Commemorative Anniversary Celebrations, Virtual Unity Gatherings, Religica and More PoWR Updates
PoWR Updates
Join the Parliament and Unity Earth in Celebration of the 127th Anniversary of the World Parliament of Religions

On Friday, September 11th join Ben Bowler, Executive Director of Unity Earth and Audrey Kitagawa, Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, for a special conversation about the Parliament’s history and influence in the world in celebration of the 127th anniversary of the World Parliament of Religions.

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11 Days of Global Unity 2020 Gathers Virtual
Summit on the Future of Humanity

Beginning on September 11th, the Parliament of the World's Religions is joining We, the World for 11 Days of Global Unity 2020: Summit on the Future of Humanity featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate; Vandana Shiva, World Renowned Environmentalist and Activist; Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, Member of the Turtle Clan and Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory; Jamie Margolin, 18 year old Climate Activist Founder of This is Zero Hour, Author of Youth To Power (Foreword by Greta Thunberg); Audrey Kitagawa, Chair of the Parliament of the World's Religions; and Yvette Tackie, Youth Leadership Advocate with AIESEC, Tanzania.

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Commemorating the 127th Anniversary of the
1893 Parliament: Interfaith Harmony for World Peace

On the occasion of the 127th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's participation at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions, the Parliament of the World's Religions and Shri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Rajkot invite you to participate in an international webinar on "Interfaith Harmony for World Peace"

The webinar will be hosted on Friday, September 11th from 7:00 - 9:30 PM IST.

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Leaving a Legacy: 1893 to Today

127 years ago, the visionary men and women of the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions had a dream of bringing people of different faiths together to get to know and understand each other and make the world a more peaceful place. Birthing a global movement, their legacy lives on to this day through the Parliament's ongoing work. Even in today's word where physical events must be postponed, the Parliament continues to connect the global interfaith movement through online content and engaging extensive networks to create more harmony, peace, justice, and sustainability in our world.

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Join the "One Planet Peace Forum:
Building the Future We Envision"

Taking place the weekend following International Day of Peace (September 21), One Planet Peace Forum was designed to be a more in-depth, focused follow up to this international event, an opportunity for people to spend time with internationally known peace builders who will offer their visions for a peaceful future.

Join the Parliament and other colleagues for this special forum.

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Join the Parliament in Celebration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 
Interfaith Perspectives: A Multigenerational Conversation on the 5th Anniversary of the SDGs

On Tuesday, September 15th join the Parliament's Next Generation Task Force for the virtual program, Interfaith Perspectives: A Multigenerational Conversation on the 5th Anniversary of the SDGs.
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Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress and Outlook

On Monday, September 21st join Bhumi Global, the Parliament of the World's Religions, UNEP Faith for Earth, and United Religions Initiative (URI) for the launch of our report, Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress and Outlook.
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The Culture of Peace: Change our world
for the better in the Age of COVID-19

On Thursday, September 10th the Parliament of the World's Religions joined the Global Movement For The Culture Of Peace following the 9th Annual High Level Forum on The Culture of Peace convened by the President of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly on the theme, The Culture of Peace: Change our world for the better in the Age of COVID-19.

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WATCH NOW: Faith in the UN

On Tuesday, September 8th the Parliament of the World's Religions joined ambassadors, UN officials, members of the UN interagency Task Force, and fellow members of the UN Multi-faith Advisory Council to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. The event entitled Faith in the UN: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and looking to the future. 

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WATCH NOW: 50 for 50 featuring Chris Peters

Parliament Trustee, Chris Peters, was interviewed by Shoney Blake of Stanford University's Native American Cultural Center for their 50th anniversary celebration.

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Valeria Vergani

Today's release entitled, A Planetary Resiliency Model: Rethinking our Systems, features Valeria Vergani, a Global Council Trustee of the URI North America Leadership Council.

Additionally, she serves as Interfaith Coordinator for City in Focus Foundation, an interdenominational Christian organization, and as a Director of the InterSpiritual Sustainability Society, a registered URI Cooperation Circle in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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#InterfaithNow

Breaking interfaith stories that inspire us. Check out some of the great work being done by our interfaith colleagues around the world.

Vatican official: Human fraternity is the Christian response to identity politics from Catholic Sentinel

Interfaith action plays key role in addressing Africa’s challenges from Vatican News

Center For Interfaith Cooperation Hosting Virtual Festival of Faiths from WFYI
 
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