The Interreligious Space is a project that was born in the Migra Studium Foundation (Barcelona) more than a decade ago. The idea arises in a context of social change that makes it necessary to work in the field of cultural and religious diversity. Educating and raising awareness on this subject and doing so from an experiential approach are the two fundamental objectives pursued by the programme.
Approximately three years ago, the Fundación Migra Studium began to work together with other entities from the social sector of the Society and similar, with the aim of disseminating the proposal and working in a network. There was already excellent previous work on the subject in the different entities: to this fact we add the interest and the shared sensitivity to carry out educational actions in plural societies, with the aim of favouring spaces of cohesion. All this made possible the materialization of the line of joint work that is already an incipient reality.
Today we can say that the experience of interreligious spaces is very positive: the Arrupe Centre's Interreligious Valencia project has been working hard for more than a year, building links with the city's religious communities and educating and raising awareness among many people through its activities. The space of the Red Íncola, in Valladolid, officially opened its doors this year, within the framework of the VIII Conference on Religious Diversity "Discovering, Knowing, Living Together". It did so with a presentation of the project and a magnificent guided visit. In the case of Madrid, the space of Pueblos Unidos is in the process of reflection and construction: it will be done in a great city, it is worth emphasizing, because of the demand that the complexity and plurality of a context like this can imply. Other entities are participating in one way or another: the Ellacuría Foundation in Bilbao, the Claver Association in Seville, the Atalaya Intercultural in Burgos, the Centro Lasa in Tudela and the Andalusian Chair for the Dialogue of Religions (Candir) in the Faculty of Theology in Granada.
The project is developed in a wide space in which various workshops and activities are carried out as an itinerary. They work on aspects related to the spiritual dimension of people, the religious fact in plural societies, the mapping of diversity, stereotypes, prejudices and discriminatory acts, interculturality and interreligious dialogue. This vast field is presented in a pedagogical way, seeking maximum interaction with the people who participate, their involvement and their abilities to build shared meanings.
It seems interesting to remember that, for two years and in a successive way, the different entities have been organizing a summer course open to professionals of the educational and social sector, which aims to visualize and experience the religious plurality of the host city. Barcelona and Valencia have already welcomed this possibility.
It should also be noted that no two projects are the same. Each one starts from the same proposal, but is developed in a different context.
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