Parliament of Worlds Religion 2004 Barcelona

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

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Program Descriptions
Thursday, July 8, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Ignasi Boada is a Doctor in Philosophy and professor of History of Religions at the Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona, Vic and Tarragona.
present in international trade and to reach a decent life and job.
Mari Angels Roqué is an anthropologist, leads the magazine Quaderns de la Mediterrània and has recently written the book Plural Islam
Francesc Mateu has been the coordinator of Austral Africa for the department of International Cooperation of Intermon-Oxfam, now he is the spokesperson of the Universal Forum of Cultures of Barcelona at Intermon-Oxfam.
Maurice Halimi is an adjunct of the mayor of Perpignan, expresident of the Israelite Community of Eastern Pyrenees. He made the interviews for the book Secularity, spirituality in the city and organized a travel for Israelis, Palestinians and French people of all the religions in Auschwitz.
Rafael Sanchis is Director of Fair Trade of Intermón Oxfam, which is an NGO of Cooperation having 189,833 members, thousands of consumers of Fair Trade and 1,235 workers in 7 headquarters and 37 committees in Spain, from whom 949 are volonteers. This organization is member of the international net of Oxfam.
Teresa Guardans is a teacher of Judaism at the Center for the Study of Religious Traditions ("Centre d'Estudi de les Tradicions religioses") and expert in pedagogy of religions.
Santi Bolivar is Director of the Barcelona Headquarter of Intermón Oxfam.
Toni Codina is Director of SETEM, which is a NGO of solidarity with more than 1,200 members and thousands of vulonteers. SETEM actively works to promote the fair trade in a fairer world.
Unity in Diversity: The Foundations of a Culture of Peace and Justice in an Intertraditional Cooperation Lama Rinpoche Denys Room 112, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
Mrs. Rina Dewri is one of the craftswomen of Bangladesh related to the Mennonite Central Committee, which is a local partner of Intermon Oxfam. She makes products of fair trade. Mennonite Central Committee (
MCC) is a reliel, service, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC reflects the biblical call to care for the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and those in prison.
Lama Denys will offer a presentation of the ethical and spiritual common ground of all peace and justice-oriented communities. Lama Deny's vision of unity in diversity offers a means to engage in intertraditional dialogue in a spirit of mutual respect.
Mrs. Marium Begum is one of the craftswomen of Bangladesh related to the Mennonite Central Committee, which is a local partner of Intermon Oxfam. She makes products of fair trade. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a relief, service, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. MCC reflects the biblical call to care for the hungry and thirsty, the stranger, the sick and those in prison
Spiritual heir of Kyabdje Kalou Rimpoche, one of the greatest contemporary Buddhist Tibetan masters, and the spiritual guide of Rimay Shangha International, a network of Dharma centers, Lama Rinpoche Denys is very involved in the interreligious dialogue as the Honorary President of the European Buddhist Union and the co-founder of the United Traditions Initiative.
Conditions for Peace, Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity: A Christian Perspective José Luis Suárez
Room 114, Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
How Can Religious Communities Be Engaged in Fair Trade? Francesc Mateu Rafael Sanchís Santi Bolivar Toni Codina Mrs. Rina Dewri Mrs. Marium Begum Room 113, Spanish/English/Catalan Interactive Workshop
This will be a lecture presenting the protestant approach to peace education based on biblical teaching and the example of Jesus Christ. It will also discuss the contrast between a culture for peace and the culture of violence that is presented in the media.
José Luis Suárez is a Menonite postor, member of the Evangelical Council of Catalonia and president of the Catalan diaconate,
This workshop that will explain what fair trade is, and the means that exist for collaboration. There will also be testimonies as well as an exhibition of products of fair trade. Fair trade allows to avoid that the international trade produces more unfairness. Fair trade take into account ethical and environmental values. That implies the non acceptance of the children exploitation, to pay a fair price for products, to preserve the human and labor rights and the equal rights between women and men. Fair trade helps to producers to be
InterSpiritual Dialogue - The Vision in Practice Kurt Johnson Wayne Teasdale Martha Gallahue Annette Knopp Matthew Mitler
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