There are many paths to pursuing peace among divided communities. In this workshop-style symposium, we will engage with artists who use their gifts to cross divides in areas of conflict.

Arts workshop with Deborah Nathan, Executive Director of Artsbridge, Inc. Engage in artistic exercises and dialogical techniques designed to attend productively to conflict and trauma from violence. Deborah will draw from her work bringing together teens from each side of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict.

Musical Workshop with Jewish Israeli...

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The current historical moment is marked by a deep contradiction – the incredible success of wealth generating and power concentrating processes that depend on the unimaginable immiserating and marginalization of large swathes of humanity. Consequently, assertions of wealth, power, and oppressions, are met with incessant demands for equity, justice, and end to all forms of oppression the world over. If the arc of our moral universe is to “bend towards justice,” then it demands a constant relearning and reimagination of our connections, divergences, and convergence. Here, comparative... Read more about The Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Come learn about your rights from a CAIR attorney. Hosted at the Malden Islamic Center.

Community dialogue for Muslims and people of color about policing and surveillance. Food, healing resources, and privacy precautions offered. This is a community centered space to uplift the stories of compounded experiences with policing and surveillance after the 2013 Boston marathon. There will be multiple ways to share stories and process. The space aims to be free of militarism and policing.

Please join us for the premiere screening of a film by Shapour Daneshmand that tells teh story of the Iranian Baha'is, a story of peaceful resilience in spite of bleak injustice. Through the compilation of hundreds of individual interviews, the documentary aims to give a voice to the families long silenced by the hand of the Iranian government and spark discussion on putting an end to generations of government sanctioned human rights violations. The film will be followed by a panel discussion including filmmaker Shapour Daneshmand. Location: Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard University.

Rediscovering Hinduism after comping out. Dr. Om Lala, MD, MBA, MPH '12, AB '06, former President of Dharma and Founder of the Harvard Interfaith Council, will begin by discussing his experience of grappling with his Hindu faith after coming out as gay. Treating Dr. Lala's experiences as a case study, we will then ask and discuss broader questions around Hinduism, sexual orientation, and how everyone comes out in some way or another. Refreshments will be served. Location: Lowell Inn 1201 Mass Ave Second Floor. Pluralism Project Summary: Dr. Om Lala, an alum of Harvard... Read more about Coming Out and Coming Back

Story circle: 5-6:30pm Dinner: 6:30pm Location: Office of BGLTQ Student Life, Grays Hall, Lower Level RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/xZNa54VM5ZpOIbzk1 Please RSVP here by Thursday, April 19th. Please join us on Monday, April 23 for an event centering queer experience within the context of religion, culture, and nationality. This event will be a multi-... Read more about Queer And: Religious, National, & Cultural Narratives of Outness

The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace is a celebration of our potential to create more peaceful communities. Every year families from across the state and region walk together toward peace. Join us on Mother’s Day to demand dignity and compassion for all families impacted by murder. The Mother’s Day Walk is also the Peace Institute’s most important fundraising event. Help us raise our goal of $400,000 so we can expand the services, training, and advocacy we do. Invest in peace this Mother’s Day - Sunday, May 13, 2018! Register now: ... Read more about 22nd Annual Mother's Day Walk for Peace

The Humanist Hub is delighted to partner with and host Muslimish for an extended program on Sunday, April 29. Muslimish: Growing Communities and Extending Dialogues (A Special Extended Conference Event) Speakers: -Wissam Charafeddine Cofounder of Muslimish, Arab American Educator, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Former Imam and a current Islamic reformer and Freethinker secular activist. -Hannah A. Muslimish NYC co-organizer, Middle Eastern Studies & Religious Studies, Completing Masters at City College of NYC, Grew up Christian, Practiced Shia & Sunni Islam and currently a teacher in an... Read more about Muslimish: Growing Communities and Extending Dialogues

This Sunday, we are delighted to host Diana Eck at the Humanist Hub. Dr. Eck is a Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University, as well as the Director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard. The aim of the Pluralism Project is to engage, educate, and strengthen the next generation of religious and civic leaders in the United States. It is a two decade-long research project that engages students in studying the new religious diversity in the United States, asserting that mere diversity or plurality alone does not constitute pluralism. Eck will invite us to ask... Read more about Diana Eck: Religious Pluralism and the Humanist Community

Come to our last dinner dialogue of the semester tonight at 6pm in the Sacred Space!! We'll have a cool skills workshop on the exploration of faith, identity and power. Come through for free food and awesome people!!

Harvard Islamic Society is excited to present our annual Spring Dinner, this semester themed as "Justice is Never Just Us: An Evening of Advocacy and Reflection." Keynote Speaker- Suzan El-Rayess. All are more then welcome to join us! This event is FREE for undergraduates with your HUID! For non-undergraduate students and members of the community, tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Venmo @harvardislamicsociety.

Boston College MSA is proud to announce the 5th annual Islamic Awareness week, which is an initiative to unite the Boston College Community in appreciation and celebration of Muslims and Muslim culture and tradition. This year, Islamic Awareness Week's events center around the understanding and exploration of the hijab, Islamic art, and the Muslim student experience on campus as well as examining Islamophobia both on campus and around the United States. Islamic Awareness Week: https://www.facebook.com/events/624349311237406/ Wednesday: Art Night 6-8pm Voute Lounge 316 Read more about Islamic Awareness Week- Boston College

Boston College MSA is proud to announce the 5th annual Islamic Awareness week, which is an initiative to unite the Boston College Community in appreciation and celebration of Muslims and Muslim culture and tradition. This year, Islamic Awareness Week's events center around the understanding and exploration of the hijab, Islamic art, and the Muslim student experience on campus as well as examining Islamophobia both on campus and around the United States. Islamic Awareness Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/624349311237406/ Friday: Jumua (Friday Prayer) 1pm, MFC Read more about Islamic Awareness Week- Boston College

The Center for Intercultural Engagement and the Somali Student Association of Northeastern Presents: Muslima Self-Defense a class with Maryam Aziz. This class will be a workshop that will be focusing on creating a space to allow its participants to empower themselves by learning universally effective martial arts techniques. This seminar will focus primarily on how to defend from attacks that are common in hate crimes, such as shoves, multiple strikes to the face, and scarf/turban grabbing. It will also cover the “Know Your Rights “ of self-defense. Come dressed in your regular clothing, not... Read more about Muslima Self-Defense: A Class with Maryam Aziz