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 DES
Monday, December 7, 2009
Canon Alistair Macdonald-Radcliff is Director General of the C-1 World Dialogue, has served as Senior Advisor to the World Economic Forum and its Council of 100 Leaders' West-Islamic Dialogue. He was also formerly Dean of All Saints' Cathedral in Cairo where he remains international advisor to President Bishop Mouneer Anis, Primate of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.
Shadi Toloui-Wallace
Shadi Toloui-Wallace Room 201
Artistic Performance
Australian singer and composer Shadi Toloui-Wallace aims to uplift hearts through her music. Born to parents of Australian and Iranian origin, she blends diverse backgrounds to create music that is varied, soulful and unique. In this performance she will perform songs from her debut album, 'Leather Bound Book, a collection of Bahá'í Sacred Writings set to contemporary melodies with a World Music flair.
Born to parents of Australian and Iranian origin, Shadi's love for music and devotion to her Faith blends these diverse origins to create music that is varied, soulful and unique. Touching someone's heart in a song through the power of music is something she treasures. Shadi is undertaking a national tour with other artists both before and after the Parliament of the World's Religions.
Joanne Shenandoah: Healing
Through Music
Room 201
Artistic Performance
A Grammy Award and eleven-time Native American Music award-winning artist, Joanne Shenandoah, a Wolf Clan member of the Iroquois Confederacy, has fulfilled the promise of her Native American name, Tekaliwah-kwa ('She Sings'). From traditional chants to contemporary sounds, Joanne enchants audiences around the world and has established a reputation as one of America's foremost and celebrated Native recording artists. Neil Young calls her 'one of the finest tributes to Native American Music and Culture. The Associated Press states, Shenandoah has become the most critically acclaimed Native American Singers of her time. Since emerging as an artist in 1990, Shenandoah has performed at Carnegie Hall, the White House, Kennedy Center, Earth Day on the Mall, Woodstock '94, the Parliament of the World's Religions in South Africa, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia in Spain, and Hwa Eom Temple in South Korea, as well as at thousands of venues in the US.
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The Road to Copenhagen - Is Climate Change the New Slavery?
Room 202
Panel Discussion
2:30-4:00pm ENGAGEMENT SESSION
There are interesting echoes between the current economic debate about climate change and the debate about the abolition of slavery over 150 years ago. One of the chief objections to ending the admittedly morally objectionable practice of slavery was the projected collapse it would bring to the world economy. Similar projections have been given for scenarios in which the global economic system would be transformed to reduce green house emissions through the development of new technologies and changes to more eco-friendly lifestyles of individuals and nations. Is climate change in all its manifestations a new form of slavery? Are there any lessons from the abolition of slavery, and the resulting boom to the world economy that resulted, which might be applied to the current situation? How do we weigh moral and economic values and outcomes as we consider addressing this pressing global challenge?
Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Response
and Advocacy by Religious Communities. Sue Wareham, Moderator
Hirotsuga Terasaki
Mr Kawai Room 204
Nuclear weapons are the most significant human-made destructive force on the planet. They pose a spiritual as well as existential threat to humanity. Why has humanity been so slow and ineffective in meeting the challenge posed by nuclear arms? What can religious and spiritual communities do to meet the challenge of abolishing these weapons of mass annihilation? This panel discussion will explore the grassroots and advocacy efforts made by various religious communities around the world to protect against nuclear proliferation and mobilise public opinion. These include the proposed Nuclear Weapons Convention, and the development of educational tools such as exhibitions, volumes of nuclear survivors' testimonies, DVDs and publications showing what individuals can do to address the situation. SGI's work on disarmament is characterised by grassroots education. These activities, which have been carried out on a global scale, include petition drives, traveling public exhibitions, seminars and publications.
Sue Wareham is the president of the Medical Association for the Prevention of War IMAPW).