Executive Director Joins Online Observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week
On Sunday 6 February 2022, Parliament Executive Director Rev. Stephen Avino joined Rev. William E. Swing and LauraSa Pele Lafoia Ava for a special observance of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week hosted by Peace Sundays.
"World Interfaith Harmony: Past, Present, and Future" was a Sacred Activism broadcast featuring three interfaith leaders sharing their stories and the past, present, and future of their organizations.
Welcomes Trustee Class of 2024
The Parliament of the World’s Religions is honored to welcome eight new members to the Board of Trustees. The Class of 2024 began their term on 1 January this year, joining the Parliament in its mission to cultivate a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.
In Part 2 of this announcement, we invite you to learn more about Sahar Alsahlani, Kaleb Nyquist, Rori Picker Neiss, and Dr. Harpreet Singh.
Hosting Monthly Members Meditation & Meet-Up
The Monthly Member Meditation and Meet-Up event series brings a moment of introspection and global connection to Parliament members each month.
February's meditation is brought to you from the Parliament archives. "Yoga Nidra: Developing Compassion Through the Practice of Relaxation and Meditation" walks participants through the practice of Yoga Nidra, a yogic technique of relaxation and meditation to neutralize negative emotions with large-hearted compassion.
Become a member today and join these and other member exclusive programing.
Remembering Dirk Ficca, A Reflection from John T. Pawlikowski
Former Parliament Trustee, John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, Ph.D, joins the Parliament community in reflecting on the legacy of Rev. Dirk Ficca.
"I began working with Dirk [Ficca] during preparations for the 1993 Parliament. When he became the Executive Director and I was serving on the PoWR's board our collaboration grew. Dirk did much to establish the Parliament as a permanent institution. For this, we who work with PoWR today owe him our deep gratitude."
2021 Parliament Featured in Spring Issue of Parabola Magazine
The 2021 Parliament of the World's Religions is featured in the Spring feature of Parabola Magazine, read the full feature today at Parabola.org
Trustee Reflects on "Embracing Electoral Reform’s Spiritual Strengths"
Parliament Trustee, Kaleb Nyquist, shared a special reflection on the electoral reform in The Fulcrum. Entitled "Embracing electoral reform’s spiritual strengths", the reflection highlights the importance of electoral reform and focusing the dialogue around this issue as not just "who votes" but "how we vote".
We're Hiring!
The Parliament of the World's Religions is hiring for the position of Director of Climate Action.
#InterfaithNow
- Children of different faiths create flag to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week from Times of Malta
- Can you heal interfaith tensions with tweets and Facebook posts? Religious leaders get together in Negombo at church hit by Easter Sunday attack from Asia News
- Project overcomes interfaith tension from Anabaptist World
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