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Nora Grīnberga, as visitor to the CTII community from Latvia, reflects on the CTII Schools visit to the Tibetan Buddhist Centre.
This afternoon, the wind had picked up and seemed to be calling in rain, as learning voices carried me into the Tibetan Buddhism Centre, Kenilworth, Cape Town, filling the garden with conversations and laughter.
Continue reading “Schools Gr 10 – Buddhism”
On Sunday 14th September, Turquoise Harmony Institute invited young women members of CTII to participate in an afternoon of dialogue and connection with a visiting group of young women from Johannesburg. The afternoon provided a unique opportunity for participants to deepen conversation about their experiences and perspectives of how dialogue happens and where it’s most needed in the world right now.
Continue reading “Dialogue at THI with visiting Joburg women”
On Sunday 7th September I was present at a well attended Interfaith Gathering, at the Baitul Awwal Masjied, hosted by Lajna Ima’illah South Africa, Ahmadiyya Women’s Association, whose primary focus is on the education and spiritual enlightenment of women and girls.
Continue reading “Empowering Women Through Religion”
By James Guebert
I attended the Boundless Compassion evening hosted by Mingyur Rinpoche as a volunteer to help the CTII students practice their skits and, like all attendees, to witness and participate in a beautiful interfaith space designed to bring people together and foster peace in Cape Town.
Continue reading “Reflections on Welcome: Boundless Compassion with Mingyur Rinpoche”
ACWAY – A Common Word Amongst Youth – is the youth organization that organized the Youth Forum of the G20IF, partnering with URI and the Charter for Compassion. This blog is Zahra Jobe’s reflection of the week of the G20IF. Here are some photos of at the Youth Forum.
