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 то THE WORLD
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The Prison Smart Program, South Africa
An initiative of The Art of Living Foundation, this program delivers a unique stress management and rehabilitative training program to inmates, residents of halfway houses, individuals on parole and probation, at-risk youth, victims of crime, law enforcement officers and probation staff. Participants utilize specific breathing techniques to alleviate anxiety and clear their minds.
The Art of Living Foundation
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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Goldsteinfort
Interreligious Sustainability Project
The Interreligious Sustainability Project devotes itself to engaging and supporting religiously-based reflection and action on sustainable development. The project has published One Creation, One People, One Place - a statement of common regional values, coupled with an assessment of the greater Chicago region. The network includes congregations and lay people from a wide variety of religious traditions including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Bahá'í, Unitarian Universalist and Buddhist. The project supports people in religious congregations in defining public actions from a religious perspective in three waysthrough hands-on work experience, workshops, and public policy initiatives. In these activities, the project is responsive to the interests and concerns expressed through the community-level sustainability circles and by congregations directly. The Project is convening a Symposium on Sustainable Development at the 1999 Parliament.
Center for Neighborhood Technology
USA
ATLAS SENSİ
Protecting Creation, from Generation to Generation
The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) engages Jewish institutions and individuals in bringing the moral passion of the Jewish tradition to social action and environmental stewardship in order to advance social justice, protect future generations, preserve the integrity of creation, and strengthen the Jewish community.
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life USA
USA
International Sufi Youth (ISY)
ISY is an international network of Sufi youth dedicated to serving their community through mentorship programs and social service projects. As a network of youth, the ISY has been involved in numerous interfaith projects designed to create reflective leadership development programs and peer counseling projects. As a Gift of Service to the World offered at the 1999 Parliament, ISY would like to use their resources to foster relationships with community service programs and to encourage more youth involvement in community development. ISY will speak with local school representatives to find ways in which community service can be encouraged within local communities.
International Association of Sufism
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Gandhi and King:
a Season for Non-violence
USA
Kasesoras
A Season for Non-violence (January 30 - April 4, 1998-99) is an educational media campaign inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Launched at the United Nations, citizen leaders from multi-denominational spiritual communities in 115 cities implemented over 300 projects and events exemplifying non-violence during this 64-day period. Association for Global New Thought
NURTURING TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY
The Orion Society USA
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Cultivating Community
The Orion Society devotes its summer 1999 issue of Orion Afield to conveying community stories of how people have successfully come together to protect their homes and to create a better future. On the occasion of the 1999 Parliament, the Orion Society will distribute an additional 50-100 free copies of this issue to grassroots groups who are involved in community-building work.
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