World Religion Day Festivities at Ottawa City Hall
by Baha'i Community of Ottawa
While many headlines cite religion as the cause of human conflicts, representatives of Ottawa’s faith communities will express a different view at City Hall next Sunday, January 16th, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00pm. For the eleventh consecutive year, members of many of Ottawa’s faith groups will come together to mark World Religion Day. This year, the event focuses on “Faith and the Environment: Celebrating Common Ground." The program features Special Guest Speaker David Chernushenko, City Councillor and Filmmaker as well as inspiring artistic performances by local Faith groups. As always, Mayor Watson's representative will officially proclaim World Religion Day in the City of Ottawa. All are welcome to this free event. “In a time when environmental decline and economic insecurity are among our greatest concerns, many draw from the spiritual resources of religion to rethink unsustainable conceptions of prosperity, to connect with the earth and to create change at the grassroots,” said Heather Harvey, member of the event's organizing committee. “We invite the community to join us at the 2011 World Religion Day to celebrate the emergence of a faith-based movement for sustainability.” World Religion Day was established in 1950 bring attention to the harmony of the spiritual principles of every religion and religion's role in the fostering of resilient, vital and nurturing communities at the local and global level. |