The Cooperation C I R C L E Vol. IV. No. 2 July - December 2009 Mindanao Peace Garden Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines Higa-onon Ha Migsabuwa Ta Lanao Iligan City, Philippines Ranao Muslim-Christian Movement for Dialogue and Peace. Iligan City, Philippines URI SEAPac Welcomes New CCs The world’ s biggest interfaith festival, theParliament of the World’s Religions , was held in Melbourne, Australia from December 3-9, 2009. With the theme “Making a world of Dierence: Hearing Each Other, Healing the Earth ”it attracted over 4,000 people from an amazing variety ofreligious, spiritual as well as indigenous traditions. It hosted more than 500 programs including dialogues, workshops, symposia, cultural performances and exhibits. The delegates had a unique opportunity to expand their worldviews and learn from one another. The URI Southeast Asia and the Pacic (URI SEAPac) Regional Coordinator Shakun Vaswani facilitated URI hospitality and presence at the Parliament. URI shared a booth courtesy of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. Over thirty presentations on dierent specializations related to interfaith dialogue, peacebuilding, cross-cultural cooperation, youth initiatives, and spiritual practices were delivered by the URI community members. Marites Africa, a Trustee from the SEAPac Region shared about her interfaith work in the Philippines during the International Plenary and fellow Trustee Dr. Amir Farid Isahak facilitated several sessions. On December 2, COMMON CC and GreenFa ith CC, the URI Cooperation Circles in Melbourne, hosted a welcome gathering at Jessiee K aur Singh’ s home for the URI members attending the Parliament. A bigger reception for URI members and friends was hosted at the Parliament venue on December 5 by URI Executive Director Rev. Charles Gibbs and Global Council Chair Yoland Trevino. Delegates from many faiths and cultures interacted with URI’s presence at the Parliament and more bridges and friendships were built over the course of the week-long event. Everyone went home inspired with the hopes of fostering the connection with new found friends who wish to work with URI in promoting a culture of peace. A United Religions Iniave in South East Asia and the Pacific URI Community Parcipates in the Parliament ofWorld’s Religions 2009
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