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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PROGRAM O Monday, December 7, 2009
9:30-11:00am INTRARELIGIOUS SESSION
Dr Hans Küng is an internationally known Christian theologian and president of the Global Ethic Foundation of Tübingen University. He has published over fifty titles, including The Beginning of All Things - Science and Religion, Islam: Past, Present and Future and a manifesto: Global Economic Ethic Consequences for Global Businesses. Dr Kung lives and teaches in Tübingen, Germany Dr Dipak C Jain has been dean of the Kellogg School of Management since 2001. His career in education began as a student in Tezpur, northeast India. He earned his Master's Degree in Mathematical Statistics from Gauhati University in India and his PhD in Marketing from the University of Texas. Since 1989, Dean Jain has also been a visiting professor of marketing at the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement - Grassroots Development, Conflict Resolution and Education AT Ariyaratne Room 203 Seminar How can sustainable empowerment for people be supported, so that local solutions can be made to the world's largest problems? AT Aryaratne will speak about his work in Sri Lanka, where Sarvodaya has reached over half the villages and supported over 11,000 villagers in helping themselves. Dealing with the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, shepherding local development projects including inspiring people to build schools, promoting biodiversity and sustainability measures, and digging wells, are some of the ways Sarvodaya helps communities meet their needs through principles of nonviolence and cooperation. Young people and their communities all around the world already engage in poverty reduction and human development. In these times of climate change and economic hardship, how can this local work be fostered and strengthened to play an ever larger part of the solutions? How can spiritual principles support this transformation to collaboration and to peaceful resolution of conflict? What is the role of education in this transformative work? And how can creative engagement bc fostered, to reclaim local resources and local wisdom to meet urgent needs? Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne is the founder and president of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement. He was the recipient of the 1996 Gandhi Peace Prize, the Niwano Peace Prize, the King Beaudoin Award and many other international honours for his work in peacemaking and village development,
The Role of Media in Conflict Resolution - Panel Ahmed Rehab Dr Paul Wee Leymah Gbowee Karen Hernandez-Andrews Room 204 Panel Discussion The international media, with its global reach and powerful influence, can fan flames of conflict and misunderstanding, or it can help to quench them and bring illumination. This panel will discuss possible strategies for utilising broadcast, print and Internet media outlets to promote and facilitate interfaith and intergroup understanding and dialogue; participants will include journalists, educators, producers and activists. Ahmed Rehab is an American Muslim activist and writer with a focus on civil rights, media relations and Islam-West relations. He is the Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy office. Rehab serves on the boards of directors of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the Immigration and Refugee Interfaith Ministries, the Chicago Human Relations Advisory Committee and the Egyptian American Society. He is a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Muslim task force. Paul Wee is presently adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC He served as program officer for the United States Institute of Peace where he worked primarily on interfaith conflict resolution in Nigeria and Colombia. He received his BA from Harvard University. Paul has a Masters of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary and a PhD, magna cum laude, in Philosophy and Social Science from the University of Berlin, Leymah Gbowee was very involved in the film 'Pray the Devil Back to Hell' and was one of the primary members of the liberia Mass Action for Peace group. She is one of the founders of Wipsen Africa, an all-female human rights organisation that seeks to professionalise and institution lise women in peace and security in Africa, Karen Hernandez-Andrews holds an MA in Theological Research in Christian-Muslim Understanding from Andover Newton Theological School and a BA in Peace and Justice Studies with a concentration in Islam from Wellesley College. She is currently pursuing a Master's of Sacred Theology in Religion and Conflict from Boston University School of Theology. Karen teaches at educational institutions, churches and other organisations about Islam, global Christian-Muslim relations, Al Qaeda, and theological responses to terrorism and Islamophobia.
The Many Faces of Peace Dr Homi Dhalla Room 207 Audiovisual Presentation and Discussion The twentieth century has been the bloodiest in the history of mankind. Although the tentacles of violence have spread far and wide, there has been an increasing awareness of the need to work for a culture of peace. It is perhaps time to stop focusing on the wounds and work towards healing. This presentation wishes to draw attention to the constructive steps being taken by artists, educators, musicians, religious leaders, athletes and statesmen who are all contributing to the culture of peace. The presentation will show about 130 slides depicting various aspects of peace.
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