Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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Secretary, Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Chicago; recipient of the 1991 City of Chicago Human Relations Commission Religion Award of Meri; has served at the Bahá'í World Centre, Haifa, Israel and in Bahá'í communities in Western Europe and North America, since 1969.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM LaSalle Wing #5 "Theosophic Worldview-Part II: Reimbodying Universes and the Web of Life" John Coker; Adam Warcup; Carolyn Van Horn Second of a series of four, each independent of the others, this panel presents basic concepts of the theosophical tradition for audience discussion. The known cosmos is a living expression of an underlying spiritual reality. Every particle of life from galaxies to atoms, being rooted in divinity, is interconnected with every other and evolves through cycles of activity and rest. Theosophy's vision of this cosmic drama gives scope and profound meaning to human existence.
John Coker-staff member of The Theosophical Society, International Headquarters, Pasadena, California; artist, homeopath; co-founder, Deva Natural Clothes.
Adam Warcup General Secretary, The Theosophical Society in England.
Carolyn Van Horn-lecturer; coordinator and Associate of the United Lodge of Theosophists, Los Angeles, California; Mayor, Malibu, California; President, 5 Points Community Association, South Central Los Angeles.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #1
"In the wake of Freedom: Human Rights and Development in India"
Dr. Shobha Srinivasan; Subir Sinha; Dr. Meenal Mamdani; Rachana Kamtekar; Dr. C.M. Naim; Thomas Kocherry This panel discussion will be divided into two 1-hour sessions. Session A will address Rural and Urban Development, Technology and Human Rights, and Health. Session B will take up the following topics: Tribals, Dalit, Religious Minorities, and Women. Dr. Shobha Srinivasan-sociologist; works as a lecturer and Statistician with Loyola University in Chicago; research is primarily focused on Third World Women; presently working on oppression of women in India and Indian women in the U.S; for the last fourteen years and has been involved in various human rights and grass root organizations. Subir Sinha graduate student of political science at Northwestern University; research focuses on the ways in which the environment becomes an issue in peasant politics in India, and the interaction between "development" and the environment.
Dr. Meenal Mamdani-Assistant Professor of Neurology, Loyola University Medical Center; born in India and did graduate work in Bombay; in Chicago since 1971, involved in development and human rights organizations.
Rachana Kamtekar-graduate student of Philosophy at University of Chicago; works with a Chicago-based Indian human rights organization and has worked in India with women's groups and travel welfare organizations.
Dr. C.M. Naim Associate Professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago; born in a Muslim family in India, has lived in the United States since 1957; active in several local groups concerned with human rights and developmental issues.
Thomas Kocherry-Redemptorist priest; President of the National Fish Workers Federation in India, bringing all fish workers along the coastline of India together and organizing them against the big mechanized trawlers that are monopolizing the waters.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #2 "Religion and Peacemaking: Regarding the Other-Narratives of Compassion"
William French; Susan Shown Harjo; John Pawlikowski; Miyako Matsuki
Wednesday, September 1 Seminars & Lectures
This session will explore the spiritual resources offered by different religions which heighten feelings of compassion for the suffering of members of other religions and national groups. We will explore religious narratives which promote cross-cultural and cross-religious compassion, sensitivity and respect. These narratives are important resources for checking tendencies to demonize "the Other."
William French-Ph.D., Ethics and Society, University of Chicago; Associate Professor, Theology, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois. Susan Shown Harjo Cheyenne/Hodulgee Muscogee, President and Director of Morning Star Foundation, Vice President of Native's Children Survival, Poet, Writer, Mother.
John Pawlikowski O.S.M.; Ph.D., University of Chicago; Professor of Social Ethics, Catholic Theological Union.
Miyako Matsuki-Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Visiting Assistant Professor, History of Religions, Buddhism, Loyola University, Chicago.
10:00 AM-11:30 AM Montrose Wing #3 "Centuries of Refugeeism:
The Plight of African Refugees"
Erku Yimer; Akbar Virmani; Dr. Hannah Abeodu Jones This panel discussion program will focus on three topic areas: 1) Refugeeism, a perennial problem for Africans, its crippling effect on African development; 2) the refugee situation and the plight of refugees; 3) Solutions: what can people do?
Erku Yimer-born and raised in Ethiopia; now Executive Director, Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago; attended graduate school at the University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D. in Adult Education; has contributed greatly in building the Ethiopian community in the Chicago area. Akbar Virmani-born and raised in Uganda, from where he fled in 1972 during the brutal reign of Idi Amin; currently Assistant Director of the Program of African Studies and Lecturer in Political Science at Northwestern University; major areas of research include African political and economic development, human rights issues, and the refugee crisis in Africa.
Dr. Hannah Abeodu Jones-Ph. D., Northwestern University; Assistant Professor of History, Chicago State University; former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Liberia to the United Nations, New York.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #4
"Religious Education Curricula:
God Images and Stories About God" Mary Ann Moore
"God Images" and "Stories About God" are year-long curricula written for use in Unitarian Universalist Congregations. Both draw on images from many of the world's religions. In this workshop, the participants will become familiar with the goals, the theology, the psychological needs of the age groups, as well as samples from several lessons.
Mary Ann Moore-Accredited director of religious education; has
served Unitarian Universalist churches for more than 12 years as a religious educator; B.A. in elementary education at the University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in theology, Andover-Newton Theological School; has written several religious education curricula for elementary-age children.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Montrose Wing #5
"Stories of Faith-Based Social Action in 1993" Rev. Peter Dougherty
Interfaith groups face the problems of "The Brave New World Order": 1) Nurturing a spirituality with which to face the problems; 2) Stories of resistance to weapons of mass destruction; 3) Curbing violence in war-torn areas; stories of peace team projects; 4) Stories of walking with the poor in the struggle for justice. Rev. Peter Dougherty-priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
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