AWAKENING THE MORAL IMAGINATION IN INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING: A URI Public Forum in Manila (March 12, 2007)

On March 12, 2007 The Peacemakers’ Circle CC and the URI SEAsia-Pacific Regional Office hosted a public forum on Awakening the Moral Imagination in Interfaith Peacebuilding. This was held at the Balay Kalinaw (House of Peace) of the University of the Philippines-Diliman Campus. The event was attended by over a hundred people consisting of dignitaries, leaders and representatives of different faith groups, international agencies, government, civil society groups and local organizations, friends and supporters of The Peacemakers’ Circle. The team members from India, Ethiopia, Uganda and the USA arrived in the Philippines and met with the host delegates for the second workshop-seminar that was to be held in Antipolo City from March 8 – 12.

The forum was held after the 5-day peacebuilding training workshop. Early arrivals were treated with video clips that showed the beginnings of URI.