A progressive voice in Hawai'i promoting the positive healing role of religion in public life by encouraging dialogue, challenging extremism, and facilitating nonviolent community activism
Commission on Community Building
Commission Members
The strategic goal of the Commission on Community Building is to be recognized as mediators, peacemakers, and problem solvers, by offering a safe place to find solutions, objective interviewers/mediators, and promoters of understanding, fostering unity and transforming adversaries into partners.
Promote peacemaking, problem-solving, understanding, mutual respect, and goodwill through facilitated interfaith dialogue, forums and other activities.
Plan, promote, and hold public meetings (which includes the annual meeting), in coordination with other commissions as necessary.
The content and objectives of the above activities include, but is not limited to:
Strategy and solutions for common concerns and
problems
Learning about one another
Promoting understanding and reconciling adversarial groups
and/or positions
Seeking to anticipate and prevent potential conflict or violence
Serving as a channel for promoting joint religious services: annual days of prayer and meditation, and pastoral exchange.
Membership is open. For more information, please contact Paul Gracie, PhD