Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner 2023
Dear Friends, As Niagara Foundation, together with the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, St. Raymond De Peñafort Catholic Church, and Congregation Beth...
|Dear Friends, As Niagara Foundation, together with the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, St. Raymond De Peñafort Catholic Church, and Congregation Beth...
| Tagged chicago, dialog, event, intercultural, Interfaith, Niagara Foundation, RamadanDear friends, As Niagara Foundation, together with our interfaith partner organizations, we are organizing an interfaith prayer service for peace and healing at...
| Tagged fethullah gulen, intercultural, Interfaith, interfaith dialog, Niagara Foundation, prayer, religionHumanity is once again going through testing times.. Faith leaders from various communities are invited to join this circle of supplication to express...
| Tagged chicago, Interfaith, Niagara Foundation, prayerMuslim students from Turkish community meets Jewish youth from Rochelle Zell Jewish High School. This April was special for three religions of the...
| Tagged chicago, Interfaith, islam, Judaism, Niagara Foundation, religion, student, youthNiagara Foundation partners with Rochelle Zelle Jewish High School for a series of cultural exchanges. In this first event, they will host us...
| Tagged chicago, Hanukkah, Interfaith, islam, Judaism, Niagara Foundation, youthAs Niagara Foundation, together with Children of Abraham Coalition and Keystone Youth Center, we are organizing an Interfaith Thanksgiving Program for young members...
| Tagged chicago, Interfaith, Niagara Foundation, Online, thanksgiving, youthIt's tax filing season! Don’t you love this time of year? You are right, nobody enjoys filing their taxes. It takes time from...
| Tagged Earned Tax Income Credit, economics, finance, income inequality, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Niagara Foundation, tax refunds, tax season, wage gapApril 12 is Equal Pay Day, a day that calls for equal wages for women. The date itself is symbolic, signifying how long...
| Tagged Equal Pay Day, equity, fair wages, gender equality, Niagara Foundation, social equality, social justice, transparency, wage gap“Once Yiddish has taken hold of you...then you will no longer recognize your earlier tranquility. Then you will feel the true unity of...
| Tagged culture, Dr. Elizabeth Loentz, identity, Judaism, language, Niagara Foundation, University of Illinois at Chicago, YiddishOn Thursday, March 17, Niagara Foundation welcomed Dr. Susan Ross from Loyola University to discuss the role of feminism within both an academic...
| Tagged Dr. Susan Ross, Elizabeth Johnson, feminism, feminist theology, Gerda Learner, Loyola University Chicago, Niagara Foundation, patriarchy, Paul TillichOn March 16, the Niagara Foundation welcomed Linsey Maughan to talk about the UN Women Chicago Chapter as a part of the “Public...
| Tagged chicago, feminism, gender, global issues, human rights, Linsey Maughan, Niagara Foundation, social justice, UN Women, United Nations, USNC-UN WomenNiagara 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, ZaventemClimate change is happening now! Yes, I understand this might be an obvious statement. However, we have a lack of knowledge about the...
| Tagged agriculture, climate change, crops, ecosystem, food, global warming, honeybees, Niagara Foundation, phenology, plants, pollinationWe are pleased to invite Dr. Susan A. Ross, Professor of Theology and a Faculty Scholar at Loyola University Chicago, on March 17,...
| Tagged Dr. Susan Ross, feminism, feminist theology, Friends in Faith, Loyola University Chicago, Niagara Foundation, religion, spirituality, TheologyOn March 2, the Niagara Foundation had the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Kate Benson, J.D. to our flagship office in downtown Chicago. In...
| Tagged corporations, equal rights, feminism, International Women's Day, Kate Bensen, Niagara Foundation, nonprofits, The Chicago Network, workplace rightsOn 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 Hesseroday is World Day of Social Justice. This day is recognized by the U.N. and its member states and was officially created in...
| Tagged development, globalization, human rights, Niagara Foundation, social justice, United Nations, World Day of Social JusticeOn February 9, the Niagara Foundation had the pleasure of hosting Professor Benjamin Zeller to speak on the topic of “Religion and Food.”...
| Tagged dietary restrictions, food, identity, Lake Forest College, Niagara Foundation, Professor Benjamin Zeller, religionEach year, the Niagara Foundation publicly recognizes individuals and organizations in the Chicago community who have distinguished themselves in their profession and contributed...
| Tagged Andrea Zopp, chicago, Chicago Community Trust, Community Service Award, Daniel Ash, Fethullah Gulen Award, Gesture, Lifetime Leadership Award, Niagara Foundation, Peace & Dialogue Awards, silent auction, Suzanne MorganOn Wednesday, October 21 at the Niagara Foundation, we hosted Howard A. Learner, the President and Executive Director of the Environmental Law and...
| Tagged ELPC, energy, energy efficiency, environment, environmental law, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Howard Learner, Niagara Foundation, technologyThis seven-day celebration, Pesach in Hebrew, begins today and commences with the traditional Seder dinner. The Passover Seder is a time for families...
| Tagged Exodus, festival, Haggadah, Judaism, matzah, Niagara Foundation, Passover, Pesach, religion, religious holiday, seder, TorahHoly Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, is one of the most important days in the Christian liturgical year and one of the...
| Tagged Christianity, Eucharist, Holy Communion, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, Jesus, Last Supper, Maundy Thursday, Niagara Foundation, religious holidayFOR IMMEDIATE RELASE March 15, 2013 The Niagara Foundation Congratulates the New Pope. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Advisory Board,...
| Tagged abrahamic, Christianity, dialog, dialogue, fethullah gulen, gulen, gulen movement, intercultural, Interfaith, islam, midwest, Nebraska, new pope, Niagara Foundation, Nuevo Papa, Peace, pope, prophet mohammad, Roman Catholic ChurchFOR IMMEDIATE RELASE March 15, 2013 The Niagara Foundation Congratulates the New Pope. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Advisory Board,...
| Tagged Bishop of Rome, boston globe, boston marathon, boston marathon bombings, boston marathon explosion, fethullah gulen, gulen movement, hizmet movement, New Pope Francis I, Niagara Foundation, Nuevo Papa, Obispo de Roma, Papa Francisco, Pontífice Supremo de la Iglesia Católica Romana, Roman Catholic Church, VaticanFethullah Gülen Turkish Muslim scholar, educator and peace activist, M. Fethullah Gülen, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan at the...
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