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Finding Accountability and a Moral Agenda After Revelations of Racism in City Hall

The racist comments made in the conversation between four Los Angeles city leaders are morally reprehensible. Their bigotry reflects a desire to divide and disenfranchise the communities the council members were elected to serve. In his response to the leaked recording of the exchange, Councilmember Mike Bonin ended his speech at the Los Angeles City Council meeting on October 11 expressing “hope” and “faith” that multiracial coalitions could bring change in Los Angeles. Read More

Alissa Wahid: A Legacy of Transformation in Indonesia

Even so, she channelled her family’s legacy into pioneering an interreligious movement of her own: the Gusdurian Network Indonesia (GNI). Founded in 2010, GNI works with grassroots-level activists across Indonesia to promote interreligious reconciliation, active citizenship, democracy, and human rights. Read More

Azza Karam: The Role Of Women In Faith And Diplomacy

That, as Karam tells it, is one of the prime directives of her tenure as RfP Secretary General — to raise up women’s voices within and across religious traditions and see her fellow females not only “take their seat at the table,” but step out in front and lead the way to meaningful change on a range of issues confronting the world today. Read More