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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INTERFAITH IN ACTION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
Healing Wounds: What can Religious People do Together to Help a Peace Process? Thursday, December 2 This session will explore how participants can develop the inner peace and the external conditions to be peace-workers Panelists will explore the possible implications of greater cooperation between interfaith organizations. Panelists represent the following organizations: Rio Interfaith Network Middle East Abrahamic Forum United Religions Initiative World Fellowship of Inter-religious Councils Peace Council World Conference on Religion and Peace
To increase awareness of the value of interfaith cooperation and to explore how such action can be more effective, this symposium will give participants illustrations of how people involved in interfaith activity are working for a better world:
By supporting peace building efforts in areas of conflict, both
within local communities and between nations, . By working together to relieve suffering;
By calling for justice and moral values in the political and economic structures of national and world societies, By studying together to increase mutual understanding, and
to overcome religious intolerance and prejudice: . By working together to protect the environment, and; . By praying together for inner peace and peace in the world. A variety of experienced interfaith workers from different organizations, religions, and countries will be interviewed by some of the next generation of leaders in this field. Participants will be representatives of the following international interfaith organizations: International Association for Religious Freedom United Religions Initiative Rio Interfaith Initiative World Congress of Faiths World Fellowship of Inter-religious Councils Middle East Abrahamic Forum World Thanksgiving World Conference on Religion and Peace Peace Council Temple of Understanding Interfaith Center of New York World Faith Development Dialogue Global Ethic Foundation Rissho Kosei Kai Interfaith Youth Corps International Council for Community and Justice Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions International Interfaith Centre The organizers hope that the Symposium, through its creative engagement, will make an important contribution to the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions' Call to Our Guiding Institutions, and help in the unfolding of new ways of meeting and cooperating in the spirit of the Call The sessions will be interactive, and include an introduction, panel interviews, plenary, open discussion, and summing up Participants are encouraged to contribute from their own experience as well as to learn what others in the field are working to achieve. The Symposium will meet on the University of Cape Town Campus, Leslie Building, Room 3A on three afternoons from 2:00-5:30, with a break for refreshments. The sessions in this symposium are:
The Voice of the Voiceless: A Call for Justice Friday, December 3 This session will explore how people and communities speak and work, as communities and as organizations, for local and international equity. Panelists will discuss the complex issues of how ethical values help to shape our lives together. Panelists represent the following organizations World Conference on Religion and Peace International Association for Religious Freedom Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions Temple of Understanding Interfaith Center of New York World Congress of Faiths Global Ethic Foundation World Faiths Development Dialogue Rissho Kosei Kai
New Hopes and Visions Saturday, December 4 This session will explore the visions and hopes of young interfaith workers. Panelists will discuss what lessons and principles can learn from the interfaith movement so far, and how various local, national, and international interfaith groups and organizations can be more effective in turning these hopes and visions into reality. Panelists represent the following organizations: World Conference on Religion and Peace International Association for Religious Freedom Rissho Kosei Kai Interfaith Youth Corp Parliament of the World's Religions Next Generation
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