Today is the International Day of Democracy!
Every year, the International Day of Democracy is celebrated on September 15 to raise awareness about democracy. This year, in 2015, the theme...
|Every year, the International Day of Democracy is celebrated on September 15 to raise awareness about democracy. This year, in 2015, the theme...
| Tagged Democracy, United NationsRosh Hashanah is the beginning of the New Year according to the Hebrew calendar. This year, Jewish celebrate this event from the sundown...
On Wednesday, September 9, Thomas D. Kuczmarski, a nationally recognized expert in the innovation of new products and services joined Niagara Foundation for...
| Tagged chicago, Chicago Innovation Awards, Innovation, Tom Kuczmarski14 years ago on this day, terrorists launched four coordinated attacks against the United States, killing 2,997 people including 343 firefighters and 72...
| Tagged 9/11, Peace, September 11, terrorismWorld Suicide Prevention Day is annually observed on September 10. This year, the theme of the day is to encourage people and organizations...
On Tuesday, September 1, Father Larry Dowling ofSt. Agatha Parish and St. Agatha Catholic Academy in Chicago’s North Lawndale community joined Niagara Foundation for...
| Tagged Catholicism, Conflict resolution, ViolenceEvery year, on September 8, The United Nation’s International Literacy Day shines a light on global literacy need as it promotes the significance...
| Tagged International Literacy Day, literacy, UNESCO, United NationsOn September 10, 2015, at 6:30 pm, Robert Morris University will host a screening of the 2014 documentary Love is a Verb. Love...
Muslims Must Combat the Extremist Cancer By Fethullah Gulen* Aug. 27, 2015 7:32 p.m. ET As the group that calls itself Islamic State, known...
| Tagged fethullah gulen, gulen, gulen movement, hizmet movementEvery year, on August 23, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed. The United Nations...
| Tagged International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, UN, UNESCOWe are often separated and segregated from different groups of people during our lives, however when it comes to college it is probably...
| Tagged College, DiversityA bomb explosion on Monday evening at one of Bangkok’s most popular tourist attraction areas killed at least 27 people and injured approximately...
| Tagged Bangkok BombingImmigration today is by all means a controversial issue, but it is also the heart of this country. America is shaped and rooted...
| Tagged immigration, MulticulturalismOn Tuesday, August 11th, Jamil Khoury joined the Niagara Foundation for a Chicago and Global Family event. As a theatre producer, essayist, playwright,...
| Tagged Asia, Middle East, Muslims, Silk Road Rising, TheatreOn August 12, Charlene A. Carruthers joined Niagara for a Chicago Global Family Event. Carruthers is the national director of Black Youth Project...
| Tagged Black Youth Project, Charlene Carruthers, leadership, Racial justiceEvery year, on August 15, Catholic Churches celebrate the Assumption of Virgin Mary into heaven. Although, it is not celebrated in the United States...
| Tagged Assumption, Christianity, Virgin MaryFor many international spectators, the events unfolding in Crimea were just waiting games to see the result of Russia and Ukraine jockeying for...
| Tagged Dutch, Investigation, MH317, Russia, UkraineAll over the globe, members of the youth population (which happens to be ¼ of the global population!) are grabbing their cameras, and...
| Tagged International Youth Day, UNA 2014 report states that there are approximately 138,575 homeless people in Chicago. To help these people, the city of Chicago offers 2,064...
| Tagged chicago, Homelessnesshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/19op5LQ0na8vFwZzigGr9zqh7HEGxoHp1myv8wEtSExQ/edit By Alyssa Slager Communications Intern August 10, 2015 “Baby do the WABA Crawl; You can feel so big and tall; Throw the bottle to...
| Tagged UN, World Breastfeeding WeekBefore I learned to add one plus two, I learned to añadir uno más dos. When I was five, my parents enrolled me...
| Tagged Bilingual, Diversity, Education, Intercultural exchange, SpanishThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Diplomacy, Iran, Nuclear weapons“The interests of the indigenous peoples must be part of the new development agenda in order for it to succeed. Together, let...
| Tagged International Day of the World's Indigenous People, United NationsThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Bible, Judaism, Prophecy, Talmud, TorahThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged China, Fujian, Rituals, TaoismThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Agnosticism, Atheism, IntersectionalitySimilar to many cultural aspects of the United States, musical theatre has been largely dominated by upper-class white males as writers, composers, producers,...
| Tagged culture, Noises Off, Race, TheatreEcuador is blessed with an abundance of timber, fish, and hydropower. Such a diverse landscape is fertile ground for resource conflict, particularly with...
| Tagged Economy, Ecuador, Indigenous peoples, Natural resources, Rafael CorreaVery often when we speak of interfaith dialogue, we think of the three Abrahamic traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We often forget the...
| Tagged dialogue, Interfaith, religion, Secular HumanismBy Josh Heine Communications and Membership Coordinator August 4, 2015 I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Bastiaan Vanancker, Associate Professor at Loyola...
| Tagged Dr. Bastiaan Vanacker, Ethics, Forums, ISIS, mediaOn Wednesday, July 8 keynote speaker, Mari Gallagher, gave a didactic speech on food insecurity at the Sharing the Faith:: Ramadan Experience event....
| Tagged Food insecurity, Mari Gallagher, Ramadan, Ramadan Experience, Sharing the FaithThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Academics, Debate, dialogueBy Justine Gustafson, Center for Public and Global Affairs Intern July 31, 2015 As the largest economy in the region and the 7th...
| Tagged Boko Haram, Christianity, culture, islam, Nigeria, religionThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Judaism, Particularism, UniversalismThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged travel, TunisiaThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Judaism, Tisha B'avThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged chicago, Food insecurity, United Nations AssociationThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged culture, SnapchatThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Christianity, Feast of Saint JamesThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged China, tea, travelThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Hope, Northern Ireland, Peace, Study abroad, travelThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Judaism, LearningThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Friends in Faith, Judaism, Michael R. Zedek, RabbiThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Latin America, Study abroad, travelBy Jasmin Rojo, Communications Intern July 16 Nelson Mandela International Day was declared in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It...
| Tagged Nelson Mandela, United NationsThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged France, intercultural dialogue, United StatesThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Coexistence, culture, Germany, GlobalThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged chicago, Chicago Children's ChoirBy Josh Heine, Communications and Membership Coordinator July 17, 2015 Today is Eid al-Fitr, which means “Feast of Breaking the Fast” in Arabic and...
| Tagged Eid al-Fitr, RamadanBy Brianna Deigan, Communications Intern July 15, 2015 “There is an unseen sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes. When the soundbox...
| Tagged Food Security, Hunger, Interfaith, Ramadan ExperienceThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Buddhism, Christianity, Interfaith, islam, Judaism, Prayer BeadsThe views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
| Tagged Judaism, Martin Buber, PhilosophyBy Alyssa Slager, Communications Intern Tomorrow, July 11, is World Population Day! In 1987, July 11th was declared the Day of Five Billion...
| Tagged United Nations, World Population DayBy Jihan Dubose and Meghan Zacher, Public and Global Affairs Interns On Thursday July 2, 2015, Niagara’s Center of Interfaith Engagement had the...
| Tagged Bosnia, Interfaith, islam, Ramadan, SufismBy Jihan Dubose and Brianna Deigan “In order to realize the value of technology, we must give up privacy; we must be more...
| Tagged Daniel X. O'Neil, Smart Chicago, technologyBy Brianna Deigan, Communications Intern On Wednesday, July 1st, the Niagara Foundation hosted the Chicago and Global Family event “The Impact of Chicago...
By Alexandra Turcios and Jihan Dubose, Public & Global Affairs Interns On Wednesday, June 17 in preparation for World Refugee Day (June 20),...
By Jasmin Rojo, Communications Intern June 23, 2015 On this day, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, also known as the Solemnity of...
| Tagged Christianity, Interfaith, Saint Paul, Saint PeterThe mission of the Niagara Foundation is: “to promote social cohesion by fostering civic conversations and sustained relationships between people of different cultures...
By Alyssa Slager, Communications Intern Twelve years ago today, the United Nations updated the public administration and development resolution, stating that June 23rd...
| Tagged public service, Public Service Day, UN, United NationsBy Brianna Deigan This past Wednesday, June 17th, Niagara Foundation was pleased to host a Chicago & Global Family roundtable discussion, where Dr....
June 18, 2015 Niagara Foundation vehemently condemns the brutal actions of Dylan Roof, arrested this morning for killing nine people during a Bible...
By Alyssa Slager, Communications Intern On June 16th, the Niagara Foundation was happily joined by Father James Mikhail for a Friends in Faith...
Today marks the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The month holds significance as the month that the Islamic holy book,...
| Tagged RamadanBy: Suzanne Warshell, Public and Global Affairs Intern On June 10th, Mr. Mageed Refaat Aboulmagd, the Honorable Consul General of the Arab Republic...
By Jasmin Rojo, Brianna Deigan, and Alyssa Slager, Communications Interns Niagara Foundation was happy to host Reverend Tom Lane for a Friends in...
By Amanda Algarra, Public and Global Affairs Intern On Tuesday, June 2nd, Niagara Foundation was thrilled to have Brian Brady, Executive Director of...
| Tagged change, chicago, civic engagement, civics, community, Democracy, government, Mikva Challenge, politics, youthBy Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern “Earth Anthem” by Abhay K “Our cosmic oasis, cosmic blue pearl the most beautiful planet in the universe...
| Tagged consumption, environment, environmentalism, green living, sustainability, World Environment DayBy Brooke Moscow, Public and Global Affairs Intern On May 20, Niagara Foundation was delighted to host Hedy M. Ratner, co-founder of the...
| Tagged chicago, equality, leadership, LGBTQ rights, social justice, women's rightsBy Andrew Wolanski, Public and Global Affairs Intern On Wednesday, May 27, the Niagara Foundation was pleased to have Jenné Myers, Chief Executive...
| Tagged Chicago Cares, Jenne Myers, service, volunteer, volunteerismBy Amanda Algarra, Academic Affairs Intern On Tuesday, May 12, the Niagara Foundation was pleased to have Suat Kınıklıoğlu, a Turkish politician, writer and...
| Tagged Democracy, elections, Suat Kiniklioglu, turkey, Turkish DemocracyBy Ariana Shockley, Interfaith Engagement Intern On Thursday, May 14th, the Niagara Foundation was delighted to host Father John Heschle from St. Paul’s...
| Tagged Anglicanism, authenticity, Christianity, Episcopalian, refugee, refugee ministry, Rogers Park, spirituality, St. Paul's Church-by-the-lakeBy Brooke Moscow, Public and Global Affairs Intern On Wednesday, April 22, The Niagara Foundation was thrilled to have Professor George Saliba join...
| Tagged astronomy, fethullah gulen, George Saliba, islam, Islamic science, Muslim science, scienceBy Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern Mother’s Day as we know it was founded in the United States by Anna Jarvis to honor her...
| Tagged Anna Jarvis, mother, Mother's DayReposted from Niagara Foundation-Madison Atlanta, April 9, 2015 – Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College awarded its prestigious 2015 Gandhi...
| Tagged fethullah gulen, Ghandi King Ikeda Peace Award, gulen movement, hizmet, human rights, Peace