I've written a little about this on the Order of Hermes-Australia website, but for ease and convenience, propose to make a series of posts on this blog about the Parliament, including pre-Parliament events and a daily (or nearly so) diary. Owing to time constraints, the diary may not be posted daily, though.
So ... please enjoy the coming series of posts, which will be linked to this post :)
If the link is not active, I haven't written anything yet. Some of these posts may not be completed until the new year.
Before the Parliament
Day One: Thursday 3rd December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009)
Day Two: Friday 4th December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009)
Day Three: Saturday 5th December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009)
Media: A market replete in articles of faiths, The Age, December 5, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
Wise, irrepresssible, and a bit of a troublemaker, The Age, December 5, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
Giving Saudi women a public presence, The Age, December 5, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/pagans-at-the-parliament-update/
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-day-three-towards-summer.html
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-men-who-love-the-goddess
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-divine-feminine-panel
Day Four: Sunday 6th December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009)
- for the sake of my health, I did not attend this day's events
Media: Call for worldwide ban on smacking children, The Age, December 6, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
Muslims urged to accept minorities, The Age, December 6, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/respecting-the-ancestors-of-the-land-improving-relations-between-indigenous-peoples-and-pagan-traditions/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/mama-moon-she-rises/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/audio-interview-with-ed-hubbard/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/audio-interview-with-michael-york/
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-sacred-envy.html
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-day-four-halls.html
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pagans-at-the-parliament-3
Day Five: Monday 7th December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009)
Media: Catholic Church kept vital, thanks to migrants, The Age, December 7, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
Women of faith a conflict breaker, The Age, December 7, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
A tale of two festivals, The Age, December 7, 2009 - 6:58AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/the-parliament-five/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/the-parliament-one-four/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/religion-ethics-and-the-environment-climate-change-at-the-parliament/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/audio-interview-with-zay-speer/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/the-parliament-six/
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-sacred-music-concert-and.html
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-day-five-towards-religious.html
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pagans-at-the-parliament-4
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-australian-pagans-speaks-a
Day Six: Tuesday 8th December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009)
- for the sake of my health, I did not attend this day's events
Media: Kirby urges re-reading of Bible on gays, The Age, December 8, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
Creed v greed, an ethical charter, The Age, December 8, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/officials-of-the-obama-administration-meet-with-select-pwr-members-including-patrick-mccullom/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/is-paganism-about-to-be-redefined-from-the-parliament/
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-australian-pagans-speak.html
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pagans-at-the-parliament-7
Day Seven: Wednesday 9th December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009)
- I was not able to attend this event for family reasons
Media: Vic premier skips Dalai Lama address, The Age, December 9, 2009 - 12:46PM: http://news.theage.com.au/
Child soldier turned monk wants to save planet, The Age, December 9, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
Sun setting on the West's dominance, The Age, December 9, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/the-parliament-seven/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/my-final-blog-from-the-parliament-of-world-religions-from-australia/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/after-the-parliament-stay-tuned/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/the-parliament-eight/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/pwr-meet-and-greet-mother-tongue/
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-days-six-and-seven-blessings_09.html
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pagans-at-the-parliament-5
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pagans-at-the-parliament-8
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pagans-at-the-parliament-6
After the Parliament finished, the following appeared:Obama team seeks enlightenment on Muslim relations, December 10, 2009 - 12:00AM: http://www.theage.com.au/
Faith Parliament snub to Jews leaves 'sour taste', The Australian Jewish News
http://jewishnews.net.au/2009/
And also:
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/pwr-reflections-from-australian-pagan-presenter/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/naturereligion-part-1/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/naturereligion-part-2/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/naturereligion-part-3/
http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/2009/12/abc-interview-on-modern-paganism/
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/parliament-baby.html
http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/2009/12/tibetan-art-of-impermanence-photo-essay.html
http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/12/after-the-parliament-statement-from-andras-corban-arthen.html
Other people blogged about the Parliament. As I come across such blogs with a pagan or LGBTIQ viewpoint, I'll add them here (just the general link - you'll have to find the actual posts yourselves, which, I admit, will be a problem if you're doing this some time in the future).
- http://earthspiritcommunity.blogspot.com/
- http://parliament.pagannewswirecollective.com/ which includes videos, interviews and articles: looks very interesting from a quick look, and links to the following:
- Circle Interfaith News
- COG Interfaith Reports
- EarthSpirit Voices
- Elemental Castings Podcast
- Interfaith Center at the Presidio
- Spiritual Resources
- MagickTV
- The Parliament Blog
- The Wild Hunt
- Women at the Parliament
- http://blogs.abc.net.au/
religion (I contemplated not posting that link, as the only coverage they gave to paganism was disrespectful and disparaging, so be warned) - from the other part of the Correllian tradition, the part I do not belong to, comes http://www.correllian.com/announcements.htm (which makes one interesting point: that the persecution of alleged witches in Africa was not mentioned [I actually think it may have been mentioned, but it was certainly not highlighted or effectively addressed]), http://www.correllian.com/pwr09.htm and http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr09-australia-december-2009 - included in the interests of provided as wide coverage as possible, and because it includes video of most of the pagan events: not quite as good as being there yourself, but quite a fair substitute :)
http://www.witchschool.com/page/president-jimmy-carter
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-meet-and-greet-with-mother
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-auntie-joy-murphy-gives
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-being-a-wiccan-in-todays
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-online-education-panel
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-gavin-andrew-interview
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-t-thorn-coyle-ritual
http://www.witchschool.com/page/day-2-at-the-pwr-healing-the
http://www.witchschool.com/page/pwr-peace-pole-dedication
ABC Radio had a session on the Parliament:Sunday Nights - Parliament of the World Religions
ABC Local Radio Across Australia - Sunday 6 December 10.10 pm
Presented by John Cleary
This week Melbourne is host to The Parliament of the World's Religions. Faith traditions from across the globe have come to Melbourne for a once a decade assembly to celebrate both their diversity and commonality. Healing, Reconciliation and Care for the Earth mark an Assembly held in the Shadow of Copenhagen and the future of the planet. Join me John Cleary live from the Parliament of the World's Religions, Sunday Night after the news at 10 on ABC Local Radio.
Enjoy :)
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Tags: Parliament of World Religions, pagan, communication, cross-fertilisation (ideas), interfaith, multifaith, Order of Hermes,
First published: Friday 4th December, 2009
Last edited: Monday 4th January, 2010
