meet2respect promotes respect and tolerance through interreligious dialogue. The initiative organizes meetings and school visits between Jewish, Muslim, and Christian representatives to counteract violence and discrimination and to strengthen mutual understanding.
meet2respect is an initiative focused on organizing encounters and school visits between representatives of different religions. The focus is particularly on tandems of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious representatives who jointly advocate for mutual respect, tolerance, and against violence and discrimination. The initiative offers various formats, including:
The main mission of meet2respect is to overcome rejection and hatred caused by a lack of knowledge and missing personal touchpoints. Under the motto "meet the other," the initiative promotes personal encounters to open discussion spaces and enable mutual understanding. The values of the initiative include:
meet2respect pursues several sustainable goals and initiatives:
meet2respect was established in 2013 as a project of the non-profit association Leadership Berlin – Netzwerk Verantwortung e.V. and has been registered as a non-profit UG (limited liability) and subsidiary of Leadership Berlin since January 2020. The team consists of a Jewish-Muslim tandem team, managing director Peter Conrad, project coordinators Lina Witt and Esther Radoy, as well as other volunteers and religious representatives from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam[1].
