Presented By

Wisdom Circle Ministries and Partner Organizations

   

Sometimes it is the power of a single story or a single word that changes a life and changes history.

Wisdom Circle Ministries, a URI Cooperation Circle, invites you to participate in an online World Cafe in partnership with the Parliament of World Religions. The purpose is to create a new dynamic in how we communicate and facilitate change.  We embrace the call to Reclaim The Heart of our Humanity through the Language of Interfaith Project. As part of our community we invite your participation.

We are connecting with the world-wide effort addressing global poverty and wealth disparity. This endeavor is comprised of many organizations and individual efforts. Much frustration and helplessness surrounds these complex issues. These subjects are intimately interrelated, as are wealthy and impoverished communities. It is our quest to investigate the issues of these broken relationships and produce an inclusive path for understanding, social action and healing.

Join us in this online World Cafe as we investigate, through dialogue, the single story that can frame our perspectives. This World Cafe project investigates these perspectives, the active work of organizations and individuals around the world, and looks to create and facilitate a gateway for developing participation and a new understanding.

First step:

We have selected these two videos for their insightful content.  We invite you to view them for their informative and eye opening message.

Click on the graphic to start the movie.

                       

Premises:

• Global Poverty and Wealth Disparity are major issues that affect everyone in different ways.
• Current dialogues and conversations often exclude the voices of those that are most affected.
• The perspective concerning these topics are often localized and personal and viewed within social context.
• They are often compounded by broken and dysfunctional relationships.
• There are often conflicting standards concerning the value of life.

• Poverty and wealth disparity are not just economic issues.

Questions for your consideration:

Identifying our single story.

• In what ways are we individually vulnerable ie. justice, peace, food, technology, health, education, security, services, respect, power, money…)?
• How can we get beyond the fear, vulnerability or the overwhelming nature of global poverty and wealth disparity to participate in the discussion, or produce answers?

Empathy and Compassion

• How do we respond and what is our compassionate responsibility? And from the spiritual perspective how do we engage?
• How can we participate and heal the wounds of poverty caused by broken relationships?

(suggestions for thought)

• On an individual basis?
• By participating in existing programs and initiatives?
• Through education?
• Voice of humanity?
• Other ways?

 

Take aways:

• Create accessibility and a gateway to participation
• Present action steps through existing network and partnerships.
• Actively engaging the heart of our humanity and compassion.
• Create a stronger united voice.
• Greater inclusion of the unheard voice and the Language of Interfaith.
• Create spiritual path of knowledge, understanding, and action.

 

Register, and add your voice now!

Suggested Fee: $10

Register Now!

(ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY ACCESS AVAILABLE)

100% of the suggested registration fee covers the costs of producing this World Cafe and supporting this Pre-Parliament project. We have consciously priced it to be as accessible as possible.

We don't want finances to get in the way of your participation, so there are a number of financial options in your registration form.

We invite you to become a “Pay-It-Forward Benefactor” and help others around the world make events like this one open to all.

If you are unable to join the on-line event, please consider participating through sharing your thoughts with our "Virtual Participant Package."