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Next online training for Interfaith Peacemaker Teams -- Saturdays from Sept. 16 to Oct. 7, 2023.
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Virtual
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Bangladesh

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Virtual

OMNIA now does Virtual Interfaith Peacemaker Team training on Zoom.

Virtual Interfaith Peacemaker Team Training

The next Virtual Interfaith Peacemaker Team training will be held on Saturdays from September 16 to October 7, 2023.  Each session will be 3 hours long. There will also be video lessons and other assignments in between. The purpose of the training is to build Interfaith Peacemaker Teams both virtually, and locally in communities where participants live.

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Sri Lanka

Following the deadly bombing on Easter Sunday, 2019 killing over 250 people, OMNIA’s National Coordinator, Bishop Kumara Illangasinghe said on national TV, that the answer to such violence is an Interfaith Peacemaker Team in every village in Sri Lanka.

Every Village A Peacemaker Village

In 35 Interfaith Peacemaker Teams located in the villages around the city of Kandy, in the Eastern Province town of Batticaloa and in Jaffna in the North, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian leaders come together to address some of the most intractable issues that arise from the context.

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Nigeria

Antagonism between Muslims and Christians created a social chasm on which the Boko Haram insurgency capitalized to recruit young people. Today in Gombe State this space is being reclaimed, and their ability to recruit is being reduced.

Fear Turns To Trust

Rev. Abare Kallah, OMNIA’s National Coordinator in Nigeria now reports 86 Interfaith Peacemaker Teams in Gombe State. Muslim and Christian leaders collaborate, build power and act strategically on issues of justice and peace.

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Bangladesh

Many in our IP Teams are daily-wage earners. Covid-19 restrictions on movement caused them severe hardship. Rev. David Das, OMNIA’s National Coordinator in Bangladesh remarked, “If they don’t die of Covid, they’ll die of hunger.”

The Dilemma – Die From COVID Or Die From Hunger?

Despite this, IP Teams in Bangladesh are increasing. Today, 29 IP Teams meet in villages around Dhaka, in Old Dhaka’s slum areas and in the Chittagong hills. Government policy has made mobile communications affordable, so even some of the poorest people can connect, easing a great deal of distress.

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Omnia's Impact

5366

Trained Peacemakers

234

Interfaith Peacemaker Teams

65%

IP Teams led by Women

70

On-going Actions

What is Patriarchy?

The video on the left is produced by the Virtual Interfaith Peacemaker Team on Patriarchy for the Parliament of the World's Religions. With the recognition that religious communities have legitimized and perpetuated patriarchy for centuries, the participants seek ways to redefine how we understand ancient traditions in a new way. They conclude that one of the main ways to change this attitude is to create opportunities for, and access to women to become the interpreters of the tradition and exegetes of the scriptures.
The Patriarchy Virtual IP Teams is also addressing seeking to support the local IP Teams that are addressing devastating effects of Patriarchy in their contexts. Please see our Impact page for more stories.

Upcoming Events

Accompaniment Circles -- Sri Lanka

October 5, 2023
9:00 a.m.
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10:30 a.m. (US/Canada Central Daylight Time)

IP Team Virtual Training

September 16, 2023
to October 7, Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m. (US/Canada Central Daylight Time)
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Interfaith Peacemaker Teams

IP Teams are mostly located in marginalized communities. However, the Teams have attracted a variety of influential and professional leaders.
● Clergy and Lay Religious Leaders
● Key Women’s Groups and Leaders
● Politicians. Civil Servants and Community Leaders
● Professionals such as professors, lawyers, NGO executives.

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Interfaith Peacemaker team training in Kandy, Sri Lanka

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