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SAN FRANCISCO FOR PEACE 2016-2026

in PIAZZA SAINT FRANCIS, THE POETS PLAZA

An International Gathering of Peacemakers

for Dialogue, Debate & Decision Sponsored by the Knights of Saint Francis of Assisi

Who is it about?

An Interfaith and interdisciplinary meeting and gathering of International, National and Local Peacemakers across the sectors of Faith, Science, Arts, Government, Universities, Research, Medicine, Entertainment etc…

What will happen? The program will involve seven meetings in seven "Piazzas” (atria) at different locations around the City of Saint Francis. Each general topic will comprise a number of questions to be presented, discussed and debated. We propose a new global conversation to World Peace using the Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi—

Lord Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace The Seven Meetings are designed to thematically reflect this Prayer of San Francisco’s Patron. The four days will include Dialogue Plenary Sessions with opportunities for break out dyads, triads and small groups with the intentionality of creating a conversation between all people, including believers from World Religions and non-believers in Secular Institutions, on areas on mutual concern focused on the common good.

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When will it take place? September 27, 2016 –September 30, 2016

Where will it take place? San Francisco, California

Why will it happen? To Advance World Peace Using A New Organizing Principle

Proposed Outcome: ê Signing Of The Call To Oneness Charter

For Building World Peace

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OPENING EVENT

INTERFAITH DAY OF PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE:

POPE FRANCIS

International Interfaith Institutions Delegates

o American Jewish Committee (AJC) Department of Interreligious Affairs o Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University o Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions o European Council of Religious Leaders o Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) o Focolare Movement o Institute for Interreligious Dialogue o The Interfaith Encounter Association o Interfaith Worker Justice o The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) o International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) o Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace o International Humanist and Ethical Union o North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) o The Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing o Temple of Understanding (ToU), established o United Religions Initiative (URI), o The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue o The World Conference of Religions for Peace o World Council of Churches Team on Interreligious Relations o The Elijah Interfaith Institute

 Tuesday,  September  27,  2016  10:00AM  

 At  the  National  Shrine  of  Saint  Francis  of  Assisi    

&    Piazza  Saint  Francis,  The  Poets  Plaza  

 

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Including delegates from the top ten organized world religions

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Sikhism

Judaism

Baha'ism

Confucianism

Jainism

Shintoism

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OR

Theme: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Sample questions for discussion:

1. “Freedom: Food, education, and freedom for everyone in the world.” Who besides the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. believes this is possible?  2. Could the world function without murder/killing, or does it somehow play a needed role, such as war, capital punishment or preemptive defense? 3. How do pacifists think governments should react to acts of terrorism perpetrated by ISIS and Islamic Extremists? How do Believers and Non- Believers think governments should react to acts of terrorism? Moderator: Tenzin Priyadarshi, Director of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Presenters: • His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet • Robert Barron, S.T.D Rector of Mundelein Seminary

Tuesday,  September  27,  2016  2:00PM  

PAPAL  MASS  AT  AT  &  T  PARK  

Tuesday,  September  27,  2016  2:00PM  TITLE  1:    World  Peace-­‐A  Universal  Call  to  Peace  

Piazza  Saint  Francis,  The  Poets  Plaza  

Tuesday,  September  27,  2016  7:00PM  INTERFAITH  MEMORIAL  SERVICE  FOR  VICTIMS  OF  WAR  AND  

VIOLENCE  The  Table  of  Silence  Project    Live  streamed  around  the  world  

Knights  of  Saint  Francis  of  Assisi-­‐Rosella  Vasta    

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Theme: Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Sample questions for discussion:

1. Should religious leaders and communities have an obligation to take an active role in leading social-change efforts?  2. Should religious leaders and communities retreat into their places of worship and stay out of the public square? 3. What can unify the diversity of belief and non-belief communities through the creation of the Fourth Order? Moderator: Rabbi Abraham Skorka Presenters: • His Eminence Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of The Pontifical Council for Culture • Angela Alioto, Esq., SFO International Director of the Arch confraternity of Saint Francis of Assisi • Imam El-Amin, Imam at San Francisco Muslim Center International Interfaith Institutions Delegates (named but not limited to) o Communion et Liberation o Focolare o San’t Egidio o Save Tibet California State Interfaith Institutions Delegates

Wednesday,  September  28,  2016  10:00AM  TITLE  2:    Moving  from  Interfaith  Dialogue  to  Interfaith  

Action:    The  4th  Order  Piazza:    War  Memorial  Piazza  

 

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o The Berkeley Area Interfaith Council o California Faith for Equality coalition o The Chaplaincy Institute o Common Ground Corona o The Ecumenical Peace Institute o Faith in Action o Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization o Greater Richmond Interfaith Program o Interfaith Alliance of Central California Interfaith Communities United for Peace and Justice o Interfaith Community Services o The Interfaith Initiative of Santa Barbara o Interfaith Service Bureau o The Interfaith Shelter Network o The Interfaith Youth Alliance o Jericho o Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group o Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council o Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter o Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment (OCICE) o The Orange County Interfaith Network (OCIN) o Pacific & Asian American Center for Theology and Strategies (PACTS) o Peninsula Interfaith Action o Poway Interfaith Council o The Presidio Interfaith Center o The Regeneration Project o San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council (VIC) o The Spiritual and Religious Alliance for Hope, known as SARAH o The Southern California Interfaith Network (SCIN) o Southern Coast Interfaith Council

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Theme: Where there is injury, pardon.

Much of the world has grown dissatisfied with institutional religion; increasingly, younger people identify themselves as “Spiritual but not religious.” Many regard religion as a major factor of war and conflict. With human trafficking, guns, violence and war, is peace possible? When will girls globally receive an education? The earth and the environment are suffering too. What can be done!

Sample questions for discussion:

1. Is Forgiveness possible in a world where Jihad or Holy Wars are conducted in the name of God?  2. Can the Law of Retaliation of an Eye for an Eye be reconciled the notion of Restorative Justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by Hate Crimes through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders. 3. Forgiveness a Journey for Healing Ourselves and our world? 4. What does conflict do to communities of learning when all one wants is an education? 5. How can people of peace put an end to human trafficking? 6. Will guns ever be put into plowshares? Moderators: San Francisco Mayor, Ed Lee Beth Singer, Senior Rabbi Presenters: • Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town Desmond Tutu

Wednesday,  September  28,  2016  2:00PM  TITLE  3:    Forgiveness  in  the  Age  of  Apartheid,  Genocide  and  Jihad  

PIAZZA:    Temple  Emanu-­‐El  Courtyard    

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• Malala Yousafzai , Nobel Prize Laureate • Sister Susan Vickers, Mercy Sister

Theme: Where there is doubt, faith. Eighty-nine percent of Americans say they distrust government to do the right thing (cite source); while at the same time, millions of dollars are spent by lobbyists on negative campaigning and on spinning the facts.

Sample questions for discussion:

1. Can faith institutions help People to restore their faith in Democracy as a way of life?  2. Can faith institutions advocate for the Non-believers as well as the Believers in their cities? 3. How can Non-believers support Faith communities? Moderator: Madeleine Albright, Former United States Secretary of State Presenters: • Jerry Brown, Governor of the State of California • Diana L. Eck, Director of The Pluralism Project at Harvard University and Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies • Mitt Romney, Management Consultant, private equity, venture capitalist, politician • President Jimmy Carter

Wednesday,  September  28,  2016  7:00PM  CANDLELIGHT  PROCESSION  FOR  WORLD  PEACE  FROM  UNITED  NATIONS  PLAZA  TO  UNION  SQUARE  

 Thursday,  September  29,  2016  10:00AM  

TITLE  4:    Co-­‐creating  a  Creed  of  the  Common  Good  PIAZZA:    Joseph  L.  Alioto  Performing  Arts  Piazza/Civic  Center  Plaza  

   

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San Francisco Based Interfaith Institutions Delegates o San Francisco Interfaith Council o Interfaith Center at the Presidio o URI (United Religions Initiative) o Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice of San Francisco (CLUE-SF) o California Institute for Integral Studies o Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance o Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights - ICIR-CLUE-CA o United Muslims of America Interfaith Alliance (UMAIA) o Western Association of Interfaith Councils o Interfaith Millennium Development Goals Coalition

Theme: Where there is despair, hope.

Sample questions for discussion:

1. How might spirituality affect the way global executives and entrepreneurs do business? 2. Is giving back important to the 21st century CEO toward building peace or profit? 3. What is the bottom line-Wall Street or The Highway to Heaven? 4. How can companies make a global difference? 5. Is social philanthropy succeeding? 6. How is profit affecting the spirit of peace?  7. Does faith guide giving?  

Thursday,  September  29,  2016  2:00PM  TITLE  5:    World  Economic  Crisis-­‐Enlightened  Leaders  

PIAZZA:  Palace  of  Legion  of  Honor    

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   Moderator: Oprah Winfrey        Presenters:      • Marc Benioff, CEO and Founder SALESFORCE • Bill and Melinda Gates, Microsoft and The Gates Foundation • Blake Mycloskie, TOMS Shoes and the TOMS: One for One • Adam Braun, American businessman, author and philanthropist; Founder and CEO of Pencils for Promise

 Thursday,  September  29,  2016  7:00PM  

KOSF  GALA  RECEPTION  HONORING  ANGELINA  JOLIE  Tony  Bennett  and  Lady  Gaga  Charity  Performance  

   

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Theme: Where there is despair, hope.

Sample questions for discussion:

  1. Is homelessness masking an epidemic of mental illness?  2. How can Believers and Non-believers collaborate to stem the influx of veterans who are becoming homeless? 3. An estimated 85,000 families experience homelessness each night...should churches come together to offer a room at the inn to address this problem? 4. What are the models of Spiritual Care for the Dying Destitute? 5. How do we create a global initiative on Spiritual Care for the Dying? 6. How do we support the Survivors of Sudden Death within our biological and extended families and communities? Moderator: Bernita McTernan, Dignity Health Presenters:

Friday,  September  30,  2016  10:00AM  TITLE  6:    A  Plan  for  Homelessness  &  The  Dying  Destitute    PIAZZA:  Public  Plaza  at  Mission  Bay  Medical  Center    

 

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• Phillip Mangano, Former Federal Homeless Policy Czar under Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama • Rev. Mr. Christoph Sandoval: Deacon and Chaplain for the Arch confraternity of the Knights of Saint Francis of Assisi • Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian Author and Speaker • Jeffrey Sachs, Professor at Columbia University and Author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our Times • Amal Clooney, International and Criminal, Human Rights and Extradition Lawyer

Theme: Where there is sadness, joy.

Sample questions for discussion: 1. Can art bring us from sadness to joy and bring healing to our world? 2. Can we build World Peace Through Technology? 3. Is there a link between Art and Technology in building World Peace? Moderator: Dede Wilsey, President of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco Presenters: • Fr. Mark Haydu, L.C. International Director, Patron of the Arts Vatican Museums • Brad Olsen, Executive Director, World Peace Through Technology Organization, San Francisco

Friday,  September  30,  2016  2:00PM  TITLE  7:    The  Arts  &  Technology-­‐Healing  for  the  Planet  

PIAZZA:  Spreckels  Temple  of  Music  “Bandshell”  at  Golden  Gate  Park      

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• Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of The Academy of Art University • David Hockney, Artist and the Ipad

CLOSING CEREMONIES

Friday,  September  30,  2016  7:00PM    

HERBST  THEATER  STAGE:        

Where  a  group  of  50  Founding  Nations  signed  the  United  Nations  Charter  in  1945    

     

•    Signing  of  the  Call  to  Oneness  Charter  for  building  World  Peace.    •    Concert  for  World  Peace—Friar  Alesandro  •    Closing  Global  Blessing  for  World  Peace  

   

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Addendum of Speakers and Sites: • Malcolm Gladwell • Gerasimos: Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco, Metropolitan Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco • Sister Mary Prema Pierick, M.C.: Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity • Curran Theater