OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF INTERFAITH DIALOGUE SERIES
1. To learn about one another's core beliefs of faith, culture, traditions and community life
2. To ask questions in dialogue that lead to greater understanding
3. To create friendships and build relationships across religious and cultural devides
4. To decrease suspicion and fear of one another
5. To be part of a process that eliminates acts of discrimination and hate against recent immigrants and persons of color
6. To contribute toward building greater respect and opportunity for people in the St Cloud area
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THE PROMISE OF WORLD PEACE
UNIITE PEACE PROGRAM: A DIALOGUE with BAHA'IS
An Interfaith Panel focusing on a Baha'i Religious Document
DATE Sunday, November 16, 2003
LOCATION University Lutheran Church of the Epiphany
390 4th Avenue South
St Cloud, MN 56301
(on SCSU campus - 5 min. walk from Miller's library)
TIME 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
PURPOSE To promote true friendship and understanding among diverse people who live in our area by focusing on a Baha'i religious document about world peace.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
FREE & OPEN TO ALL
SITE IS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
Program Description
1. Music & Songs of Peace Theme
Classical piano overture - "Promise of World Peace" (30 minutes);
Peace Songs (15 minutes);
Violin Recital (10 minutes)
2. Panel on "The Promise of World Peace" Document
Two Baha'i representatives speak for 10 minutes each,
followed by 3 to 5 minute responses each from panelists of
diverse religions; open house discussion will then take place,
followed by closing comments by the two Baha'i representatives
3. Intercultural Dinner (60 minutes)
Soups & Breads from around the world.
These varieties of simple-fare foods from
Native American, African American, Asian American,
Euro American, and Latin American cultures all
demonstrate the oneness of the human family
and our unity in diversity.
Dessert: Tea and Baklava bring us back
to the Middle East and the origins of Baha'i
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PANEL MODERATOR
Dan McKanan St John's School of Theology
BAHA'I SPEAKER REPRESENTATIVES
Roya Akhavan-Majid St. Cloud State University
Jeff Jentz White Earth Tribal and Community College
PANEL OF DIVERSE RELIGIONS
Nancy Harles (Native American)
Evelyn Durkee (Christianity)
Norhashimah Erpelding (Islam)
Ramalingam Periasamy (Hinduism)
Tom Stavros (Non-theism)
Roger Rudolph (Judaism)
LIST OF SPONSORS
UNIITE
CIE
Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Xcel Energy
Create CommUNITY
Faith Communities: Building Racial Harmony
Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai's of St. Cloud
Jordan Institute
Alternatives to War Committee
Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls
The Stearns County Baha'i Group
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Multifaith Calendar 2004
Bonita Zimmer's Book
"Reflections for Tending the Sacred Garden
Embracing the Art of Slowing Down"
FISCAL AGENT
St Cloud Area American Indian Center
A link to the document online: "The Promise of World Peace"
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