Forum 2025 for Interreligious and Transcultural Peacebuilding
Peace on earth. Peace with the earth
23.10., 3-8 p.m. (CEST)
24.10., 13-17 h (CEST)
The 2025 edition of the International Forum for Interreligious and Transcultural Peacebuilding invites participants to embark online on a fascinating journey on the topic of "Peace on Earth. Peace with the Earth". A journey to discover peace and environmental justice through the lens of different religions and cultures. A journey that offers inspiration to explore new paths to peace. The forum will take place on "Zoom".
Current events
North-South Day 2025
Confirmation classes from the Reformed Churches of Bern-Jura-Solothurn come together on North-South Days to discuss global issues and questions of justice. The North-South Day is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, which is why it is dedicated to the theme of "Celebrating festivals".
International Forum 2025 - Peace on earth. Peace with the earth
The 2025 edition of the International Forum for Interreligious and Transcultural Peacebuilding invites participants to embark online (on "Zoom") on a fascinating journey on the theme of "Peace on Earth, Peace with the Earth". A journey to discover peace and environmental justice through the lens of different religions and cultures. A journey that offers inspiration to tread new paths to peace.
"Bible and Koran in conversation": An international webinar on the climate crisis
The issue of the climate crisis is far too big to be left to science and politics alone. Many questions arise that also affect religion. How do we see ourselves as human beings? What significance does nature have for us? What gives us hope? What can and must we do? Muslim and Christian theologians from the international network of Mission 21 present their understanding of the message of the Koran and the Bible in the current situation.
Discoveries in the cultural heritage room: women's voices
On a journey through time in the historical research archive of Mission 21, the voices of women from Europe and the mission areas in Africa and Asia in the 19th and early 20th centuries are brought to life using original documents. They talk about their tasks, their motivation, their living conditions and their commitment to gender equality.
CANCELLED!!! Mission and colonialism in Basel: city tour in November
Various places in Basel recall the city's special mission history and its international involvement with colonialism. The guided tour makes the colonial history of the city visible and its points of contact with the Basel mission. Which entanglements of the past continue to have an effect today?
Youth Summit 2026
Next year's International Youth Summit will take place online via Zoom on March 27 and 28, 2026. At the annual online event, young adults deal with various topics of global justice.
Meeting trip to Bolivia and Peru
In the heart of the Andes, Mission 21 is working with our partner organizations in Bolivia and Peru to help people whose livelihoods are threatened by climate change and environmental pollution and to promote equal rights for women and girls. The trip takes place from April 14 to May 2, 2025 and offers tourist highlights and enriching encounters with the local people.
Videos and dossiers
DARE RECONCILIATION ?!
For many of Mission 21's partner churches and organizations, interreligious and transcultural peace work is an existential issue, as they live and work in crisis and conflict regions. In 2023, Mission 21 therefore launched the International Forum for Interreligious and Transcultural Peacebuilding. The second edition of the International Forum took place on September 19 and 20, 2024, once again bringing together over 200 participants from four continents for an intensive exchange of ideas.
TRAUMA, FAITH AND PEACEBUILDING
Many of Mission 21's partner churches and organizations live in crisis and conflict regions. Therefore, interfaith and transcultural peacebuilding is a main topic of cooperation. The international forum, held on 17.-18. August, 2023, featured presentations and discussions on how peace initiatives from different contexts can support each other. The topic of the online forum was the role of religion and spirituality in dealing with trauma. In this dossier you will find documents on the presentations of the experts from our partner churches and organizations in Nigeria, Bolivia and Indonesia.
THE WEBINAR SERIES ON THE INTERTWINED HISTORY OF MISSION AND COLONIALISM
Mission 21 focuses on the complex history of missions, colonialism and slavery in order to sharpen the focus for the current social debate on racism and discrimination. The transparent and scientific reappraisal of missionary history is an important concern of Mission 21, and we support the critical examination of our history and the history of the Basel Mission.
Archive
Here you will find reviews of past events. Some events are also available as full-length video recordings and can be viewed free of charge. If you have any questions or suggestions, we look forward to hearing from you.
