Niagara Foundation Condemns Mass Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue
We, as Niagara Foundation, condemn the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. We oppose any kind of violent and hateful act towards all faiths...
We, as Niagara Foundation, condemn the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. We oppose any kind of violent and hateful act towards all faiths...
Honoring Activist Rosa Parks By: Ellen Gutoske Interfaith Engagement Intern Rosa Parks is often credited as a tired old woman who didn’t want...
Bob Marley and the Politics of Labeling By: Kristiana Peric, Interfaith Engagement Intern “Me only have one ambition, y’know. I only have one...
By: Joseph Birko, Communications Intern – [email protected] With the recent tensions regarding the terrorist attacks throughout Europe, many governments are wary of how...
Catholics Gather in Poland for World Youth Day By: Deni Kamper This week hundreds of thousands of Catholic youth are making a pilgrimage...
Niagara Foundation entirely condemns the terrorist attack on Tuesday, March 22nd in Brussels, Belgium. The attack occurred at both the Zaventem airport and...
| Tagged airport, attacks, Belgium, bombings, Brussels, ISIS, Islamic State, Maelbeek, Niagara Foundation, subway, terrorism, terrorist attacks, ZaventemOn March 16, 2016, at 6:30 pm, Fourth Presbyterian Church will host a screening of the 2014 documentary Love is a Verb. Love...
| Tagged chicago, documentary, fethullah gulen, Fourth Presbyterian Church, gulen movement, hizmet, Love is a Verb, Niagara Foundation, Terry Spencer HesserOn February 17, the Niagara Foundation hosted the annual “State of the Middle East Forum” at Roosevelt University’s Fine Arts Building. The forum...
| Tagged 2016 State of the Middle East Forum, Dr. David Faris, Iran, Middle East, State of the Middle East Forum, Syria, YemenOn February 2nd, the Niagara Foundation had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Julius Crump to our Friends in Faith lecture series. For this...
| Tagged collective evil, evil, Julius Crump, Lake Forest College, problem of evilOn January 27th, 1945 Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops. Sixty-one years later, this day of remembrance was designated in 2006 by the...
| Tagged genocide, Holocaust, human rights, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, United NationsWe condemn all violence committed in the name of any religion and denounce those who would use religion as justification for their crimes....
| Tagged San Bernardino, San Bernardino attacks, terrorismNiagara Foundation vehemently condemns the terrorist attacks in Beirut on November 13, 2015, which ISIS perpetrated through two suicide bombings.
| Tagged attacks, Beirut, bombings, ISIS, Lebanon, terrorismNiagara Foundation’s Statement Niagara Foundation vehemently condemns the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 14, 2015. Violence against civilians is never justified and...
| Tagged fethullah gulen, islam, Paris. terrorism, terrorist attacksEvery year, the United Nations observes Disarmament Week from October 24, also United Nations Day, to October 30 to increase the public awareness...
| Tagged disarmament, Disarmament Week, United NationsNiagara Foundation condemns the bombings that occurred in Ankara on October 10, 2015. We are deeply saddened by the growing numbers of dead and...
| Tagged Ankara, bombingsThe 13th World Day Against Death Penalty will be marked on October 10, 2015. This day is to raise awareness about death penalty...
| Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, United Nations, World Day Against the Death PenaltyOctober 2nd marks the International Day of Non-Violence, which the United Nations established through a resolution in 2007. The date is significant because...
| Tagged International Day of Non-Violence, Mahatma Gandhi, non-violence, PeaceOn Wednesday, September 16, Travis Rejman, the founding Executive Director of the Goldin Institute joined Niagara Foundation for an intimate discussion on the...
| Tagged community, Conflict resolution, Goldin Institute, Haiti, poverty, social change, the Philippines, Travis Rejman, womenThe United States’ National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September each year. Americans take the time to remember...
14 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, terrorismFor 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, UkraineThe 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 weaponsEcuador 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 CorreaThe 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 Hope, Northern Ireland, Peace, 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...
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...
The views and opinions expressed on the website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of...
By Alexandra Turcios and Jihan Dubose, Public & Global Affairs Interns On Wednesday, June 17 in preparation for World Refugee Day (June 20),...
By 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, volunteerismReposted 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, PeaceNiagara Foundation vehemently condemns the recent massacre of 28 Ethiopian Christians at the hand of ISIL. The killings, committed in Libya, were filmed and dispersed...
| Tagged Ethiopia, ISIL, ISIS, libyaBy Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern From 1933 to 1945, an estimated 11 million people – six million of whom were Jewish men, women...
| Tagged Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel, JudaismBy Joshua Heine, Public & Global Affairs Intern On March 25, Niagara Foundation was pleased to welcome Jacqueline Saper, a noted speaker on Iran,...
| Tagged civil unrest, heritage, Iran, Iraq, Jacqueline Saper, Judaism, Revolution, SaperBy Kathy Bolano, Communications Intern On Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Niagara is excited to host Laila Muhammad of...
| Tagged charity, faith, Interfaith, ZakatNiagara Foundation strongly condemns the violent suicide bombings committed by two Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers today in Lahore, Pakistan. The bombers detonated near...
| Tagged bombing, condemnation, PakistanBy: Representative Kathy Ryg My trip to Turkey with fellow legislators was most definitely a life changing experience. The opportunity to learn more...
| Tagged Aegean Sea, Ankara, Ephesus, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, travel, turkeyNiagara Foundation is excited to host Patrick Dati, an anti-bullying advocate and child abuse prevention spokesman, at our upcoming Chicago & Education Forum:...
| Tagged activism, advocacy, anti-bullying, bully, domestic violence, LGBT, LGBTQ, rape, sexual abuseNiagara Foundation vehemently condemns the violent actions and motives of Craig Steven Hicks, arrested this morning for three counts of first-degree murder after...
| Tagged Chapel Hill, shootingOn December 3, Niagara was pleased to welcome UNICEF’s Regional Managing Director Casey Marsh to our offices for a roundtable discussion. Marsh spoke...
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Photo via Flickr (IsakFotografi) This is a blog post by one of our contributing authors. Dr. Martin Forward is a British, Methodist Christian...