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 DESCE
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Unity in Diversity through the Arts and Religiosity of Indonesia
Ni Ketut Arini
Gusti Koes Murtiyah
Nurlia Ruddin
Suprapto Suryodarmo
Eko Kadarsih
Ida Pedanda GK Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa Eddy Supriono Wirabhumi
Diane Butler
Room 208
Panel Discussion
In this program, panellists will discuss the concept of bhinneka tunggal ika, 'unity in diversity, which was a basis for the eleventh century process of reconciliation among three faiths at the Samuan Tiga Temple and a poetic and philosophical revelation from the fourteenth century kakawin Sutasoma. The concept has continued to be a foundation for the arts and religiosity of Indonesia today. Panellists will reflect on their artistic practices as mediums of offering to renew the accord between humankind, nature, and God/Source of Life.
Ni Ketut Arini, of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, is a distinguished performer, choreographer and teacher of classical and modern Balinese dance. She was a faculty member at the Indonesian Conservatory of Performing Arts (KOKAR) and then a supervisor for national high schools throughout Bali. In 1973, she founded Sanggar Warini, a traditional studio in her birth-village Lebah, where she continues to guide hundreds of young artists. She has toured extensively throughout the world.
Gusti Koes Murtiyah, of Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, is the daughter of the late Sri Susuhunan Pakubuwono XII, the king of Karaton Surakarta Hadiningrat. She holds a degree in Javanese Literature and is Director of Yayasan Pawiyatan Budaya Karaton Surakarta, which develops and preserves palace arts and culture. She has performed traditional Javanese court dances in Jakarta, Asia, Europe and the United States.
Nurlia Ruddin, of Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, is the daughter of a leading teacher of the ritual dance Pakarena. She is a dance teacher at the National High School for the Arts in Somba Opu. Nurlia regularly performs in Indonesia, and her students have received national recogni
tion.
Suprapto Suryodarmo founded his Padepokan Lemah Putih school in Mojosongo, Solo, Java in 1986. Since 1970, he has studied free movement, Vipassana and Javanese Sumarah meditation. He uses these practices in the nature, temple and human fields. For twenty years, Suprapto Suryodarmo has taught his Joged Amerta method and created ritual art in Indonesia, Europe, the US, Mexico, Australia, the Philippines, Japan and India. He is a founding member of Dharma Nature Time and Yayasan Dharma Samuan Tiga.
Eko Kadarsih, of Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, is a leading performer of classical palace dances of the Karaton Surakarta. She holds a degree in Literature. Since 1986, she has performed with the karaton artists delegation and as an independent artist in several Indonesian provinces and in Jakarta, Asia, Europe and the USA.
Ida Pedanda Gede Ketut Sebali Tianyar Arimbawa, of Amlapura, Bali, Indonesia, was confirmed as a Bali Hindu Priest in 1985 and is currently Dharma Adhyaksa of the High Priests' Assembly of Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (Indonesian Hindu Councill. He is active in AIDS education and care for youth and fosters the presence of traditional ecosocio-religious knowledge and practices in national/global environmental forums. Pedanda Arimbawa has joined interreligious art, prayer, and dialogues throughout Indonesia and internationally.
Eddy Supriono Wirabhumi, of Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, holds an MA in Economics and a PhD in Law from Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang. As a Board Member of the foundation Yayasan Pawiyatan
Budaya Karaton Surakarta, he is costume director for the artists of Karaton Surakarta and an advisor for the renovation and revitalisation of the palace architecture.
2:30-4:00pm ENGAGEMENT SESSION
Diane Butler was born in the United States and has resided in Bedulu and Tejakula, Bali since 2001. She is a movement artist, teacher and cultural/education program director who has worked in contemplative intercultural arts in the US, Europe, Mexico and Asia. Diane holds a BFA in Dance from Juilliard and an MALS in Dance & Culture from Wesleyan. She is completing her PhD in Cultural Studies at Universitas Udayana in Bali. She is a founder and president of Dharma Nature Time.
Interfaith Australia, Social Cohesion and the Muslim Communities Patricia Madigan
Andrew Markus
Hass Delall Ikebal Patel
Councillor Brian Shanahan
Room 209
Panel Discussion
This session will examine the multifaith scene in Australia, especially in relation to 9/11 and its aftermath. Panellists will consider how Muslim communities have been affected by social tensions arising from the growth of international and domestic terrorism, and they will explore the Australian government's strategy for addressing these tensions, including programs under the National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security (NAP). The presenters are nationally and internationally recognised as academic and organisational leaders in social and community cohesion and the interfaith and multicultural movements. Professor Andrew Markus will assess the situation from a social cohesion perspective, and Dr Patricia Madigan will offer a comparative perspective on the attitudes of Muslim and Christian women. Dr Patel, head of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, will speak from a community perspective.
Dr Trish Madigan is a Catholic Dominican sister who is experienced in interfaith dialogue in many contexts. She is a foundation member of the Women's Interfaith Network (WIN) and a Christian representative on the Australian National Dialogue of Christians, Jews and Muslims (ANDCJM). Between 2004 and 2008, she has been an Australian delegate at four meetings of the intergovernmental International Dialogue on Interfaith Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Andrew Markus holds the Pratt Foundation research chair in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, and is Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Andrew has researched Australian immigration and Indigenous history and is the author or co-author of more than ten books, the most recent being Australia's Immigration Revolution (Allen & Unwin, 2009). His report Mapping Social Cohesion 2009: The Scanlon Foundation Surveys was released in November.
Dr Hass Dellal is the executive director of the Australian Multicultural Foundation. He has over twenty years of experience in policy, management, community development and programming for cultural diversity. He is a special advisor to the National Police Ethnic Advisory Bureau, Committee Member of the European Multicultural Foundation, board member of the Adult Multicultural Education Services and Fellow of the Williamson Leadership Program.
Dr Ikebal Patel is the President of Muslims Australia, the peak body articulating the interests of Australian Muslims. Muslims Australia manages seven Islamic schools including one of the largest Australian schools of which Ikebal is the Board Chairman. Ikebal is the Chair of the Australian Capital Territory Muslim Advisory Council and an Advisory
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