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
Tuesday, July 13, 2004 INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Options Consulting. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Linda teaches, consults and gives workshops around the world, and has published over 30 articles.
together against prejudices that block the Culture of Peace. Today we know that other political, economic and cultural models are possible, and we think of security in a new way. We need preventative solutions, moral leadership, sciences and technologies for peace, arts and myths to serve peace and more social and political mobilization to foster a non-violent revolution.
Joining the Partner Cities Network: The Request for Partnership Process Noah Silverman Jerry Chang Josh Borkin Clayton Benson Kristina Lobo
Professor Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Chairman of the Fundacion Cultura de Paz in Madrid, is the former Minister of Science and Education. For 12 years he was Director General of UNESCO, and continues to promote the transition from a culture of violence and imposition to one of peace and tolerance
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This program is part of the Goldin Institute sponsored series highlighting the work of the Partner Cities around the world. The document A Request for Partnership will be presented as an important tool for starting and growing an interreligious organization. Hear from partner cities about the experience of the "Request for Partnership and talk to Parliament staff about the Council's philosophy about partnership. Ultimately, this program aims to show that the "Request for Partnership is not a static document, but a dynamic and useful process.
Water as the Wellspring of Life - The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology Mary Evelyn Tucker Christopher Chapple John Grim Patricia Lee Masters James Miller Stephen Bede Scharper Rivka Kern Ulmer Vandana Shiva
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Noah Silverman has a B.A. in Religious Studies and International Relations from Connecticut College, where he completed a thesis on interreligious peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine. He has interned with the Interfaith Encounter Association in Jerusalem, CPWR in Chicago, WCRP in New York, and the Seeds of Peace Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem.
Dr. Jerry Chang is the founder and President of Humanity United Globally, and was the founder of Habitat for Humanity in Hawaii He is a former UN Representative to Paraguay and V.P. at Large for World Vision International.
The environmental crisis, global in scope and local in impact, requires major changes in the relation of humans to the Earth In response to this challenge there is a growing recognition that the world's religions can play an important role in helping to mitigate environmental problems such as those related to water. This brief introduction will address the dimensions of water as a source of renewal and purification in the world's religions. It will also point toward some specific projects engaged in river clean up and water conservation in various parts of the world.
Josh Borkin has been Education Coordinator for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions since 1999. During his service at the Council, Josh has led the development of new models for interreligious education, and organized the Next Generation programs at the 1999 and 2004 Parliament events.
A professor of religion at Bucknell University, Dr. Tucker is also
rdinator of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University specializing in Confucianism in Japon. She co-coordinated a ten conference series on World Religions and Ecology at Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions.
Clayton Benson is an Intern with the Partner Cities Program of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Kristina Lobo is a Public Ally interning with the Partner Cities Program of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.
Dr. Christopher Chapple a Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Asian-Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. His books include Karma and Creativity, Non-Violence to Animals, and Earth and Self in Asian Traditions.
The Culture of Peace Federico Mayor Zaragoza Auditorium (3155), Spanish/English/Catalan Lecture
As a historian of religions, John Grim undertakes annual field studies in American Indian lifeways among the Apsaalooke/Crow peoples of Montana and the Swy-ahol-puh/Salish peoples of the Columbia Riber Plateau in eastern Washington. His published works include The Shaman: Patterns of Religious Healing Among the Ojibway Indians.
For centuries people have considered wars as the usual and unavoidable way to solve conflicts. Today we can imagine a future without wars. We know the causes of conflicts and we can work to avoid the violence in large scale. We can fight
Patricia Lee Masters, a former Buddhist nun, has a BA and MA in Buddhist Studies and o doctorate in Political Theory. She has taught at Antioch University, University of Hawaii, and is currently
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