Saluting Swami Vivekananda
Chicago Celebrates Birth of Interfaith
Parliament Partners with Vedanta Society
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A four-day celebration hosted by the Vedanta Society of Chicago is slated for November 8 - 11, bringing thousands of monks and lay Vivekananda devotees together for this momentous 150th birth year. Join an international crowd at the conference day, November 9, or November 10 program which features CPWR Trustees including Chair of the Board Imam Dr. Abdul Malik Mujahid and Treasurer Rabbi Michael Balinsky addressing the Chicago Calling: Interfaith Dialogue between East And West at Chicago Hilton. Learn more...
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 As the Parliament prepares to salute Swami Vivekananda in these anniversary celebrations upcoming across Chicago, festivities held Sunday, October 6 presented a veritable homage to his legacy. The Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago hosted with University of Chicago's Rockafeller Chapel Office of Spiritual life and Committee of South Asian Studies welcomed guests to The Legacy of Swami Vivekananda: To Live for Others. The organizers shared, "Swami Vivekananda's presence at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago was revelatory for the Western World. Speaking in Cobb Hall (on Modern Schools of Hinduism) in the very earliest days of the University of Chicago's existence, he shaped a generation's understanding of the religions of the East."
The celebration of the Vivekananda's birth was enhanced by the lighting of one hundred and fifty lamps and Indian song and chant. The program featured addresses by Swami Varadananda (Chicago), Swami Shantarupananda (Portland, Oregon), Professor Gary Tubb (professor and chair, South Asian Languages and Civilizations), and Swami Ishatmananda (Chicago), and Eastern/Western fusion music by Sur Musafir.
CPWR History Charters Vivekananda's Vision
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Parliament Launches Global Ethic Petition To Live Out the Vision
 Twenty years ago, more than 100 global faith and spiritual leaders declared a shared vision of the world’s critical challenges, and what we can do in harmony to eradicate these problems. While we celebrate this pioneering global ethic, the work toward a just, peaceful, and sustainable world continues. Our generation lives in the face of the same struggles: Continuous war, division, poverty, hunger, violence, ecological danger, and political dysfunction. And yet, the world is still populated by a groundswell of caring, collaborative, and eager people. The innovators of the Global Ethic trailblazed; their declaration to fix a world languishing presented a CALL TO ACTION we as millennials are better equipped to accept than any generation before. Sign today... |
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Sell-Out CPWR Benefit Dinner Opens Limited Program-Only Pricing
The November 16 Benefit Dinner and Program patrons have claimed every plate and by popular demand, the Parliament is now opening the pre-dinner speaker program and reception to all interfaith activists at a 50-dollar donation tier. We welcome students, clergy, and our entire compassionate community. Anniversary program guests will learn the impact of the Parliament and interfaith on topics including Swami Vivekananda, the Global Ethic, women of the 1893 Parliament, and the 1993 Chicago Parliament by featured speakers Dr. Allison Stokes, Dr. Martin Marty, Swami Varadananda, and Dr. Daniel Gomez Ibanez. To reserve your ticket now, you are encouraged to act soon. For more information please contact Brian Savage, CPWR Development Associate. Read more... |
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