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 DESC
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
sociology in 2004. She attended Sangha University of DDM for professional monastic training, including philosophy of Buddhism and Chan practice.
Dr Barbara Condron is an educator, interfaith minister, filmmaker and author. In the fields of mind and energy, Barbara is a leader in researching the appearance and development of spiritual consciousness in humankind. Her work builds upon outstanding thinkers [DaVinci, Gandhi, Jung and Joseph Campbell) in the fields of symbology and archetypes, opening perception to deepen understanding of the unity existing within our diversity.
A San Francisco native, biologist turned rabbi, Elisheva Salamo is priveleged to serve as the spiritual leader of Keddem Congregation and a fabulous group of seniors at the local Jewish Community Center. Ordained at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, one of her great passions is playing with biblical and rabbinic texts, and watching how everyone comes up with important insights. Formerly a teacher in the American Jewish Committee's CJEEP program to send Jewish educators to Catholic high schools and vice-versa, she has a strong interest in mending the damaged realtionship between Christians and Jews through shared study, understanding and mutual respect.
Voices of Peace: Models for Productive Coexistence Among Youth
Ali Majokah
Freeman Trebilcock
Adela Woliansky
Marcelle Disanayake
Jagdeep (Jag) Singh Shergill
Nivy Balachandran
Room 104
Panel Discussion
This session will be led by the steering committee of InterAction: Multifaith Youth Network, and a representative from the Jewish-Christian-Muslim Association of Australia (JCMAJ Primary School Programme. InterAction is a new multifaith youth network based in Australia. It promotes religious pluralism by engaging young people in common action for the common good. Through service projects that are of benefit to the broader community, young people from diverse backgrounds can work together on addressing issues that are of concern to them and their community. For the past three years, the JCMA Primary School Programme in Victoria has been delivered to over 10,000 students in all types of schools across the state. Among the issues addressed by InterAction will include understanding the key goals and challenges in interfaith youth work. JCMA will explain their goals and processes, including results and feedback from their work with thousands of students. They will also offer an actual presentation with students.
Ali Majokah is a 20-year-old Arts/Science student at Monash University. He is currently majoring in Journalism, Philosophy, Linguistics and Biology. He is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was born in Pakistan and arrived as a refugee in Australia with his family: in 1998. In 2008, Ali took part in CMY's Multicultural Multifaith Youth Mentoring program and also in CMY's and Environment Victoria's Multicultural Leaders in Sustainability program.
Freeman Trebilcock is a 21-year-old Australian-born Tibetan Buddhist monk and a founding member of Loving Kindness Peaceful Youth.
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Freeman has collaborated in numerous interfaith initiatives including organising and participating in the 'Dialogue with the Dalai Lama: Multifaith Forum for Schools' as well as coordinating the Buddhist community for the Melbourne Interfaith Youth Pilgrimage. Freeman attended IFYC's 2007 conference on interfaith work and, inspired by the idea of interfaith service, started InterAction: Multifaith Youth Network.
Adela Woliansky is a 20-year-old Law/Commerce student at the University of Melbourne and a member of the Australian Jewish community. In 2008, Adela took part in CMY's Multicultural Multifaith Youth Mentoring program and was involved in organising an interfaith gathering between young Muslim and Jewish students. In her role as the Education Officer of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, Adela was involved in educational initiatives within her own and the wider community. Marcelle Disanayake, a Catholic Victorian with Sri Lankan heritage, is studying Politics, Sociology and Economics at Monash University, Marcelle is a member of InterAction and the Monash Young Person's Reference Group. She was formerly a Victorian Human Rights Ambassador, as well as a member of the Victorian Multifaith Multicultural Youth Network. Marcelle has won the Rotary Young Leaders Award and Certificate of Achievement for Services to the Community as a Victorian Human Rights Ambassador
Jagdeep (Jag) Singh Shergill is a member of the Sikh and Punjabi communities of Melbourne, and acts as a spokesperson for Sikh youth. He is a member of the Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria; Sikhcess Australia; the Multicultural Multifaith Youth Network; Centre Of Melbourne Multifaith and Others Network; Victoria University Western Region Interfaith Network: 3ZZZ 92.3 FM. Melbourne's Ethnic Community Radio; and the National Ethnic Multicultural Broadcasters Council.
Nivy Balachandran is a 22-year-old member of the Hindu community. She is currently completing a Master's degree in Development Studies at the University of Melbourne. In 2007 she completed CMY's Multicultural Multifaith Youth Mentoring program. Nivy is a member of the International Women's Development Agency and has travelled extensively. An advocate for human rights, she intends to work in international development or humanitarian aid.
The Road to Copenhagen - The Burden and Challenge for the Next Generation Room 105
Along with the 300 million most vulnerable populations in the least development countries around the world, it will be young people who will bear the burden of climate change over the next 50 years. The good news is that young people are leading the way in confronting this global crisis head on, with a combination of idealism about their future and realism about the difficult decisions and effort needed for what lies ahead. The Global Humanitarian Forum is providing a platform for young people to make their voices heard, to develop ideas, strategies and networks, and to work in practical and effective ways to implement new solutions.