A higher level of spiritual consciousness’: U of T at the Parliament of the World’s Religions – UofT News

At a time when global society seems to be more divided than ever, more than 10,000 people of some 200 faiths are expected to come together at the Metro Convention Centre starting tomorrow for the Parliament of the World’s Religions. And U of T will be very much a part of the proceedings.

The forum was first held in 1893 in Chicago, but wasn’t held again for another 100 years. Since 1993, it has been held in Chicago, Cape Town, Barcelona, Melbourne and Salt Lake City. Past speakers have included global leaders such as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama.

Speakers at the Toronto edition, which ends Nov. 7, will include author and U of T alumna Margaret Atwood, soldier, senator and advocate Romeo Dallaire and global health pioneer James Orbinski, who is a professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The programs in the seven-day symposium will be presented under the theme “The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: Pursuing Global Understanding, Reconciliation and Change.”

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