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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1999 GIFTS OF SERVICE TO THE
Prison and Literacy Programs The goal of the Prison and Literacy Projects is to promote health and personal responsibility for physical, mental, and spiritual health in order to increase selfunderstanding and self-acceptance. These projects focus on developing libraries within prisons and lower-income communities, establishing healing relationships with inmates, and bringing needed information and supplies to prisons and lower-income communities. With the support of the Sufi Women Organization, the Prison and Literacy Projects will begin a Breast Cancer Awareness Program for female inmates. The program will also include a series of workshops to teach inmates about breast cancer and self-exams. In addition, the programs will gather relevant medical information and disseminate it among inmates and prison officials. International Association of Sufism
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Action for Peace - Viva
Viva is a self-help network for victims of violence in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and aims to provide moral support to victims by offering guidance and counseling following a traumatic experience. Thirteen centers throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro are currently operating, where trained staff attend to the needs of the victims and their families, enabling them to talk about their experiences and to find concerted means of action to combat the wave of crime and violence in the city.
Viva Rio BRAZIL
ANYTI
Education for Life
A Behavior Change Process
Education for Life - A Behavior Change Process teaches life skills throughout Africa, with a particular focus on the AIDS epidemic. This project emphasizes spirituality and education as key to curbing the AIDS issue. This project has been running successfully in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Republic of South Africa.
Sr. Dr. Miriam Duggan REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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HUMAN
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The Interfaith Call for Universal Religious Freedom and Freedom of Worship in Tibet
A new worldwide interfaith event has been created which offers a forum and a vehicle for faith traditions to worship together while standing up for religious freedom. Since its inception, houses of worship around the world have been incorporating the Interfaith Call for Universal Religious Freedom and a call for Freedom of Worship in Tibet into their regular services. In the first two years (1998-99), well over one thousand houses of worship around the world participated. In this world observance, religious leaders offered prayers, meditations, and sermons. A valuable byproduct of the Interfaith Call has been the creation of a new network of spiritual leaders who are willing to take a common stand on issues of religious freedom and human rights. World Tibet Day Foundation USA
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The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
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River Fund / Kashi Foundation USA
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a powerful emotional and spiritual reminder of the enormity of the AIDS Pandemic. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was conceived by Cleve Jones, who founded the NAMES Project, and has been brought to the Parliament by Ma Jaya Bhagavati and the River Fund. The experience of the Quilt provides a creative means for remembrance and healing, and engenders a call to remember and to serve. South Africa is among one of the nations hardest hit by the disease with 11% of the total population of 42 million estimated to be infected. 80% of world's AIDS deaths are on the continent of Africa and 8 million children are orphaned as a result. The Quilt, like the Parliament, is a tapestry that connects us to one another and transcends all boundaries. A presentation of the Quilt at the Parliament will coincide with World AIDS Day and AIDS Awareness Week Dec. 1-8, 1999.
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