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Interfaith & Habitat for Humanity

The International Interfaith Initiative is working with community partners and the Center for Urban & Multicultural Education (CUME) to expand civil society, educate, and empower.  Several events over the last two years have included convening Youth Dialogues with middle-schoolers from different faiths, symposia on issues of faith and civil society, and connecting diverse religious and civic communities for open dialogue and discussion on various social issues.  The Initiative is still just beginning but exciting things are happening.  Read about their latest efforts:

 3 Faiths Coming together for MidEast Trip:
By Robert King   Posted: May 12, 2008

They will travel halfway around the world together, build a house for a needy family together and reach out to refugees of war together.

But showing people how different faiths can work together for the common good is the biggest thing a group representing Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities in

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