Desmond Tutu to Address 2014 Parliament Bid Cities
From May 16 – 20, representatives from four international cities will gather in Chicago to learn more about hosting the 2014 Parliament. The meeting will take place at the Palmer House Hilton, site of the centennial 1993 Parliament and steps from the site of the inaugural Parliament of 1893 which launched the worldwide interreligious movement.
Much to our delight, Archbishop Desmond Tutu will personally address city representatives via live-stream video from the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative’s 10th Anniversary Celebration held in honor of the decade anniversary 1999 Parliament of Religions. Archbishop Tutu will share the meaningful legacy of the 1999 Cape Town Parliament as well as the critical importance of the Parliament of World Religions.
The Cape Town Interfaith Initiative will also celebrate the launch of the Charter for Compassion in South Africa. Karen Armstrong, a featured speaker at the 2009 Parliament, Melbourne, will deliver a special pre-recorded address to acknowledge the decade anniversary and to officially launch the Charter in Cape Town, South Africa.
To see Karen Armstrong's presentation on the Charter for Compassion (featuring also Diana Eck and Dorothy Austin) at the 2009 Parliament, click here: http://vimeo.com/8004897/
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Comment by Judith Bruni on May 17, 2010 at 12:27am -
This is excellent news! I was very lucky to see Desmond Tutu in London last week. He was the guest speaker in a lecture for the Forgiveness Project, and there we heard that he would be speaking live to the Chicago audience.
I also belong to the Charter for Compassion, Karen Armstrong has done some wonderful work in her lifetime. It is very inspiring.
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