For release January 20
When a tornado watch was announced during the first National Event of Truth and Reconciliation Canada (held in Winnipeg on June 16-19, 2010), several important events were suddenly cancelled. One of these has been rescheduled and will be held in Winnipeg next month.
The event is a Round Table Discussion on Reconciliation; it would have been a key moment in the popular Interfaith Tent. The round table invites people to explore what various faith traditions teach about healing and reconciliation. The Discussion is formally titled:
Living the Dialogue: Paths to Reconciliation
The re-scheduled dialogue will feature local leaders from 4 world faiths:
Dr. Brian Rice (Mohawk Nation) – will moderate and also give an explanation to the teaching of the Two Row Wampum with a Wampum Belt used by Chief Jake Thomas
Chickadee (Catherine) Richard (Anishinaabe Nation) – Spiritual Caregiver in the Manitoba Aboriginal Community
Ketan Joshi (Hindu) – Founder and Coordinator, Gita Study Circle, Winnipeg
Rabbi Lawrence Pinsker (Jewish) – Associate Rabbi, Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
Radhika Abeysekera (Sri Lankan) – Founder of Buddhist Association
The rescheduled round table will be held at the:
University of Winnipeg, Convocation Hall
7 pm to 9 pm on Thursday, February 10, 2011
All are welcome to attend and admission is free.
Newly co-hosted by Menno Simons College, which is affiliated with the University of Winnipeg
The Manitoba Interfaith Committee of TRC is comprised of representatives of 6 Christian Churches and members of other world faiths.
For further information, please contact: Dr. Brian Rice (204) 786-9368
Menno Simons College, a College of Canadian Mennonite University and affiliated with UWinnipeg, is considered one of the largest peace and justice centres in the world. MSC offers course work and practicum experience in International Development Studies and Conflict Resolution Studies, providing students with practical and meaningful ways to address world issues. In addition, MSC houses Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies. CMU offers a sister program to MSC’s program at its Shaftesbury campus, called Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies.
