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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MAJOR SUBTHEMES
Indigenous Peoples
in a spirit of trust by providing a chance for Indigenous Peoples around the world to voice their concerns and aspirations, as well as share their wisdom and insights. Topics include the environment, spirituality, rights and governance, culture lincluding history, education and language), colonization, de-colonization and more.
The Indigenous Australian communities practice the world's longest continuous cultural and religious tradition. going back more than 55,000 years. Like other Indigenous or First Nation Peoples across the world, they live close to the land and its waters. Their traditional knowledge and wisdom guides them in living in harmony with the environment. Across the globe, however, the lands to which Indigenous Peoples belonged were invaded; their families, communities and health were severely disrupted; and their respective cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices were undermined. Leaders of some countries and religious and spiritual communities have started a reconciliation process with the Indigenous peoples whom they have marginalized and mistreated. The Parliament offers the opportunity to continue with the reconciliation process
Highlights to look for: Indigenous Reception See page 112 for more information. Indigenous Assembly See page 112 for more information.
See back of book for full descriptions.
Date 4 Dec
Time 9:30-11:00am
Location Room 105
4 Dec 4 Dec 4 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 5 Dec
9:30-11:00am 9:30-11:00am 2:30-4:00pm 2:30-4:00pm 9:30-11:00am 2:30-4:00pm
Room 211 Room 217 Room 102 Room 103 Room 215 Room 111
5 Dec
2:30-4:00pm
Room 216
Sessions on Indigenous Australians Session Title Framlingham Aboriginal Trust, the Gunditjmara People and Brambuk Cultural Centre The Samoan Experience The Wurundjeri People of Melbourne Working Together, The Health of Two Worlds Our Impact on the Land Has the Same Impact on Us Mamaa: The Untouchable Ones Indigenous Perspectives on Education: Building Academic Skills with a Strong Cultural Grounding Maori Custom Law and Listening to the LandAustralian Aboriginal Meditation The Responsibility of the Mainstream for Reconciliation (Part 1) Spirituality and Healing in Melbourne's North Aboriginal Reconciliation in Melbourne: Working for Land Justice and Reconciliation Knowing Home: A Presentation of Indigenous Spirituality Kanyini Spirituality and the Western World The Centrality of Spirituality in Australian Indigenous Education The Impact of Modernity and Climate Change in Oceania Aboriginal Women - Healing the Land and its People Hearing the Other: How Can Cultural Organisations Best Work with Indigenous Communities? The Responsibility of the Mainstream for Reconciliation (Part 2) The Black GST (Genocide, Sovereignty, Treaty] Beyond the Dreamtime: Aboriginal Belief Systems and Their Deeper Philosophic Construct The Stolen Generation and The Apology
5 Dec 6 Dec 6 Dec
2:30-4:00pm 9:30-11:00am 11:30am-1:00pm
Room 202 Room 102 Room 207
6 Dec 8 Dec 8 Dec 8 Dec 8 Dec 8 Dec 8 Dec
2:30-4:00pm 9:30-11:00am 9:30-11:00am 9:30-11:00am 9:30-11:00am 11:30am-1:00pm 11:30am-1:00pm
Room 218 Room 110 Room 105 Room 102 Room 211 Room 207 Room 214
8 Dec
9 Dec
2:30-4:00pm 9:30-11:00am 11:30am-1:00pm
Room 110 Room 106 Room 102
9 Dec
9 Dec
11:30am-1:00pm
Room 212
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