MONICA: THIS MORNINGN O WLKY’S COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF FAIT H.THIS IS AN EVENT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND IT IS THE LAST DAY TO GET IN ON IT. >> THAT’S RIGHT, BUT NOT TOO LATE. MONICA: TELL US WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TO AND YOUR MISSION IN THE COMMUNITY. THE MISSION FOR THE CENTER FOR INTERFTHAI RELATIONS IS BEST SUMMARIZED WITH OUR MOTTO -- NYMA FAITHS, ONE HEART, COMMON ACTION. THAT MEANS WE ARALE ABOUT CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN OUR CITY IN ALL ITS FORMS, PRIMARILY IN THE SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS BUT ALSO WORLD VIEWS AND JUST WE BELIEVE WE ARE A STRONGER AND RICHER COMMUNITY BASED ON DIVERSITY. THE ONE HEART IS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AMONPEG LE WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS SO THAT WE N WORK IN COMMON ACTION TOWARDS A STRONGER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. MANY FAITHS, ONE HEART, COMMON ACTION, AND WE DO THIS THROUGH THE FESTIVAL OF FAITHS EVERY YEAR. WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 25 YEARS. TYPICALLY,E W PICK UP AN ISSUE OF COMMON CONCERN AND INVITE THOUGHT LEADERS AND FAITH LEADERS AND SCHOLARS TO WEIGH IN ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS RELATIVE TO THAT CONCERN, SO IN THE PAST, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT SCIENCE, WE’VE TALDKE ABOUT ME TOO MOVEMENT, BLACK LIVES MATTER. WE’VE COVERED A VARIETY OF TOPICS, NONVIOLENCE. THE YEAR WE HOSTED THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION IN OUR TOWN. THROUGH THE LENS OF FAITH. COMING OUT OF THE COVID YEAR AND AFTER THE HEARTBREAKING CIRCUMSTANCES IN LOUISVILLE IN 2020, WE FELT IT WAS INCUMBENT UPON US THIS YEAR TO HAVE A FESTIVAL ON SYSTICEM RACISM SO THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL IS ESSENTIACOL NVERSATIONS ON RACE AND FAITH. MONICA: TELL US HOW YOU PULL PEOPLE IN PERHAPS HAVE NOT BEEN PART OF THE CONVERSATION. THIS IS UNUSUAL. USUALLY WE STAY IN OUR OWN LITTLE PODS. HOW DO YOU BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER? >> HOW DO WE DO IT? WHEN YOU WORK IN THE FESTIVAL OF FAHSIT, YOU CAN REALLY CALL INTO THE MYSTERY. REALLY, WE ARE VERY LUCKY IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE TO HAVE SOME PREEMINENT SCHOLARS ON THE SUBJECT. WE DIDN’T CALL IT AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS. WE DIDN’T CALL IT EASY THEY ARE ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS WE NEED TO HAVE IN OUR CITY RELATIVEO T RACE. WE ARE BEING GUIDDE BY PREEMINENT SCHOLARS FROM SIMMONS, UF O L PENN AFRICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT, THE PRESBYTERIAN SEMINARY, BAPTIST SEMINARY OF KENTUCKY, SPALDING. WE HAVE OUR CUTTING-EDGE SPEAKERS HOSTING SESSISON AT THE FESTIVAL AND IT’S BEEN A TREMENDOUS WEEK. IT’S JUST BEEN A TREMENUSDO WEEK WE ARE NOT DONE YET. OUR LAST EVENTS EAR TAYOD AND WE ARE CONCLUDING WITH A WALK THAT WE ARE CALLING THE WALK OF TRUTH AND REPAIR. IT ACTUALLY STARTS IN FRONT OF THE KENTUCKY CENTER DAN ENDS AT THE UNKNOWN PROJECT. ITS I RIGHT UNDER THE 9TH STREET CORRIDOR SO IT IS SYMBOLICALLY A REALLY SIGNIFICANT PLACE TO END THIS WALK. WE INVITE ANYBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO DO THE WOROFK REPAIR IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE TO NSCOIDER COMING DOWN 12:30 AT THE KENTUCKY CENTER TO DO THIS FINAL WALK. MONICA: IS THERE ANOTHER WAY PEOPLE CAN PLUG IN WITH YOU TO PARTICIPATE AFTER TODAY’S EVENT? >> ABSOLUTELY. IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR TODAY. WE HIT- - WE HAVE EVENTS AT 8:30 AND 10:00 SO I’M SURWEE CAN ACMMCOODATE YOU AND GET YOU TICKETS. EVERYTHING WE PRODUCE IS LIVE-STREAMED AND WE HAVE A GLOBAL LIVESTREAM AUDIENCE THAT JOINS US. AROUND THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY, WE WILL UPLOAD TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ALL OF THESE SESSIONS THAT ARE INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED JUST TO BE REAYLL IMPACTFUL, AND WE SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO LOUISVILLE FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WE ARE HAPPY TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE KNOWN FOR HOSTING THESE CONVERSATIONS. NI:MO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, AND THE WORK YOU DO. I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERF