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The Fear of “The Great Replacement” and Impact on Society
worldwide/virtualThursday, Aug. 18, 2022, 2 PM to 3 PM ET Join Live via Zoom or Facebook. Please click here to register. Please join Religions for Peace for a discussion on how the fear of “The Great Replacement” has provided motivation for many heinous attacks on racial and religious minorities and what should be the role of religious communities
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The Fear of “The Great Replacement” and Impact on Society
worldwide/virtualThursday, Aug. 18, 2022, 2 PM to 3 PM ET Join Live via Zoom or Facebook. Please click here to register. Please join Religions for Peace for a discussion on how the fear of “The Great Replacement” has provided motivation for many heinous attacks on racial and religious minorities and what should be the role of religious communities
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[deadline] Call for submissions to CoNGO consultation on resolution 1996/31
worldwide/virtualAttention dear NGO partners: The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will hold consultations with organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC to discuss questions of interest to the Committee or to the organizations relating to the relationship between the NGOs and the United Nations in line with paragraph 61 (a) of ECOSOC resolution 1996/31. The consultations
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[deadline] Call for submissions to CoNGO consultation on resolution 1996/31
worldwide/virtualAttention dear NGO partners: The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will hold consultations with organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC to discuss questions of interest to the Committee or to the organizations relating to the relationship between the NGOs and the United Nations in line with paragraph 61 (a) of ECOSOC resolution 1996/31. The consultations
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Rayburn House Office Building 2060 DC, United StatesDear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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Addressing Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws in Muslim Societies
Rayburn House Office Building 2060 DC, United StatesDear UN NGO Committee on FoRB and interested colleagues, This month, our friends at Muslims for Progressives Values will be hosting an in-person event on Apostasy and Blasphemy in Washington, DC. Here's the event summary: The practice of criminalizing the religious beliefs of others through apostasy and blasphemy legislation violates the fundamental teachings of Islam
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Contemporary “Worship” of Firearms: Challenging Current Interpretations of the 2nd Amendment
worldwide/virtualPlease join Religions for Peace for a discussion on the evolution of the 2nd amendment and how the civic religion of the United States uses / subverts Judeo-Christian teachings to exalt firearms. We will explore how the interpretation of 2nd amendment as an individual right to bear arms has superseded the unalienable right to “life,
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Contemporary “Worship” of Firearms: Challenging Current Interpretations of the 2nd Amendment
worldwide/virtualPlease join Religions for Peace for a discussion on the evolution of the 2nd amendment and how the civic religion of the United States uses / subverts Judeo-Christian teachings to exalt firearms. We will explore how the interpretation of 2nd amendment as an individual right to bear arms has superseded the unalienable right to “life,
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[monthly meeting] NGO Committee on Financing for Development
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, Happy New Year! The NGO Committee on Financing for Development would like to cordially invite you to its first regular monthly meeting of the year, to be held virtually on Tuesday, January 17, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Please register in advance for this meeting here! A zoom link will be emailed to you
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[monthly meeting] NGO Committee on Financing for Development
worldwide/virtualDear colleagues, Happy New Year! The NGO Committee on Financing for Development would like to cordially invite you to its first regular monthly meeting of the year, to be held virtually on Tuesday, January 17, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Please register in advance for this meeting here! A zoom link will be emailed to you
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