UPCOMING EVENTS
February 13, 2012
Equality, Freedom, & Religion
February 15, 2012
Education and Social Justice International Summer Research Fellowships 2011 Report Launch and 2012 Call for Applications
March 1, 2012
Religious Freedom: Why Now? Defending an Embattled Human Right
April 11, 2012
Religious Freedom and Equality: Emerging Conflicts in North America and Europe
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Religion and Ethics in World Politics
Globalization and the resurgence of religion in public life have brought faith and values into politics in new ways, in the United States and around the world. The program examines the political an...
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September 11, 2009
"The Other 9/11:" Faith, Hope and the Media
What is the role and responsibility of the media in a post 9/11 era? How can we protect ourselves from images that leave us feeling helpless, fearful and insecure? In his presentation, Simon Cohen, Managing Director of the London-based Global Tolerance, drew out the example of the "other 9/11:" September 11, 1906, when Gandhi first deployed his method of nonviolent resistance. By comparing both anniversaries and their legacies he explored the unparalleled power of the media to influence perceptions about faith in society, for better or worse. Globalization and the social communications revolution linked with Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube empower us all, in new ways, to discover and promote faith's positive potential to contribute to a more just, tolerant, intercultural, and interreligious world.
View Part 1 of a clip of the event via the Berkley Center YouTube Channel here.
View Part 2 of a clip of the event via the Berkley Center YouTube Channel here.
View Part 2 of a clip of the event via the Berkley Center YouTube Channel here.
Featuring
Simon Cohen
Simon Cohen is the founder and managing director of London-based Global Tolerance, a leading communications organization in the faith arena. An international expert on religion and the media, Cohen is a pioneer in principled communications designed to generate positive news coverage for faith and interfaith stories around the world. Cohen has worked directly with dignitaries, including the Dalai Lama, Gandhi’s grandson, the Prince of Wales, and organizations such as Religions for Peace, Gallup's World Poll of Muslims, and the Board of World Religious Leaders. He has also run workshops and appeared as speaker at numerous international symposia, including the Parliament of the World’s Religions, the World Economic Forum, and World’s Religions After 9/11. In 2009, PRWeek recognized Cohen as one of the most influential PR professionals in the UK.
