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 Sunday, July 11, 2004
INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
international humanitarian and conservation institutions, many of which she helped establish. She is currently a Member of the World Commission on Forestry and Sustainable Development, The Earth Charter Commission and a board member of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD).
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Shumei Taiko Ensemble - Earth Songs: Water Shumei Taiko Ensemble
ТВА Performance
Katherine Marshall works in the field of international development, with a focus on issues for the world's poorest countries. She is a senior officer of the World Bank, where she has worked since 1971. She is currently responsible for a broad range of issues turning around ethics, values, rights and faith in development work, and serves as Counselor to the President of the World Bank. Dr. Marshall served for several years as Country Director in the World Bank's Africa region, focusing on the Sahel region, and on Southern Africa, and for East Asia (during the East Asia crisis), and has also worked on Eastern Africa and Latin America. Ms. Marshall is a graduate of Wellesley College and the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University (MPA '69). She serves on the Boards of several NGOs, and most prominently was engaged in the creation and development of the World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD). She speaks and publishes widely on issues for international development.
The Shumei Taiko Ensemble has captivated audiences throughout the world with the precision and vitality of one of the oldest musical traditions. Within the Ensemble's pulsating music is a fervent, heartfelt prayer for wisdom and world peace. The musicians play an assortment of drums, flutes, gongs and bells to deliver a pure, driving sound that goes straight to the heart, mind and soul.
How Can Mysticism Contribute to the Contemporary World? Lama Tsondru Jalil Barcena Fr. Javier Melloni Ribas Multiuse (1800), Spanish/English/Catalan Panel Discussion
In ancient Japan, the beat of a drum or "taiko" accompanied petitions to God. Today, the Shumei Taiko Ensemble continues to unite people of all beliefs, nations and languages in a grand vision of love and harmony. The Ensemble began in a moment of kanno doko, in which the sound of drums accompanied prayers to heaven. Its music can be understood as a form of prayer, a prayer for world peace and friendship among all people of the earth.
Faith on Film: Satya - A Prayer for the Enemy Macky Alston Barbara Abrash
Room 111 Film Festival
This panel discussion includes speakers from three religious traditions (Buddhism, Islam and Judaism), and deals with the mystical dimension as a part of the human being, which we must necessarily develop. The deterioration of the environment and the continuous conflicts are due to the absolutism of the ego without transcendental reference.
Lama Tsondru is a Buddhist monk, who spent eight years in the monastery of Samye Ling in Scotland. Currently, she leads several Buddhist centers and a community in Spain, and organizes seminars on meditation in other countries.
Faith on Film Series: Satya - A Prayer for the Enemy (1995) explores the continued religious oppression and human rights abuses in occupied Tibet and the struggles of women who are spurred by their religious beliefs to life-threatening service on a daily basis. In a deeply personal and lyrical manner, this film offers the testimonies of Tibetan Buddhist nuns, who for years have been staging demonstrations for independence against brutal imprisonment. It is exceptional for the beautiful way in which it portrays the resilience with which these modest women face down even the most intimidating foe. (28 min.) A discussion session with Macky Alston and a religious leader of the faith tradition in the film immediately follows.
Jalil Barcena is an expert in Sufism, the director of the Institute of Sufi Studies of Barcelona and a professor at the Religious Traditions Centre and the University of Girona.
Javier Melloni Ribas is a Jesuit Priest and teacher. He is a Member of Cristianisme i Justicia, and Professor of Spiritual Theology in the Faculty of Theology of Cataluña, A Catalan anthropologist and Dr. in Theology, he has published books on history of religions and is part of the advisory board of the Local Office of the Parliament of World's Religions, Father Javier specializes in interfaith spirituality and dialogue.
Macky Alston is the Director of Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary committed to cultivating, supporting and promoting engaging, responsible, balanced media about religion, spirituality and ethics.
Barbara Abrash is Associate Director of the Center for Media, Culture and History and the center for Religion and Media at New York University where she also teaches. She is an independent documentary producer, film curator and co-editor of Personal Essay Filmmaking of the 1980's and 9-11 and After: A Virtual Casebook as well as numerous articles.
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