A small group of concerned citizens and spiritual activists gathered on the St Georges cathedral steps for a silent vigil today, 30 June.
This is the unofficial “deadline” from some quarters for undocumented immigrants to return to their countries of origin.
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A Peace and Human Rights Pilgrimage took place on Robben Island, Cape Town on Mar 28, 2026. The guided walk is a collaboration between the Robben Island Museum and St George’s Cathedral. It occurred during Human Rights month in South Africa, but also amidst war and human rights abuses globally.
The CTII and our Youth Interfaith Intercultural Program were well represented. Here are some of the reflections:
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Jenny Canau, Cecil Plaatjies, Ann Paton, Aidon Allies of the CTII, together with the Sasnev cat led a fascinating session on nonviolent communication (NVC) as session 2 of the YIIP 2026 Grade 11 program.
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The second session of the Grade 10 2026 YIIP program took place at the new venue, Sasnev Cultural Centre in Pinelands. Eight voices each with powerful stories of working for justice and truth presented themselves to the learners, in a rare and profound experience of shared mentorship.
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It was a delight to be invited to the Michael Oak Waldorf School on Friday 27 February to talk to the matric religious studies class. Teacher Roy Davids curated the space very well and this “ad-hoc” (non YIIP) schools encounter follows on from CTII our presentation to Springfield Convent last year.
The CTII provides a service to schools who want to deepen the interfaith awareness in their own environments. Sarah Oliver, Veli Ntsume and myself attended, together with Veli’s daughter Sam, a theology graduate from Stellenbosch university.
Roy’s brief was for the CTII to address:
* A history of the CTII, why, when and by whom it was formed?
* The activities that it was and is currently involved in?
* The people that make up the CTII and how people can become more involved in the organisation?
The presentation flowed well, and we gave background and history of the CTII referring to its birth out of the Parliament of the World’s Religions after the 1999 meeting in Cape Town. We spoke of the international networks such as URI and the Charter for Compassion.
Interesting questions were raised by the matrics, concerning the place of atheists in interfaith, and the challenges faced by interfaith activists. We mentioned political fragmentation and the absence of religious leaders in interfaith as 2 examples. And as we so often do said that at the CTII “all faiths, and none” are welcome.
