
The Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action is pleased to host NAIN CONNECT 2018. The conference will be held at MacEwan University in downtown Edmonton. This is the second time that the Edmonton Interfaith Centre has hosted NAIN Connect. NAIN supports an interfaith movement that includes justice issues, community building and multiculturalism, and that… Read more »
Robinson Koilpillai Award for Multiculturalism
Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action received one of the Robinson Koilpillai Awards for Multiculturalism at the Harmony Brunch on March 25.
United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD)
March 21st is the IDERD which we observe every year, usually in City Hall. It commemorates a terrible massacre of unarmed protesters in South Africa in 1960. In 1966 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed this as a day of remembrance. Canada was the first country to support the initiative, making it an annual campaign… Read more »
Islam and Mental Health – Video of Feb. 12 L&L
Lunch and Learn from February 12 with Religious Studies scholar Salima Versi on “Islam and Mental Health.”
Multifaith Concert: Video Highlights
Here are some video highlights from our multifaith concert on February 11.
Lunch and Learn: February 12
LUNCH & LEARN Monday February 12, at noon here. Salima Versi (PhD Cand.) will talk about Islam and Mental Health. Bring your lunch if you like, hot and cold drinks provided, $2 donation gratefully accepted. Our entrance is in the back lane across from Tim Horton’s. The parking situation has changed, please plan… Read more »
Interfaith Explorations: Feb. 2
Please join us at Temple Beth Ora, Edmonton’s Reform Synagogue, 12313 – 105 Avenue, on Friday February 2ndat 5:30 pm for an explanation of Tu Bishevat followed by the Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:00. Did you know that there is not one, but four New Years in the Jewish Calendar and that one of them is reserved for trees? Yes, Tu Bishevat is the Jewish… Read more »