Parliament Invites Young Adults To Compete for Two UN Passes Now Open to Canada, Mexico, and U.S.A.

The Interfaith Young Adult Challenge will award two young adults selected the chance to serve as the 2014 Parliament of the World’s Religions Youth Delegates at the United Nations through the United Nations Department of Public Information NGO body. This contest is now open to all young adults living in the North America aged 18 through 24.  Applications must be received by February 12, 2014.

Last year's speech delivered to the United Nations General Assembly on the state of educational inequality around the world brought Malala Yousafzai even closer to the hearts of global citizens, as many youth in the world's most democratic nations were shaken to realize the urgent needs for revolutionizing change is in many different regions of the world. United Nations initiatives act to diminish the disparities which exist, and so we count on them to make real human rights status quo for all. While the Parliament steps into the NGO community at the United Nations, we are ready to share and expand this platform with these emerging young leaders of today who will live out the vision of a just, peaceful, and sustainable world.

But Malala is busy, so the Parliament is seeking brave and poised young adults to stand up for this vision with us. Parliament Delegates to the United Nations will be believers in the principles of a global ethic, who aspire to working across faith-based and secular lines to achieve positive social change.

The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions is a member-NGO of the United Nations Department of Public Information which represents over 1,500 NGOs at the United Nations. The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions retains access Read more...

New Reproductive Justice Working Group at Berkeley Law, spots available.

Spring Semester 2014

Are you interested in the theory and practice of reproductive justice, or the right to have children, the right not to have children, and the right to birth and parent children with safety and dignity?

Join this facilitated working group, which will explore questions that have plagued efforts to secure reproductive rights and eliminate reproductive oppression, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized populations considering:

·         How do statuses such as race, class, gender, and ability influence reproductive possibilities?

·         How has reproductive justice organizing intersected with other social movements?

·         How can we incorporate a reproductive justice analysis into our scholarship and practice?

The working group’s primary goal is to co-create an environment where participants can deepen their understanding of reproductive justice and develop practical ideas for integrating it into their research and practice. We welcome participation by community members, activists, clergy, advanced undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and researchers from various disciplines.  

The RJWG will meet the following Wednesdays from 3:30 – 5:30 PM:  January 29,February 12, 26, March 12, 19, April 2, 16, and 23. Early sessions will focus on reading and discussing relevant materials. During later sessions, participants will present and receive feedback on RJ-related works-in-progress (e.g. op-ed, conference presentation, campaign or event work plan, dissertation prospectus, article draft). Optional activities that can enhance participants’ experience will be offered throughout the semester.  The group will meet in a wheelchair-accessible location with free parking for people with disabilities.

SPACE IS LIMITED. Reply by January 27th

* Email reprojustice@law.berkeley.edu for more information including registration, preparations for the first meeting and directions.*

Sponsored by the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice and the Center for Race & Gender at University of California, Berkeley

New Pagan Addition to Staff at PSR

Lizann Bassham, UCC Minister and Reclaiming Witch, joins Pacific School of Religion (PSR) staff as a Campus Pastor. See our Faculty & Staff page for her bio.