Events
We hold a luncheon on the first Wednesday of every month in a different location. It is free, and all are welcome. Check the website or Facebook page for details of upcoming luncheons
We have held storytelling nights, film series, and interfaith thanksgiving programs. We have teamed up with local religious and civic leaders to bring people together for seminars on racism, non-violence, and issues of social justice in our community. We have gathered in prayer to support refugees, and families who have experienced violence.
We have held storytelling nights, film series, and interfaith thanksgiving programs. We have teamed up with local religious and civic leaders to bring people together for seminars on racism, non-violence, and issues of social justice in our community. We have gathered in prayer to support refugees, and families who have experienced violence.
A Walk in Their Words: A World Refugee Day Celebration
– June 20, 2020
This year, rather than gathering the community to celebrate the positive impact of refugees on our community and lives, The Center (formerly the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees) is sponsoring a virtual World Refugee Day event: A Walk In Their Words on June 20.It is a virtual event so anyone can participate from anywhere. The virtual walk includes downloadable refugee stories that participants can listen to as they walk wherever they are.
People can learn more about the event and register at the following link:
https://www.awalkintheirwords.org/
Also, Utica Coffee will be releasing a World Refugee Day branded coffee on June 15th. One dollar from each bag sold will go to support The Center. It is one way people of faith and goodwill can raise their consciousness to the worldwide refugee crisis and support our newest neighbors from around the world.
– June 20, 2020
This year, rather than gathering the community to celebrate the positive impact of refugees on our community and lives, The Center (formerly the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees) is sponsoring a virtual World Refugee Day event: A Walk In Their Words on June 20.It is a virtual event so anyone can participate from anywhere. The virtual walk includes downloadable refugee stories that participants can listen to as they walk wherever they are.
People can learn more about the event and register at the following link:
https://www.awalkintheirwords.org/
Also, Utica Coffee will be releasing a World Refugee Day branded coffee on June 15th. One dollar from each bag sold will go to support The Center. It is one way people of faith and goodwill can raise their consciousness to the worldwide refugee crisis and support our newest neighbors from around the world.
Past Events
Different Faiths
Achieving World Peace from a Sufi Perspective
Utica Public LibraryTuesday, April 23, 6.30-8.00pm
Come spend time with U Aye Lwin and members of the Burmese community in Utica, learning about Sufism, interfaith movements, and conflict resolution in pluralistic societies. Burmese food will be on hand, and the event is free and open to all.
U Aye Lwin is the chief convener for the Islamic Centre of Myanmar and is a founding member of Religions for Peace, Myanmar. He has a long-running interest in Sufi traditions and serves as a Kalifa, or spiritual guide, in the Qadariya Aarliya Sufi order. He has authored and translated dozens of books on Islam and comparative religion and presented papers at seminars nationally and internationally. He is deeply involved in peacebuilding and conflict transformation in his native Myanmar. An educator by profession, Al Haj U Aye Lwin serves as Counselor and Member of the Management Board at the Diplomatic School in Yangon.