Honoring our Shared Humanity
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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 offer Inclusion and Belonging training for diverse professional groups nationwide.
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Challenging Bigotry in Creative Spaces
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Muslim and Arab Student Inclusion
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Dental Care for Diverse Faith Groups
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Challenging Islamophobia in the Workplace
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More UpdatesING Perspective on Pope's Remarks
(September 18, 2006) In a lecture at a German university on September 12th, Pope Benedict described what he sees as a vast difference between Christianity and Islam: while Christianity has reconciled with reason, Islam denies it. To support his case, the Pope quoted a Byzantine Emperor, Manuel II as having said: “Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” Read MoreING Featured in 9/11 Specials on PBS and KGO
Register online now for ING’s Annual Ramadan Iftar and Interfaith Dinner on Saturday, October 14th, between 6:00 and 8:00 PM sharp. Featured speakers: Fr. Jose Rubio from the San Jose Diocese and Rabbi Dana Magat of Temple Emanu-El. We look forward to seeing you there, and thank you for all your support! Ramadan Mubarak to Muslim members of the list, and peace and blessings for the High Holy Days to our Jewish members! Read MoreING Participates in Meaning of Ramadan Open Houses
Thanks to your support, ING’s Interfaith Ramadan Dinner on Saturday, October 14th was a great success! Attended by over 200 people, nearly half of them Americans of other faiths, the program flowed smoothly, the ambience was beautiful, and the feeling of sharing a common tradition was expressed by the speakers and guests alike. The program began with a brief introduction to fasting and Ramadan, followed by the prayers and dinner, and then resumed with a presentation about ING’s interfaith activity in this and next year, which was followed by three religious leaders from each Abrahamic faith discussing the significance of fasting, dialogue and outreach. Muslim guests and those of other faiths both expressed their appreciation for the event, and the importance of building bridges which ING has been dedicated to for the last fourteen years. To read more about the event, please see the article printed in the Times below* 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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