By Luisa Banchoff – – – After three days of encounter and debate, participants of the G20 Interfaith Forum came together on the forum’s final day to share insights, acknowledge challenges, and plan next steps as they depart Cape Town and return to their communities. The day began with fishbowl…| Viewpoints
By Luisa Banchoff – – – On Monday, more than 400 representatives of religious communities and faith-based organizations gathered in Cape Town for the start of this year’s G20 Interfaith Forum, “Ubuntu in Action: Focus on Vulnerable Communities.” Colorful placards and banners adorned the meeting rooms, emblazoned with the theme…| Viewpoints
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum. – – – On May 28-29, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum Association hosted Africa Week at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, bringing together global experts to examine complex intersections between traditional belief systems, indigenous rights, and international policy frameworks. The session on…| Viewpoints
By Katherine Marshall, IF20 Vice President – – – Relationships between governments and religious communities take diverse forms in different countries, ranging from virtual theocracies to those that are purposefully secular. A common feature nonetheless has been a focus on executive branches of governments. Thus an ambitious meeting on interfaith…| Viewpoints
By Katherine Marshall, IF20 Vice President – – – Leaders hoping for peaceful, flourishing, and harmonious societies in today’s world contend with the dual challenge of promoting common values and a positive, unifying national identity, at the same time that they value and manage the trend towards increasing diversity of…| Viewpoints
By Katherine Marshall, Vice President, G20 Interfaith Association - - - Members of the G20 Interfaith Forum leadership visited South Africa (the G20 2025 host) in February. The focus was on planning for G20 Interfaith events over the course of the year, and the group included Cole Durham, Tim Stratford,…| Viewpoints