NZ Interfaith Group

The Seventh National Interfaith Forum will be held in Christchurch on 26-28 February 2010 in Christchurch with the theme "Keeping Faith in the Modern World".
For full information about the forum, visit:
http://christchurchinterfaith.org.nz/2010-national-interfaith-forum

You can help us out by publicising the event with a poster by
downloading and printing off:
http://www.nawawicenter.org/images/posters/nmf01.jpg

And you can register online at:
http://christchurchinterfaith.org.nz/registration-2010-national-interfaith-forum

The conference features invited international speakers Dr Jonathan Inkpin and Imam Afroz Ali, both from Australia.

Programme

Friday 9.00am Registration

5th National Womens Forum

10.00 Welcome

10.10 Keynote speech. Margaret Maymen “My experience in faith, involvement in the UN and development of women’s rights”

Panel discussion - Living my Faith in the Modern world
      

12.15 Lunch

1.15pm Afternoon sessions – small group workshops.

4.30pm Womens Forum Close

National Forum

6pm Welcome/Powhiri

Reports and introductions

7.30pm Dinner


Saturday 9.30am Gathering service

Opening keynote address: Afroz Ali

12.00 Lunch

1.00pm Workshops

Keeping your faith in the modern world

Faith and Safer Cities

Religious Education in New Zealand

Faith Communities and Conservation

Seeing the Best in Each other

2.30 Afternoon tea

3.00 Workshops – Report back.

4.30 Free time (options available)


7.00pm Gala Dinner

Speaker Rev. Jonathon Inkpin


Sunday 10.00am Interfaith Service

12.00 Lunch

1.00pm Forum Closing


3rdNational Youth Forum

“Faith and Sustainability in the next generation – tackling sustainability through the lens of religious duty and spiritual
motivation”


2.00 Registration

2.15 Intro and Ice breaker activities

2.30 Story of Stuff Presentation

3.00 Kate Hewson Lecture: The status of our future

3.20 Tea Break

3.30 Imam Afroz Ali: Sustainability and your faith-Getting Practical through small steps

4.00 Team building Exercise: Case study Solutions

4.40 Group Discussion/ Presentation

5.00 Youth Forum Close

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards & ngā mihi nui

Dave Moskovitz
on behalf of the organising committee