Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

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

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19 9 9 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD S RELIGIONS PARLIAMENT SYMPOSIA
THE EARTH CHARTER
The Very Reverend James Parks Morton, Director, Interfaith Center of New York
Karan Singh, Chair of Board, Temple of Understanding Dr. L. M. Singhvi, World Faiths Development Dialogue Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, President, the Hope Foundation
The Earth Charter is a global initiative working to draft a common statement of ethical and practical considerations for the care of the earth and the human family. It has drawn together guiding institutions from around the world to work together in collaborative common action for the shared concern for the environment and equitable human development -a concern shared by people around the world. This symposium is sponsored by the Interfaith Center of New York, The Earth Council, the Center for Respect of Life and Environment, and the Forum on Religion and Ecology. This symposium will consist of the following six major presentations:
Mary Evelyn Tucker, Coordinator, Forum on Religion and Ecology Dada Vaswani, Head, Sadhu Vaswani Mission Tu Weiming, Director, Harvard Yenching Institute
The Earth Charter Draft and Process 4 December, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM University of Cape Town, Leslie Building, Room 2B
The Earth Charter in Action: Promoting Sustainability in Personal Lifestyles, Communities, and Social Policy December 4, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM University of Cape Town, Leslie Building. Room 2B
In this presentation members of the Drafting Committee and the leaders of the Earth Charter Campaign will explore the sources and implications of Earth Charter principles. The presentation will describe the history of the Earth Charter drafting process, and will share the religious and spiritual dimensions of the key principles of the Earth Charter In addition to representatives from national Earth Charter committees, presenters in this session include:
In this presentation, panelists will illustrate concrete examples of how the Earth Charter has contributed to creating justice and sustainability in personal, professional, community, and national life in its use of education for sustainability. In addition to representatives from national Earth Charter Committees, panelists for this session include:
Kamla Chowdhry, Earth Charter Commissioner
Richard Clugston, Executive Director, Center for Respect of Life and the Environment
Bawa Jain, Director, United Nations and International Affairs, Interfaith Center of New York
Maximo Kalaw, Executive Director, the Earth Council
Maximo Kalaw, Executive Director, the Earth Council Brendan Mackey, Professor, Australian National University Mary Evelyn Tucker, Coordinator, Forum on Religion and Ecology
Steven Rockefeller. Head, Earth Charter Drafting Committee
The Earth Charter and the Global Ethic 5 December, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM University of Cape Town, Leslie Building, Room 2B
Prominent Religious Leaders Respond the Earth Charter 4 December, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM University of Cape Town, Leslie Building, Room 2B
In this session, prominent representatives of different religious and spiritual traditions reflect on the ethics and implications of the Earth Charter from their own ethical tradition Panelists will illustrate principles of the Earth Charter which are in convergence with their own tradition, and will discuss the potential of the Earth Charter to serve as an ethical common ground for global action to promote a sustainable and compassionate future for the earth community. Mary Evelyn Tucker will moderate the discussion. Panelists for this session include:
In this session, Professor Rockefeller will host and moderate a discussion with the several respondents on the document Towards a Global Ethic; an Initial Declaration, which served as the centerpiece of the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions. Discussion will focus on shared ethical principles shared by religious and spiritual traditions around the world, and how these core principles inform the work of the Earth Charter Invited panelists for this session include:
Bawa Jain, Director, United Nations and International Affairs, Interfaith Center of New York
Jim Kenney, International Director, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions
Al Albergate, Soka Gakkai USA Nahid Angha, Director, International Association of Sufism
Hans Küng, Principal author, Towards a Global Ethic
Laurence Arturo, Baha'i community
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