On August 30-31, 2010 The Peacemakers' Circle facilitated a two-day workshop on Youth Action for Interfaith Dialogue for young leaders from all over the country organized by the U.S. Embassy's Cultural Affairs Section. Below is an article about the event published at Philippine Daily Inquirer, written by Annelle Tayao...
‘It’s just opening ourselves to something as simple as conversation’ (PDI article by Annelle S. Tayao (First Posted 22:05:00 09/11/2010)
A SEMINARIAN, a Philippine Military Academystudent and the first woman president of Mindanao State University’s student government—they, with other youth leaders from all over the country, made their voices heard at the recent interreligious workshop “yPeace: Youth in Action for Interfaith Dialogue.”
Initiated by the US Embassy and facilitated by the Peacemakers’ Circle Foundation Inc., yPeace gathered 34 participants, some from as far as Tawi-Tawi, who, aside from representing schools and peace-related organizations, also served as spokespersons for their different faiths: Catholic, Protestant, Born-Again, Pentecostal, Church of Christ, Islam, as well as indigenous beliefs.
Held Aug. 30-31, the two-day intensive workshop was at Hyatt Hotel in Malate, Manila.
In group discussions and creative presentations, participants related personal stories on conflicts in their respective communities, and their hopes for better interreligious coexistence in the country...(To read more check out this link:
http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/2bu/2bu/view/20100911-291586/Young-voices-joined-in-religious-harmony )
