NIRIC-Dialog-NET is an initiative of the Committee for Interreligious and Interconvictional Dialogue of the Conference of INGOS in the Council of Europe. The aim is to create an online map of European civil society initiatives for interreligious and interconvictional dialogue, identify existing projects and individuals, integrate them into a network, recognise complementarities and identify gaps to be filled in order to create a resource for public authorities and civil society organisations looking for transferable practices.
Network
ABC-Climont
Practising the art of encounter. This is the common thread that runs through the ABC-Climont project, which is being built in the heart of the Vosges mountains in France. In the face of a changing world, a place where we open up our lives and create unexpected encounters to cultivate a ‘faith’ that does good. The annual programme is based on a different theme each year, crossing four areas: Nature – Culture – Reflexion – Interconvictionnal Spirituality.
EMOUNA
Developing knowledge and skills about cults, beliefs and secularism; improving dialogue between religions
IARF
The IARF founded in 1900, is the eldest international interfaith organisation – a worldwide community uniting diverse traditions of free and liberal religion. Membership includes organisations and individuals from 5 continents, 23 countries and various religious traditions, including Unitarianism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, indigenous faiths and others.
Les Sacrées Journées de Strasbourg
The festival aims to overcome prejudices, fears and rejection through the discovery of sacred music of world cultures and their religions. The festival brings together people from all cultures and religions who are convinced that music is an opportunity to meet, exchange and share, helping to promote friendship and peace.
Région Grand Est - Comité interreligieux
The Grand Est region is unique in that it maintains the Concordat in Alsace and Moselle, and therefore attaches particular importance to interfaith dialogue, while respecting the secular nature of its territory. For over twenty years, the Interreligious Committee has been promoting a better understanding of others, their beliefs and cultures.
WELTKLOSTER e.V.
Weltkloster is a network that creates spaces for interreligious encounters, sincere and constructive exchange in monasteries and traditional centres of different faith traditions. The aim is to develop spaces of networking for contemplative work, practical counselling and interdisciplinary research. The focus on pluralistic dialogue work builds on the profound expertise of monastics and practitioners from different religions to provide relevant contributions to the challenges of today's society.
CEB
Cultivating Emotional Balance is a 42-hour, secular, emotion and mindfulness skills training designed to help participants improve emotional life by cultivating constructive emotional experiences, decreasing destructive emotional experiences and developing mental balance. The training consists of overarching conceptual knowledge and experiential exercises drawn from Western scientific research on emotions and traditional Eastern attention focus and contemplative practices.
FDCW
FDCW provides educators and community leaders with training and educational materials for people to cultivate a more peaceful way of living based on mutual understanding, harmonious relationships and increased awareness of our common values.
IALRW
IALRW is a global membership organization of women of faith committed to promoting equality for all, economic and social justice, founded in 1910. We strive to embody and nurture a spirit of generosity and trust which encourages care, education, networking and financial support for women, especially those in impoverished and difficult circumstances.
MJLC
The Muslim Jewish Leadership Council (MJLC) is a leading voice for interfaith dialogue in Europe. Founded in 2016, in response to a rising tide of xenophobia in Europe, including islamophobia and antisemitism, the Council is made up of over 40 leaders and lay
representatives of Europe’s Muslim and Jewish communities.
Région Grand Est – rallye intercultes
The interfaith rally is designed for high school students in the Grand East region, enabling them to expand their knowledge of religion and reflect on the subject of religious otherness.
World Council of Churches
The WCC and its member churches work and act together for justice, reconciliation, and unity. The WCC's Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation initiative encourages dialogue and cooperation, showcases interfaith practices, shares interfaith stories, and highlights the vital role of religious communities and people of good will in promoting peace and cooperation in the public sphere.
Coexister
Coexister is an interdenominational movement enabling young people aged 15 to 35 to create social links and promote better living together. Coexistants coordinates meetings among diverse young people who don't usually cross paths in their daily life, dialogue events to develop critical thinking among citizens, solidarity operations to encourage civic involvement among young people and workshops to raise awareness and educate secondary school pupils about living together.
GAIC
Association of Christian and Muslim communities to develop a better mutual understanding and to promote common ethical and spiritual values of Islam and Christianity.
IHEMR
The Institute for Higher Studies on Secularism and Religions aims to develop the expertise of French leaders in the field of secularism and religions through an annual training session.
Pilgrim
PILGRIM links education for sustainable development with a religious-ethical-philosophical educational dimension under the motto „Living Consciously-Giving Future“.
SASCE
SASCE is a multi-layered project to dramatically increase security in and around places of worship, as well as within and between Christian, Buddhist, Muslim and Jewish communities.
DECERE
DECERE is an association set up on the initiative of the (Catholic) diocese of Strasbourg and the Dominican friars of the Province of France (Order of Preachers), to honour Strasbourg's European destiny. DEmocratie, Construction Européenne et REligions (DECERE) has been working since 2005 to promote the place of religions in the European public arena and to contribute to dialogue between religions on social issues
House of One
Berlin is to become home to something truly unique. Jews, Christians, Muslims, together with the secular society are about to build a House that brings a synagogue, a church, and a mosque together under one roof. These sacred spaces will be linked by a communal room in the centre of the building. It will serve as a meeting place, where not only worshippers but all members of the public can come together, learn more about the religions and about each other.
Interreligious Council of Albania
Established in 2007, the Interreligious Council of Albania (IRCA) unites leaders from the country's five major religious communities to promote interfaith dialogue and harmony. Through collaborative projects and activities, IRCA fosters mutual understanding, social cohesion, and addresses common societal concerns, exemplifying Albania's rich tradition of religious tolerance.
RfP-Europe
RfP-Europe is advancing multi-religious cooperation for peace in Europe. Faith traditions inspire to be changemakers where conflict, mass displacement, poverty, violent extremism and inequality call for common action. Strong partnerships with governments, civil society, and faith-based organizations ensures that our work is effective and leaves no one behind.
TeachPeace
Teach Peace equips school teachers to embody inner peace and compassion, empowering them to guide students in experiencing peace firsthand, fostering a culture of harmony within classrooms and society.
ABC-Climont
Practising the art of encounter. This is the common thread that runs through the ABC-Climont project, which is being built in the heart of the Vosges mountains in France. In the face of a changing world, a place where we open up our lives and create unexpected encounters to cultivate a ‘faith’ that does good. The annual programme is based on a different theme each year, crossing four areas: Nature – Culture – Reflexion – Interconvictionnal Spirituality.
CEB
Cultivating Emotional Balance is a 42-hour, secular, emotion and mindfulness skills training designed to help participants improve emotional life by cultivating constructive emotional experiences, decreasing destructive emotional experiences and developing mental balance. The training consists of overarching conceptual knowledge and experiential exercises drawn from Western scientific research on emotions and traditional Eastern attention focus and contemplative practices.
Coexister
Coexister is an interdenominational movement enabling young people aged 15 to 35 to create social links and promote better living together. Coexistants coordinates meetings among diverse young people who don't usually cross paths in their daily life, dialogue events to develop critical thinking among citizens, solidarity operations to encourage civic involvement among young people and workshops to raise awareness and educate secondary school pupils about living together.
DECERE
DECERE is an association set up on the initiative of the (Catholic) diocese of Strasbourg and the Dominican friars of the Province of France (Order of Preachers), to honour Strasbourg's European destiny. DEmocratie, Construction Européenne et REligions (DECERE) has been working since 2005 to promote the place of religions in the European public arena and to contribute to dialogue between religions on social issues
EMOUNA
Developing knowledge and skills about cults, beliefs and secularism; improving dialogue between religions
FDCW
FDCW provides educators and community leaders with training and educational materials for people to cultivate a more peaceful way of living based on mutual understanding, harmonious relationships and increased awareness of our common values.
GAIC
Association of Christian and Muslim communities to develop a better mutual understanding and to promote common ethical and spiritual values of Islam and Christianity.
House of One
Berlin is to become home to something truly unique. Jews, Christians, Muslims, together with the secular society are about to build a House that brings a synagogue, a church, and a mosque together under one roof. These sacred spaces will be linked by a communal room in the centre of the building. It will serve as a meeting place, where not only worshippers but all members of the public can come together, learn more about the religions and about each other.
IARF
The IARF founded in 1900, is the eldest international interfaith organisation – a worldwide community uniting diverse traditions of free and liberal religion. Membership includes organisations and individuals from 5 continents, 23 countries and various religious traditions, including Unitarianism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, indigenous faiths and others.
MJLC
The Muslim Jewish Leadership Council (MJLC) is a leading voice for interfaith dialogue in Europe. Founded in 2016, in response to a rising tide of xenophobia in Europe, including islamophobia and antisemitism, the Council is made up of over 40 leaders and lay
representatives of Europe’s Muslim and Jewish communities.
Pilgrim
PILGRIM links education for sustainable development with a religious-ethical-philosophical educational dimension under the motto „Living Consciously-Giving Future“.
Interreligious Council of Albania
Established in 2007, the Interreligious Council of Albania (IRCA) unites leaders from the country's five major religious communities to promote interfaith dialogue and harmony. Through collaborative projects and activities, IRCA fosters mutual understanding, social cohesion, and addresses common societal concerns, exemplifying Albania's rich tradition of religious tolerance.
Région Grand Est - Comité interreligieux
The Grand Est region is unique in that it maintains the Concordat in Alsace and Moselle, and therefore attaches particular importance to interfaith dialogue, while respecting the secular nature of its territory. For over twenty years, the Interreligious Committee has been promoting a better understanding of others, their beliefs and cultures.
Région Grand Est – rallye intercultes
The interfaith rally is designed for high school students in the Grand East region, enabling them to expand their knowledge of religion and reflect on the subject of religious otherness.
SASCE
SASCE is a multi-layered project to dramatically increase security in and around places of worship, as well as within and between Christian, Buddhist, Muslim and Jewish communities.
RfP-Europe
RfP-Europe is advancing multi-religious cooperation for peace in Europe. Faith traditions inspire to be changemakers where conflict, mass displacement, poverty, violent extremism and inequality call for common action. Strong partnerships with governments, civil society, and faith-based organizations ensures that our work is effective and leaves no one behind.
TeachPeace
Teach Peace equips school teachers to embody inner peace and compassion, empowering them to guide students in experiencing peace firsthand, fostering a culture of harmony within classrooms and society.
WELTKLOSTER e.V.
Weltkloster is a network that creates spaces for interreligious encounters, sincere and constructive exchange in monasteries and traditional centres of different faith traditions. The aim is to develop spaces of networking for contemplative work, practical counselling and interdisciplinary research. The focus on pluralistic dialogue work builds on the profound expertise of monastics and practitioners from different religions to provide relevant contributions to the challenges of today's society.
World Council of Churches
The WCC and its member churches work and act together for justice, reconciliation, and unity. The WCC's Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation initiative encourages dialogue and cooperation, showcases interfaith practices, shares interfaith stories, and highlights the vital role of religious communities and people of good will in promoting peace and cooperation in the public sphere.
