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
Friday, July 9, 2004 ENGAGEMENT SESSION 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
freedom. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Parliament.
How to Organize and Operate after Barcelona - Session 1 - Getting Organized Steve Perkins Mussie Hailu Richard Weingarten
Jennie R. Joe, Ph.D., MPH (Navajo) is a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and directs the Native American Research and Training Center at the University of Arizona. Her interest and work with indigenous communities include spirituality and health, as well as how religious beliefs and practices are expressed in identity and in one's sense of place and belonging Doug George-Konentiio, Akwesasne Mohawk, is nationally recognized as a primary source of information about Iroquoian politics and culture. He is a founding and current member of the Native American Journalists Association, and has received awards for his journalistic writings. Gordon Belcourt is a member of the Blackfeet Nation. He is executive director of the Montano-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council and the Area Indian Health Board in Billings, Montana.
Room 123, English Training Session This is the first of five related sessions seeking to encourage the organization of local support groups for the Parliament, and to strengthen existing support groups and Partner Cities. The five sessions will provide "real world" guidance and tools designed to help you build and manage a support group or Partner City. "Getting Organized" will focus on how to establish a successful group in your local area. Case studies will provide an opportunity to learn how others have organized themselves. Interactive sessions will provide you with time to explore and ask about what might work for you.
Rachel Agoyo, San Juan Pueblo, received her M.S. from the University of New Mexico and developed and managed the first Headstart Program at Cochiti Pueblo. Later, she held the position of Headstart Director for the Sandoval County Pueblos. She has been featured in the PBS program Colores and Surviving Columbus.
Steve Perkins is associate director of the Center for Neighborhood Technology. He is also the founder and convener of the Interreligious Sustainability Project, a collaborative effort of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Baha'i lay people and Chicago's 12 seminaries to engage religions congregations in the Chicago Region around issues of long-term sustainable development and environmental justice.
Uniting Youth Leaders for Global Transformation Sarah Talcott
The Honorable Dr. Mussie Hailu is Country Director for Employment for All, an Austrian International NGO, as well as the Executive Director and Representative to the Economic Commission on Africa and the African Union for the United Nations Association of Ethiopia. He is also the URI's Representative for East Africa and the Founding Member in Ethiopia
Room 121, English Academy
Richard Weingarten is an investment banker and financial advisor. He has done considerable organizational development and strategic planning work in the private and not-for-profit sectors with planning, management, and fundraising issues, and has traveled and worked extensively around the world.
Appreciative Inquiry workshop for youth delegates to develop their commitment and capacity for catalyzing interfaith cooperation and action in their home communities. Appreciative Inquiry engages individuals in dialogue that uncovers the potentials in their lives and guides participants through revelatory sharing that leads to cooperation and sharing with the larger community. This program is a part of the Parliament Academy series of youth centered programs.
Sarah Talcott, a member of the United Religions Initiative global staff in San Francisco, has been an interfaith organizer for over five years.
Five years of Interreligious Dialogue in Catalonia Joan Botam Casals Jordi Porta Ignasi Moreta
Room 124 Panel Discussion
An Approach to Pluralism, Dialogue and Peace in the Muslim World Uzeyir Ok
Room 122 Lecture
Panel discussion that will explain the work carried out by the Catalan progressive association "Christianism in the 21th century", that is, three congresses: one in 1999 on the theory and the practice of the Catholic Church; the second in 2001 on the nomination of the bishops; the third one in 2003 on the family. The panel will also mention the ecumenic prayers and the engagement for peace of the association.
Lecture that wants to apply the concepts of pluralism, dialogue and peace to Isam (like jihad, tabligh), and to detect the possible obstacles of this dialogue.
Uzeyir Ok is a Dr. in Muslim Theology and professor at the Cumhuriyet Universitesi Sivas (Turkey).
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