November 23, 2009 - DI Speaker Series: Dialogue or Death by Leonard J. Swidler

November 23, 2009 - DI Speaker Series: Dialogue or Death by Leonard J. Swidler

http://www.dialogue-international.org/2009/01/01/november-23-2009-di-speaker-series-dialogue-or-death-by-leonard-j-swidler/

Speaker
Leonard J. Swidler is Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA where he has taught since 1966. He is the co-founder (in 1964, with Arlene Swidler) and Editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies (quarterly). He is also the Founder/President of the Dialogue Institute – Interreligious, Intercultural, International (1978–), and the Founder/President of the Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church (1980–).

Topic
Dialogue or Death

Sponsors
ASM Associated Students of Madison
MSC Multicultural Council - Multi Cultural Student Center

When
November 23, 2009
Monday
5:30 pm

Where
UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin School of Business
2020 Grainger Hall
Room: 2080 (Nicholas Hall)

975 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706

Interfaith Thanksgiving Gathering

From: Rev. Dean Kirst

Madison's fourth annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration is being
sponsored by the Greater Madison Interreligious Association (GMIA) and
Inroads Ministry and more than two dozen area churches and civic
organizations, including Lakeview Lutheran which is hosting the event in its
East Hall. This multicultural and interreligious event is free and open to
the public. It will be held on Sunday, November 22 , from 2:30 - 5 :30 pm.
Lakeview Lutheran Church, 4001 Mandrake Road, is located at the corner of
Mandrake and Northport Drive in Madison, Wisconsin.

Arrivals for this year's event begin at 2:30 pm with Celtic tunes and other
folk music by Michael Doran. The program begins at 3 pm, and a potluck
social follows. There will be free childcare from 2:30 - 5:30 pm in the
church nursery.

This year's keynote address, "Cross Cultural Perspectives on Thanksgiving,"
will be presented by Joseph Elder, professor at the University of Wisconsin
in Department of Sociology and the Department of Language and Cultures of
Asia. Professor Elder is a member of the Madison Monthly Meeting of the
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

This year's celebration also will include music, readings, dances, and
meditative reflection by presenters from different cultural and faith
traditions, including Tibetan Buddhist, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Baha'i,
Wiccan, Protestant Christian, Sufi, and others..

Those who attend this year's event are invited, to bring canned goods or a
cash donation for the charity food drive to benefit Dane County food
pantries. Attendees also are welcome to contribute appetizers, snacks, or
desserts to the social that concludes the program.

The celebration is free and open to the public.

DIRECTIONS TO SITE: http://www.lakeviewlutheranchurch.org/contact.htm or
call (608) 244-6181.

MORE INFO & LIST OF SPONSORS: http://www.madison.com/communities/GMIA

TO ARRANGE INTERVIEWS with presenters, organizers, and/or sponsors, contact:
Rev. Selena Fox, GMIA President: (608) 924-2216; selena@circlesanctuary.org
Jerry Mosser, GMIA Secretary: jerrymosser@tds.net

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Multifaith Events and Displays for 12th Interfaith Awareness Week

Interfaith Awareness Week 12
2009 Events and Activities for Madison Area
December 6 - December 12, 2009

This is the 12th annual Interfaith Awareness Week proclaimed by the Governor
of Wisconsin, the Dane County Executive, Madison Mayor and Middleton Mayor.
All events and activities are free and open to the public.

Interfaith Awareness Week 12 continues to be a collaborative effort of
people of different faiths. This year, Reverend Anne Wynne is coordinator
and facilitator of the noon program at the capitol. Greater Madison
Inter-religious Association, Dialogue International and Inroads Interfaith
Ministry are sponsors.

There are two kinds of events planned: multifaith events in a public
location and open houses of worship. This has at least nine open houses and
two public events. There will also be two public displays for viewing:

"Good Neighbor - Interfaith Awareness" in the main display case at the
Middleton Public Library Starting December 1, 2009 - all month

"The World of Faith Traditions in Wisconsin" in the Capitol Rotunda Monday
December 7 through Friday December 11, 2009 Over 20 DISPLAYS INCLUDE: UNITY,
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST, SUFI ORDER OF THE WEST, SIKH, ROMAN CATHOLIC,
PRESBYTERIAN, PAGAN, ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN, METHODIST (UMC), ISLAM, HINDU, EPISCOPAL, ECKANKAR, BUDDHIST, BELOVED COMMUNITY, BAHA'I and several interfaith groups.

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MULTIFAITH EVENTS:

WEDNESDAY 12/9/09
6:30-8:30pm
4th Annual Good Neighbor Interfaith Celebration Middleton Public Library,
7425 Hubbard Ave, Middleton "Christianity is an Eastern Religion" a
multifaith panel discussion Including Orthodox Christianity, Hindu,
Buddhist, Muslim and Sikh Moderated by Renu Paul, Society for Asian and
Comparative Philosophy

THURSDAY 12/10/09
10:00am-12:00noon
Madison Interfaith Dialogue group meets in the Capitol Building (Room 425 SW)
For over 20 years, MID has been meeting for multifaith discussion and dialogue

THURSDAY 12/10/09
12:00noon-1:00pm
8th Annual Interfaith Celebration at the Wisconsin Capitol Diverse faith
presentations with music and dancing. Afterwards, individuals of faith traditions will be at displays to answer questions

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OPEN HOUSES - Faith communities listed have agreed to host the public during
Interfaith Awareness Week (see separate entry)

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Facebook: group "Inroads Ministry" or friend "Inroads Minister" or event "Interfaith Awareness Week"

This is preliminary list, so please check this website for updates and corrections

For contact purposes:
Rev. John-Brian Paprock
Inroads Ministry, P.O.Box 5207, Madison, WI 53705
608.242.4244 voicemail

Faith Open Houses during Interfaith Awareness Week

MADISON AREA OPEN HOUSES - Faith communities listed have agreed to host the
public during Interfaith Awareness Week in 2009. Most of these events
include worship in the faith tradition, food, and fellowship, with question
and answer sessions. More listings and some changes are likely, so double
check the website or call ahead. If your faith community would like to host
an open house, please contact us.

SUNDAY 12/6/09
The American Hindu Association
Hindu temple at 2138 S FISH HATCHERY RD, Fitchburg 10:30am - 12:30pm

SUNDAY 12/6/09
ECKANKAR Religion of the Light and Sound of God Eck Family Worship Service
at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center
953 Jenifer Street, Madison
10:30am - 12:30pm

MONDAY 12/7/09
Tiger's Eye Temple
Host a drumming circle - Time and place pending

TUESDAY 12/8/09
Madison Baha'i Community
Baha'i Center at 324 Lakeside Avenue, Madison 7pm-9pm

WEDNESDAY 12/9/09
Middleton Public Library
4th Annual Good Neighbor Interfaith Celebration (see separate listing of
multifaith events)

THURSDAY 12/10/09
Noon Program at the State Capitol (see separate listing of multifaith
events)

FRIDAY 12/11/09
Madison Dawa Circle (Islam)
2617 E. Washington Ave., Madison
608-242-9937
6:30pm-8:30pm

SATURDAY 12/12/09
Hanukkah at Synagogue (open house TBD)

SUNDAY 10/13/09
Unity of Madison
601 Thompkins Drive, Madison/Monona
9:45am-10:15am
Drumming following Worship Service at 10:30am

SUNDAY 12/13/09
Sufi Order of the West
Universal Worship Service
At The Gates of Heaven Synagogue, James Madison Park, Madison
10:30am-12:30pm

SUNDAY 10/13/09
Sikh Worship Service
Sikh Gurdwara at 6970 Century Ave, Middleton, WI
(608) 831-4401
~11am to 1pm

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To be updated by email, sign up to
madisoninterfaith-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
On Facebook: group "Inroads Ministry" or friend "Inroads Minister" or event
"Interfaith Awareness Week"

This is preliminary list, so please check this website for updates and
corrections

For contact purposes:
Rev. John-Brian Paprock
Inroads Ministry, P.O.Box 5207, Madison, WI 53705
608.242.4244 voicemail

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