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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PROGRE
Saturday, December 5, 2009
2:30-4:00pm ENGAGEMENT SESSION
in Germany, and third, in a presentation about the model society the Prophet Muhammad established in Medina based on universally-recognized moral principles represented at the core of the Gülen Movement works today. Ercan Karakoyun was born in 1980 in Schwerte (Germanyl and studied spatial planning at the University of Dortmund with a focus on urban sociology. Since 2007, he has been working on his PhD on Transnationality among Turkish entrepreneurs in Germany at the Goethe University of Frankfurt/Main. He is a correspondent for the magazine Zukunft and has numerous published writings. His research interests include regional and urban research, residential sociology, integration issues, migration and other subjects. Ibrahim Sayar was born and received his education in Turkey. After graduating with a Theology degree from Harran University, Turkey, he traveled to the USA to received his MA in Psychology at Concordia University, Chicago. In 2003 he started working for TACA as the religious leader of the Turkish community in Chicago. Since 2005 he has been working for the Boston Dialogue Foundation as an Imam and Director, Mr Sayar has been active in interfaith dialogue since 1999. Mr Ali Riza Candir has a BS degree in Electronics Engineering in Turkey and has been working with the Rain Drop Foundation as Executive Director since 2007. He is also President of the Cülen Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes academic research in global peace, social harmony and social justice. He has actively organized intercultural and interfaith dialogue activities in cities such as Houston, Mexico City and Washington, DC
Indigenous Perspective on Education: Building Academic Skills with a Strong Cultural Grounding Darlene St Clair, USA: Dakota, Moderator Margaret Lokawua, Uganda: Karimjong Constantino Pinto, East Timor: Timorese Room 111 Panel Discussion It is widely acknowledged that most Indigenous peoples have suffered the impact of colonisation. Today, many Indigenous people continue to struggle to access an education that is respectful and supportive of their rights. Indigenous peoples also wish to learn and to speak the language of their people and to maintain their cultural and spiritual identities while also enjoying the benefits of education. Panellists in this session will discuss these themes within the broader framework of self-determination. lyekiyapiwin (Darlene St Clair) is an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at St Cloud State University, where she is also the director of the Multicultural Resource Center. Her work examines the integration of Native cultures' histories and languages into curricula, the arts, cultural expressions and education of Native peoples. She is dewakantunwan Dakota and a member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota, USA. Margaret Lokawua is a member of the United Nations Forum on Indigenous Issues. She is also the Chairperson for Civil Society for Indigenous Organizations in Karamonja, as well as the Director of the Indigenous Women Environmental Conservation Project. Constantino Pinto is co-founder and current director of Fundacao Lafaek Diak (FLD: The Good Crocodile Foundation, an Indigenous Timorese non-profit, non-government community development organisation. He and his family lived through the Indonesian military invasion and occupation of East Timor.
Interreligious Regional Concerns: Africa Ishmael Noko, Moderator Lally Lucretia Warren Prabhudas Pattni Setri Nyomi Room 110 How does spirituality-and the interreligious movement in particular-express itself through the prism of geography? In this series of regional conversations, panellists hailing from varying religious traditions but similar areas of the globe engage and investigate. Topics include how water-related issues are reshaping and reconfiguring Africa and the uses of African rituals related to the healing of memories. Rev Dr Ishmael Noko has been the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation since 1994. He is responsible for international affairs in contact with governments and political leaders and has worked with refu gee services for various churches. He obtained his MA at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon, Canada and his PhD from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Lally Lucretia Warren is a nurse and midwife and the chairperson of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i in Botswana, She has led a wide variety of interreligious initiatives and has served as Chairperson of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'í in Botswana. She chaired a prominent session at the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions entitled Strategies for Mainstreaming Gender into Peace Building and Inter-Faith Programs Prabhudas Pattni is the General Secretary for the Hindu Council of Africa, Rev Dr Setri Nyomi is the General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARCI-the first non-European to serve in this position. He comes from Ghana, and has studied in the University of Ghana and Trinity Seminary in Ghana as well as Yale University and Princeton Theological Seminary in the USA, WARC is the global umbrella body of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, Waldensian and some United and Uniting Churches.
Le Carnaval Spirituel Indradyumna Swami Room 201 Artistic Performance Le Carnaval Spirituel is a joyful, colourful tapestry of theatre, dance, music, song, yoga, martial arts and meditation, bringing forth the timeless spiritual wisdom of ancient India's Vedic culture. Le Carnaval performs 'Bharat Natyam,' an ancient form of divine dance from South India, in its traditional style and in a contemporary East-meets-West fusion dance. "Katak, a dance native to North India, is divinely graceful, each movement imbued with deep spiritual significance designed to elevate our consciousnesses and put us in touch with our inner selves. Classically trained ballerinas from Russia add a magical touch. Le Carnaval also enacts an ancient tale of Divine romance, intrigue, love and war from a time when pious kings ruled the earth and their evil counterparts fought them with mystic powers and supernatural weapons. In 'The dance of the warrior, the audience travels back through centuries to a time when warriors developed
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