A leadership development and support program for people of faith involved in social movements for justice and peace, the Interfaith Summer Institute (ISI) is institutionally housed with the J.S. Woodsworth Chair in the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia.
The Interfaith Summer Institute has arisen in the context of an increase in global and local conflicts where religion is a factor both in the promotion of violence and in fostering peace. With social movements now major forces in both war and peacemaking, it is important to explore the ways religion and spirituality can affect contemporary movements for social justice and peace. It is in making this connection between religion and social movements for peace and justice that this program is unique in North America.
The objective of the Interfaith Summer Institute is to equip practitioners - such as teachers, community organizers, settlement workers and faith leaders - with the theoretical and practical skills to build interfaith and cross-cultural alliances for justice and peace at the community and social movement level.
On June 14, 2008 the ISI hosted a conference entitled:, "Engaging with Indigenous Worldviews on Truth and Reconciliation: Working toward a Community-Based Truth and Reconciliation Process" at the Native Education Centre.
Listen and View the video and audio from the gathering on this channel.
http://www.interfaithjustpeace.org/
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