Past Events
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Nov 15The Power and Promise of Nonviolent Action with Dr. Maria J. Stephan
Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
Dr. Stephan has an extensive career in the history and application of nonviolence. She is the former director of the program on nonviolent action at the United States Institute of Peace and is the author, with Erica Chenoweth, of the award-winning book Why Civil Resistance Works (2010).
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Nov 2Reception for the opening of the Center for Interfaith Dialogue
Pyle Center, Rm 315
Join the Center for Interfaith Dialogue, Student Affairs’ newest department, to enjoy light refreshments, connect with staff, and be in community. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.
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Oct 10An Evening With Sarah Hurwitz
UW Hillel - 611 Langdon Street
Sarah Hurwitz, Obama White House speechwriter, will offer insights on the work of political speechwriting as well as sharing stories from her years working with the Obamas. In a candid conversation with students, Ms. Hurwitz will also speak about her acclaimed book, Here All Along, which chronicles her Jewish journey of rediscovery and connection, and about the role of religion and spirituality in contemporary life.
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Oct 8Community Gathering
Memorial Library, outside on back steps
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Apr 18Women Talking: A Conversation on Women’s Health and Religion
Join the CRGC for a panel conversation on women’s health & healthcare with practitioners, executives and scholars! Enjoy a dessert after the event! Panelists include: Carol Griggs, PhD: Associate Executive Director and Executive Director of Operations at University Health Services Cara Rock-Singer, PhD: Author of “Gestating Judaism: The Corpuses and Corporalities of American Jewish Feminism” …
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Oct 13Faitheist: On Taking Religious and Secular Identities Seriously, and the Importance of Interfaith Dialogue
Memorial Union, Tripp Commons
Please join us at this free, public lecture! In a world where religious conflict is front page news and the number of people who identify as religious is declining, is the chasm of understanding between people of different faiths and the nonreligious growing wider? How can people of diverse religious affiliations identify shared values and …
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Oct 6Sacred Wounds: Understanding the Landscape of Spiritual + Religious Trauma
Please join CRGC at this public talk, co-sponsored with The Crossing! Teresa Mateus, author of Sacred Wounds, will give a public lecture to create deeper understanding of the reality of ‘sacred wounds’. This is an interfaith event and isn’t just for those who have been wounded, but for those who want to understand spiritual/religious wounding and be …
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Apr 22Interfaith Climate Change Shabbat Dinner and Iftar
Hillel
Time: April 22, 2022 | 7:00p* Location: UW Hillel | 611 Langdon St RSVP Here Join the CRGC Fellows, Pres House, and Hillel for a delicious dinner to put interfaith into action to fight climate change. More information to come. Schedule 7:00-7:45 Jewish Shabbat services (optional) 7:45-8:15 | Second floor lobby Break the fast with …
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Apr 12Dekila Chungyalpa: Interfaith Dialogue to Lead Social Change
Curti Lounge (Room 5243) | Mosse Humanities Building
Time: April 12, 2022 | 6:00p-7:00p Location: Curti Lounge (Room 5243) | Mosse Humanities Building RSVP here Find out how you can use interfaith dialogue to foster social change with Center for Healthy Minds and Healthy Minds Innovations Director Dekila Chungyalpa. Delika will share her experience mitigating climate change through interfaith leadership and guide a …