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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Parliament Academy
Young people have been meeting at Parliament since the event's modern inception in 1993. Today people under the age of 30 are attending the 2004 Parliament from around the world for a variety of different reasons.
Discussions: At the opening youth gathering, participants will break up into groups of 12 to meet daily in room C-2. Digest the day's activity and share your experiences with other youth delegates.
Some are undergraduate and graduate students, seminarians, and student activists from over 30 different schools who have incorporated the Parliament into their schools ongoing religious education course work. Others are young people from different religious and interreligious groups looking to gain the essential skills needed to engage with other religious and spiritual communities when the return from the Parliament Event. Look for participants wearing Academy t-shirts at the Opening Plenary for more information
Programs: Each day young people will have the opportunity to participate in interreligious skillbuilding workshops. Learn dialogue and interview skills, community mapping and information gathering, faith inspired community service, media training, and religious freedom. See youth program descriptions for more details.
Under the banner of the Parliament Academy, the following are gatherings, programs and discussions geared to people under the age of 30 at the 2004 Parliament:
Young people play a special role at the 2004 Parliament. As full participants young people bring a sense of compassion, energy, and leadership vital to building a deep spirit of harmony between and among religious communities. Youth leaders from different religious traditions, backgrounds, and beliefs from, will build relationships, and gain strategies for continuing cooperative based social action projects back to their own communities. Identified at the opening gathering, 1999 alumni and youth leaders will help all youth participants engage in the larger Parliament building relationships, enjoying Barcelona, attending observances and having fun.
Gatherings: On Thursday July 8th during Open Space, participants under the age of 30 will be greeted by young alumni from the 1999 Parliament and a small group of youth leaders meeting before the Parliament event. Come hear commitments made at previous Parliaments and develop your own goals for this Parliament. Please meet in Room 116 promptly at 5:30 on July 8, 2004.
Building an Interfaith Youth Movement in Your Community: Shared Values and Social Action Sunday, July 11 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121
Honoring Shared Views in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Thursday, July 8 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Room 116 Spanish/English/Catalan Uniting Youth Leaders for Global Transformation Friday, July 9 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121 English
Connecting with Young People in Our Cities Sunday, July 11 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Room 134 English
Promoting Sustainable Development through Partnerships with Religious and Spiritual Communities and Youth Tuesday, July 13 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Room 125 Interreligious Engagement in Higher Education - A Princeton Model Tuesday, July 13 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121
Young People and Religious Freedom Saturday, July 10 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121 English
Media Empowerment - Understanding and Using the Power of Media Monday, July 12 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Room 121
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