Hello, Portland Parliament Travelers and Portland Parliament friends.
The Parliament of the World's Religions will begin in Melbourne Australia, on December 3, 2009, with people from over 70 countries and all the worlds faith traditions, spiritual practices, and good will and values gathering to learn from each other and find ways to make this a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.
A group of about 10 people from the Portland /Vancouver area (including one great friend and colleague from Seattle) will go to Melbourne and participate, with over 500 programs,observances and performances to choose from during the 7 days of the Parliament event.
Those staying here can find the entire Parliament Program offering at www.parliamentofreligions.org (click on the Programs Tab and go to which ever day or theme you find interesting) so you can see what people from everywhere are sharing and what we will have the opportunity to learn.
Also, I encourage you to join the Parliament social network--PeaceNext.org--to see what people from around the world are saying about the Parliament, and to tap into the tremendous energy and momentum generated by a Parliament gathering. We have created a Portland Parliament Friends group on PeaceNext.org, which we can continue to use to stay connected with each other during and after the Parliament event. Plans for our Post Parliament event on February 21, 2010 will begin to appear out there soon after we return from Melbourne.
Some of our group have already left on their journey, and the rest of us will depart over the coming 10 days. Please wish us safe travels, and return to this blog often to see what stories we have to share.
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