Major Interfaith Meeting
on April 28
Los Angeles, CA: What constructive
role can religious and spiritual communities play in the
world to promote a more peaceful, just, and sustainable
future? That is but one of the many challenging questions
that will be tackled at a major all-day interfaith event
on Saturday, April 28 at the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation,
Abu Dawoud Hall in Los Angeles.
Structured as a day of community-building, fellowship, prayer,
art and interfaith celebration, the intention of the conference
is to explore ways of promoting interfaith tolerance, respect
and commonality. Sponsored by the Southern California Chapter
of the Council for the Parliament of the World’s Religions,
and offering more than 20 workshops and seminars, this mega
event is designed to link local interfaith groups and to
encourage and inspire broader interfaith work in Southern
California and throughout the world.
The April 28 program features a keynote panel of local interfaith
luminaries: The Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord, of the Episcopal
Diocese of Los Angeles; Rabbi Steve Jacobs, Special Advisor
to LA Sheriff Lee Baca; Dr. Ananda Guruge, former Sri Lankan
Ambassador to UNESCO, and founding director of the University
of the West; and Dr. Hassan Hathout, an internationally
renowned scholar of Islam and Ethics. Over 20 breakout sessions
are planned, including such far-ranging topics as The Challenge
of Respect and the First Amendment, Science and Spirituality,
Naming the Ultimate, and Islam and the West. They will be
led by scholars and activists like Dr. Jack Miles, Professor
Don Miller, Salam Al-Marayati, Stephen Rohde, Father Alexei
Smith and Bishop Edward Turner.
Registration begins at 9 AM, the program starts at 10 AM
and ends at 9 PM. Cost is $30 before April 10, $36 after
April 10 and at the door, and $10 for students, which includes
both lunch and dinner. The Council for a Parliament of the
World’s Religions is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information contact: Waliya Perkins, waliyainayat@yahoo.com,
(310) 575-1972 or Rev. Jeff Utter, padrejeff@charter.com
(626) 437-3184.
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