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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Plenary Sessions
Opening Plenary Session Wednesday, July 7th
Edifici Forum Auditorium 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatzo, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people and has received many international awards including the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize
WELCOME to the 2004 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS!
The 2004 Parliament Pathways to Peace: the Wisdom of Listening, the Power of Commitment opens with offerings from inspiring leaders and artists from around the world dedicated to peace.
Open Plenary Highlights
· Welcome from representatives of the Council for a
Parliament of the World's Religions, UNESCO Centre de Catalonia, Universal Forum of Cultures and the
Archbishop of Barcelona · Music and meditation with Sri Chinmoy
Shinto Observance with Reverend Munemichi
Kurozumi • Invocation for World Peace cello solo by Michael
Fitzpatrick • Commitments to address the plight of refugees • Yorba observance by Wande Amimbola • Jain Blessing
Shirin Ebadi 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate An Iranian lawyer and human rights activist with Islam as her starting point, Ebadi campaigns for peaceful solutions to social problems and promotes new thinking on Islamic terms.
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The Nobel Foundation
As a Parliament participant, you are invited to fully engage in the unique opportunities of this week, to actively and respectfully listen, to consider how to make a commitment to better world, to make new friends from a religion or spirituality other than your own and to create continuing pathways to peace. Together we can be signs of peace and hope for the world.
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