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Nobel Peace Prize Nominees, UN Task Force Delivers Workshop on Global Ethic, Student Deals for 2015 Parliament, Spirit Unleashed Exclusive Excerpt, Arun Gandhi Leads Chicago Pre-Parliament, 

PLANTING SEEDS OF HOPE 

Religions for the Earth Promises Action on Climate Issues

Nearly half a million people marched to save the only planet we have on the 21st of September at the People's Climate March in New York City. After exceeding goals to stage the biggest climate march in history, the day ended with an interfaith service packing thousands into the largest Cathedral in the World, St. John the Divine. Leaders spanning the faith traditions of the world vowed there to commit unprecedented action to disrupt climate change. Read more...

How Interfaith Can Push the United Nations' Sustainability Goals 

The Parliament’s UN Youth Representatives Sara Rahim and Tahil Sharma paired with Interfaith veterans to present “How A Global Ethic Can Contribute to the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda: An Intergenerational Discussion” at the 65th Annual UN-DPI NGO conference in New York Read more...

Pulitzer-Nominated Spirit Unleashed Rethinks Human-Animal Relations (Excerpt)

"One summer morning it was a bat. I had set out early for a trail walk, hoping to get some exercise for me and for the dogs and some mental focus before the day heated up. I had planned to write about having learned from Molly to love the non-human world. As I started out on the trail, I calmed my mind, stilled my thoughts and asked all the beings there to help me to stay awake and not drift into the lulling Read more...

Who Should Win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize? Click Your Pick:


Four days remain until the 2014 Nobel Laureate for Peace is announced! Though the Nobel awarding body practices non-disclosure of nominees, candidate names may become public as are confirmed by a nominating person or committee. Click the checkmark for your favorite potential Nobel Peace Laureate and we will announce the Parliament readers' top picks next week! The Guardian reports some 2014 contenders include:  
  • Edward Snowden: Whistleblower of the United States National Security Agency 
  • Malala Yousafzai:  Education Advocate for Girls, Taliban Shooting Survivor  
  • Pope Francis: Head of the Catholic Church 
  • President José Mujica: Uruguayan Head of State 
  • Chelsea Manning: (Formerly Bradley Manning) Iraq War Soldier Informant to WikiLeaks 
  • International Space Station Partnership: Multinational Research Organization 
 

Chicago Pre-Parliament Celebration to Benefit Future with Arun Gandhi and Faiths Fest

The Parliament is coming home. For the first time since 1993, the largest, most historic global interfaith summit is returning to the United States in October 2015. We invite you to experience a taste of this life-changing gathering on November 13, 2014. Join us in the Parliament’s home town by hosting your own table or purchasing tickets as together we look with great excitement toward our 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah! Read more... 
 

Youth Get Best Deal Ever on Parliament 2015 Registration

Students leading the charge in many areas a Parliament addresses are limited by budgets, (not to mention the whole student loan thing!) making their participation in the interfaith movement constrained. For that reason we have reduced student registration to only $79 during early registeration. At the same time, we invite you to offset that cost by donating for our student fund. In 2004, student rates exceeded $300 to attend the Barcelona Parliament but for 2015 students can save up to 70%. Read more...

                                      

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