Interfaith & Peace Conferences

The Appeal of Conscience Foundation has hosted international conferences for peace, mutual respect and acceptance since 1992 beginning with the start of the conflict in former Yugoslavia.

“The people in this room, I believe, are best positioned to work with leaders and local communities around the country to make sure we’re doing just that.” – Participant at the Interfaith Forum

“Building coalitions, convening groups like the group that’s here today, all of those things are part of the strategy. But I really believe it starts with education.” – Participant at the Interfaith Forum

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1992

November 26, 1992

Berne, Switzerland

At the start of the conflict in former Yugoslavia and Kosovo, ACF appealed to the government and religious leaders to halt the bloodshed. In 1992, ACF brought together Patriarch Pavle of Serbia, Archbishop Vinko Puljic of Bosnia and Rais Ulema Jakub Selimoski of Bosnia for their first meeting in Berne,..Read More

1994

February 9, 1994

Istanbul, Turkey

Participants of the “Conference on Peace and Tolerance” in the Balkans, Caucauses, and Central Asia, February 1994, Istanbul, Turkey. ACF organized, in cooperation with the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Peace and Tolerance Conference in Istanbul, which brought together government and religious leaders from the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The..Read More

1999

March 18, 1999

Vienna, Austria

ACF organized the historic Kosovo Conference on Peace and Tolerance II which brought together for the first time the leadership of the Catholic, Muslim and Serbian Orthodox Communities of Kosovo and has since encouraged healing and conciliation.

2000

January 1, 2000

New York, NY

ACF co-sponsored the Millennium World Peace Summit at the U.N. and organized a session on conflict transformation in the Balkans, Russia and Central Asia.

2001

January 1, 2001

Brussels, Belgium

ACF supported the “Interfaith Meeting Towards Peaceful Co-existence Among the Three Monotheistic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam” conference organized under the auspices of the European Commission and The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Brussels.

2002

January 1, 2002

Azerbaijan

ACF supported a conference on “The Role of Religion and Belief in a Democratic Society: Searching for Ways to Combat Terrorism and Extremism” in Azerbaijan. ACF also co-sponsored the “World Council of Religious Leaders Conference” in Bangkok, Thailand, to energize Asian religious leaders to promote tolerance.

January 1, 2002

Bangkok, Thailand

ACF co-sponsored the “World Council of Religious Leaders Conference” in Bangkok, Thailand, to energize Asian religious leaders to promote tolerance.

2003

January 1, 2003

Orhid, Macedonia

ACF in cooperation with the late President Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia and UNESCO, co-sponsored a “Regional Forum on Dialogue Among Civilizations” in Orhid, Macedonia, which brought together ten heads of state from the region and prominent leaders of business, religion and culture to help further security and stability in South..Read More

2005

November 7, 2005

Istanbul, Turkey

10th Anniversary of Peace and Tolerance Conference sponsored by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I brought together government officials and religious leaders to further peaceful coexistence and mutual acceptance through inter-religious dialogue.

November 14, 2005

Vienna, Austria

Rabbi Arthur Schneier was invited by Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik to a conference of high ranking religious and political leaders on Islam in a Pluralistic World taking place from 14 to 16 November 2005 in Vienna.