SUPPORTING THE FIELD OF INTERCULTURAL, INTERRELIGIOUS AND INTERCOMMUNAL DIALOGUE

Since 2015, Connecting Actions has convened a number of organisations working for Interfaith, Interconvictional and Intercultural Dialogue to launch a Coalition meant to reinforce this field in Europe and increase our impact. This Coalition was created in Paris in June 2018 under the name European Institute For Dialogue.

What we do

Reinforcing the field of citizen, inter convictional, inter identity dialogue.

Dialogue

Our professionally trained facilitators support conversations that are healthy, constructive, respectful and authentic.

Facilitation Training

We provide in depth training, building skills that enable facilitators to navigate the most difficult interpersonal and group dynamics.

Design

We accompany bridge-building initiatives and inter group collaboration efforts with sound advice to ensure deep learning and restored relationships.

ABOUT CONNECTING ACTIONS

Connecting Actions is an international initiative to convene citizen, intercultural, interfaith and intercommunal dialogue organisations and experts

Connecting Actions is an international initiative to convene citizen, intercultural, interfaith and intercommunal dialogue organisations and experts to share best practices and reinforce this essential field for a better coexistence.

The initiative received its name based on a global network that its initiator, the Muslim Jewish Conference, created in response to the refugee crisis in 2015. The group mobilized a few hundred young Muslims and Jews around Europe to help assist the refugees by providing food and clothing for them upon their arrival in Germany, Austria, and Hungary. From this initiative, the scope of Connecting Actions expanded to help build bridges between the bridge builders.

The first symposiums, hosted by The Muslim Jewish Conference (MJC) in collaboration with Coexister, Three Faith Forum, Faith Matters, and the European Union of Jewish Students, served to bring citizen, intercultural, and interreligious dialogue groups from around Europe to share their experience. They also paved the way for building the Coalition that was created in June 2018.

Connecting Actions, now an independant non profit organisation registered in France, in the backdrop of mounting religious, ethnic and political tensions in Europe, will address pressing questions around the concept of active coexistence, methods and objectives of dialogue, challenges, combating radicalism, resources, social messages and media coverage through intense rounds of discussions.

Since June 2018, Connecting Actions is leading the newly formed European Institute For Dialogue, gathering a dozen European NGOs working in this field, to reinforce our action and multiply our impact.

Who we are

This is the team behind organizing Connection Actions

Rafael Tyszblat

Co-Founder and President

Ilja Sichrovsky

Co-Founder

Alexander Hohenecker

IT and Strategic Advisor

Supporters

Connecting Actions is grateful for the support received by:

ODIHR

The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is a fervent advocate of coalition building among Civil Society Organisations working for tolerance and coexistence through dialogue. Since 2016, ODHIR has enabled Connecting Actions to take off.

NATAN FUND

Natan Fund has selected Connecting Actions as a grantee for the 2017-2018 in order to carry out its mission to build a living coalition of European organisations fostering intercultural, interreligious and citizen dialogue

The European Commission

Connecting Actions is part of two consortium grants from the European Commission since 2019.

Resources

 

×The Connecting Actions E-Book is here

Newly released!
“Dialogue, Not Hate - Best practices for Citizen Dialogue”.

12 European organisations, Ad Astra, Coexister, Connecting Actions, Faiths in Tunes, Fryshuset, G3i, GIP78, JUMA, the Muslim Jewish Conference, Sharing Perspectives Foundation, The Upper Room, and United Religions Initiatives contributed to this book to share some of their concepts, tools and projects around citizen, intercultural, interfaith and interconvictional dialogue.

Dive in to know more about this diversity of approaches.