Honoring our Shared Humanity
Who We Are
We’re Americans of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds working together towards peace in our country and around the world.
What We Do
Our mission is to advance pluralism by educating, engaging, and empowering people and institutions to understand shared histories, bridge cultural and faith differences, confront interconnected forms of bias, and build inclusive, just communities.
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We empower educators with expert speakers and engaging online curriculum resources.
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We offer Inclusion and Belonging training for diverse professional groups nationwide.
Gather
We create spaces for people from all backgrounds to connect meaningfully together.
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Our Guides to Religion in Schools | Op-Ed on Muslim Ban 3.0 | Event Highlights
New ING Op-Ed on Presidential Proclamation “Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes” Sometimes referred to as a Muslim Ban ING Executive Director Maha Elgenaidi (Muslim) co-wrote with ING Communications Manager Tim Brauhn (Catholic) an opinion article exploring how ignorance of the “other”, in this case Muslims,… Read More
ING In the News: Huffington Post, The Forward, and San Jose Inside
Dear friends, ING works on many fronts to pursue peace through education and interreligious engagement, and in the past week, a number of our programs have appeared in the news media. See below for details and links. Huffington Post: Education and Peer-to-Peer Engagement Curb Religion-based… Read More
International Day of Peace: Peace is attainable, but it’s not easy
Every year, the United Nations marks the International Day of Peace on September 21st by ringing the Japanese Peace Bell at UN Headquarters in New York City. Japan gave the Peace Bell to the UN in 1954, before the country had been officially admitted to that body, and was meant… Read MoreListening to Those We Serve
The entire experience of planning a series of seminars with ING was inspirational. They did an amazing job. The ING team welcomed input along the way which allowed each session to be even better than the one before it. We will continue to work with ING as I am confident that they will continue to provide value in our work.
City Human Resources Director
I thought the ING seminar, “Preventing and Responding to Anti-Muslim Bigotry,” was an extremely valuable training for law enforcement, especially in today’s day and age with all the misunderstandings and misperceptions of the Muslim community…I feel this training will help my staff and I in developing better relationships and in responding to the needs of our community. I highly recommend this training to others.
Police Captain
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