Between 25th January and 05th February 2010, His Holiness Samdech Tep Vong, the Great Supreme Patriarch of Kingdom of Cambodia, and the Co-president of Religions for Peace left Cambodia for Indonesia to join the international interfaith conference, held at Gedung Panchasila, the ministry of foreign affairs in Jakarta, January 25 to 27, 2010 sponsored by the governments of United Kingdom of America and Republic of Indonesia.
This event represents the first major effort for follow-up action on the model of religious cooperation upheld in U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic speech in Cairo. Further, the Jakarta dialogue is connected to the overall work envisioned by the Inter-religious Cooperation Task Force of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, on which the Religions for Peace Secretary General, Dr. William F. Vendley, serves. In this project, Religions for Peace will convene twenty senior-level religious leaders from the U.S., twenty senior-level religious leaders from Indonesia, and ten senior-level religious leaders from South-East Asia countries. The goal is to build collaborative partnerships across and between faith communities, NGOs, and governments. The aim is to facilitate a culture of open dialogue with the end goals of generating shared actions and mobilizing religious communities that foster tolerance, build social cohesion, and advance peaceful co-existence. Religions for Peace will utilize its proven methodologies for multi-religious cooperation to assist participants in correlating their communities’ capacities for action with those of other communities. When the method is applied, it discloses large, often hidden or under-utilized capacities for action that lie within the reach of religious communities. Importantly, it also identifies the unique advantages of multi-religious cooperation and the kinds of capacity building which are needed for effective multi-religious action.
The main tasks Religions for Peace will carry out are to: develop the agenda; identify participants; coordinate program logistics; administer travel arrangements; facilitate the development of a joint statement and action plan; and record, publish and disseminate program outcomes.
Following the forum, if deemed appropriate and conditions permit, Religions for Peace staff will engage with Indonesian religious leaders to support further confidence-building and review post-meeting plans of action with goal of strengthening local capacities. Religions for Peace will draw on its expertise in facilitating multi-religious events and engage the Indonesian members of Religions for Peace in the process.
At the end of conference, the delegates and participators went to visit religious temples such as Istiqlal Mosque, Cathedral church and Hindu temple.
Welcoming by Ambasidor, Excellency Kan Pharidh and other officers there, , 28 january 2010 , The great supreme patriarch visited the Royal Ambasy of Cambodia based in Indonesia and 01 febrer 2010, Samdech went to Sumatra Island to pray for whom died by october 2009 earthquack. Also Samdech went to visit Buddhists in Pali Island and stay there for 2 days.
……………………………..
More Pictures from www.channa.me
More Pictures from www.flickr.com
Popularity: 30% [?]
