Interfaith Partners Release Faith-Based Action Report, Anniversary Celebrations, Religica and More PoWR Updates
PoWR Updates
Interfaith Partners Launch Faith Based Action Report on the Sustainable Development Goals

On Monday, September 21st the Parliament of the World's Religions, Bhumi Global, UNEP Faith for Earth, and United Religions Initiative (URI) released the report, Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress and Outlook. The report details progress made by the Faith community toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and makes recommendations for achieving even greater impact.

The official release was commemorated with a webinar program of the same name. The program featured the participation of Dr. Iyad Abu Moghli, the Lead Principal Advisor on Engaging with Faith-Based Organizations at UN Environment; Joshua Basofin, the Director of Climate Action at Parliament of the World’s Religions; Kehkashan Basu, the Founder and President of the Green Hope Foundation; Lauren Van Ham, Climate Action Coordinator of the United Religions Initiative; Ravneet Singh, the currently the South-Asia Project Manager at EcoSikh; Rev. Susan Hendershot, president of The Regeneration Project and Interfaith Power & Light; Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development; and Gopal Patel, co-chair of the United Nations Multifaith Advisory Council and Director of Bhumi Global.

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

From September 25th through September 27th, join the One Planet Peace Forum a free interfaith, interdisciplinary gathering for building a culture of peace the weekend following International Day of Peace. OPPF was designed to be a more in-depth, focused follow up to this international event as an opportunity for people to spend quality 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 Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Temple of Understanding at FORUM2020

The Parliament invites you to join the celebration of the Temple of Understanding's 60th Anniversary by participating in FORUM2020: Science, Spirituality, the Climate Emergency and Our Future & Global Interfaith Prayer Service for the Earth. The celebration brings together world religious and spiritual visionaries, Indigenous leaders, scientists, and youth environmental activists to address the urgency of the climate crisis with strategies for inspired collective action.

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Join the NextGen Task Force for A Multigenerational Conversation on Empowering Girls

October 11th marks the United Nations observance of the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.

On Thursday, October 15th the Parliament's Next Generation Task Force is celebrating the critical importance of empowering girls in order to foster a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world with the webinar, Planting Seeds of Hope: A Multigenerational Conversation on Empowering Girls.

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WATCH NOW | Interfaith Perspectives: A Multigenerational Conversation on the SDGs

Hosted by the Parliament’s Next Generation Task Force, this unique conversation on the successes, the challenges, and the critical role of interfaith perspectives and action in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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UN75 & the UN International Day of Peace:
Pathways for Transformation at the United Nations

Organized in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and in observance of the UN International Day of Peace, the UN2020 Coordinating Partners invited global audiences to an informal dialogue with key actors in the field of global affairs, religion, ethics, and peace and security on Saturday, September 19th.

The dialogue was moderated by Daniel Perell, UN Representative of the Baha’i International Community and featured the participation of Audrey Kitagawa, Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Parliament of the World’s Religions; Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace; Fabrizio Hochschild-Drummond, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary; Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Chair, NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and Steven Aiello, Founder of Debate for Peace from Tel Aviv, Israel.

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WATCH NOW: The Shift Summit & Music Festival

From September 18th through September 21st, organizers hosted the Shift Summit & Music Festival, a 4-day online conference of inspiring visionaries and uplifting musical artists. The “live from home” event began on Friday, September 18 at 8:00am Pacific Time and ran through the weekend, culminating on Monday, September 21 for the International Day of Peace. Parliament Chair, Audrey Kitagawa, was part of the program Personal Peace in Times of Crisis.

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WATCH NOW: Celebrating the
127th Anniversary of the Parliament

On Friday, September 11th Ben Bowler, Executive Director of Unity Earth and Audrey Kitagawa, Chair of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, gathered 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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WATCH NOW: Interfaith Harmony for World Peace

On September 11th, 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 hosted the international webinar Interfaith Harmony for World Peace.

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Parliament Climate Action Reps
Join UNEP Global Dialogue

On Thursday, August 27th Parliament Trustee, Michael Terrien, and Climate Action Task Force member, Kusumita Pedersen, joined the United Nations Environment Programme’s Faith for Earth Initiative for a global dialogue with around 128 faith leaders, representing 12 religions, 131 organizations from 37 countries and included interfaith practitioners, scientists and scholars in a discovery session to discuss the United Nations Environment Programme’s 2021-2025 mid-term strategy.

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Mamoun Khreisat

Today's release entitled, Bridging East and West through Intercultural Citizenship, features Mamoun Khreisat the URI Middle East and North Africa Regional Coordinator.

He holds a Master's Degree in International Business and is the founder of the Friends of Foreigners Club at the University of Jordan. He has been a dedicated social worker since the early 1990s, with a lifelong commitment to promoting intercultural and interreligious understanding.
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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.

A Catholic priest takes on interfaith fight against COVID-19 in a sacred Hindu city from Religion News Service

Peacebuilding a priority for post-pandemic world from The Lutheran World Federation

This Urdu comic book teaches kids how to navigate the pandemic while promoting interfaith harmony from Images

Muslim lands staking out interfaith coexistence from The Christian Science Monitor
 
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