THEME: Varies Year to Year
DATE: Spring Time
LOCATION: Northern California or Washington State
REPORT: It is with gratitude that scholars, Sufi masters and saleks alike respond to Shah Nazar Seyed Dr. Ali Kianfar and Seyedeh Dr. Nahid Angha's invitation to come together for these yearly meetings for the purpose of sharing ideas, celebrating the secret of our hearts, and joining in worship of Allah. The Symposium has become a major event for the greater community, as well as a time for Sufis from many different orders around the world to come together. The result was an audience which included new people experiencing the beauty and power of Sufism for the first time joining faithful friends from many previous symposia gathering from across the U.S. and all over the world in a spirit of unity. For more information, visit www.sufismsymposium.org.

DATE: Sunday, July 21, 2002 @ 5:30pm
LOCATION: Emeryville Marina, California
SUMMARY: Bay Area Women in Black is sponsoring a community observance of Tisha B'Av, traditionally a day of lamentation and mourning. We gather to lament because the ground in Israel and Palestine is damp with blood. Each day the earth opens to receive the bodies of those who are killed in a struggle that has turned to rage and revenge on all sides. It seems, these days, that there is little promise, little possibility, only historic bitterness, parallel narratives, and language that reduces the other to ashes. We gather to mourn the horrific losses and our own loss of hope and optimism about an end to the Occupation and a peaceful future for both Israelis and Palestinians. We gather to honor those Israelis and Palestinians who have worked tirelessly for a negotiated agreement and to honor our own seemingly endless toil to keep the vision of peace alive. We gather to express our grief, to lament for the past and present and to strengthen our resolve to bring about a different future. This community observance will be dedicated to the memory of June Jordan. Please join members of Sufi Youth International and the Sufi Women Organization, who will be attending. Everyone is welcome. Please wear black. Please contact us if you are interested in participating.

DATE: Friday, March 15, 2002
LOCATION: International
SUMMARY: On March 15, International Peace Day, SYI would like to encourage youth to visit temples, kovils, churches mosques, and synagogues in their community at 6:30pm (in their own time zone) to embrace the spirit of peace with simultaneous prayer services. To help foster peace in a unified voice, we ask that participants wear white and walk into a place of worship (temple, kovil, church mosque, or synagogue) and pray for peace. We would also encourage members to light an oil lamp or candle, ring the bells, or join in song to pray for peace throughout the world. To view Sufi Youth's list of prayers of peace from different traditions, click here. To submit a prayer of peace from your faith or tradition, click here.

THEME: Day One - Interfaith Celebration; Day Two - Sufi Celebration
DATE: Saturday, September 18, 1999 - Sunday, September 19, 1999
LOCATION: San Rafael, California
REPORT: The Sufi Women Organization presented an interfaith women's conference to honor and acknowledge women's wisdom. It was co-sponsored by the Marin Community Foundation. The conference was well attended by outstanding, accomplished individuals from diverse faith traditions as presenters and participants. The program included panel discussions on: Bringing Ethical Leadership to the New Millennium (Seyedeh Dr. Nahid Angha, Founder of the Sufi Women Organization; Rita Semel, Chair of the Board of Directors of the United Religions Initiative); Conveying Values to the Next Generation (Sonia Gilbert, President of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship; Reverend Betty Pagett, Director of Education and Advocacy for the Ecumenical Association for Housing); Bridging Health and Ethics in the Workplace (Karen Pierce-Gonzales, Journalist for the Marin Independent Journal; Frima Stewart, Manager of Human Service Agency); and Creating Health and Inner Peace (Dr. Sharon Mijares, Holistic Psychologist; Arife Ellen Hammerle, Psychotherapist at the Community Healing Centers, Amineh Amelia Pryor, Member, Sufism and Psychology Forum). Attendees participated in one of three action plans: Sharing Wisdom (creating an interfaith network), Speaking Wisdom (organizing conferences), and Sharing Wisdom (working with youth. Both days of the conference ended with the inspirational and meditative music of Taneen, a Sufi Music Ensemble.

THEME: Offering Gifts of Service to the World
DATE: December 1, 1999 - December 8, 1999
LOCATION: Cape Town, South Africa
REPORT: "The Parliament of the World's Religions is committed to providing inspiration and direction for those wishing to offer gifts of service to the world." As a Gift of Service to the PWR and in order to nurture transformative communities, Sufi Youth International used their resources and networks to foster relationships with community service programs -- encouraging youth involvement in community development. Sufi Youth International organized service projects with interfaith reflection with Northern California high schools and non-profit organizations. The project was a great success and continues today.