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 DESCRI
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Mary Braybrooke is a Vice-President of the World Congress of Faiths and has worked for fifty years as a social worker in child care, in the community, and in hospitals. She has also published a research paper on the attitude of members of different faiths to organ transplants and presented a program on this subject at the Cape Town Parliament. At present she is working with people suffering from renal failure.
Bhai Sahib Dr Mohinder Singh comes from a line of spiritual leaders, and is Chairman of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha. He is a retired civil and structural engineer, with two honorary Doctorates for work in faith, community and education. Bhai Sahib is also a recipient of the Juliet Hollister Award from the Temple of Understanding.
Global Ethics and Religion Forum - World Religions Perspectives on Justice, War and Peace - Panel II
Rev Dr David L C Clark, Moderator Torkel Brekke
Irfan Omar
Robin Wang
Perry Schmidt-Leukel
Fr Cedric Prakash, SJ
Xinzhong Yao
Gary Bouma
Room 110
Panel Discussion
The human reality of war, its origins, and its consequences have long been a matter of concern to the world's religions. Arrayed against deep human aspirations to live in harmony and peace, the persistence of war poses a daunting challenge to justice and sustainable living. One. response to that challenge has been the centuries-long development of just war' thinking that has taken place in the context of a number of humanity's religious traditions. While just war thinking has taken a variety of forms in different religious contexts, it has not yet been fully articulated in terms that explicitly place it within the framework of the larger questions of sustainability. This panel will explore the ways in which the traditions of just war thinking intersect with the question of human and planetary sustainability. The panel will make a strong case for the positive, global contribution of the world's religions to a better world of sustainable peace and justice.
Rev Dr David L C Clark is the chair of the Von Hugel Institute at St Edmund's College, Cambridge University.
Torkel Brekke is an Associate Professor of History of Religion at the University of Oslo, specialising in South Asian religions.
Dr Irfan Omar is an Assistant Professor of Theology and Islam at Marquette University in the United States. He specialises in Islamic thought with a particular focus on mystical and aesthetic expressions of
Islam.
Robin Wang is the Director of Asian Studies at Loyola Marymount University in the United States. She specialises in Chinese philosophy. Perry Schmidt-Leukel is Director of the Centre for Inter-faith Studies at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Fr Cedric Prakash is the Director of the Prashant Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace in Ahmedabad, India. He is also a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.
Xinzhong Yao is Professor of Confucianism at the University of Wales in Lampeter, Wales.
Gary Bouma holds the UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations-Asia Pacific at Monash University in Melbourne.
11:30am-1:00pm
INTERRELIGIOUS SESSION
2014 Site Selection Orientation Part 2 Helen Spector
Rev Dirk Ficca
Zabrina Santiago
Members of the Melbourne Bid Team and Board of Management
Room 111
Panel Discussion
The second of two programs describing the 2014 Parliament Site Selection Process will help teams from interested cities understand the requirements of hosting a Parliament event and prepare them to decide whether to engage in the proposal process. This session will help teams to understand how engaging in the process of bid preparation can positively impact the development of their local interreligious movement. This session will specifically focus on: 1. The financial considerations of the proposal process and of hosting a Parliament event; and 2. The logistical and hospitality requirements of a Parliament event.
Helen Spector serves on the Board of Trustees for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR). She joined the Board of CPWR in 1990 to help plan the 1993 Parliament Centenary Celebration and has served as co-chair for the Site Selection task forces that selected Barcelona (2004) and Melbourne (2009) for Parliament gatherings. Helen lives in Portland, Oregon.
Rev Dirk Ficca serves as Executive Director of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. Dirk worked closely with the religious and spiritual communities of the Chicago metropolitan area to plan and organise the 1993 Parliament in that city. After the 1993 event, Dirk continued to lead the Council's efforts to build a vibrant interreligious movement in Chicago and around the world. Dirk is also an ordained Presbyterian minister.
Zabrina Santiago is Deputy Executive Director and Partner Cities Director for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. She brings over 15 years of experience in executive leadership, strategic planning, and relationship management to the Council. She is recognized for her work in over 25 international cities in developing the Partner Cites Network of the Council. The Partner Cities Network serves to connect organizations, guiding institutions, and religious and spiritual communities in cities around the globe who are working toward creating more just, cohesive, and sustainable communities. Zabrina, an active leader in the Presbyterian Church (USA), holds a Masters in Theology from McCormick Theological Seminary.
Sport as a Tool for Peace -
Daily Youth Session
Tanya Oziel
Nick Hatzoglou
Kamal Abualthom
Robert 'Dipper' DiPierdomenico
Yonatan Belik
Room 201
This session will explore the success of peacebuilding using sport by showcasing the 2008 Australian Football League (AFL) Peace Team. The team of 15 young men from Israel and 15 young men from Palestine came together last year to play the game of Aussie Rules Football in the 2008 International Cup held in Melbourne,
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