A Vision of Interfaith Cooperation,
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A Powerful Vision for Interfaith Cooperation:
The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative

Dr. Charles Ian McNeill serves as the Senior Advisor on Forests & Climate for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) where he oversees the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative and forest and climate policy.

At the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace hosted in Germany this past August, Dr. McNeill addressed hundreds of religious leaders and shared a powerful vision for interfaith cooperation on climate.

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PoWR Updates
Religions for Peace Honors Parliament and URI Leadership with Honorary Title
 

The 10th World Assembly was a historic gathering for Religions for Peace (RFP) and more broadly the global interfaith movement. As was previously reported, Prof. Azza Karam was selected as the new Secretary General of Religions for Peace, making her the first woman to be selected for this critical leadership role within the organization.

As the Assembly came to a close in August, RFP representatives voted for another historic appointment, one especially important for the future of cooperation between three of the most prominent global interfaith organizations.

Parliament of the World's Religions Chair, Audrey Kitagawa, and the Executive Director of United Religions Initiative (URI), the Rev. Victory Kazanjian, were nominated and elected as Honorary Presidents of Religions for Peace...

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A Day of Remembrance, A Day of Hope

September 11 is a day of remembrance at the Parliament. 

Every year, we celebrate the first gathering of Western and Eastern faith traditions took place on another September 11, 1893, at the first World's Parliament of Religions, and the lives that were forever changed by this historic event.

Every year, we also mourn the lives lost from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and we condemn the rise of hate and violence against the perceived religious "Others" that followed in the wake of it.

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Chicago Vedanta Society to Host Swami Vivekananda Celebration Banquet

At the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions, Swami Vivekananda addressed thousands of attendees and delivered a speech that cemented him as a key figure in what would become the global interfaith movement. 

This weekend, the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago located in Homer Glen, IL is celebrating the concluding program of the 125 Years Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Addresses as part of their Fall Banquet.

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Religica Podcast Released Today:

Debra Boudreaux

The Parliament of the World's Religions is proud to distribute Religica, a weekly podcast produced in partnership with our allies at Religica.org and Seattle University.

Today's release entitled Talking About The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation: Focused On A World Of Service features Debra Boudreaux, the Executive Vice President of the international Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation.

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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.

Interfaith Voices: People of faith unite for the Earth from The Blue Mountain Eagle

Interfaith dialogue – a painstaking process from Qantara

Interfaith Blessing of the Waves brings unity through shared love of the ocean from The Orange County Register

Interfaith meet: Teach religion in schools from Times of India

Interfaith leaders in California support Drag Queen Story Hour against anti-LGBTQ protest from Metro Weekly
 
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