In the News
2012 Peace Walk
The 2012 Peace Walk was held on September 23rd, 2012 and supported the organization, Free The Children.
Kansas City Star Article:Youths Find Common Ground in Interfaith Walk for Peace
2009 Festival of Faiths Speaker: Eboo Patel
On November 14, 2009, the founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, Eboo Patel came to speak at Notre Dame de Sion High School. Members of KCIYA introduced him.
General Interfaith News
Read a recent inspirational article in the New York Times that does a wonderful job of describing Interfaith work:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/a-better-way-to-talk-about-faith/?hp
Since Obama's inauguration, he has worked to promote interfaith service work. For as he has said,
"We know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace."
Now check out the President's Interfaith and Community Service Challenge:
