“Interfaith Photovoice has rerouted how we do interfaith work.” — Rev. Lea McCracken, Associate Chaplain and Church Relations Officer

Interfaith Photovoice celebrates the life of Pope Francis and mourns his passing along with our Catholic friends and colleagues. Pope Francis was the first Latin American pope and the first person from the global south to ever hold the office — an accolade reflective of his ministry and care for the marginalized and people from all of the far flung corners of the world.

From its inception, empowerment and action have been foundational to photovoice.

Bear with me for a moment: there is something we can all learn from a podcast about hockey.

Here are a few insights, backed up by psychology, into how interfaith dialogue can reduce bias and stereotypes.

If you’ve ever been a part of a photovoice project in the past, you may notice that our approach differs a little. That’s because we use something we refer to as visual structured storytelling to facilitate our small group sharing.

"[The Interfaith Photovoice workshop] showed me the importance of understanding others and creating spaces where people feel safe to share their experiences."

 If carrots are good for our ocular vision, good questions can be carrots for the scope of our perspective.

“I could choose to see life with added colors.”

Join us on Tuesday, December 3rd from 1:00 to 2:00 PM EST for our online showcase exhibit from our Fall 2024 training group.

I invite you to explore hope this week. Snap a few photos. Share your story with others. And let us know what happens in you and through you.

 “What qualities in your dog would you like to see in people?”

Interfaith Photovoice is excited to offer our first ever film themed workshop!

Our event gathered seven students from different religious and spiritual backgrounds for a conversation about where their beliefs, practices, and values show up in everyday life. After the workshop, one of the participants emailed to share about their experience. Their words pointed to two outcomes that we have seen over and over again.

“She thought kindness was a survival skill, and, do you know what? She was right.” 

It's a celebration of the country’s unity and ideals, including the ideals that haven’t always been honored by the nation. The elephant in the background of the photo — the nation’s most enduring symbol of racism, an icon to the succession of 11 states — stands in ironic contradiction to this celebration of national unity.

A glimpse into our 2024 spring project with Essential Partners.

Most people know what it feels like to be left out of a school community. Maybe you were the last person selected in middle school kickball or perhaps you always sat alone in the high school cafeteria. Whatever it is, this feeling of loneliness or isolation is often the first step in what Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, the Executive Director of the International Interfaith Research Lab at Columbia Teachers College, calls “educational displacement.”

There are so many interactions that forever changed me, but there were two that I hold most deeply in my heart.