North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) 2015: Restoring Spirit Through Sacred Listening

This is a community-engaged conference (academic and practical) planned by a local body of representatives from Luther College, Campion College, First Nations University of Canada, Regina Multifaith Forum, Multifaith Saskatchewan and Regina Police Service, under the auspices of the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN). The theme takes us through local, national and international considerations of what faiths have to offer us in teachings about reconciliation and deep listening, designed to engage us in the question of how we work within or alongside people from religious traditions in pursuit of social justice issues such as reconciliation, gender justice and issues of sexual orientation, issues of peace, environmental concerns and more. Plenary speakers include: Dr. Marie Wilson (Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner), Ven. Losang Samten, personal attendant to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and technical advisor on religion to the movie Kundun (1997), writer and social critic Zarqa Nawaz speaking on humour and healing from an autoethnographic perspective, and many others. For more information on the conference, to take advantage of the early-bird registration (deadline February 28) or to submit a paper or workshop proposal (deadline March 31), visit http://www.luthercollege.edu/nain2015. Registration deadline is July 6, 2015. More information: http://www.luthercollege.edu/nain2015

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