The Parliament of the World’s Religions: Faiths Shaping our Common Future
Presentation by Dr Nayana Shah
14th November 2024
Can faiths shape our common future and what does that mean for animals? What role does the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR) play in this? Dr Nayana Shah tells us about the work of the PoWR, its esteemed history and future goals. Dr Shah is a trustee of the PoWR and a patron of AIA, as well as being a theoretical quantum physicist.
AIA Presents at the 2023 Convening of the Parliament
AIA presented at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions (P0WR) which was held in Chicago on 14-18 August 2023. We worked with our U.S. colleagues the Interfaith Vegan Coalition and the Compassion Consortium to put animals and vegan spirituality on the agenda.
AIA held two events:
- A Panel Event:- A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and the Rights of All Sentient Beings. The title of this panel was derived from the title of the PoWR this year, “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights“.
- A Religious Observance:- An Interfaith Celebration for Animals.
AIA’s CE, Barbara Gardner and Vice Chair, Chris Fegan also spoke on a number of other panels.
We are most grateful to the PoWR for putting animals on their agenda.
Further information about the 2023 Parliament can be found here.
Further information about our animal events, courtesy of the Interfaith Vegan Coalition, can be seen here
Ongoing Engagement with the Parliament
We are continuing to engage with the Parliament, following the 2023 convening. Specifically, we are calling for:
- Animals to be included as one of the PoWR’s Critical Issues and Constituencies; and
- A Directive about Animals included in the Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration
Animal Interfaith Alliance 