. from Crestock Stock Photos The following message is a highly-confidential, eyes-only communique from our secret plans to do good. Some of you know that I am a Faiths Act Fellow with the Interfaith Youth Core and Tony Blair Faith Foundation. The Fellowship [...]
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Why faith? Part 2
October 23rd, 2009
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A previous post addressed the religious imperative against malaria from the standpoint of those of us in the US, UK, and Canada. So why is the Faiths Act campaign so explicit about the work of churches and mosques on the ground in sub-Saharan Africa? As it turns out, religious communities in the developing world are [...]
October Newsletter from Interfaith Youth Core
October 6th, 2009
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This post appeared in the “Movement in Action” section of the Interfaith Youth Core’s October email newsletter: For most ordinary jobs, training or orientation usually denotes a few hours, perhaps a day or two, devoted to learning the ins and outs of one’s new organization. The Faiths Act Fellows trained for six weeks on three [...]
Settling into San Jose
October 5th, 2009
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Hafsa and I have been settling into our office within the offices of the Islamic Networks Group for a few days. The Faiths Act Fellowship officially launched last Thursday, the first day of work for the Fellows. It’s an odd feeling to know that Hafsa and I aren’t only working by ourselves; in cities across [...]
Why faith? Part 1
September 16th, 2009
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Today I leave Chicago along with twenty-eight of the other Faiths Act Fellows (my site-partner Hafsa lives in the city). I’m not flying home since home for me is only 100-odd miles west of Chicago. Tonight I’ll meet up with some of my old professors, mentors, and friends from Aurora University to play catch-up on [...]
An evening with Tony Blair
September 11th, 2009
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Last night the Faiths Act Fellows attended a small reception with the Board of Directors and the staff of the Interfaith Youth Core here in Chicago. It was a nice opportunity for the board to meet with the staff who run their programs and the Fellows who will be out for the next eight months [...]
The last leg of the triangle
September 7th, 2009
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I’m back in Chicago after a nearly 6-month absence. Not only am I back in Chicago, I am staying for two weeks. This is both unheard of and very welcome. I like the Windy City. After two weeks in London and three weeks in Tanzania, coming “home” means a lot to me. Familiar streets, smells, [...]
On the Kilombero River
August 15th, 2009
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After a quick breakfast, our team headed out this morning to the Kilombero River, the body of water that separates Kilombero District from its neighbor. One of our friends from the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health came along to find some river guides; we made a deal and climbed into two massive dugout canoes. [...]
Welcome to Tanzania!
August 15th, 2009
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After a very long day of travel we touched down in Dar es Salaam and made our way to a guest house for the night. The accomodations were comfortable – always a good thing to have as you adjust to a new place. In the morning we took off for Ifakara in the south central [...]
Charitable activities
August 2nd, 2009
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During yesterday’s visit to London’s Central Synagogue, we had a meeting with Rabbi Marcus to discuss a few of the things that our team saw during the Shabbat service. One of the Faiths Act Fellows asked the rabbi what manner of charitable activities the synagogue engaged in. Rabbi Marcus paused and inhaled with great gravitas [...]
