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Dr. Tarunjit Singh is Trustee of Global
Religious Panel
WSN Network
SAN JOSE: The Chair of the Interfaith Committee of the World Sikh
Council - America Region (WSC-AR), Dr. Tarunjit Singh, has been
elected as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Council for a
Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR).Rev. Dirk Ficca,
Executive Director of CPWR, in a letter dated November 21, stated
"Now more than ever, the world needs the wisdom and energy of people
of faith, spirit, and good will to be working for peace, justice,
and sustainability. We look forward to a partnership with you in
making this indispensable contribution possible."
Dr. Tarunjit Singh remarked, "the idea of forming a World Sikh
Council - America Region was proposed by Sikh participants at the
1993 Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago. I look forward to
working with fellow trustees to promote interfaith respect and
understanding in a world that is being increasingly polarized along
ethnic, religious, nationalistic, and class boundaries."
Dr. Singh served as the Secretary General of WSC-AR for 2004-2005.
He represents WSC-AR on the President's Council and Steering
Committee of Religions for Peace - USA as its Moderator and serves
on the Board of Directors of the North American Interfaith Network
as its Vice-Chair.
The Council for a Parliament of the
World's Religions, formed initially in 1988, was set up to organize
a centennial celebration of the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions
in Chicago. The 1893 Parliament is recognized as the occasion of the
birth of formal interreligious dialogue worldwide. The mission of
the Council is to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and
spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and
its other guiding institutions in order to achieve a peaceful, just,
and sustainable world. The Council has organized the Parliament at
Chicago, USA (1993), Cape Town, South Africa (1999), and Barcelona,
Spain (2004).
The next Parliament will be held
December 3-9, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The World Sikh Council -
America Region (WSC-AR) is a representative and elected body of Sikh
Gurdwaras and institutions in the United States. Its members include
45 Gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship) and other Sikh institutions
across the nation. WSC-AR works to promote Sikh interests at the
national and international level focusing on issues of advocacy,
education, and well-being of humankind.
12 December, 2007
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