Religions
for Peace - USA
Podcasts for The People Speak 2006
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Matt and Laura Pierce, recent Mennonite student exchange
participants, talk about their experiences in Iran and US perceptions
of Iran.
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Dr. Agnes Abuom, of the Anglican Church of Kenya, speaks from
the World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan about the impact
of multi-religious cooperation on religious leaders, religious communities,
and individuals.
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Katherine Marshall,
formerly of the World Bank, speaks from the World Assembly of Religions
for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on her experiences in trying to "bridge
the divide."
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Ela Gandhi,
a member of the South African Parliament, speaks from the World Assembly
of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on sacred texts and personal values.
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Rev. William R. Tolbert III, a Baptist minister and Regional
Director of the Religions for Peace Conflict Transformation program in
West Africa, speaks from the World Assembly of Religions for Peace in
Kyoto, Japan on his own path towards a career in reconcilliation.
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Sarah
Bernstein, Program Director for the The Interreligious Coordinating
Council in Israel, speaks from the World Assembly of Religions for Peace
in Kyoto, Japan on the role of religion in conflict.
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Fatmeh
Kassem,
a Palestinian woman living in Israel speaks from the World Assembly of
Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on the power of individual agency,
compromise, and identity in our world.
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Chintan Shah,
Chairperson of the Young Jains of America,
speaks from the World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan
on the unique challenges facing the youth as the next generation of religious
leaders.
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Judith Van Osdol,
of the Latin American Council of Churches, speaks from the World Assembly
of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on the interplay of gender roles
in religion.
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Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Reis-ul-Ulema - President of the Council of
Ulema - in Bosnia-Herzegovina. speaks from the World Assembly of Religions
for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on his own experiences working toward dialogue
and reconcilliation.
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Helena Rijoly,
a peace educator from Indonesia, speaks from the World Assembly of Religions
for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on the conflict in her region and her role as
a youth leader.
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Hans Kung,
President of the Global Ethic Foundation, speaks from the World Assembly
of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on the Declaration for the Global
Ethic, endorced by the Assembly.
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Imad Falouji, Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and
Former Minister of Communications of the Palestinian National Authority,
speaks from the World Assembly of Religion for Peace in Kyoto Japan on
the importance of listening to the "other" and keeping an open
mind for international cooperation.
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Rabbi David Brodman, Chief Rabbi of Saviyon, Israel, speaks from
the World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan on his love
for Israel as a place for people to come together, and the importance
of neighborliness in the quest for peace in the Middle East.
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Rabbi David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious Affairs
of the American Jewish Committee, speaks from the World Assembly of Religions
for Peace in Kyoto, Japan, on the role of religion as a source of identity,
and the threat created by demonizing the "other."
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Alexandra Asseily, founder of the Garden of Forgiveness in Beirut,
speaks from the World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Kyoto, Japan
on her work in war-torn Lebanon.
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Palagummi
Sainath, award winning journalist and expert on poverty, speaks
at a monthly meeting of the Committee of Religious NGOs with the assistance
of the Holdeen Porgram of the Unitarian Universalist Association about
economics in Afghanistan and India.
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The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (ELCA) speaks with Executive Director Bud Heckman about the
Millenium Development Goals and the ONE Campaign.
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