2008: Upcoming Events

May 19, 2008
National MultiCultural Institute 2008 Leadership Development Institute, Alexandria, VA
Tanenbaum offers two 90-minute sessions on handling religious diversity in the workplace at NMCI's 2008 institute, "Envisioning the Future: Cultural Identity in the Global Age."  Learn more or RSVP.

June 4, 2008
15th Anniversary Award Ceremony and Memorial Lecture, NY, NY
Join us as we celebrate 15 years of Tanenbaum at the 2008 Award Ceremony and Memorial Lecture.  We will be honoring former Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead and Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who will also deliver the Marc H. Tanenbaum Memorial Lecture.  Learn more and RSVP!

September 21-24, 2008
Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations, Minneapolis, MN
This conference, which has been held biennially since 1998, is one of the most respected and well-supported conferences on cultural competence and health disparities reduction in the United States.  The theme for the Sixth National Conference will be “Partnerships for the future: Supporting practitioners and advancing the field through innovation, policy and research.”  Learn more or register.

October 12-14, 2008
Re-Envisioning Leadership for a Hope-Filled Future , Atlanta, GA
Our religious and civic communities stand in need of effective leaders with vision and character. Candler School of Theology is responding to this need by gathering scholars, activists, ministers, educators, and citizens of all ages to re-imagine leadership in our current context. It is important for people of faith and conscience to develop more broadly inclusive concepts of leadership firmly rooted in commitments to the common good and with the idea of working across disciplines and sectors to try new approaches. With fresh voices, new ideas, and expanded partnerships, we hope to inspire and empower people of all ages to build and lead our society into the twenty-first century.  Learn more or register.

Recent Events: 

September 18, 2007
Brownbag discussion on Peacemakers in Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution
Hosted by the Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.
Location: Intercultural Center 662, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Learn more or RSVP.

September 18, 2007
Religion and Conflict Resolution Roundtable featuring Peacemakers in Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution
Hosted by the Peacebuilding and Development Institute at American University and Tanenbaum
Location:  Clark Conference Room, Peacebuilding and Development Institute, American University, Washington, DC
Learn more or RSVP.    

September 27-30, 2007
Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference, Elizabethtown, PA
"Cultural Identity in a Mass Culture World."  Join Religion & Conflict Resolution Assistant Program Director Sheherezade Jafari at a conference exploring issues of identity and gender politics, ethnicity, nationalism and contact and integration among and between cultures, and the intersections of these issues in the modern world.  Learn more and register.

February 28 & 29, 2008
From Conversation to Action: Putting the Theology of Peace into Practice in the Muslim and Jewish Traditions, NY, NY
Tanenbaum will facilitate a two-day program hosted by Imam Shamsi Ali of the Islamic Cultural Center and Rabbi Aaron Panken of Hebrew Union College.  The program brings together 10 seminarians from Hebrew Union College and 10 students of the Qur’an for a unique exchange and training on religion, conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence. Participants will also be asked to commit to take one action toward improving Muslim-Jewish relations.  

March 7, 2008
Religion & Conflict Resolution Training, Washington, D.C.
Hosted by American University,  Tanenbaum will train participants to apply the best practices of interreligious peacemaking to the context of their own work. Participants will explore relevant case studies from the Tanenbaum Center's network of religious peacemakers in Northern Ireland, South Africa, Afghanistan, and a dozen other countries around the world.  Learn more.

March 13, 2007
Religious Responses to Conflict: Lessons Learned and Practical Strategies for Peacebuilding,  Washington, D.C.
Many claims are made about how this or that method of intervening in conflicts “may” or “can” have beneficial effects. But over 15 years of post-Cold War experience in dealing with intra-state conflicts has brought the international community to the point where more rigorous evaluations of all such approaches is now being called for. One of the most widely touted approaches draws on religious faiths and religious leaders as possible peacemakers. Panelists will review and analyze the role of faith-based peacemaking processes in conflicts across the world.  Learn more,  RSVP, or access the webcast.

March 28 & 29, 2007
Second International Summit on Conflict Resolution Education:  Youth and Conflict: Global Challenges , Local Strategies, Highland Hills, OH
Tanenbaum Peacemakers Imam Muhammed Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye discuss their remarkable tale of religious peacemaking and reconciliation in Nigeria and tell their story of their transformation from leaders of militant Christian and Muslim youth into grassroots peacebuilders.  Learn more and register.