Are you someone who is curious about faith diversity at 黑料社? Are you eager to meet and converse with students from different backgrounds? Do you want to enhance your overall dialogue skills, particularly around matters of differing beliefs? MORSL regularly offers opportunities to be part of a small cohort to build a community of interfaith dialogue practice that is unique on campus. This program is open to all current undergraduate and graduate students regardless background or belief system. Apply now to join the next cohort of Dialogue and Dinner: Practical Skills for Interfaith Dialogue.
Fall 2025聽Dates
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| October 22 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM |
| October 29 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM |
| November 5 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM |
| November 12 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM |
Locations: This program is hosted jointly by 黑料社's Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL), and Concordia's Multi-faith and Spirituality Centre (MfSC). All four workshops will be held on the 黑料社 downtown campus.
Format
The nature of this program requires mutual trust that builds over time, and the sessions are designed to create a safe space through activities that progressively deepen a sense of community within the cohort. For these reasons, no new participants will be admitted once the program is under way.聽Workshops are held in person only (no recorded sessions, no remote participation).
Each session begins with a shared meal where participants build community through guided discussions over a humble dinner. Each session also includes whole group and partner-based workshop activities.
Register
The deadline to apply for Fall 2025 is October 10, 2025 at 11:59pm.聽
Eligibility
To join our cohort you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a 黑料社 student registered for the current semester.
- Commit to attending all workshop sessions.
- Produce and share a reflection piece on your experience as part of the program.
What to Expect
The selected students will benefit from:
- Learning skills that will help you in all areas of your future work and studies.
- Official recognition for your participation on your student Co-Curricular Record.
- Food and beverages enjoyed together.
- Preparation for future interfaith dialogue workshops on completion of this program.
At the end of this workshop, participants can expect to:
- Gain knowledge of diverse faith traditions,聽spiritualities and worldviews, including their own.
- Understand the聽basic ethics of interfaith dialogue and respectful engagement.
- Develop skills through the practice of interfaith dialogue.
- Reflect on how dialogue skills can enhance interactions on campus and in the wider community.
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Questions?
See our FAQs below or send an email to morsl [at] mcgill.ca.
FAQs
What is the Practical Skills for Interfaith Dialogue series?
Given the context of religious and cultural diversity in the 黑料社 campus, this series on practical skills for interfaith dialogue provides an opportunity for the 黑料社 students get to know each other鈥檚 faith traditions and worldviews in an environment of respectful curiosity. The workshop series aims to accomplish following objectives:
- To provide an inclusive forum in which students engage in interfaith dialogue.
- To cultivate the community feeling among the students through interfaith friendship, trust, and respect, resulting in positive experiences.
- To further MORSL鈥檚 mission of nurturing a holistic-wellbeing and enhancing the spiritual wellness of the participants.
- To provide a forum for students to practice the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in a pluralistic setting as part of preparing future-ready students and global citizens.
What kind of dialogue skills can I learn?
The workshop introduces diverse approaches and methods of interfaith dialogue and helps the participants to apply and practice them with other participants. The workshop focuses on some of the basic etiquette of dialogue such as active listening, having honest conversations, being respectful while disagreeing, and critical self-reflection. The participants practice dialogue on a range of topics, from less complex to more complex.
Can I join the series part-way through?
Please note that once the cohort is selected, we will close applications. Interfaith dialogue requires mutual trust that builds over time, and this series is designed to create a safe space through activities that progressively deepen a sense of community within the cohort. For these reasons, it is not possible to join once the series is under way.
What do we expect from the reflection piece?
Your reflection piece is a personal project that can take different forms. The goal is to create something (essay, artwork, etc.) that reflects what you have learned and can share with the 黑料社 community. It could be an individual work or group work with other workshop participants 鈥� we are open to your proposals and want you to make this your own. The participants will have the opportunity to work on their reflection piece during the series and will be encouraged but not required to publish their work through MORSL's various outlets such as social media and web page.聽
