Japan & U.S. Chapters’ first person-to-person exchange
On 20th October 2011 a delegation of 23 members of the Japan Chapter of the IARF arrived in Washington, D.C., led by former IARF President Rev. Norio Sakai.Please see the reports below. While still in Boston, Rev. Sakai asked Rev. Richard Kellaway if he would help organize a return visit to Japan. This is planned for October 2012. […]
HRE workshop in Mysore
27-28 June 2011, @Vidhyavardhaka Pre-University, Mysore.132 participants. Mr H P Sandesh, Principal District Session judge, inaugurated… See photos here (launches Flickr tab).
Peace Day 2011 observed in Chennai
On 8th August, 2011 between 03 & 05pm. @Ethiraj College for Women (Autonomous), Egmore, Chennai As per the direction of IARF (SACC), Kerala & IARF India Chapter), the Peace Day was observed in memory of Victims of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan on 6 & 9th August, 1945 The program started as per the Invitation schedule […]
New Servetus title from IARF
Publication: On the martyr Servetus 2011 was the 500th Anniversary of the birth of Miguel Servetus (1511-1553), a Unitarian martyr for religious freedom, burned at the stake with his books in Geneva, 27 October, 1553… Our British Chapter has collaborated to produce a festschrift titled “Servetus – Our 16th Century Contemporary” (PDF download), edited by […]
November 2011 ToM: The fate of USCIRF
Has the U.S. Senate “chosen to quietly shut down the independent U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom” (USCIRF)? Do the American people “need to remind their senators of the importance of religious freedom in foreign policy and of USCIRF’s key role”? Consider this article by Nina Shea.
Japan 2011 disaster response
Relief donations to Japan 2011 superquake & tsunami victims The devastation of North-Eastern Japan’s provinces by the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami occurred shortly before our 2011 Council meeting. IARF members in several countries spontaneously raised donations of £4,574, which was added to considerable donations made by IARF members in Japan, and given to relief work in Sendai. […]
“Dialogue between religions: Future or past?”
Saturday, October 15, 2011 Amsterdam (video, Dutch language) A seminar about the how & why of a dialogue between the religions (Does this dialogue have a future? How to do the dialogue of the future? ) Speakers included Manuela Kalsky & Bart Brandsma. The seminar was organized by the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) Netherlands Core Rural Female Trialogue (KLVT) Inter Religious Reflection – Dutch Centre forInter-religious and philosophical dialogue (IB NSID) United Religions Initiative (URI) Netherlands World Conference on […]
2011 Annual General Meeting of India Chapter
@ Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthama Matt, Mysore Branch 9th October 2011 Please visit the photo set on Flickr.
Ethics, Ecology & the Interdependent Web
19 February 2011 – A conference in Croydon, England, sponsored by the International Association for Religious Freedom and the World Congress of Faiths, and inspired by Datuk Leslie Davidson, who received the 2008 Meredeka Award for his service to the people of Malaysia. Davidson may have done as much to feed the world as any other human being […]