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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Nonviolent Peaceforce: Religious Peacemakers' Circles
Robert Manning
David Hartsough
Krishna
Room 115, English Lecture
We invite you to join with us in creating a global Nonviolent Peaceforce with thousands of trained peacemakers from all religious faiths by the end of this decade! Hear about the experience and principles that work in reducing violence in a war-torn country, and of the courage and commitment of world "citizen pioneers" in the Peaceforce and the Sarvodaya movement in Sri Lanka. We will demonstrate how Religious Peacemakers' Circles can create an innovative means for religious leaders and members of Faith communities to provide much greater personal and financial support for the Nonviolent Peaceforce.
Robert L. Manning is a 68 year-old proud father of three children and two grandchildren. He has been Special Projects Director for Unity Foundation for five years, and is a retired fire captain of twenty eight years. He has also been an activist against nuclear weapons for five years..
David Hartsough is a Quaker, father and grandfather from San Francisco, California, and is a Co-Founder and Strategic Relations Director of the Nonviolent Peaceforce. David is deeply committed to nonviolence, and has been working for nonviolent social change and peaceful resolution of conflicts around the world for over 45 years.
Krishna teaches refugee children Alternative Performing Arts. He teaches music, theater and painting at refugee camps in Sri Lanka, where hs is a full-time volunteer. He is also a well-known percussionist and former Marketing Director.
God and Allah Need to Talk: A Multicultural, Interfaith Program for Healing and Reconciliation
Ruth Broyde-Sharone
Thomas Hedberg
Stefani Valadez
Room 116, English/Spanish
Film Festival
The film's title is an ironic commentary on how little nonMuslims know about Islam. It illustrates how courageous Muslims, Jews and Christians in Los Angeles are determined to bring about healing through interfaith dialogue, community outreach and even dinner conversations channeled to dissolve fear and suspicion by welcoming the stranger. A live musician will illustrate how the artistic element enhances and deepens interfaith encounters. (18 min.) In English with Spanish subtitles. Producer Ruth Broyde-Sharone and Dr. Hedberg will then co-facilitate a session on interfaith dialogue. Printed
Program Descriptions Sunday, July 11, 2004
LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM 3:00 PM
materials with suggestions for interfaith activity and guidelines to establish an interfaith dialogue group (developed by the NCCJ) will be shared.
Filmmaker, journalist, Interfaith activist, public speaker, Ruth Broyde-Sharone first dreams and then creates uplifting events that encourage interfaith dialogue through multi-cultural encounters and the arts. In 2000 she received a gold medal in Geneva from Fete d'Excellence for her work in promoting interfaith dialogue and multi-cultural education.
Director of the Center for Sacred Psychology in Los Angeles, Dr. Hedberg has been involved in interfaith dialogue for over 40 years. He is co-author of A Code of Ethics for Spiritual Directors and Coming Home: A Handbook for Exploring the Sanctuary Within.
Stefani Valadez's musical repertoire is rich and romantic, including songs of many nations. She modernizes and deepens ancient love. songs and liturgical prayers as in her newest CD, "Latino Alive" which highlights the time she lived in Spain performing, writing and collecting songs from the Spanish and North African Sephardic traditions.
Pablo Casals: A Cry for Peace Michael Fitzpatrick
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Room 117
Film Festival
Pablo Casals: A Cry for Peace (2002) is an autobiographical portrait of the greatest cellist of the 20th Century who devoted his life and work to world peace. From 1920 until 1936, Casals silenced his cello and baton and went into self-imposed exile in Prades, French Catalonia. He was persuaded to conduct an orchestra at the Prades Festival and later moved to Puerto Rico. In his last years he mounted a personal peace crusade, conducting this work in some 50 major cities throughout the world. (85 min.) In English. A discussion with Michael Fitzpatrick follows during the Open Space period.
Michael Fitzpatrick served as principal advisor to Academy Award winner Robert Snyder during the completion of his final monumental film, Pablo Casals: A Cry for Peace. Snyder, whose numinous body of work included films on Michelangelo (Academy Award), R. Buckminster Fuller, Anais Nin and Henry Miller, said of Casals, on which we he worked for nearly 50 years, "It is perhaps the finest." Before he passed away in March 2004, Snyder expressed his great hope of being present in Barcelona for this screening.
Art and Religiosity of Indonesia
I Wayan Patera
I Gede Pitana
Yayasan Dharma Tiga
Auditorium (3155), English
Panel Discussion, Workshop, Performance
Over the course of this program, participants will learn about how the people of Bali connect with nature and spirituality in
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