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 DESGR
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
11:30am-1:00pm INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION
Ms Kellie Nagle is Family Violence Prevention Coordinator at Darebin City Council, Victoria, Australia
Dr Jan Sihar Aritonang represents the National Council of Churches of Indonesia Professor James Haire, formerly moderator-general of the Uniting Church of Australia, is director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Spirituality Professor Siti Mulia, of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, is secretary-general of the Indonesian Conference of Religions for Peace Dr Kyoichi Sugino is Director of Worldwide Services for World Conference of Religions for Peace. Anwar Ibrahim is a Malaysian political leader. Dr Sunggong Kim is a member of the South Korean parliament and secretary-general of the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace. Dr Lilian Sison is secretary-general of the Philippines chapter of Religions for Peace and chair of the Women's Committee, Asian Conference of Religions for Peace. Professor Tu Weiming is a world authority on Confucianism
Sustaining Spiritual Practices in a Changing World Minnie Lucy Naylor, USA: Inupiaq Eskimo, Moderator Leo Killsback, USA: Northern Cheyenne Arturas Sinkevicius, Lithuania: Romuva Mary Issaku Serwah, Ghana/Akan Room 105 Youth Panel Traditional spiritual practices of Indigenous peoples have been under attack consistently, by colonisation and other societal pressures. The efforts of various Indigenous communities to foster an appreciation for and strengthen Indigenous beliefs and practices in their young people are challenging. Youths on this panel will discuss how they are able to maintain their Indigenous belief systems.
Preventing Violence Against Women: Australian and International Perspectives Rene Drumm Upala Devi Kellie Nagle Room 104 Panel Discussion Domestic violence is a significant social problem worldwide, touching all ethnic and socioeconomic groups and people of all religions. According to a statement issued by the UN Secretary General in October 2006. "Violence against women persists in every country in the world as a pervasive violation of human rights'. This program will feature international perspectives as well as research findings from two studies on domestic violence within the Seventh-day Adventist faith tradition. Thanks to a recent VicHealth project grant, faith leaders from across the North of Melbourne are coming together united in the stand that violence against women is never acceptable. Leaders from many faiths have undertaken family violence training to learn about the causes and effects of family violence and how to provide an appropriate response to victims and perpetrators of violence. Faith leaders have also participated in workshops to develop a Declaration Against Family Violence, recognised each year on White Ribbon Day (25th November), the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Rene Drumm is a professor of social work and chairs the Social Work and Family Studies Department at Southern Adventist University. Dr Drumm has served in higher education for the past 17 years. Dr Drumm holds a doctorate degree in Sociology from Texas Women's University and a Master's degree in Social Work from Michigan State University Dr Drumm's current research interests include domestic violence, sexual identity, and program evaluation. Ms Upala Devi is the Coordinator of the UN Task Force on Violence against Women and the UNFPA Technical Advisor on Gender-Based Violence. She has worked with a UN interagency project on a human rights-based approach to development, as well as with the Canadian International Development Agency, and with many other organisations Ms Devi holds an MPhil in South East Asia and South-West Pacific Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Minnie Naylor, an Inupiaq Eskimo raised in Kotzebue, Alaska, works with the Sivuliq Youth Media Group, which is finishing its current production. 'The Lost Dances, a film about Eskimo dances exchanged between Alaska and Russia. She has been an academic advisor at the local university branch campus and has been involved in local government. She is a recent graduate of the Rural Development Program at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Leo Killsback is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation of southeastern Montana (USA). He is also a member of the Northern Cheyenne War Dancers Society and a painter for the sacrificial ceremony of life at Noavose. He is currently completing his dissertation on the history of Cheyenne leadership and also teaches courses, including Tribal Law, Tribal Government and Native Americans in Film, at the University of Arizona and Tohono O'ohdam Community College. Arturas Sinkevicius is an active member of the Lithuanian Ancient Religion Romuva Senior Priests Circle as well as a participant in Kauno Romuva, an Ancient Lithuanian religion community. He is the leader of Ethnographic Farm, a summer camp held each year since 1997 where young people learn traditional rituals, singing, dancing, and making musical instruments. He studied Recreation Pedagogy at Vilnius University and works as a teacher of Ethnic Culture. Ms Mary Issaku Serwah is a social health worker and educator operating through her church in partnership with the NGO Compassion International Ghana. She confronts such health issues as malaria, HIV/ AIDS and TB as well as issues such as adolescent reproductive health, teenage pregnancy, and drug abuse. From a background in teaching, she has also been active in several African peace and leadership conferences.
Proselytisation and Religious Freedom Kusumita Pedersen, Moderator Tonya Gonnella Frichner Amir Farid Isahak Joseph Prabhu Arvind Sharma Room 106 Panel Discussion Proselytisation, the effort to bring others into one's own religion, has been the cause of extensive and bitter conflict between religious traditions. Today it remains a cause of tensions and is an urgent topic calling for careful and responsible examination. This panel will examine differing views on the religious, ethical, and legal aspects of pros
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