Religions for Peace National Gathering of Religious Leaders 2020: Uplifting Moral Voices for Immigration and Refugees

Please join Religions for Peace USA for the National Gathering of Religious Leaders 2020: Uplifting Moral Voices for Immigration and Refugees – Faiths in Action presented by Religions for Peace USA.

All are welcome to participate in this event, which focuses on immigration and refugees and offers insight from multiple faith perspectives. The event will also launch a statement endorsed by the United Church of Christ and the Christian Unity and Interfaith Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The joint statement and ‘Offering Refuge’ Study Guide will be released Monday, October 19 at 2:00 PM ET.

Peter Makari, Area Executive for Middle East and Europe, currently represents the UCC on the Executive Committee of Religions for Peace USA.

Join Live via Zoom or Facebook

Zoom registration is required but free. Please click here to register.

 

Schedule

Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, 2-3 pm ET:  Call to Action Interfaith Prayer Service

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2-3 pm ET:  Uplifting Immigrant Stories.

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2-3 pm ET:  Impact of Colonialism and Racism on Contemporary Immigration

Thursday, Oct. 22, 2-3 pm ET:  Uplifting Refugee Stories

Friday, Oct. 23, 2-3 pm ET:  Our Pathway Forward

Learn more about the work of RFPUSA and its faith and interfaith partners at www.rfpusa.org

 

Photo: French photographer and street artist JR created this artwork along the border fence in the Mexican city of Tecate in 2017, about an hour southeast of San Diego. The smiling toddler it depicts peeking out of his crib to the US side is named Kikito. Art and photo ©JR Photographer. See here and this video explaining the project.