“One Nation is a philanthropic collaborative with the vision of fostering a national conversation about the common values we share as Americans, regardless of how we choose to express our spirituality. One Nation sponsors projects--such as this Web site--that challenge stereotypes and misperceptions of Muslims and Islam by shining a spotlight on our shared values, beliefs and responsibilities.” (Source: One Nation)
Tags: Islam
Topics: Building Community, Cultural Competence, Ending Racism, Immigration Integration, Religion
Topics: Building Community, Cultural Competence, Ending Racism, Immigration Integration, Religion
Chip Mitchell, a reporter in Chicago Public Radio's West Side Bureau sent us a note about a radio story on batterer intervention that's airing today (Wednesday May 14, 2008):
CHURCH’S APPROACH TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RAISES EYEBROWS: A mostly Mexican parish in Chicago is running a controversial program for victims of domestic violence. Read More
On Monday, May 12, Postville, a tiny town in Northeastern Iowa experienced the largest ICE raid in US history. 390 workers at North America’s largest Kosher meat processing plant were loaded into buses and taken away for a different kind of processing. Read More
"Swen is no little girl calling home to be picked up after her day in school, but she is a schoolgirl. She is one of more than a dozen Liberian immigrant women aged between 60 and 75, who come to BrookdaleCovenant Church in Brooklyn Center every Saturday to be taught skills that most people in the United States do not have to go to a classroom for. Read More
Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
The mission of the Confederation of Somali Community of Minnesota (CSCM) is to strengthen the capacity of Somalis in Minnesota to become contributing members of society while preserving their culture. Read More
View project mediaReligion Professor Manuel Vásquez explores how religious and spiritual worldviews shape Latino cultures — and how they are reshaping North American religion and culture in fascinating ways — on a recent broadcast of Speaking of Faith, public radio's conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. Read More
”. . . Sudanese in America have turned to the Episcopal Church, with some in the priesthood.” This New York Times piece focuses on the experience of the Rev. Read More
Rinku Sen, publisher of Colorlines, the national magazine on race and politics, writes in the July/August 2007 issue, "The American context demands an understanding of the country's racial history and hierarchy. Read More
Voices of Hope is published by the Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service three times a year. Its goal is to help supporters and partners better understand the LIRS mission and work, and learn how they can be involved in welcoming the stranger. Read More
”A wave of research shows that increasing percentages of Hispanics are abandoning church, suggesting to researchers that along with assimilation comes a measure of secularization. Read More
partners.newroutes.org (grantee resources)
A national program of the