(Oct 3) - [Closed] - We will taking business students from the University of Toronto's business school to Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist places of worship to learn about how to create inclusive work environments where staff feel a sense of belonging and can contribute fully.

We visited a university world religions class to discuss how the very understanding of "religion" in the west has been shaped so profoundly by Biblical religion that it inhibits the ability to understand other religions clearly. The talk also used religious objects to explore "lived religion."

(Oct 24) - [Closed] - We will be taking graduate students studying religion to three houses of worship to meet leaders, observe ritual and share a meal, providing lived exposure to these communities these students study.

(Oct 27) - [Closed] - Our executive director will be in conversation with the wonderful Sarah Mushtaq about Islam for senior staff within the school board. The school board has a diversifying workforce and a rapidly diversifying school population and this session is one in a series exploring different religions to gain more knowledge and context to act sensitivelly and skillfully.

We spoke with senior leaders at the TVDSB (superintendents, managers and system principals) about how religious literacy can inform the classroom, the workplace, and foster better community relations. The schoolboard has schools with quite varied demographics and we explored how to create a better environment and more cohesion between staff, students and the broader community.

We visited three houses of worship in the GTA with master's and PhD students from the University of Toronto's Centre for the Study of Religion. Brian got his PhD from this centre and looks forward to the opportunity to pay it back as we learn about religious communities in practice.

Brian was a guest speaker at the University of Toronto's business school, addressing a class titled "Managing People in the Context of Globalization." He spoke about religious literacy in work environments and how it contributes to a stronger, more productive workplace.

[Closed] Students from three universities (Nebraska Wesleyan, Middle Tennessee State and Washburn University) spent 5 days in Toronto...

Students from three American universities (Arizona State University, Middle Tennessee State, and Nebraska Wesleyan) spent five days...

Brian spoke at the University of Toronto’s Rotman Business School about religious literacy and inclusion and why it matters for...