Spiritual Direction and Seeds of Compassion InterSpirituality Day Schedule
Seattle, Washington, USA: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
InterSpirituality
Day included panels and dialogues from leading spiritual leaders
including the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. Click here for a full list
of dignitaries.
3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m Spiritual Directors International sponsored a
meditation and prayer silent space in the Orcas Room at
Seattle Center. Thank you to Rev. Dr. Patricia D. Brown, Robin Livingston,
and Rymii Kaio, for co-leading the creative process that will result in the
Orcas Room contemplative environment.
3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. There were FREE workshops at
Seattle Center. Liz Budd Ellmann, MDiv, Executive Director of Spiritual
Directors International, spoke on a panel with Jamal Rahman, Valerie
Lesniak, Ted Falcon and Spring Chen about Nurturing Compassion.
For detailed descriptions of the FREE workshops, click here.
3:00-4:30 Workshops and Room Allocations
- NW Room - Rainier Room – Evangelicals and InterSpiritual Friends (Jim
Henderson)
- SC Pavilion Room B – Virtues Project (Linda Popov)
- NW Room - Olympic Room – Nurturing Compassion (Jamal Rahman)
- McCaw Grand Lobby – Aikido: The Art of Peaceful Solution and Compassion
(William Gray)
- NW Room - Lopez Room - Days of Interfaith (John Hale)
- NW Room - Alki Room – Compassion Circles 1 (Peggy Holman)
- McCaw Allen Fdn Rm – Native American Concepts--Living the Loving Way
(Patricia Ann Davis)
- Center House Stage - Yuval Ron Music Workshop (Yuval Ron)
- McCaw Norcliffe Room – Developing Ethics from All World Faiths (Bruno
Alabiso)
- NW Room - Fidalgo Room – Compassionate Listening (Cohen/Partnow)
- Theatre 4 – Poetry and Storytelling as Pathways to Compassion (Merna Ann
Hecht)
- NW Room - Orcas Room – Prayer and Refection Space (Spiritual Directors
International)
- Center House Gallery – Everyday Holiness Workshop (Shirah Bell)
5:00-6:30 Workshops and Room Allocations
- NW Room - Rainier Room – Youth and the Environment (Bishop Charleston)
- SC Pavilion Room B – Reconciliation: Memory, Justice, Forgiveness (Flora
Wilson Bridges)
- NW Room - Olympic Room – Consolidated InterSpiritual Parenting Workshop
(Lisa Domke et al)
- McCaw Grand Lobby -- Taijiquan and Qigong Workshops (Kim Ivy)
- NW Room - Lopez Room - Creating Global Understanding, Sparking
Compassionate
- Action (Andrew Himes)
- NW Room - Alki Room – Compassion Circles 2 (Peggy Holman)
- McCaw Allen Fdn Rm – Compassion in the Coast Salish Tradition (Darrell
Hillaire)
- Center House Stage – NO WORKSHOP IN THIS SLOT
- McCaw Norcliffe Room – Muslim Outreach (Sanaa Joy Carey)
- NW Room - Fidalgo Room – Sacred Art (Victoria Scarlett)
- Theatre 4 - Secret Power of Flowers to Awaken Compassion (Lisa
Reinhardt, Katie Hess)
- NW Room - Orcas Room – Prayer, Reflection Space (Spiritual Directors
International)
- Center House Gallery - Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program (Steven
Shankman, Melissa Crabbe)
From the Seeds of Compassion Web site, spiritual leaders will include:
- His Holiness
the Dalai Lama, a simple Buddhist monk
- Archbishop
Desmond Tutu, South African Cleric and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
- Dr. Ingrid
Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America
- Rabbi David
Rosen, Chairmen of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious
Consultations
- Rosh Joan
Halifax, Zen Buddhist Priest
- Rob Bell,
Christian speaker, author and founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church
- Sister Joan
Chittister, Catholic Nun, lecturer and author
- Doug Pagitt,
head pastor of Solomon's Porch and Christian author
- Bishop Steven
Charleston, the President and Dean of Episcopal Divinity School and a Professor
of Theology
- Linda
Kavelin-Popov, co-founder of the Virtues Project
- Ahmed Tijani
Ben Omar, Secretary General of the African Muslim Organization in Africa
- Steven Shankman,
the UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue and Peace
- Youth from
around the region
- Others yet to
be announced
The Youth and
Spiritual Connection Dialogue begins with a panel focusing on contemporary
children. In today’s complex culture, with problems such as media overload,
social pressure, short attention spans, isolation and fear, how do we bring
awareness of spirituality and compassion to our children in the first years of
life?
In the afternoon, workshops and forums on Spirituality and Compassion will
provide participants with practical tools they can contribute to their homes,
communities and future generations.
For more information about the April 2008 Seeds of Compassion events, www.seedsofcompassion.com
