Community of Sant'Egidio - Washington 2006 - Religion and Cultures: the Courage of Dialogue

april 26, Wednesday
17:00	Opening Session � Gaston Hall, Healy Hall Religion and Cultures: The Courage of Dialogue Chairperson Jane G. Belford Chancellor, Archdiocese of Washington Greetings Theodore McCarrick Archbishop of Washington Karen Hughes Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, USA John J. DeGioia Georgetown University Andrea Riccardi Founder of the Community of Sant�Egidio Video The Spirit of Assisi: a 20-year Journey Testimonies Jean-Arnold de Clermont President of the Conference of European Churches Busime Mudekereza Democratic Republic of Congo Jeaninna Angelica Carcamo Carranza El Salvador
	Interview and Discussion People of Faith and the Courage of Dialogue Chairperson E.J. Dionne Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., USA Panelists Shear-Yashuv Cohen Chief Rabbi of Haifa, President of Ariel United Israel Institutes, Israel Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Warith D. Mohammed Muslim American Society, USA
april 27, Thursday
09:00	Panel 1.1 - Gaston Hall, Healy Hall Religions and Pluralism in Democracy Chairperson Katherine Marshall The World Bank, USA Panelists Thomas Banchoff The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, USA C. Welton Gaddy The Interfaith Alliance, USA Sona Kahn Supreme Court, New Delhi, India William H. Keeler Cardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore, USA Daniel Pipes The Middle East Forum, USA Ron Sider Evangelicals for Social Action, USA Israel Singer Secretary General of World Jewish Congress
09:00	Panel 1.2 � Riggs Library, Healy Hall To Make Poverty History: A Challenge for the World Chairperson Christian Tumi Cardinal, Archbishop of Douala, Cameroun Panelists Giuliano Amato Senator of the Italian Republic, Italy Carl Anderson Knights of Columbus, USA David Beckmann Bread For The World & Bread For The World Institute, USA El Hadj Kone Idriss Koudouss President of the National Islamic Council, Cote d'Ivorie Carol Lancaster Mortara Center for International Studies, USA Mark Pelavin Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, USA Paola Piscitelli Community of Sant�Egidio, USA
09:00	Panel 1.3 � Philodemic Room, Healy Hall Religious Freedom: An Often Denied Right Chairperson Douglas Johnston International Center for Religion and Diplomacy, USA Panelists Joseph Grieboski Center for Religion and Public Policy, USA Kevin Hasson Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, USA Pierbattista Pizzaballa Custodian of the Holy Land, Jerusalem Pietro Sambi Apostolic Nuncio to The United States of America, Vatican Arthur Schneier Rabbi, Appeal of Conscience Foundation, USA Raj Srivastava Center for the Study of Developing Societies, India
09:00	Panel 1.4 � McShane Lounge, McCarthy Hall Religions and the Culture of Life Chairperson Francis Stafford Cardinal, Apostolic Penitentiary, Vatican Panelists Paul Alexander Southwestern Assemblies of God University, USA Sayed Hassan Al-Qazwini Imam of the Islamic Center of America, USA Barry Freundel Rabbi, Kesher Israel Synaguogue, USA Nancy R. Heisley Mennonite World Conference, USA Lauree Hersch Meyer Church of Brethren, USA Dale Recinella Catholic Lay Chaplaincy, Florida's Death Row and Solitary Confinement, USA
09:00	Panel 1.5 - Salon A, Leavy Center Religious Contribution to Genocide Prevention Chairperson Andrea Bartoli Community of Sant�Egidio, USA Panelists Vicken Aykazian Bishop of the Armenian Church in America, USA Monica Anderson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden Tokio Kanakogi Oomoto Foundation, Japan Qamar-ul Huda United States Institute of Peace, USA Sunday Mbang World Methodist Council, USA Oded Wiener Great Rabbinate of Israel
11:00	Panel 2.1 � Gaston Hall, Healy Hall Religions Facing Terrorism Chairperson David Smock United States Institute for Peace, USA Panelists Maryann Cusimano Love Catholic University of America, USA Ahmed Iravani Ayatollah, Professor of Islamic Law, The Catholic University of America, USA Anthony Theodore Lobo Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan Celestino Migliore Apostolic Nuntio to the United Nations, Vatican David Rosen Grand Rabbi, American Jewish Committee, Israel
11:00	Panel 2.2 � Riggs Library, Healy Hall Mass Media: Religions, Peace and War Chairperson Mary Ann Walsh, R.S.M. US Conference of Catholic Bishops, USA Panelists John Allen National Catholic Reporter, Rome, Italy Drew Christiansen, S.J. America Magazine, USA Robert Edgar National Council of Churches, USA Mario Marazziti Community of Sant�Egidio, Italy Peggy Noonan Wall Street Journal, USA
11:00	Panel 2.3 � Philodemic Room, Healy Hall Bible, Spirituality, Humanism Chairperson William H. Keeler Cardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore, USA Panelists Shear-Yashuv Cohen Chief Rabbi of Haifa, President of Ariel United Israel Institutes, Israel Jurgen Johannesdotter Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany Mar Aprim Khamis Bishop of the Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church, USA Nicolae Archbishop of Romanian Orthodox Church, USA Ann Riggs National Council of Churches of Christ, USA Ambrogio Spreafico Community of Sant�Egidio, Italy
11:00	Panel 2.4 � McShane Lounge, McCarthy Hall Spiritualizing Politics Without Politicizing Religion Chairperson Timothy Shriver Special Olympics International Panelists Sara Cobb George Mason University, USA Marc Gopin Center for Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, USA James Price Sargent Shriver Peace Institute, USA Richard Rubenstein George Mason University, USA
11:00	Panel 2.5 - Salon A, Leavy Center Religious Contribution to Genocide Prevention Chairperson Andrea Bartoli Community of Sant�Egidio, USA Panelists Vicken Aykazian Bishop of the Armenian Church in America, USA Monica Anderson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden Qamar-ul Huda United States Institute of Peace, USA Sunday Mbang World Methodist Council, USA Oded Wiener Great Rabbinate of Israel
14:30	Panel 3.1 � Gaston Hall, Healy Hall Dialogue Between Religions and Cultures: Is It Still Relevant? Chairperson Chester Gillis Georgetown University, USA Panelists Alvin Berkun Rabbi, Tree of Life Congregation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Jean-Dominique Durand University of Lyon, France Vincenzo Paglia Bishop of Terni, Italy Lisa Palmieri-Billig American Jewish Committee, Italy Arunima Sinha Hindu, Religions for Peace, USA Tsunekiyo Tanaka Association of Shinto Shrines, Japan Judy Zimmerman Herr Mennonite Central Committee, USA
14:30	Panel 3.2 � Riggs Library, Healy Hall Prayer as a Source of Peace Chairperson Philip Boroughs, S.J. Georgetown University, USA Panelists Demetrios Greek Orthodox Metropolitan in the United States Mary Margaret Funk, O.S.B. Our Lady of Grace Monastery, USA Yahya Hendi Imam, Georgetown University, USA Gensho Hozumi Rinzai Zen Buddhism, Japan Ayse Kadayifci American University, USA David Rosen Grand Rabbi, American Jewish Committee, Israel
14:30	Panel 3.3 � Philodemic, Healy Hall Solving the Crisis of HIV/AIDS Chairperson Barbara Aranda Naranjo Georgetown University, USA Panelists Mark Dybul Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator, USA John F. Galbraith Catholic Medical Mission Board, USA William Headley Catholic Relief Services, USA Victoria Jennings Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, USA Katherine Marshall The World Bank, USA Leonardo Palombi Community of Sant�Egidio, Italy
14:30	Panel 3.4 � McShane Lounge, McCarthy Hall Living Together in a Globalized World: The Role of Religions Chairperson Chester Crocker Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, USA Panelists Jean-Arnold de Clermont President of the Conference of European Churches Judith Hertz Union for Reform Judaism, USA Tokio Kanakogi Oomoto Foundation, Japan Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Jane McAuliffe Georgetown University, USA Hassan Qazwini Imam, The Islamic Center of America Raj Srivastava Center for the Study of Developing Societies, India
14:30	Panel 3.5 � Salon A, Leavy Center The Courage of Dialogue in the United States Chairperson John Borelli Georgetown University, USA Panelists Marshall Breger Columbus School of Law, Catholic university of America, USA Brian McDermott, S.J. Georgetown University, USA Yvonne Haddad Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, USA Leonid Kishkovsky Orthodox Church in America, USA Larry Miller Mennonite World Conference, USA Sulayman Nyang Howard University, USA
17:30	in various locations, according to the religious tradition Prayer for Peace
18:30	from the locations of worship, in procession, to Healy Lawn Peace Procession
19:00	Healy Lawn Conclusive speeches Testimonies Proclamation, signature and delivery of the Appeal for Peace of Washington 2006 Final Ceremony