Nina and Rachel
Nina Pine
Nina Pine, 23, is a Buddhist from Kathmandu, Nepal, and grew up internationally in a Sherpa Buddhist and Jewish household. She graduated with a BA in Critical Theory and Social Justice from Occidental College.
At Occidental College she also had the opportunity to study in north-eastern Brazil for a semester. Nina was a Program Assistant for Occidental’s Office for Religious and Spiritual Life where she organised interfaith dialogues and programmes.
She was also the student coordinator of the Buddhist Meditation Group and a Values and Vocations Fellow, a program that explores the connection between spirituality and social justice work.
Nina was also an Associate Coordinator with the Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area.
Along with interfaith activism, Nina is passionate about sustainable agriculture, poetry and tea.
Rachel Finn
Rachel Finn is 22 years old and from Framingham, MA, a suburb outside of Boston. She grew up with a strong Jewish family and a connection to the local synagogue, and she is very excited to be moving to San Francisco.
She studied International Relations with a concentration in International Security and Religion as an undergraduate, earning her BA from Tufts University in 2011.
She was the President of Tufts Hillel and has been a part of and leader for social action, interfaith, and dialogue groups. She spent time focusing on genocide awareness and education at Tufts. In addition to spending a semester in France, Rachel was a lucky participant on service learning trips to Kazakhstan and Berlin and will spend two weeks on an interfaith service trip in Rwanda this May.
While she may be short, Rachel has a black belt in Karate!
San Francisco Interfaith Council – San Francisco, US
Born in the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the San Francisco Interfaith Council has for 20 years brought people of different faith traditions together, bringing spiritual comfort at times of crisis, building understanding among various religious traditions, celebrating our diversity, and coordinating services to the citizens of San Francisco.
Blogs
Posted on 13/02/2012For Interfaith Harmony Week, we decided to write a letter of appreciation to interfaith nerds all over the world.-
Posted on 16/01/2012Faiths Act Fellows point to Martin Luther King as an inspirational man who embodied the teachings of interconnectedness and lovi
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Posted on 22/12/2011Healing divisions will make our communities healthier.
