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Struggling with Racism on the Fourth of July
by (Kaufman Interfa...)
Submitted 07-10-2020 under NONPROFITS
Written by Doug Kindschi, Director, Kaufman Interfaith Institute I am writing this week’s column on the Fourth of July, not in a big crowd watching fireworks, but quietly reflecting on our country, its history – both the good and the bad...
The beginning of difference - God's idea
by (Kaufman Interfa...)
Submitted 07-03-2020 under NONPROFITS
written by Doug Kindschi, Director, Kaufman Interfaith Institute, GVSU “Difference can be a source of vast enrichment and growth — or a reason for hate, exclusion, discrimination, and violence. … The stakes of difference are high...
A personal confession: I am a racist
by (Kaufman Interfa...)
Submitted 06-26-2020 under NONPROFITS
by Doug Kindschi, Director, Kaufman Interfaith Institute As a child I had very positive contacts with African Americans, never recall telling a racist joke or using the “n-word.” As an adult I have tried to support equality for all...
Catalyst Radio: Religion, media and Islamophobia
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-31-2017 under NEWS
Dr. Simran Jeet Singh, a scholar of religion and social activist, talks with Catalyst Radio about the way religion and religious minorities are represented in the news, and surrounding issues of concern for both producers and consumers of media....
Catalyst Radio: Community Read explores identity, diversity in America
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Submitted 03-17-2017 under NEWS
Download the interview here. This week's Catalyst Radio episode is an interview with Jennifer Jameslyn, the director of the Office of Integrative Learning and Advising in the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Grand Valley...
Catalyst Radio: learning more about the local Sikh community
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-15-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. In December 2015, a Grand Rapids sales clerk who was Sikh was targeted in a racially and religiously motivated shooting attack and robbery. Because of this...