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We enjoyed discussing the concept of Global Civility with His Excellency Nehemia Sekhonyana Bereng
We enjoyed discussing the concept of Global Civility with His Excellency Nehemia Sekhonyana Bereng Thursday 13th April 2023 We enjoyed discussing the concept of Global Civility with His Excellency Nehemia Sekhonyana Bereng at the High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho in

Our Global Civility delegation had a fruitful meeting with His Excellency Dato’ Zakri
Our Global Civility delegation had a fruitful meeting with His Excellency Dato’ Zakri Thursday 9th February 2023 Our Global Civility delegation had a fruitful meeting with His Excellency Dato’ Zakri Jaafar at the High Commission of Malaysia in

Senior Members for Global Civility meet with Thandazile Penelope Mbuyisa
Senior Members for Global Civility meet with Thandazile Penelope Mbuyisa Thursday 12th January 2023 Senior members of the Campaign for Global Civility were delighted to meet with Her Excellency Thandazile Penelope Mbuyisa at the Embassy of Eswatini in

Global Civility Attends Parallel COP27
Global Civility Attends Parallel COP27 Sunday 13th November 2022Religious leaders gathered at Parliament Hill in London’s Hampstead Heath park to announce the Ten Spiritual Principles and take part in an interreligious climate repentance ceremony, the first of its kind. The programme was hosted by Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams and attended by, among others, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Shaykh Noor ul-Aqtab Siddiqi, and Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi, both representing the Global Civility Initiative. The gathering was organised by the Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders under the guidance of Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, the organisation’s founder and interfaith director, based in Jerusalem. Rabbi Alon and Imam Feisal were also invited to a tour of Hijaz and met with His Eminence Murshid Abul Burhaan Siddiqi Hijazi at Hijaz Manor in Nuneaton. According to Rabbi Alon, “religious communities and religious leadership have a key role to play in addressing climate change and climate justice, which require deep transformation within society. Bringing about change in action requires deeper changes in attitude, a change of heart. This has been the domain of religions for millennia. Religions are sources of inspiration for the transformation of heart and the ensuing changes of