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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Monday, December 7, 2009
9:30-11:00am INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION
Journey into America Room 107 Film
sults in all fields, but particularly in interfaith and crosscultural education. This interactive workshop will introduce electronic solutions to pressing educational needs. with participants receiving a free software package at the end of the session. The session will include an example of online learning from Year 8 students from Beaconhills College in Melbourne, who have taken an online course in world religions, looking especially at Aboriginal religions, Buddhism, Christianity. Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Richard Prideaux is a teacher at Beaconhills College, Berwick, Melbourne, Australia. Rev Ed Hubbard is a clergy member of the Correllian Nativist tradition and a public religious educator.
This film explores how Muslims fit into contemporary American society. Have the American ideals of pluralism and openness been sustained in the post-9/11 American society? Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, Islamic scholar and author, with a group of young Americans, journeys across the country to explore America and American identity after September 11. The film was directed by Craig Considine.
Poverty, Health and Religion in Australia Governor David de kretser Jacinta Collins Margaret Bell Room 105 & 106 Panel Discussion The links between poverty and health are well documented. In Australia, religious organisations play an increasingly key role in the alleviation of poverty and in the provision of health care. This panel session will explore the issues, analysing the current links between religion and government, and suggesting future directions, regarding not just health and welfare care but also health promotion and poverty reduction for the Australian people, including minority groups. Governor de kretser will focus especially on the issue of men's health. Born in Sri Lanka, Professor David de Kretser is currently the Governor of Victoria and chief patron of this Parliament of the World's Religions. He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne before pursuing a research and academic career. He has subsequently served on many national and international health boards and committees. He has specia lised particularly in men's health issues. Before becoming Governor, he was Professor of Medicine at Monash University Jacinta Collins, a senator for Victoria and spokesperson on family and children's issues, was born and educated in Melbourne. She worked in the trade union movement before being elected as a senator in 1995, She has served on a range of parliamentary committees in such areas as public administration, workplace relations and education as well as in the shadow portfolio for children and youth Margaret Bell is an educational psychologist and the founding President of the Chain Reaction Foundation, In recent years, she has prioritised working in collaboration with Aboriginal community leaders to broaden public awareness and understanding of the value of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal knowledge. Margaret has been recognised by the United Nations as an eminent world leader in volunteering and community service and is a member of the Order of Australia.
Sikh Panel on Principles and Articles of Faith Dr Ranbir Singh Sandhu, Moderator Kuldeep Singh Giani Gurbax Singh Gulshan Mejindarpal Kaur Room 108 Panel Discussion This session will share and discuss the basic principles of the Sikh faith. The session will include an overview of a Sikh, as per Sikh scripture, and a presentation on the de velopment of the Sikh Code of Conduct. The articles of the faith and their relevance to our limes will be discussed. The efforts of various Sikh organisations to secure the right of Sikhs to practise their faith across the world will also be presented. Dr Ranbir Singh Sandhu is Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University. He has served as President of the Interfaith Association of Central Ohio and as the founding Secretary General of the World Sikh Council - America Region. He is the author of the authoritative book 'Struggle for Justice: Speeches and Conversations of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Kuldeep Singh is the President of the Sikh Youth of America. He has been the Secretary of the World Sikh Council, Americas, among other positions held in the global Sikh community. He also has over 30 years of experience in working with youth, holding camps and retreats, inspiring Sikh values, and infusing the spirit of human oneness in them. Graduates of his camps have gone into the world and opened several nonprofit endeavors to help humanity Giani Gurbax Singh Gulshan was born in India in 1951 and travelled to London in 1981 as a preacher. Gulshan continues to preach in diwans, seminars and conferences worldwide. He can interpret Gurbani, Sikh history and Maryada comprehensively, and in 2005 wrote a commentary on Maryada (Sikh Code of Conduct & Conventions. He has been in charge of the European chapter of Vishav Sikh Parchark Sanstha Amritsar since 1995, Mejindarpal Kaur is legal director and chair of the UK chapter of United Sikhs, a registered charity, which serves minority and underprivileged communities globally through programs of civil and human rights advocacy, human development and humanitarian relief. She leads the legal team that is fighting for the right to wear the Sikh articles of faith in Europe, particularly in France.
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