Parliament of Worlds Religion 2009 Melbourne Australia

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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INTERNATIONAL PLENARY Saturday 5 December 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm Celebrate the exemplary work of a growing, global movement that has cultivated dialogue and relationships among people from a diversity of the world's religions. Learn about the hope-filled efforts of religious and spiritual communities, actively supported by international interreligious organisations. Celebrate the achievements of metropolitan interreligious communities around the world in the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions Partner Cities Network, including the Legacy Partner cities of Chicago, Illinois, USA: Capetown, South Africa: Barcelona, Spain; and Monterrey, Mexico and the 2009 Inaugural Partner City San Jose, California, USA, Hear about the efforts to establish a United Nations Decade of Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, Understanding and Cooperation for Peace. Join in honouring the 2009 recipient of the Paul Carus Award, for outstanding contributions to the international interreligious movement.
SACRED MUSIC CONCERT Sunday 6 December 7.30 pm - 10.00 pm
World-class musicians, vocalists and dancers will perform some of the most sacred music and movement from many religious and spiritual traditions. Contemporary and traditional styles will be performed by:
Canon Gideon Byamugisha Canon Gideon Byamugisha is an ordained priest in the Church of Uganda. In 1992, he became the first African religious leader to openly declare his HIV-status and has since devoted his life to an AIDS ministry that has taken him to over 40 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.
The Agape International Choir, Christian • Muslim singer-songwriter Zain Bhikha
and Ensemble • Flautist Dr Natesan Ramani and singer Manjiri
Kelkar and Ensembles, Hindu traditions • Contemporary Jewish music and song: Dr Kim Cunio, Heather Lee and Ensemble The Gyuto Monks of Tibet, Harmonic Tibetan Buddhist Chant • Jain Tradition, Classical Indian Dancer, Divya Jain • Cantor Rabbi Philip Heilbrunn and Choir, Traditional Jewish Chant Brahma Kumaris: David Jones and Friends, featuring
James Morrison • Whirling Prayer Ceremony. Naqshbandi Sufi Order
of Australia • Bhai Kultar Singh and Group, Sikh Tradition • Shadi Tolui-Wallace, Baha'i Vocalist and Guitarist
and more to be confirmed
Paul Carus Award The Paul Carus Award seeks to recognise, honour, celebrate and affirm outstanding work in support of the international interreligious movement and the efforts of religious and spiritual individuals, communities and organisations towards a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.
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