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Steering Committee


The Interfaith Creation Festival is a guided by a dedicated group of community volunteers drawn from the Puget Sound's diverse faith communities.

Ayesha Anderson, Al-Islam Center of Seattle
Jefe Birkner, Kol-haNeshama
Dan Borroff, Faith Forward
Barbara Hurst, Temple De Hirsch Sinai
Ken Gillgren, Network for Spiritual Progressives
Sandra Jones, Seattle First Baptist Church
Maryfrances Lignana, Earth Ministry
David Mozer, Kol-haNeshama
Rev. Jim Mulligan, Earth Ministry
Ruth Mulligan, Saint Marks Episcopal Cathedral
Aaron D. Rose, B'nai B'rith
Mary Rose, University Congregational United Church of Christ
Brother Imam Benjamin Shabazz, Al-Islam Center of Seattle

Claudette Evans, Program Manager


The Festival is made possible by leadership gifts from Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral and Earth Ministry.


Community Partners
These organizations are actively collaborating to promote the Festival as the foundation for continuing to work together in the Year of Dialogue and Action.


Al Islam Center of Seattle *
American Jewish Committee, Greater Seattle Chapter*
Antioch University Seattle, The Center for Creative Change
Archdiocese of Seattle
B'nai B'rith,Greater Seattle*
Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue *
CAIR Seattle
Church Council of Greater Seattle *
Climate Solutions
Committee for the Environment, Episcopal Church of Western Washington*
Congregation Eitz Or
Earth Ministry *
Environmental Studies Program, Seattle University
Evergreen Association of American Baptist Church
Herzl-Ner Tamid *
Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center *
Interfaith Community Church *
Interfaith Council of Washington *
Interfaith Voices of Youth *
Islamic Center of Washington-Idris Mosque
Lutheran Public Policy Office (LPPC
Mevlevi Order of America
Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS)
NetGreen *
Network of Spiritual Progressives - Seattle
Northwest Interfaith Community Outreach (NICO)
Northwest Regional Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Pacific Northwest Conference, United Methodist Church *
Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ *
Presbytery of Seattle, Social Justice and Peace Committee *
Safety Nets Unlimited *
Saint Mark's Ecology/Spirituality Group *
Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral *
School of Theology and Ministry, Seattle University
Seattle First Baptist Church *
Seattle University, Environmental Studies Program *
Sisters of Providence Mother Joseph Province*
Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace*
St. James Cathedral*
St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish
St. John United Lutheran Church
Temple B'nai Torah *
Temple De Hirsch Sinai *
Trinity United Methodist Church *
University Congregational United Church of Christ *
University Temple United Methodist Church
Washington Association of Churches
Whidbey Institute at Chinook

* Also providing significant financial or inkind contributions.


Sponsors

In addition to those organizations indicated above (*), these organizations are providing significant financial or inkind contributions to support the Festival:

Bishops Office, Episcopal Church of Western Washington (www.ecww.org)
Commission for Church in the World, Episcopal Church of Western Washington
Essential Baking Company
Madres Kitchen
NBIS Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability
Pura Vida Coffee