English Interpretation: 

Interreligious and intercultural dialogue go hand in hand, that is, they coexist. Relationships are the essential form of our human existence, inter-subjectivity defines us, because the "I" does not exist ontologically before the relationship, we require a "we" that is built in shared experience. Our knowledge of the world, of ourselves and our languages, are framed within a personal and social history; within a cultural and political context, following certain social practices that we inherit from previous judgments of reality that make up the vision of the world that is familiar to us and that we lead to the encounter with “otherness”. We need to learn to open ourselves to what is "foreign", developing the ability to listen and appreciate the meaning of the other, to recognize their similarities and differences with our own meanings in the willingness to incorporate them for the common good. In that sincere exchange movement, it is where we get involved with others.

Dialogue evokes the personal openness to the history and cultural tradition of others, in addition to the determination to commit to otherness; because from this existential challenge emerges the personal and collective transformation, the ethical principles that are applicable in the encounter between individuals, communities, nations and states.

KAICIID, the Central University of Venezuela and United Religious Initiatives Latin American and Caribbean Region are hosting a special webinar on the issue of Faith and Sustainability for our planet, inviting representatives of ancestral indigenous cultures to discuss new approaches to interculturality focused on the dialogue between the original sacred knowledge and those of scientific research.

Learn more about the Central University of Venezuela:  http://www.ucv.ve/

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The Central University of Venezuela (or Universidad Central de Venezuela, UCV, in Spanish) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country. Founded in 1721, it is the oldest university in Venezuela and one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. The main university campus, Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, was designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and it is considered a masterpiece of urban planning and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.

Learn more about the United Religious Initiatives Latin American and Caribbean Region: https://urialc.org/es_es/

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 Cooperation Circles in URI Latin America and the Caribbean encourage cooperation among diverse people, thus addressing the most urgent issues facing their local communities. Their work involves different areas: promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue between young people and adults; to educate in values towards environment protection as our Mother Earth; improve households in poor communities, educating children and youth in the values of peace and coexistence; combat racial and ethnic discrimination; avoid abuse by gender; empower women against abuse and domestic violence, organizing retreats, make camps and activities in overall to connect with the sacred; ensure compliance human rights, divulge URI´s mission and practice its principles in everyday life experience.