Join Marianna and Stuart as they learn from climate action expert Dr. Charles McNeill. Dr. McNeill is the founder of the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI) and former Senior Advisor of Forests & Climate to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & United Nations Enviroment Programme (UNEP). In this interview he shares with us the importance of the tropical forests, current interfaith climate action, and the needs for future efforts.

For more information about Dr. McNeill, visit his site here:

https://www.charlesmcneill.org/

Join Marianna and Stuart as they review some of the breakout sessions at the 2025 G20 Interfaith Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. They also introduce the recently published written summary of the event. The summary and other media can be found on the IF20 website:

https://www.g20interfaith.org/

Marianna and Stuart's discussion in this episode provides a general overview of 2025 G20 Interfaith Annual Forum, held on Aug 10-14 in Cape Town, South Africa. Their review includes a report on the attendee statistics, the main focuses, and audio clips from some of the speeches given at the forum. For more information about the forum, visit our website at:

https://www.g20interfaith.org/g20-interfaith-forum-south-africa/

Join Marianna and Stuart in their discussion with Christina Tobias-Nahi, the Director of Public Affairs at Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA). Christina shares inspiring stories of her work at IRUSA, and explains how the organization is collaborating with IF20 to raise awareness for refugees. For more informaton about IRUSA, visit their website here:

https://irusa.org/

Join Marianna and Stuart as they interview Yashika Singh, the manager of the religion department for SABC Television. As an expert in media communications, interfaith efforts, and South African history, she shares fascinating ideas on how religions in South Africa have made a positive impact in the past and how they will make a positive impact in the future.

This episode also previews the 5-part webinar series that will begin July 10 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Please watch the IF20 website to register for the webinar series.

Join Marianna and Stuart as they listen to an eye-opening discussion between three experts actors in the fight against Human Trafficking: Kevin Hyland OBE, Fred Axelgard, and Duncan Jepson. For more information about their work, visit the IF20 site and Praeveni Global's site at these links:

https://www.g20interfaith.org/working-groups-human-trafficking/

https://www.praeveniglobal.org/

Sandile Makasi is a member of the 2025 Local Organizing Committee. As a resident and citizen of South Africa, he has a unique perspective on the importance of the G20 presidency in South Africa and the presence of IF20. He shares the meaning and importance of the ancient African word, 'Ubuntu'.

Audrey Kitagawa serves as the vice-chair of the IF20 communictaions team. In addition to her work at IF20, she leads a life full of faith-led service. As the president/founder of the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation and President of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, her work has led her across the globe and has positively touched the lives of the most vulnerable. For more information about Audrey, visit her page on the IF20 site here:

https://www.g20interfaith.org/_audrey-e-kitagawa/

Marianna and Stuart review the IRF Summit, a recent international event held in Washington, D.C. to promote and tackle prominent issues in religious freedom. For more information about the event, visit our website:

https://www.g20interfaith.org/irf-summit/

Marianna and Stuart give a report on two recent events that happened in Washington, D.C. Both the Global Faith Summit and the FIDELA conference were excellent opportunities to learn about the power of religious cooperation and build IF20's network of networks. For more information about these event, visit the IF20 website:

https://www.g20interfaith.org/global-faith-forum/

https://www.g20interfaith.org/fidela-2025/