Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ People Within faith Communities
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to invite Dr. Brian Carwana, Executive Director of Encounter World Religions, to facilitate a discussion with local Faith Leaders, Pastor Sandie Thomas, Rabbi Seth Goran and Imam Abd Alfatah Twakkal. These leaders will discuss how their communities of faith support members of the LGBTQ+ and help them feel included and valued. Rabbi Seth Goren: Hillel Ontario's Chief Executive Officer and PhD student at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Pastor Sandie Thomas: Senior Pastor of Spiritual Blessing Lighthouse ministries in London ON and a church to serve her community in the Black Creek and Tretheway area of Toronto. Imam Abd Alfatah Twakkal: One of the founding members of the Council of Imams and the intercultural community relations coordinator at the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration in London.
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