Social Action Projects

Canada

April 25th-May 1st Congregations across Canada are committing their faith communities to the 10 Nets for 2010 Challenge. Find out more here.

Montreal

April 26th Maya and Nick are hosting a film screening of promotional film "When the Night Comes". Find out more here.

May 16th Maya and Nick are holding a football tournament, hosted by The Human Promise (a local human rights organisation). Find out more here.

Toronto

April 23rd Areeba and Erica are hosting a fundraising party for University of Toronto students to celebrate the end of their exams. Find out more here.

April 24th Areeba and Erica are hosting a yard sale fundraiser at Bloor Street United Church organised with students from theUniversity of Toronto.  Find out more here.

April 25th Danny and Hilary are organising a solidarity walk, 250 high school students are participating in an interfaith walk to promote awareness and raise funds for malaria. Find out more here.

Ottawa

April 25th Sara and Elyse will be hosting a candlelight vigil on Parliament Hill in recognition and rememberance of those who have died from malaria. Find out more here.

April 26th Sara and Elyse will be screening 'Invisible Children' at the University of Ottawa. Find out more here.

April 27th Sara and Elyse will be hosting an interfaith talent evening at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. Find out more here.

April 28th Sara and Elyse will be hosting a workshop entitled "Service: For Self & Society". Find out more here.

April 29th Sara and Elyse will be helping plant the Vanier Community Garden. Find out more here.

April 30th Sara and Elyse will be hosting an interfaith blood drive to raise awareness of malaria. Find out more here.

May 1st Sara and Elyse will be hosting an interfaith clean-up at Mooney's Bay Park. Find out more here.

May 2nd Sara and Elyse will be hosting an Tulipathon Walk to support the Multifaith Housing Initiative at the Commissioner's Park. Find out more here.

USA

Bay Area

April 10th Tim and Hafsa are hosting a Soul Food Conference at UC Berkeley which will include a workshop and presentation on World Malaria Day. Find out more here

April 14th Tim and Hafsa are hosting a screening of the malaria documentary "When the Night Comes" at Santa Clara University. An interfaith dialogue about the Faiths Act programme will follow. Find out more here.

April 15th Tim and Hafsa will be screening "When the Night Comes" at the University of San Francisco. An interfaith dialogue about the Faiths Act programme will follow. Find out more here.

April 16th Tim and Hafsa are hosting a screening of the malaria documentary "When the Night Comes" at Stanford University with Stanford FAITH, Initiative Against Malaria, and the Stanford African Students Association. Delicious African food will be served. An interfaith dialogue will follow. Find out more here.

April 20 - 21st Tim and Hafsa are organising a Youth Leadership Summit within the Interfaith Millennium Development Goals Coalition's "One Voice of Faith" conference. They'll also be running Faiths Act strategy/training sessions with representatives from the Interfaith Youth Core and Tony Blair Faith Foundation. To get involved please visit www.imdgc.org

April 22nd Tim and Hafsa are hosting a screening of "When the Night Comes" at University of California at Berkeley. An interfaith dialogue about the Faiths Act programme will follow. Find out more here.

April 22nd Tim and Hafsa will be hosting an interfaith discussion and panel on malaria and interfaith action at the University of San Francisco. Find out more here.

April 25th Tim and Hafsa will be hosting an interfaith community garden clean up and planting at Santa Clara University. Find out more here.

April 26th Tim and Hafsa will be hosting a public rally on the campus green at St. Mary's College. Find out more here.

April 26th Tim and Hafsa will be hosting a Faiths Act presentation at the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Conference at Saint Mary's College. Find out more here.

April 27th Tim and Hafsa are gosting a screening of the malaria documentary "When the Night Comes" at Saint Mary's College. An interfaith dialogue about the Faiths Act programme will follow. Find out more here.

April 28th Tim and Hafsa will be hosting an interfaith panel on malaria eradication followed by an interfaith friendship dinner. Find out more here.

April 28th Tim and Hafsa will be presenting the Faiths Act programme and future hub plans to the Interfaith Council on Economics and Justice.

April 29th Tim and Hafsa will be hosting an interfaith concert at Stanford University. Find out more here.

April 29th Tim and Hafsa will be hosting a student dialogue at the University of San Francisco on World Malaria Day, the MDGs and what USF students can do to change malaria. Find out more here.

April 30th Tim and Hafsa will host an Argentinean Tango class at University of California at Berkeley with Interfaith Action Initiative to raise money for Malaria No More.

May 3rd Tim and Hafsa are hosting a Faiths Act Hub Launch Celebration to celebrate the work of Faith Act - Bay Area and to plan for the future. The celebration will be gosted at the Interfaith Center at the Presidio.

May 10th Tim and Hafsa are hosting a Faiths Act Hub Launch Celebration to celebrate the work of Faith Act - Bay Area and plan for the future. The celebration will be held in the South Bay.

Boston

April 16th Jem and Miranda are kicking-off Multifaith Weekend at Amhurst with a discussion with the Faiths Act Fellows followed by a community Shabbat dinner.

April 17th Jem and Miranda are hosting a multi-faith Day of Service followed by a dinner at Boston University.

April 18th Jem and Miranda are hosting a Boston area Day of Interfaith Volunteer Service.

April 24th Jem and Miranda are hosting a Malaria Celebration with 10 Net Challenge in Harvard Square.

April 25th Congregational services and events regarding the urgency of malaria eradication will be held throughout New England.

April 25th Jem and Miranda will be hosting an Interfaith Trivia Night.

May 2nd Jem and Miranda will be hosting a Women's Interfaith Circle Event in Boston

May 16th Jem and Miranda will be hosting a tea with the Principal Investigator for the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief.

May 30th Jem and Miranda will be hosting a Multi-Faith Concert at Northeastern University.

Chicago

April 16th Amy and Rebecca are co-hosting a social-justice themed Shabbat dinner with the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs. Find out more here.

April 17th Amy and Rebecca are hosting a benefit concert at Bond Chapel, University of Chicago. Find out more here.

Washington DC

April 21st Avi and Randa will be hosting a Night of Nets Concert at Arlington Temple UMC featuring Melodime and a Faiths Act Presentation. Find out more here.

April 22nd Avi and Randa will be hosting "Georgetown's Got Talent" at Georgetown University. Find out more here.

April 23rd Benjamin and Sarah are holding an interfaith Shabbat dinner at a local temple. Find out more here.

April 23rd Benjamin and Sarah are holding an interfaith Jumah Prayer service at a mosque in Washington. Find out more here.

April 23rd-25th Houses of worship all over Washington will be hosting religious services with a focus on global health. Find out more here.  

April 24th Avi and Randa will be hosting a Sleep Out to End Malaria. Find out more here.

April 25th Benjamin and Sarah are holding an interfaith Sunday worship at local congregation. Find out more here.

April 25th Avi and Randa will be hosting a World Malaria Day Action Lunch at the GW Hillel to celebrate this year's accomplishments and to learn what can be done in the future. Find out more here.

April 25th Benjamin and Sarah are hosting an evening of African dance and drumming to celebrate the diversity of African culture. Find out more here.

April 25th Avi and Randa are partnering with the UN Foundation to organise a Sleep-out where participants will spend the night under a bednet in a public space.Find out more here. 

Portland

April 24th Katie and Erin are holding a benefit concert called 'Notes for Nets' with all the funds raised going to Project Muso. Find out more here.