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PRE-REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY
COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
2007 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
"HEALING A BROKEN WORLD: THE FAITHS WORKING TOGETHER"
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SUNDAY 8 JULY
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Delegates arrival in Sydney*
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1200-1600
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Registration
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1800
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Welcome Dinner
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19.15
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Opening event
Welcome to the Land - Traditional Aboriginal Smoking ceremony
Welcome by the ICCJ President Fr. Prof. John Pawlikowski,
ICCJ Opening address by the Governor of New South Wales, H.E. Professor Marie Bashir, AC
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20.00
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Choral presentation ?
Sydney Jewish Choral Society
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MONDAY 9 JULY
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09:00
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Keynote address "The healing of rifts between religions in a multicultural society"
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10:15
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Panel 1 Three Faiths Dialogue: "A broken earth: The impact of globalisation & ecology"
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11:15
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Panel 2 "The quest for spirituality in a secular world"
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12:45
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Lunch
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14:00
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Visits by delegates to Jewish Museum, St. Mary's Cathedral, the Great Synagogue
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19:00
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Dinner and speaker
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20:00
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Cultural evening: Spirituality and land in aboriginal culture, music and dance
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TUESDAY 10 JULY
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09:00
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Panel 1 "What can religion contribute to healing in the Middle East context"
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10:30
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Panel 2 "Theological presuppositions and their impact on Jewish-Christian relations"
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11:45
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Workshops
(1) "Dialogue & the next generation"
(2) "Joint Text Study: Respect for the other"
(3) "The challenges to interfaith reconciliation in New Zealand"
(4) "Can one teach the New Testament without being anti-Judaism"
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13:00
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Lunch
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TUESDAY 10 JULY Cont?
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14:00
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Workshops
(5) "The ongoing problem of anti-Semitism"
(6) "Tolerance and pluralism - the way ahead"
(7) "Teaching Jewish-Christian Relations"
(8) "The Ten Points of Seelisberg"
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15:00
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Panel 3 "The interfaith voice of women"
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16:00
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Screening "A Journey of Promise"
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17:00
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Town Hall reception
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19:00
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Free evening Option to attend the Sydney Opera House
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WEDNESDAY 11 JULY
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09:00
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Panel "The Australian Story" - Early settlement, the White Australia Policy, Post war immigration and the mistreatment of Aborigines
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10:30
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Workshops:
(1) "Women - the catalysts to dialogue - the daughters of Sarah and Hagar"
(2) "Multiculturalism in Australia and New Zealand: A progress report"
(3) "Too much lip service" What needs to be done to make interfaith relations meaningful
(4) "Islamophobia: its problems and solutions" 11:30 (5) "Minority/Majority relations" - how does mainstream religion talk to others?
(6) "Dialogue at the local level" - the Adelaide experience
(7) Youth Session: religious studies students/ program
(8) "The current debate on multiculturalism and its implications for the next generation"
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12:45
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Lunch
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13:45
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Meeting of Friends and Sponsors of Martin Buber House
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14:15
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Visits to La Perouse Aboriginal Catholic Centre and Auburn Mosque
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19:00
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Gala Closing Dinner - His Eminence Edward Idriss Cardinal Cassidy Sir Sigmund Sternberg Award Ceremony
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THURSDAY 12 JULY
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09:00
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Annual General Meeting
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Optional organised tour to the Blue Mountains
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REGISTER NOW TO BE PLACED ON THE ADVANCE LIST FOR CONFERENCE APPLICATIONS PHONE OR FAX 03 9817 3848 OR BY EMAIL AT: [email protected] CONFERENCE ORGANISERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES IN PROGRAM CONTENT
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