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
Overcoming Poverty in an Unequal World
To some, poverty is a word. To others, it is a way of life. While many have escaped the plight of poverty, along with the disease, hunger and other struggles that come with it, too many people have not. The United Nations Millennium Goals have expressed the hope that extreme poverty will be halved by 2015. To help attain this goal, the 2009 Parliament will explore how religious and spiritual communities throughout the world are implementing practical solutions to ensure that basic human rights to adequate food, clean water, housing, education and employment opportunities are available to everyone. Come learn how
Sessions on Overcoming Poverty
Session Title
The Rights of the Poor and the Orphan in the Qur'an: Overcoming Poverty in an Unequal World
Poverty Must No Longer Be With Us Interreligious Partnerships for Ending Hunger
The Crisis and the Opportunity: Wisdom from Faith Traditions and Communities
Breaking Through Patriarchy: New Visions for Women of Faith How a Profound Spiritual Theology can Overthrow Poverty Poverty in Wealthy Countries: Challenges Ahead
Cambodia in the Aftermath of Genocide: Where Does Faith Come in?
Interfaith and the Future of Africa
Halting the Spread of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Challenges for Faith
Engaging Faith-Based Organisations for the Millennium Development Goals: Comparative UN Experiences
Pastoral Responses to HIV/AIDS from the Global to the Local Perspective
Socially Engaged Buddhism: a Pathway to Peace Global Poverty Project
Discoveries from 'Mapping' Faith Engagement in the International Development Challenge
Building a Culture of Peace- Development on the ground in El Salvador
UN Millennium Development Goals, Challenges and Opportunities for Global Stability
Education for Successful Societies
A Baha'i Perspective on the Right to Development
Poverty, Health and Religion in Australia
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement - Grassroots Development, Conflict Resolution and Education
Faith-Consistent Investing
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
Stop the Traffic, People are Not for Sale: Human Trafficking and Slavery in the World Today
Caritas Australia - Community Development in a Multifaith and Multicultural Environment
you can adapt these ideas to your own community. With commitment, creativity and collaboration, people of faith, spirit and goodwill can make poverty a thing of the past.
Highlights to look for:
Poverty and Development Symposium See pages 106-107 for more information.
See back of book for full descriptions. Date Time
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Plenary Hall
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