Generates the broadest possible public support for interfaith youth work through our presence in the media, circles of recognized influence and virtual communication.
IFYC has an active presence at the Clinton Global Initiative since 2005. The InterAction International Youth Exchange program was featured at the 2007 CGI Annual Mid-year meeting.
Public Advocacy cultivates strong relationships with think tanks, government sectors, and foundations like New America Foundationto emphasize the importance of promoting religious pluralism and interfaith youth work.
Public Advocacy collaborates with broadcasters such as PBS, most recently appearing on Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, a PBS production, which showcased IFYC among a series of organizations involved with interfaith youth work.
Over the coming weeks, IFYC is set to implement a series of social media initiatives across a range of platforms. These run from blogs, virtual world meetups, a microsite and much more. Please check back soon: the conversation begins now!
MEDIA SOCIAL MEDIAEVENTS
As 40 religiously diverse youth travel on an interfaith exchange between their hometowns of Chciago and Amman, Jordan they begin a different kind of conversation about religion, a conversation that has them asking real questions about their lives, faiths and the differences between them. Will the Middle East and Midwest be too far apart to build a bridge between?
Eboo Patel's blog, The Faith Divide, is part of an ongoing conversation hosted by Newsweek and The Washington Post OnFaith series with John Meacham and Sally Quinn.
