Conference Report: Religious Freedom & Responsibility for Planet & People
IARF Peace Commission / World Congress of Faiths / Horsham Interfaith
Report on 2013 Conference “Religious Freedom and Responsibility for Planet and People”
@Unitarian Church in Horsham, Sussex
20-23 August 2013
Report: Horsham hosts international conference (PDF 4 pages)
PAPERS (available as a print publication)
- French, Prof. Hal – The Genius of Interfaith
- Gehrmann, Dorle – Doing the Splits
- Hunter, Rev. Dr. Doris – Religion and Violence
- Matsui, Prof K. – Teaching Conflict Resolution Processes through Animation Resource Materials
- Manoja, Dr. Kishan – Apostasy and Conversion
- Kannanchira, Fr. Roby – Celebrating Diversity
- McKanan, Dr. Dan – Ethics and Magic
- Stolov, Dr. Yehuda – Peace in the Holy Land
- Yamamoto, Guji & Ochiai, Rev. – Shinto Shrines & Reverence for Nature
Video: Dr. Yehuda Stolov – “Peace in the Holy Land: It can be done“
Video: Rev Dr Marcus Braybrooke – “A Widening Vision (Interfaith Pioneers)”
Video: Music interlude, Stuart Coupe
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HRET Quaide-Milleth Men’s College, Medavakkam
Human Rights Education training
@Quaide-Milleth College for Men, Medavakkam, Chennai
16-17 July 2013
Facilitator: Mr. K. Ramachandran
Report (PDF 6 pages, illustrated)
Thomas Mathew at UUA GA
IARF South Asia Co-ordinating Council chairman Dr. Thomas Mathew represented IARF at UUA General Assembly on June 19-23, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
A personal account of his participation: An outsider became an insider (PDF 2 pages illustrated)
HRET Vivekananda Yuvak Sangha, Jajur
Human Rights Education training
@Vivekananda Yuvak Sangha, Jajur, West Bengal
19-20 July 2013
Facilitator: Asit Kumar Basu
Report (PDF 5 pages, illustrated)
HRET Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam
Human Rights Education training
@Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam, Tamilnadu
20-21 July 2013
Facilitator: Dr. G. Rajaram
Report (PDF 6 pages, illustrated)
HRET Andhra University, Vishakapatnam
Human Rights Education training
@Andhra University, Vishakapatnam
4-5 July 2013
Facilitators: Prof. N. Prakasa Rao and Prof. EPS Bhagyalakshmi
Report (PDF illustrated, 5 pages)
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day 2013, Vishakhapatnam
6 – 9 August 2013
Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
IARF member group Bala Vikas Foundation for Peace & Harmony is organising commemorative meetings around the city with the goal of inculcating an anti- nuclear mindset in the public, especially the student community.
A photo exhibition showcasing the Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosions is also part of the events.
- On 6th, at Andhra University’s Gandhian Studies Center, AU Vice-Chancellor Prof GSN Raju will inaugurate the 4-day commemorative meetings.
- On 7th, a special meeting will be held at Dr VSK Govt Degree College, at which Prof VBM Das, former vice Chancellor of Acharya Nagarjuna University, will join as chief guest.
- On 8th, a special meeting will be held at St. Josephs College for Women, at whichProf Ravi will deliver a talk on the dangers of the Atom Bomb.
- On 9th, Nagasaki disaster day at IIAM managemnt college where ESSARMA IAS will join.
HRE-RFYN Angelo Institute, Hindupur
Human Rights Education program
@Angelo Institute, Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh
12 – 13 July 2013
Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour
This RFYN-India event was a prelude to the launch of its new base in the Human Rights Resource Centre at Angelo Institute.
Report (PDF 2 pages, illustrated)
Freedom of Expression & Freedom of Religion and Belief: government memorandum
Human rights policy memorandum ‘Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion and Belief’
….details the Netherlands’ efforts to help achieve universal respect for the freedoms of expression and religion.
HRET Belley Ma Sarada Seva Kendra, W.Bengal
Human Rights Education workshop
Belley Ma Sarada Seva Kendra, Rathtala, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
28-29 June 2013
Facilitator: Asit Kumar Basu
Report (PDF, 5 pages illustrated)