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Religious & Spiritual Life Promotes Inclusivity for Interfaith Month

Posted by Taylor Hayden

This April is Wildcat Interfaith Month, which offers students an opportunity to share how their religious or spiritual identities inform their worldview. It is also a time where students from diverse backgrounds come together to listen, understand, and respect each other’s perspectives.

To celebrate, Religious & Spiritual Life will host an Interfaith Passover Seder at 6:00 p.m. on April 5 in Parkes Social Hall. Also in Parkes Social Hall, on April 20 at 6:00 p.m., don’t miss the second annual Wildcat Langar, where students will enjoy a vegetarian meal and learn about the Sikh tradition of service to humanity. Finally, Soul Sounds: An Interfaith Concert will feature music and artistic expressions from various traditions on April 23 at 3:00 p.m. in Alice Millar Chapel.

Faith Communities Gather to Discuss Engagement and Allyship

Posted by Taylor Hayden

When world events leave us asking what we can do, we keep doing what we do: teach, advocate for social justice, and continue interfaith engagement. University President Morton Schapiro shared this message of moving forward in darkness through engagement to communities gathering at Fall Faith Fest.

Fall Faith Fest 2015

Posted by Taylor Hayden

Join Religious & Spiritual Life to celebrate spiritual diversity at Northwestern with thoughtful conversation, great music, and free dinner at Fall Faith Fest. Mark your calendars for Fall Faith Fest at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 5 at Parkes Hall 122.

The program will feature reflection, service recognition, and remarks from President Morton Schapiro and keynote speaker Rami Nashashibi. Nashashibi is executive director of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, an organization that fosters health, wellness, and healing in the inner-city by organizing for social change, cultivating the arts, and operating a holistic health center. Nashashibi has worked with several leading scholars in the area of globalization, African American studies, and urban sociology.