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 Monday, July 12, 2004 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM
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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.
before-seen footage of Mother Teresa speaking from the heart about her simple and profound spirituality that, put into action, transcended religious, political and cultural boundaries enabling her to open 500 homes for the poor in over 124 countries showing how works of love are works of peace. (54 min.) In English with Spanish subtitles. A discussion with the producer immediately follows.
A Seat at the Table: Struggling for American Indian Religious Freedom Joanne Shenandoah Douglas George Kanentiio
Jeanette Petrie is an Emmy award winning filmmaker who, together with her sister Ann Petrie, produced and directed the films Mother Teresa and Mother Teresa: The Legacy. Jeanette Petrie worked closely with Mother Teresa for twenty years and traveled extensively with her throughout the world.
Room 116, English Film Festival
Traditional Mevlevi Order Ceremony of Sufi Dance KulturBakanligi Devlet Sema Sanatcilari Auditorium (3155), English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
Traditional Mevlevi Order ceremony of Sufi dance and music, call to prayer and hymns.
In December 1999, over 7,000 spiritual leaders and scholars from around the world met in Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the 3rd Parliament of the World's Religions. Legendary professor of religious studies, Huston Smith (The World's Religions) attended with a delegation of 8 American Indian spiritual and political leaders. This documentary features Smith's extraordinary one-on-one conversations with them. (91 minutes). A discussion session with Joanne Shenandoah and Doug George Kanentiio follows during the Open Space period. This program is a part of a series of programs highlighting the beliefs and practices of Native American peoples for the 2004 Pariliament.
KulturBakanligi Devlet Sema Sanatcilari - Performers of Sema (Whirling Dervishes), Turkish Ministry of Cultures. The performers include three dancers and seven musicians: Sadrettin Ozcimi, Tevfik Soyata, Ahmet Sahin, Ahmet Calisir, Kemal Karoz, Derya Turkan, Hakan Kilincarslan, Sami Bediz, Irfan Ertas and Mustafa Gocer.
Joanne Shenandoah is a multiple award winning Native American composer, vocalist and performer whose music reflects the indigenous philosophy and culture which continues to have a profound effect on the world today. She is a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy - Oneida Nation. She has 13 recordings and her music is on 40 plus compilations. She has appeared at the White House, Kennedy Center and of various music festivals across the USA.
Death: Meeting Place for All Traditions Florencio Serrano Prior Lama Drurgyu Tenpa Lama Sönam Lama Puntsok Lama Tenzin Lama Kelsang Thubten Wangchen Theater, English/Spanish/Catalan Artistic Performance
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.
Artistic performance presenting the Buddhist ritual dances and chants that accompany the died person in this essential passage that is death.
Mother Teresa: The Legacy Jeanette Petrie
Florencio Serrano is the president of the Buddhist Temple DagStrang-Kagpu in Barcelona.
Room 117 Film Festival
Lama Drurgyu Tenpa is Director of the Buddhist Temple of Dag Shang Korgyu and assistent of Kolu Rinpoche. Had the responsibility for introducing Tibetan Buddhism in Spain.
Lama Sonam is a Dr. in Buddhist Philosophy.
Mother Teresa: The Legacy (2003), a new film by Ann and Jeanette Petrie, premiered in Rome at the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall as part of the official program of Mother Teresa's Beatification. It is the dramatic story of Mother Teresa's last day, her sudden death and her moving state funeral which was attended by the poor, the powerful and the rich from around the world. This moving film includes intimate and never
Lama Puntsok is Director of retreats in a Buddhist Temple.
Lama Tenzin is Director of the Buddhist center of Zaragoza
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