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LAST CHANCE! $30,000 left to save the Parliament by Monday, April 15!
Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions

Hope is Alive...
3 Days Left to Save the Parliament!

Dear friends,

Your gifts and commitments have lifted us to just $30,000 away from saying, "we did it!" The Parliament of the World's Religions CAN lead global Interfaith into the future and be saved from immediate closure.

If you want to see our work for a just, peaceful and sustainable world move forward, we need your support NOW. Please donate whatever you can today and join the global family of Baha'i, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Native, Unitarian, Humanist, Christian, Pagan, Muslim, Buddhist and Spiritual communities giving generously to save the Parliament of the World's Religions on CauseVox

Thank you doesn't seem strong enough to share our gratitude to our community of friends and donors. Many of you have asked what more you can do: 

It's not too late to stretch your gift by creating a personal fundraising page on the Causevox website! Share why you donated, and invite others to join your effort. We can help you set it up if you’d like. If this gift is your first to the Parliament, know that you can make a difference. 

Please give generously. Go online and make your tax-deductible donation* today:

parliamentofreligions.causevox.com - or - www.parliamentofreligions.org 

Together we can finish off this debt and enter the new era of the Parliament of the World's Religions. Your gift of at least $100, or whatever you can give, helps move us toward the future.

Your voices prove just how much our efforts matter:

“The Parliament is one of the most important gatherings of the world. We must support its existence and purpose.”

“Without the Parliament, global peace and cooperation will be in even greater jeopardy. With the Parliament, there is hope for a more just world.”

“[We] have been at every Parliament since 1993 and will continue to support your efforts."

“2004 Parliament changed my life.”

 
Why now?

Two weeks ago we openly shared that the Parliament is in jeopardy of closing its doors due to an obligation to pay a court judgment of $276,000. It is the result of circumstances in 2004 when we needed a last-minute loan to produce the Barcelona Parliament. Attendees became hesitant to travel after a bomb killed and injured thousands in Madrid months before the event. It went on in spite of that and became a transformative experience of overcoming fear through Interfaith harmony.

After a decade of disputes around loan details, the final judgment leaves us only until April 15 to come up with the funds. Today, $240,000 is in our hands: $120,000 coming in over the last two weeks.

With this off our backs, we are freed up! We can continue our important work toward peace and harmony. 

BE A HOPE BUILDER TODAY.
*Hope Builder donors will receive discounts to the next Parliament event and other local interfaith gatherings.

We are profoundly grateful.
 
Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid                          Dr. Mary Nelson
Chair of the Board                                      Interim Executive Director

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